Admission Requirements

• Candidates must meet all graduate admissions office requirements and have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.8
• Candidates must submit evidence that they have passed the Communication and Literacy Skills portion of the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure^® (MTEL)
• Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate course work

Program of Study

In consultation with an advisor, appropriate course work and activities must include the following:

• Candidates must complete SPED 202 - Introduction to Special Education  or SPED 510 - Exceptional Children in the Schools  or an equivalent introductory class in special education
• Candidates must complete SPED 204 - Children with Reading Disability: Diagnosis and Teaching Strategies  or SPED 509 - Teaching Reading to Learners with Disabilities  (or equivalent) prior to enrollment in SPED 524 - Curriculum Development for Learners with Severe Disabilities I 
• Candidates must submit evidence that they have passed the General Curriculum MTEL^® prior to the internship practicum experience