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)
The SEI Endorsement will be obtained at the undergraduate level.

Program of Study

EMATH 6108 or EMATH 6109 will be taken in junior year.
EEDUC 6174 will be taken in senior year.

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	On Languages: What Educators Need to Know about Linguistics	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)