Reading Graduate Coordinator: Heidi Wojcik
Phone: 508-929-8840
Email:  hwojcik2@worcester.edu

Admission Requirements

http://worcester.edu/Graduate

In addition:

• A teaching license at the Initial or Professional level.
• A foundation course in reading, taken as an undergraduate or graduate, or significant experience in teaching reading.
• A course in human, child, or adolescent development at the undergraduate or graduate level.
• For candidates who obtained licensure prior to the MTEL requirement, a passing score on the Communication and Literacy test.

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
• 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
• Copy of a Massachusetts initial or professional teaching license
• Evidence of a foundation course in reading taken as an undergraduate or graduate or significant experience in teaching reading, as well as a course in human, child, or adolescent development at the undergraduate or graduate level
• For candidates pursuing licensure, a passing score on the Communication & Literacy MTEL

The Initial Licensure Program Requirements

This program leading to an initial licensure for reading specialist is designed for candidates who have both a minimum of an initial teaching license in another field other than reading and are seeking an initial license as a reading specialist. It is a 31 credit, non-degree program. It consists of 25 credits of course work and a 6 credit practicum or practicum equivalent. Candidates must pass the Reading Specialist MTEL before registering for the practicum.

The courses are: