Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Secondary Education - English

After successful completion of all Education department requirements, students may be endorsed for an Initial license in Massachusetts in grades 5-12 for English and history, and grades 8-12 in biology, chemistry and mathematics.

Students can complete the University’s General University requirements, the College of Arts and Sciences requirements, and the secondary education requirements in four years with the following content majors: biology, chemistry, English, history, or mathematics. Secondary majors begin their educator preparation in ED 120.

A student should file an application with the Education Department by the end of their first year (application available in EG 100C), or immediately upon transfer to an ED major. A student will be fully accepted during the spring semester of junior year if all criteria listed above are successfully met. Students may be counseled out of the major at any advising meeting due to low GPA, lack of progress on MTELS, or demonstrated lack of professional dispositions. Credits earned toward the Education major (leads to licensure) may be applied to the Education minor (not a path to licensure) if a student is unable to meet all requirements for completing Secondary Education requirements.