Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Program in Portland

George Fox University offers a part-time MAT program format at its Portland Center located near the I-5/217 interchange in Tigard.

We offer our part-time 16-Month MAT and 20-Month MAT formats at our Portland Center location.

Choose the format that best suits your schedule:

16-Month MAT

Part-time*
16 months (4 semesters)**
Offered in Portland, Salem or Redmond and Virtually
Portland and Salem classes meet one evening per week from 6 p.m. - 10 p.m. with approximately one Saturday class per month. Redmond may meet two to three evenings per week during the fall, with typically two Saturday meetings per month.
Virtual classes are taught using a delivery method in which students interact with their professor and classmates online in real time. These virtual classes meet one to two evenings per week and one Saturday per month. Students are also required to attend one in-person session at the Portland Center each semester (4 total sessions over the course of the entire program).
Starts each year in early January and mid-June

*The third semester in the 16-Month MAT format is full-time in order to complete student-teaching requirements.

**Teaching licensure can be earned after the third semester. The remaining eight credits can then be completed online while working.

Part-time*
20 months (5 semesters)
Offered only in Portland
Classes meet one evening per week from 6 p.m. - 10 p.m. with approximately one Saturday class per month.
Starts in late August 2020

*The final two semesters in the 20-Month MAT format is full-time in order to complete student-teaching requirements.