Endorsements and Specializations
Tailor your M.A.T. degree to suit your career goals and interests. Monmouth’s graduate teaching program allows you to choose endorsements and specializations that will make you a more attractive candidate to schools. Your options on the elementary and secondary tracks include:
Elementary Track (K-6)
- With endorsement in Teacher of Students with Disabilities (TSD)
- With endorsement in English as a Second Language (ESL)
Secondary Track (7-12)
Secondary Track with subject specialization in Biology, Chemistry, English, Mathematics, or Social Studies
- With endorsement in English as a Second Language (ESL)
- With endorsement in Teacher of Students with Disabilities (TSD)
Subject Specializations (K-12)
- Art
- Music
- Health and Physical Education
Nationally accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Preparation (CAEP), Monmouth’s graduate teaching program and its array of formats and specialization options let you make your degree what you want it to be.

Advancing Your Career
Many of the Monmouth University graduate students in the MAT program couple Endorsements or Specializations to become more attractive to prospective hiring schools.
- M.A.T. – Elementary Track (K-6 Elementary Certification) with Endorsement in English as a Second Language Curriculum Chart
- M.A.T. – Initial Certification – Elementary Track (K-6 Elementary Certification) Curriculum Chart
- M.A.T. – Initial Certification – Elementary Track (K-6 Elementary Certification) with Endorsement in Teacher of Students with Disabilities Curriculum Chart
- M.A.T. – Initial Certification – K-12 (Certification K-12 Track and Subject Endorsement) K-12 Certification in: Health and Physical Education
- M.A.T. – Initial Certification – Secondary Track (7-12 Certification and Subject Endorsement) Curriculum Chart
- M.A.T. – Initial Certification – Secondary Track (7-12 Certification and Subject Endorsement) with Endorsement in English as a Second Language Curriculum Chart
- M.A.T. – Initial Certification – Secondary Track (7-12 Certification and Subject Endorsement) with Endorsement in Teacher of Students with Disabilities Curriculum Chart
- M.A.T. – Initial Certification K-12 (Certification K-12 Track and Subject Endorsement) K-12 Certification in Art or Music Curriculum Chart