<p>The 5 year MAT program is a graduate program and it’s just one option. As I said earlier, there are other options given at different schools that would allow you to get your graduate degree and certification in one or two years. </p>
<p>You need to define your goal. What grades and subject do you want to teach? Are you looking to be an English secondary school teacher? An elementary classroom teacher? A literacy teacher? A special ed teacher?</p>
<p>All of these choices would require different graduate degrees and certifications and the time frame may vary. Based on what you chose you may even be able to get dual certification.</p>
<p>Two things that are important to think about for right now: if you want to teach right after graduation from a 4 year program with a BA, you would need to transfer schools because the only option you have if you continue at Bing is to teach after a graduate degree in education.</p>
<p>The other thing is that you really don’t need to have a minor in education since you need to get a graduate degree in education anyway. Having a minor in education is not a pre-requisite.</p>