Department: Special Education and Communication Disorders 

Admission Requirements

• Candidates are enrolled in two majors: special education and a humanities and social sciences major
• Candidates must meet College of Education and Allied Studies Professional Education Program admission requirements that include, but are not limited to, passage of the Communication and Literacy portion of the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure^® (MTEL) and an undergraduate GPA of 2.8 (with “C+” or better in ENGL 101  and ENGL 102 ) prior to enrolling in SPED 300- or 400-level course work

Program Requirements

• In consultation with advisers, undertake appropriate course work and activities.
• Candidates must complete appropriate core curriculum and arts and sciences requirements.
  1. PreK-8 candidates must, prior to the student teaching experience,
     1. complete an appropriate psychology course (either PSYC 224  or PSYC 227  or equivalent)
     2. have passed the General Curriculum MTEL^®
     3. have passed the Foundations of Reading MTEL^®
  2. 5-12 candidates must, prior to the student teaching experience,
     1. complete an appropriate psychology course (PSYC 227  or equivalent)
     2. have either passed a subject content MTEL^® or the General Curriculum MTEL^®
     3. have passed the Foundations of Reading MTEL