Curry's undergraduate Education majors prepare students to work with children and their families in school and other educational settings. Degree candidates’ understanding of children's physical, intellectual, emotional, social, and cultural development is enriched through coursework. To complement their understanding of theory, students have the opportunity to engage in practice in supervised fieldwork, which provides the benefit of a work experience in the student’s chosen field. Education students gain an appreciation of the complexity of educational organizations in which children grow and learn, and develop the skills required to become members and leaders in these environments.

Three of Curry College’s undergraduate majors in Education - Early Childhood, Elementary and Special Education - lead to licensure in Massachusetts. A fourth major, the Child Youth and Community Education major, offers three concentrations, including Early Care in Education, School Age Care, and Community Education.

CLAC I Requirements for Early Childhood, Elementary, and Special Education Majors
The following CLAC I and CLAC II requirements apply to all three licensure majors: Early Childhood, Elementary and Special Education.
The following guidelines have been set in order to assist students in several ways. Many CLAC courses may be counted towards prerequisite requirements for other majors. Additionally, much of the content covered in the designated courses assist students with MTEL preparation.

CLAC I Requirements:

CLAC II Requirements for Early Childhood, Elementary, and Special Education Majors
Part II of the Central Liberal Arts Requirement is waived for Education Licensure Majors due to the double major in Integrated Liberal Studies.

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION MAJOR

Prerequisites:

Core courses:

* Students must be formally accepted and the Communication Literacy Skills test of the MTEL must be passed prior to registering for ED 3195.
**The Foundations of Reading test of the MTEL must be passed prior to registering for ED 4570.

Students are required to pass the Content Test in Early Childhood as a capstone requirement.

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION MAJOR

Prerequisites:

Required Courses:

*Students must be formally accepted and the Communication and Literacy Skills test of the MTEL must be passed prior to registering for ED 3195.
Students are required to pass the Content Test in General Curriculum as a capstone requirement.

SPECIAL EDUCATION MAJOR

Prerequisites

Required Courses

Related Requirements

Electives

CHILD, YOUTH AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION MAJOR
The Child, Youth and Community Education Major prepares students for careers working for organizations that provide educational programs for children, youth and the community. Students receive a strong foundation in education-related coursework supplemented by a variety of field placement experiences to further refine and define their field of study.

This program includes 15 credits of required core courses and in addition students must fulfill the requirements of the concentration selected. Grades of C or better in all Education courses are required by the major.

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Concentration Credits:

CONCENTRATIONS

Early Care & Education Concentration

Requirements:

Suggested Electives:

School-Age Care & Education Concentration

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Suggested Electives:

Community Education Concentration

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