Graduate Program Coordinator: Dr. Margarita Perez
Phone: 508-929-8609
Email: mperez@worcester.edu

Candidates for this program must hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher and meet the admissions requirements below.

Admission Requirements

The following information and materials must be submitted to the Department of Graduate and Continuing Education:

• Completed graduate application, including fee and essay

• Official transcripts (Transcripts from outside the United States must be officially translated and evaluated)

• Two current letters of recommendation

• Passing scores on the Communication and Literacy Skills Massachusetts Test for Educator Licensure (MTEL)

• Results of a language proficiency assessment, if applicable

In addition, candidates also are required to demonstrate evidence of:

• A course in human, child, or adolescent development at the undergraduate level.

• Experience working with English Learner populations in school or community settings.

  Or

  Documentation of fluency at an intermediate level in a language other than English from a college or university or foreign secondary school; through the successful completion of foreign language courses deemed appropriate by the foreign language program in the Languages and Literature Department; or through the proficiency level determined by the University’s language proficiency assessment.

A passing score report from the ELL or ESL content MTEL is required prior to beginning the practicum

Items Needed to Apply:

• Online application found at www.worcester.edu/apply
• Essay explaining reason for pursuing this certificate program
• Application fee
• Two letters of recommendation from professional or academic sources
• Official transcripts from ALL colleges and universities attended showing a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution with a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher
• Official transcript evaluation for any transcript from outside the United States
• An English language proficiency test if the student’s academic background is not in English
• Passing scores on the Communication and Literacy MTEL
• Results of a language proficiency assessment, if applicable. (Students must have studied or must be fluent in a language other than English to be eligible for this program.)

Full admission into the program is based upon successful completion of a prerequisite course in human, child, or adolescent development at the undergraduate level.