Admission Requirements

• A minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.8 based upon four years of work
• A qualifying score on the Communication and Literacy Skills. A qualifying score on Foundations of Reading or Early Childhood portions of the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure^® (MTEL)
• Three appropriate letters of recommendation
• Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate course work

Students seeking initial licensure should consult the section of this catalog titled Educator Preparation and Licensure Policies and Procedures for professional education admission and retention information, and 
institutional deadlines. Admission to professional education includes successful completion of ELED 510 Fundamentals of Elementary Education and its 40-hour prepracticum.

Students must complete 80 hours of prepractica experience. A 40-hour experience is attached to the course ELED 510. An additional 40 hours is attached to the professional courses: reading, language arts/social studies, mathematics and science.

Course requirements

• ELED 510 - Fundamentals of Elementary Education
• ELED 511 - Theory and Practice in Teaching Reading
• ELED 513 - Mathematical Applications for the Classroom
• ELED 515 - Differentiating Instruction: Creating Inclusive Classrooms
• ELED 519 - Theory and Practice in Teaching Language Arts and Social Studies
• ELED 522 - Science & Engineering Practices in the Elementary Classroom
• ELED 527 - Graduate Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) Endorsement for Teachers
• ECED 596 - Practicum: Early Childhood Education (12 credits)

Exit requirement

A student teaching documentation package (competency portfolio)

Total minimum credits: 33