Choose your path
Get certified to work as a teacher
Trinity University’s teacher preparation program is recognized as one of seven premier teacher preparation programs in the nation.
Begin your journey as a Trinity undergrad
Minor in Education
Students completing the minor fulfill the prerequisites for entry into Trinity’s Master of Arts in Teaching program, where they will spend a fifth year earning their teaching certification.
Earn your master's and teaching certification in one year
Master of Arts in Teaching
This 30-hour, one-year graduate program begins in July and is completed over three semesters. During the school year, students take 12 hours each semester while completing a full-year internship under the guidance of a mentor teacher in one of Trinity’s Professional Development Schools.
Accreditation
by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) ensures you and your degree will be taken seriously wherever your career takes you
Small Cohort Size
Fosters tight-knit relationships between classmates and faculty
15,000
Elite Private School Experience at a Public School Price.
Certification
One year to earn your master’s, teaching license, and State of Texas Teaching Certificate
What can I teach?
Explore Trinity's available certification levels and teaching interests.
Elementary teachers often instruct students in all content areas, emphasizing development in both broad and deep subject matter knowledge.
Select any major
The Pathways curriculum creates broad content knowledge for teaching as it includes coursework across the humanities and sciences. Selecting any major provides the opportunity to develop deep content knowledge.
In middle and high school, teachers instruct students in one or more subject. So, you can major in the subject you want to teach.
Teaching Areas
Through Trinity's music education program, students pursue a major in music including courses for certification. With their MAT, students will be certified to teach music to students age 3 to grade 12.
Where can I Teach?
Teaching is complex, professional work that requires a broad repertoire of knowledge, skills, and the judgment developed from experience about how to best use this repertoire for success. Intensive coaching relationships are prominent in a Trinity education, allowing students to hone their practice through a supportive apprenticeship.
Candidates complete clinical practice in cohorts at one of Trinity's Professional Development Schools. While completing their internships, degree candidates are supervised by carefully identified and specially trained mentor teachers in area Professional Development Schools where Trinity has developed a long and sustained partnership.
Admissions and Financial Aid
The Trinity Master of Arts in Teaching program annually recruits up to 15 candidates who learn to tackle the complex challenges faced by educators while developing a professional community that enriches life after graduation.
Learn more about application requirements, program costs, and financial aid options.
Ready to take the next step?
Visit the Office of Admissions for more information about applications and financial aid.