Department: Elementary and Early Childhood Education 

The graduate reading program offers the degree of Master of Education with a specialty in reading and institutional endorsement for Massachusetts licensure as Reading Specialist (all levels).  Program learning experiences and outcomes are designed to meet the recommendations of the Professional Standards and Ethics Committee and the advisory group to the National Council of Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) Joint Task Force of the International Reading Association (IRA), Reading/Literacy Specialist. Candidates must complete all of the following course requirements and program requirements. As part of their program, students must satisfactorily complete the following curriculum:

Admission Requirements

• A minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.8 based on four years of work or a 3.0 undergraduate GPA based on work completed in the junior and senior years
• A composite score of 900 (clear admit) or 600 (conditional admit) in the quantitative and verbal parts of the GRE General Test if taken before August 1, 2011 or a comparable composite score in the quantitative and verbal parts of the GRE General Test if taken on or after August 1, 2011.
• Possession of a Massachusetts State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education active teacher licensure (Initial or Professional)
  1. Possession of a Massachusetts State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education active licensure as a Reading Specialist (Initial or Professional) or
  2. A qualifying score on the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure^® (MTEL) Communication and Literacy Skills (01)
• A rating of “one” on three letters of recommendation (at least one from teaching supervisor and one who has knowledge of applicant’s aptitude for advanced scholarship)
• One year teaching experience in the area of licensure
• Foundational knowledge in computer technology (Microsoft Word and Office)
• Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate course work