Program Requirements
Complete 27 credits from nine courses including four curriculum core courses, four pre-practicum core courses, and one practicum core course.
Practicum: Complete a 75 hour pre-practicum (must be completed before starting the practicum core courses), and a five day/week, 14-week practicum.
Exams: Pass the Communication and Literacy MTEL (must be passed before starting the pre-practicum core) and the Subject Area MTEL (must be taken before starting the pre-practicum core courses and must be passed before starting the practicum core courses).
Portfolio: Completion of a practicum portfolio.
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.
Minimum grade: A grade of B or higher is required for all core courses.
Statute of limitations: Three years.