Elementary Licensure: English Major
A student will complete the standard requirements for the English major as described in the catalog, with the single exception that if she pursues elementary licensure, her student teaching (in spring of her senior year) would substitute for the English internship.
To complete elementary licensure requirements with the English major a student must complete additional course work in educational studies.
Educational Studies Courses
for Elementary Licensure:
ED 102 - Foundations of Educatio
ED 233 - Special Education, Assessment, and the Inclusionary
Classroom
ED 224 - Methods of Math and Science Instruction
ED 205 - The Teaching and Assessment of Reading and Language
Arts
ED 327 - Curriculum: The Frameworks (pre-practicum hours)
CS/ED 206 - Exploring Technology in the Classroom
ED/EN 498 - Student Teaching Practicum and Seminar
Possible
Electives for Educational Studies/Licensure:
ED 355, Diagnostic and Remedial
Reading, or an ESL course
Group and other Requirements:
In order to satisfy the substantive learning objectives for licensing, based
on the MA Curriculum Frameworks, students seeking licensing with an English
major should seek to fulfill their group requirements with the following
courses.
Recommended
Courses for Students in English pursuing Elementary Education Licensure:
HI 111 - United States History I
LS220 - Great Ideas in Science
PS 111 - American Government
PY 101 - Introduction to Psychology (Group
3 lab; required for PY 216)
SO 310 - Sociology of the Family
Required Courses for students in English pursuing Elementary Education
Licensure:
LS 230 - Geography
EN 100 - Understanding the Structure
of English
ED/IDS 212 - Picture Books,
Literature for Young Children (IDS)
PY 216 - Child Development (PY
101 is a prerequisite)
TH 251 - Theatre for Children (Group
4)
One of the following (Group IV)
ED/MU 210 - Music and
Movement
VA 100 - Introduction to Visual Arts