Accelerated M.Ed. in Elementary Education (1-6) 30 credits
For College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Special Education Majors
This program of study is approved by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for Initial Teacher License in Elementary (1-6) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Program Requirement: An Initial License in Teacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities (PreK-8)
Note: The SEI Endorsement will be obtained at the undergraduate level.
Program of Study
Courses may have prerequisites for registration; please check course descriptions before registering.
Taken in Junior Year: EMATH 6108 or EMATH 6109
Taken in Senior Year: EEDUC 6174
Required Courses (15 credits):
| EEDUC 6635 | Theory and Practice: A Contemporary Context for Teaching | 3 |
| EEDUC 5135 | STEAM in the Elementary School: Thinking with Evidence | 3 |
| EEDUC 6174 | Literature for Children, Tweens, and Teens in a Diverse Society | 3 |
| EARED 6003 | Equity, Access, and Inclusion through Arts Based Inquiry | 3 |
| EARED 6115 | Interdisciplinary Curriculum: Arts, History, and Social Science | 3 |
Elective Courses (9 credits):
Choose one of the following 3-credit courses (Junior Year):
| EMATH 6108 | Constructing Mathematical Understanding for Number Theory | 3 |
| EMATH 6109 | Functions and Algebra I: Building Mathematical Understanding | 3 |
Choose one of the following 3-credit courses:
| EECLD 6002 | Essential Linguistics: What Every Teacher Needs to Know about Language | 3 |
| EEDUC 6032 | Exploring Nonfiction Across the Content Areas K-12 | 3 |
Choose one of the following 3-credit courses:
| EDSCI 5200 | Engineering STEM Solutions | 3 |
| CNSCI 5100 | Introduction to Physical Science | 3 |
| EDSCI 6018 | Learning, Design, and Robotics: Gateway to Critical Thinking | 3 |
Practicum (6 credits):
Prerequisites: Completion of a 100 hour pre-practicum experience and all practicum documentation (including applicable MTEL score reports); practicum application submitted by April 1 for Fall or November 1 for Spring; cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher; completion of all pre-practicum courses with no outstanding incomplete or failing grades. This full time, semester-long experience requires an accompanying seminar course and includes a field experience fee and 6 credits of tuition. Field Placement Office must approve all practicum placements.
| EEDUC 7733 | Practicum and Seminar in Elementary Education (1-6) | 6 |