The Elementary Education major leads to an initial license in Massachusetts as an Elementary Teacher (levels 1-6).
Prerequisites:
| ES 1300 |
Competencies for the Prospective Educator |
3 |
| PSY 1400 |
Child Development |
3 |
| ED 2161 |
Educational Psychology |
3 |
Required Courses:
| ED 2410 |
Strategies for the Effective Educator |
3 |
| ED 2600 |
Children with Special Needs |
3 |
| ED 2700 |
Early Childhoood Language and Literacy |
3 |
| ED 3190 |
Classroom Assessment |
3 |
| ED 3195 |
Fundamentals of Curriculum |
3 |
| ED 3195R |
Recitation for Fundamentals of Curriculum |
0 |
| ED 3196 |
Pre-practicum I: Elementary |
1 |
| ED 3320 |
Elementary Curriculum (Grades 1-6) |
3 |
| ED 3332 |
Pre-Practicum II: Elementary |
1 |
| ED 3700 |
Teaching of Reading |
3 |
| ED 3800 |
Seminar: Selected Topics in Education |
3 |
| ED 3985 |
Integrating Senior Seminar |
3 |
| ED 4564 |
Senior Practicum: Elementary |
9 |
| ED 4564SM |
Senior Practicum Seminar |
0 |
Related Requirement:
Each student must be formally accepted into the Licensure Major and pass both Part I and Part II of the Communication and Literacy Skills Test (MTEL: CLST) before registering for ED 3000 Licensure courses.
Each student must pass the Foundations of Reading MTEL (FOR) before registering for their Senior Practicum and Licensure Capstone.
Students must pass the General Curriculum Test (subject/content MTEL) as part of a senior capstone required assignment.