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Post
Baccalaureate Teacher
Licensure Program
Step
by Step to an initial license ...
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| Elementary Education |
Early
Childhood Education |
Subject
Licensure |
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Eligibility |
Eligibility |
Eligibility |
| BA
or BS |
BA
or BS |
BA
or BS |
| 2.7
grade point average |
2.7
grade point average |
2.7
grade point average |
| Documented
pass on the
Communication and
Literacy segment of
the MTEL |
Documented
pass on the
Communication and
Literacy segment of
the MTEL |
Documented
pass on the
Communication and
Literacy segment of
the MTEL |
| Complete PBTL application
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Complete PBTL application
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Complete PBTL application
Art student: Portfolio review
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Step
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Step
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Step
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14.992 Learning
and Human Development
14.997
Children, Adolescents,
School and Society
14.002 Field
Study I
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14.992 Learning
and Human Development
14.997
Children, Adolescents,
School and Society
14.002 Field
Study I
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14.992 Learning
and Human Development
14.997 Children,
Adolescents, School
and Society
14.002 Field
Study I |
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Step
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Step
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Step
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| 14.322
The Child and
Literacy with Field
Study II
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14.320
The Young Child:
Emerging Literacy with
Field Study II
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Professional Preparation with Field
Study II
(offered in
fall only)
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Step
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Step
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Step
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2
co-requisite courses:
14.341
Elementary Curriculum:
Math with Field
Study III
14.346
Elementary Curriculum:
Science, Social
Studies, and Special
Needs
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2
co-requisite courses:
14.374
Early Childhood
Curriculum: Math and
Science with Field
Study III
14.376
Early Childhood
Curriculum: Reading,
Social Studies, and
Special Needs
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Documented pass on the Subject
segment of the MTEL
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Step
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Step
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Step
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| Documented pass on the Subject and
Foundations of Reading
segments of the MTEL
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Documented pass on the Subject and
Foundations of Reading
segments of the MTEL
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Student Teaching Practicum and Seminar (offered in spring
only)
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Step
5 |
Step
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| 14.437-14.438 Elementary Professional Practicum
(student teaching)
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14.431-14.432
Early
Childhood Professional
Practicum (student
teaching)
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| Last
Step |
Last
Step |
Last
Step |
| Filing for License
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Filing for License
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Filing for License
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Eligibility
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Prior
studies: Applicants must
have a baccalaureate degree. Applicants
with inadequate preparation in
any area of study will be
required to take appropriate
courses.
Applicants seeking
licensure in a subject area
(e.g., art, biology,
chemistry, earth science,
English, French, history,
health/family and consumer
sciences, mathematics, or
Spanish) are considered on an
individual basis in accordance
with the subject matter
knowledge specified in
Massachusetts Department of
Education Regulations and the
program requirements of
Framingham State College.
Each department
affiliated with a secondary
education program determines
the subject matter
requirements needed for
recommendation to the State
for licensure.
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Achievement
level: Applicants
must have a cumulative
undergraduate grade point
average of 2.7 (on a scale of
4.0) or the equivalent.
They must maintain at
least this average, with no
grade lower than C+ in
professional education courses
in order to maintain
eligibility; however, a grade
below B- in education courses
may be grounds for dismissal.
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Massachusetts
Teacher Test: Applicants
must document a passing score
on the Communication and
Literacy segment of the
Massachusetts Test for
Educator Licensure (MTEL) at
the time of application.
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Visual
Art:
Applicants are required to
have a satisfactory portfolio
review.
The art advisor will
contact applicants for a
review.
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The
PBTL Application
contains further information
about submission of
transcripts, letters of
recommendation, and the like.
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Step
1: Two Courses and Field Study
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Applicants
for all teaching licenses take
14.997 Children, Adolescents,
School and Society, 14.992
Learning and Human Development,
and 14.002 Field Study in Education.
The first two are
available in the evening and
online in fall, spring and
summer sessions through the
Division of Graduate and
Continuing Education.
