Program Requirements
Complete 36 credits from twelve courses including five curriculum core courses, three pre-practicum core courses, one practicum core course, and six concentration courses.
Concentration: Students must select a concentration in English as a second language, special education, instructional technology for educators, or content (if you did not major/minor in the subject you plan to teach).
Capstone: Completion of a practicum portfolio.
Practicum: Complete a 75-hour pre-practicum and a five day/week, 14-week practicum.
Exams: Successful completion of the Communication and Literacy MTEL (must be passed before starting the curriculum core) and the Subject Area MTEL (must be passed before starting the pre-practicum core).
Schools will require CORI/SORI (Criminal/Sex Offender Record Information) and finger-printing prior to fieldwork. Allow enough time for results before planning your hours.
Competency 1 of the state’s regulations for licensure covers the knowledge base that teachers must bring to the classroom. For middle/secondary teachers, this is one of the disciplines taught in high school (e.g., English, History, Political Science/ Philosophy, French, Spanish, Biology, Mathematics, Physics, etc.). Most commonly, middle/secondary teachers are licensed in the fields in which they hold their BA or BS.
UMass Boston only endorses students for an initial license in a subject area. For an additional license, students need to pass the two courses in their chosen concentration core, complete the applicable DESE requirements listed on their own, and apply to DESE directly after obtaining a content area initial license.
Students should keep all syllabi, fieldwork documentation, assignments, and transcripts.
Minimum grade: All courses in each core must have a minimum grade of B and no incompletes in order for the student to move on to the next core.
Statute of limitations: Five years.
