Early Childhood Education (Professional Licensure), MEd

Department: Elementary and Early Childhood Education

This degree program is designed for persons who hold initial licensure in early childhood education (grades PreK-2) and are seeking professional licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The program is designed to meet the “appropriate master’s degree” requirement, which is part of the criteria for professional stage licensure as set forth in the most recent MA DESE licensure regulations.

Learning Outcomes: CAEP Standards, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Standards and NAEYC Standards

Admission Requirements

A minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.8 based upon four years of work or a 3.0 undergraduate GPA based upon work completed in the junior and senior years
Passing scores for MTELs^® required for the applicant’s initial teaching licensure in Massachusetts
Three appropriate letters of recommendation
An initial teaching license
Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate course work

Students should consult the Admission – Graduate section of the catalog for information regarding graduate program application policies and procedures.

Program of Study

Required courses (15 credits)

Electives (15 credits)

Complete five graduate courses from the elective list. Alternative graduate courses must be approved by the program coordinator.

Exit requirement

Successful completion of a comprehensive examination is required. Please see the Graduate Academic Policies section of this catalog for additional information.

Academic Catalog