A. Marygrove College offers four online master's degree programs. The degrees offered are a Master in the Art of Teaching with a Focus on:

• Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment, Grades K-12
  
• Reading & Literacy, Grades K-6
  
• Elementary Mathematics, Grades K-5
  
• Middle Level Mathematics, Grades 6-8

A. Courses are delivered online with multimedia coursework that includes a wide variety of teaching resources, media, and activities. Each course includes videos of best classroom practice, available on your desktop, showing effective strategies in action. You'll also see expert commentary focusing on both the content and practice of real teachers in real classrooms, student work samples illustrating the effectiveness of strategies, and practical activities to implement in your own classroom right away.

Course assignments require that you collaborate with other teachers. You select whether to complete the program in either an online discussion format, or a face-to-face study team cohort format. All course assignments are submitted online.

If you select the online discussion format, you will be assigned to an online cohort of 15–20 teachers. You will complete the collaboration assignments via online discussion boards that you can access at your convenience throughout each week. You will have deadlines during the week to post and respond to the online discussion board. The online format provides the opportunity to interact with educators from across the country and a variety of grade levels. Coursework is completed in a structured timeline each week with flexibility as to when during the day or evening you complete your assignments.

If you choose to collaborate in a face-to-face study team, you must apply with a group of 3–8 teachers. We can assist you in forming a group with other teachers in your area. Each group decides when and where to meet to complete the collaboration assignments each week, based on the convenience of the team members. Then each of the team members (as individuals) submit all assignments online. The face-to-face format enables teachers from the same community to learn together as a study team.

The program also provides the opportunity to interact with Mentors from Marygrove College. These professionals are seasoned educators (with years of K–12 classroom and/or administration experience) who offer insights into your practice as you integrate what you are learning from the program into your own classroom situation.

A. The application deadlines are:

• Summer term - starting in May is March 1.
• Fall Term - starting in September is July1.
• Winter Term - starting in January is November 1.

A. Yes, up to two (2) courses (or 6 credits) may be eligible for transfer.
Graduate courses that are offered through Marygrove College in partnership with Teachscape may be eligible for transfer. You may be eligible to transfer up to two (2) Marygrove/Teachscape individual graduate courses (or 6 credits) into the online MAT program. Upon transfer of credits, you will pay the difference in tuition between the transferring Marygrove/Teachscape course(s) and the equivalent class(es) offered in the MAT program. You will be required to participate in the weekly online collaboration group discussion.

Because the program is offered in a lock-step format without electives, the potential to transfer courses from another institution is highly unlikely. You may request transfer credit from a course from another institution as part of the application process. To be considered, courses would need to have been taken within six (6) years of your anticipated graduation date. And all requests for transfer must include (1) an official transcript and (2) a course description from the credit granting college or university. Requests must be made in writing at time of application. There is a $100 nonrefundable evaluation fee for each transferred course. No more than two (2) courses (6 credits) may transfer into the program.

A. Compared to other universities, Marygrove's tuition is very reasonable. Marygrove understands the demands of today's students and offers the following options to help make tuition affordable.

• Deferred payment plan: Pay $450 at registration (a good faith deposit), and pay balance, which includes a $40 deferred payment fee, after 30 days.
  
• Financial Aid: students may apply for a federal student loan. Visit www.marygrove.edu/financialaid/ for a list of steps you follow to apply for financial aid. You can also visit www.fafsa.ed.gov for more information.

A. Yes. The courses that are eligible for transfer are courses that are offered through Marygrove College in partnership with Teachscape:

• Research-Based Strategies for Improving Reading Success
  
• Fundamentals of Mathematics
  
• Research-Based Instructional Strategies

Because the program is offered in a lock-step format without electives, the potential for transfer courses from another institution is highly unlikely. You may request transfer credit from a course from another institution as part of the application process. To be considered, courses would need to have been taken within six (6) years of your anticipated graduation date. And all requests for transfer must include: 1) an official transcript and 2) course description from the credit-granting college or university. Requests must be made in writing at time of application. There is a supplemental evaluation fee of $25 for each transferred course. And no more than two (2) courses (6 credits) may transfer into the program.