The Department of Reading and Language Arts annually hosts 3-4 Chinese graduate students in the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree program. Students in this program are required to study in China for a year, taking four graduate courses (transferring 8 credit hours), and continue their study at Oakland University, completing seven courses (28 credits hours). Thirty-nine students have graduated from this program.

The Oakland-Guizhou MAT Program was established in 1996. Students earn a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) in this joint program between Oakland University and Guizhou Education Bureau, China.