The field study course
(14.002) carries neither
tuition nor course credit. Any of the three requirements may be waived on the basis of prior
experience, the first two
because of similar courses
taken elsewhere, the third by
reason of documented service
as a teacher or aide or
volunteer for at least 36
hours in grades K through 12.
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Applications
for school placement in Field
Study in Education, generally
called Field Study I, are
available at the College’s
Education Department (Dwight
Hall 302) or online
and should be submitted to the
Education Department Placement
Center by October 1 for spring
semester or February 15 for the
fall semester. Students
may not make their own
arrangements for field study
without the approval of the
Coordinator of Field
Placements. Late applicants to
the PBTL program who wish to
take Field Study I immediately
should inquire about
procedures when applying.
They must contact the PBTL
program advisor or the
Coordinator for Field
Placements to set the
machinery in motion.
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Elementary
Education
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Step
2 for applicants for licensure
at elementary level (1-6)
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After
the core courses mentioned
above in Step 1, the next
course is 14.322
The Child and Literacy with
Field Study II. It is
offered during the fall and
spring semesters. The class
meets at the College several
times a week and has a
half-day per week field study,
observation and participation
in a grade 1 to 6 setting.
The field study cannot be
waived, however, for it serves
as a kind of laboratory for
the study of pedagogy in the
course.
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Applications
for school placement for the
field study are due in the
Education Department Placement
Center (Dwight 302) on October
1 for spring semester or
February 1 for the fall
semester. Students may
not make their own
arrangements for field study
placement without the approval
of the Coordinator of Field
Placements.
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Step
3 for applicants for licensure
at the elementary level (1-6)
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The next two courses, 14.341 Elementary Curriculum: Mathematics with Field
Study III and 14.346 Elementary Curriculum: Science, Social Studies, and Special Needs, are taken together. They
are offered during the fall and
spring semesters.
The classes meet at the
college several times a week and
have a full day per week field
study, observation and
participation in a grade 1 to 6
setting that services both
courses.
This field study cannot
be waived for it serves as a
kind of laboratory for the study
of pedagogy in the courses.
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Again, applications for school
placement for the field study
are due on October 1 for spring
semester or February 15 for the
fall semester.
Students may not make
their own arrangements for field
study placement without the
approval of the Coordinator of
Field Placements.
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Step
4 for applicants for licensure
at elementary level (1-6)
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At some time prior to beginning
the student teaching practicum (see
Step 5) students must have passed
the Massachusetts Test for Educator
Licensure (MTEL) in Elementary
Education and the MTEL in
Foundations of Reading.
The tests are given five
times a year in February, May, July,
September, and November with a
registration deadline approximately
six weeks prior to the test.
Registration materials are available
in the Career Services Office, 510
McCarthy College Center.
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Step
5 for applicants for licensure
at elementary level (1-6)
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The
last experience is student teaching,
offered in both fall and spring
semesters.
14.437
Elementary Professional Practicum A
and 14.438
Elementary Professional Practicum B,
each carrying a credit of two
courses (8 credits) are the first
and second half of a full semester
of student teaching.
Students
are assigned to schools of
placements full-time through the
semester, receive counsel and
support from a cooperating teacher
in the school and a college
supervisor who makes periodic
visits.
A seminar for student
teachers is held after school every
two weeks.
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Post
Baccalaureate students have the
options, after completion of
required studies in education, of
using a semester of employment as an
aide or a teacher of record in the
role and at the level of the license
sought.
Courses structured around
this arrangement must be requested
by the student and approved by the
College’s Education Department.
Students seeking this route
will register for either 14.880 Post
Baccalaureate Apprenticeship or
14.881 Post Baccalaureate Practicum
Equivalent.
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Applications
for school placement for the student
teaching practicum are due on
October 1 for spring semester or
February1 for the fall semester.
