The 4+ Secondary Initial Licensure program is for students who are majoring in DESE approved licensure program areas and are seeking a license issued by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education at the secondary school level.
Students take the following undergraduate courses:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ED-149 | Introduction to the Teaching Profession Middle/Secondary School | 3 |
| or ED-150 | Introduction to the Teaching Profession | |
| ED-207 | The Adolescent in Schools & Society | 3 |
| ED-251 | Principles of Curriculum, Instruction, And Assessment in Middle and High School | 3 |
| ED-270 | Diversity & Multicultural Ed | 3 |
Students must take the 4 above education classes with minimum grades of C+, pass their Communication and Literacy MTEL or Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) approved waiver, pass their Subject Area MTEL, and have a 3.0 GPA average in a minimum of 60 credits in order to be accepted to the 4 + Secondary School Education Initial License Program.
Application Priority Deadlines: for Fall entry, March 30.
Application Priority Deadlines: for Spring entry, October 30.
Students admitted to the 4 + Secondary Education Initial License program use the 4 undergraduate stage 1 Education courses (ED 149/150, ED 207, ED 251, and ED 270) to meet the Adolescent growth and development requirement and the multicultural and foundations in education competencies (like ED 949 American Education Contexts and Influences at the graduate level).
After admission to the 4+ program–(students could take 1 to 5 courses for a maximum of 13 credits)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ED-973 | Instructional Design and Evaluation for Middle-Secondary School (transcripted as ED-573) | 3 |
| ED-909 | RETELL: Best Practices for English Language Learners (transcripted as ED-509) | 3 |
| ES-925 | Inclusive Settings: Learning Strategies and management Techniques (5-12) (transcripted as ES-525) | 3 |
| ES-905 | Methods and Materials for Teaching Humanities (transcripted as ES-505/506) | 3 |
| or ES-906 | Methods and Materials for Teaching Science and Math | |
| ES-921 | Clinical Experience for Middle-Secondary Grades (5-12) (transcripted as ES-521) | 1 |
Students complete the requirements for a Bachelor's degree and graduate.
ES 911 Teaching Practicum (Student Teaching) and ES 908 Teaching Practicum Seminar are completed at the graduate level in the fall or spring, upon completion of all other required classes in the program (ED149, ED207, ED251, ED270, ED573/973, ED 509/909, ES 525/925, ES505/506/905/906 with ES521/921). The following classes may be completed at the 500(part of undergraduate program) or 900 (graduate only) level: ED573/973, ED 509/909, ES 525/925, ES505/506/905/906 with ES521/921. Students must earn a B- or better in all graduate level courses.
To maximize the benefit, students may choose for example to complete the 4+ initial license program by taking:
2 cross-listed classes (6 credits) in the Fall of senior year
3 cross-listed classes (7 credits) in the Spring of senior year
Graduate with their class in May!
Graduate level student teaching and seminar in the following Fall. They would then complete the program in December.
Students could also take fewer 500 level classes during their undergraduate study and take summer, fall or spring 900 level graduate sections of required classes to complete the initial license course work prior to student teaching and seminar.