Welcome to the Special Education MAT Program!

Admission Requirements:

•  Minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA at the Baccalaureate level (Baccalaureate need not be in education) calculated on all undergraduate work attempted in which letter grades were awarded.

•  Test scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) either test taken within 5 years of the date of application. Each applicant must score a minimum of 400 Verbal and 400 Quantitative and 3.0 Analytical Writing on the GRE or an undergraduate cumulative GPA of =3.0 may be substituted for either the GRE verbal or quantitative score. A Miller Analogies Test (MAT) minimum score of 390 and a GRE Analytical Writing score of 3.0. Undergraduate cumulative GPA will not be considered as a substitute for the MAT score.

•  Passing scores on GACE Basic Skills Assessment (may exempt with combined verbal and mathematics SAT score of 1000 or combined verbal and quantitative GRE score of 1030 or combined English and mathematics ACT score of 43)

•  There may be additional requirements to continue in the program after initial admission. See an advisor in Special Education.

•  A record free of criminal and disciplinary problems

•  GACE Content test scores supplied

For a complete list of requirements and forms, please visit the Graduate Admissions Website.

Contact an Advisor:

Last name begins with letter A - I:

Lori Anderson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Special Education

Last name begins with letter J - Z:

Mike O'Connor, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Departmetn of Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Special Edcuation

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Download a Program Planning Sheet

• MAT Special Education General Curriculum
• MAT Special Education Adapted Curriculum

The ASU Student Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)  is open to students 
who are not currently working full time in the field of special 
education at a reduced membership rate.  The CEC  is the largest 
professional organization for the field of  special education. This membership qualifies for the professional organization 
required in your portfolio. With a membership, students receive a subscription to the journals
Exceptional Children and Teaching Exceptional Children. 
For information please visit the CEC website at  www.cec.sped.org The ASU chapter number is: 0223.

*Other important MAT forms can be found here.