Earlham College offers a distinctive 3+1 education program where you can earn both a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree, a Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) degree and a teaching license (grades 5-12) within nine semesters, to be completed in four years.
Current 3+1 Majors:
Art
Biology
Chemistry
English
French
Earth and Environmental Science
History
Mathematics
Music
Physics
Politics
Spanish
Curricular Requirements
- You must complete your major and all general education requirements by the end of your junior year.
- You must earn 102 (of the regularly required 120) undergraduate credits. 18 M.A.T. credits will apply toward both the B.A. and the M.A.T.
- You must earn at least 26 of the required 36 upper-level credits by the end of your junior year. Ten of the 18 M.A.T. credits applied toward the undergraduate degree will fulfill the remaining 10 upper-level credits required.
- You must have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher at the end of the fall semester of your junior year in order to be eligible for the 3+1 Program.
Students interested in the 3+1 program must contact the Assistant Director of Graduate Programs in Education within their first semester at Earlham College.