The Master of Arts with Secondary Certification (MAC) Program Specializing in Urban Education is designed to be an exemplary program in the field of clinically-based teacher preparation. Collaboratively designed and delivered by practicing teachers and university faculty, the program meets the challenges of providing intensive training and experience to those who will teach in the most intensive and challenging environments. The 45 credit program is designed to be completed in two academic years. As part of the teacher candidate's preparation, UM-Flint faculty members work with MAC candidates and coordinate with the candidate's coaching teacher. The candidate's teaching abilities are observed by both university faculty and coaching teachers and cultivated throughout their teaching placements. Course seminars accompanying field work are offered through a mixture of online (Blackboard) and in-person meetings held on site at participating schools.