Admission Requirements

• Candidates must meet all College of Graduate Studies requirements and have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.8
• Candidates must submit evidence that they have passed the Communication and Literacy Skills Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure^® (MTEL)
• Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate course work

Program of Study

In consultation with an advisor, candidates will undertake the appropriate course work and activities including the following.

• Candidates must complete SPED 202 - Introduction to Special Education  (or equivalent) with a minimum grade of “B”; SPED 211 - The Early Childhood Learner with Special Needs  (or equivalent) with a minimum grade of “B”; or SPED 510 - Exceptional Children in the Schools  (or equivalent) with a minimum grade of “B”
• Candidates must, prior to the student teaching experience:
  1. complete an appropriate psychology course (PSYC 227 - Developmental Psychology  or equivalent) or ELED 120 - Child Study in the Early Childhood and Elementary Education Classroom  
  2. have either passed a subject content MTEL^® or the General Curriculum MTEL^®
  3. complete SPED 509 - Teaching Reading to Learners with Disabilities  (or equivalent) with a minimum grade of “B”
  4. have passed the Foundations of Reading MTEL^®