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Apr 19, 2024
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Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG] See drop-down menu above to access other catalogs.
Elementary Education, Dual Licensure Concentration, BSE
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Leading to MEd, Special Education, Teacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities (PreK-8)
The dual license program is a joint program between the Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education and the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders. The program leads to both a BSE in Elementary Education with initial license in elementary education and an MEd in Special Education for initial license as a teacher of students with moderate disabilities (PreK-8). The purpose of the program is to develop general education teachers and special education teachers who have an in-depth understanding of both special education and the elementary school classroom. Students interested in this program should also review the rules for the Elementary Education, BSE , as those rules also apply to this program.
Early Acceptance to the MEd Program
Students enrolled in the Elementary Education, Dual Licensure Concentration, may apply to the College of Graduate Studies for early acceptance into the MEd program, and no application fee will be required. Application for early acceptance requires that the student:
- be a Bridgewater State University senior, enrolled in the Elementary Education, Dual Licensure concentration;
- be enrolled in the elementary education “block”; and
- file an application for admission to the Special Education, Teacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities (PreK-8) (Initial Licensure) for Elementary and Early Childhood Teachers, MEd program for the semester immediately following their anticipated BSE completion date.
Although students may be accepted into the graduate program during their senior year, they will be classified as undergraduate students until all requirements of the Bachelor’s degree have been fulfilled and the Bachelor’s degree has been awarded. Under the early acceptance program, student will be admitted and classified as graduate students in the semester immediately following conferral of the Bachelor’s degree. Students accepted under the early acceptance program must begin taking graduate courses the semester immediately after receipt of their Bachelor’s degree.
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Undergraduate Program Requirements
Students must complete a liberal arts or science major, in addition to the Elementary Education program requirements listed below.
Grade Requirement
A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8 is required for acceptance into the professional education program, and it must be maintained throughout the program.
Foundation courses (9 credits)
The following courses must be completed prior to admission to professional education and enrollment in professional education courses.
Cognate courses (24 credits)
Professional courses (18.5 credits)
Required fieldwork (12 credits)
Total minimum undergraduate credits: 63.5
Graduate Program Requirements
Once students have completed all requirements of the BSE program and the Bachelor’s degree has been awarded, they will follow the program requirements for the MEd program. However, students completing the dual license program will not be required to complete SPED 508 - Strategies for Diversity: Sheltered English Immersion Endorsement Course because that requirement will have been met with ELED 242 , completed as an undergraduate.
All requirements for the MEd program are outlined through the following link:
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