Students are assigned to
schools of placement on the basis of
several criteria including which
schools are participating in a given
semester, establishment of a student
teacher group, geographic location,
and transportation problems.
Students may not make their
own arrangements for the student
teaching practicum
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Early
Childhood Education
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Step
2 for applicants for licensure at
early childhood level (PreK – 2)
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After
the courses mentioned above in Step
1, the next course is 14.320
The Young Child: Emerging Literacy
with Field Study II.
It is offered during the fall
and spring semesters.
The class meets at the
college several times a week and has
a half-day per week field study of
observation and participation in the
Child Development Lab at the
College.
This field study cannot be
waived for it serves as a kind of
laboratory for the study of pedagogy
in the courses.
These courses are day courses
and registration takes place through
Registrar’s Office, Dwight Hall
224.
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Applications
for school placement for the field
study are due in the Education
Department Placement Center (Dwight
302) on October 1 for spring
semester or February 1 for the fall
semester.
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Step
3 for applicants for licensure at
early childhood level (PreK – 2)
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The
next two courses. 14.374 Early
Childhood Curriculum: Mathematics
and Science with Field Study II and 14.376
Early Childhood Curriculum: Reading,
Social Studies, and
Special
Needs are
taken together. They are
offered during the fall and spring
semesters. The classes meet at
the college several times a week and
have a full-day field study in
schools in primary grades 1 and 2
that serves both courses. This field
study cannot be waived for it serves
as a kind of laboratory for the
study of pedagogy in the courses.
These courses are day courses and
registration takes place through the
Registrar’s Office, Dwight Hall
224. Again, applications for
school placement for the field study
are due on October 1 for spring
semester or February 1 for the fall
semester. Students may not
make their own arrangements for
field study placement without the
approval of the Coordinator of Field
Placements.
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Step
4 for applicants for licensure at
early childhood level (PreK – 2)
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At
some time prior to the student
teaching practicum (see Step 5)
students must have passed the
Massachusetts Test for Educator
Licensure (MTEL) in Early Childhood
Education and the MTEL in
Foundations of Reading.
The tests are given five
times a year in February, May, July,
September, and November with a
registration deadline approximately
six weeks prior to the test.
Registration materials are
available in the Career Services
Office, 510 McCarthy College Center.
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Step
5 for applicants for licensure at
early childhood level (PreK – 2)
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The
last experience is student teaching,
offered in both fall and spring
semesters. 14.431
Early Childhood Professional
Practicum A and 14.432 Early
Childhood Practicum B, each
carrying a credit of two courses (8
credits), are the first and second
half of a full semester of student
teaching, full-time every day. The
first half-semester is in a PreK
setting and the second half-semester
is at the K-2 level. Students
receive counsel and support from a
cooperating teacher in the school or
center and from a College supervisor
who makes periodic visits. A
seminar for student teachers is held
after school every two weeks.
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Post
Baccalaureate students have the
options, after completion of
required studies in education, of
using a semester of employment as an
aide or a teacher of record in the
role and at the level of the license
sought. Courses structured
around this arrangement must be
requested by the student and
approved by the College’s
Education Department. Students
seeking this route will register for
either 14.880 Post Baccalaureate
Apprenticeship or 14.881 Post
Baccalaureate Practicum Equivalent.
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Applications
for school placement for the student
teaching practicum are due on
October 1 for spring semester or
February 1 for the fall semester.
Students are assigned to schools and
centers on the basis of several
criteria including which ones are
participating in a given semester,
establishment of a student teacher
group, geographic location, and
transportation problems. It
follows that students may not make
their own arrangements for the
student teaching practicum.
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Applicants
for Subject Licenses
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Step 2
for
applicants for subject licenses
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After
the core courses mentioned in Step
1, the next course is Professional
Preparation with Field Study II:
Methods, Special Education, and
Technology. It carries a credit
of two courses (8 credits). There
are five different course numbers
from which to select the one that
deals with the appropriate grade
levels and subject.
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This
course is a fall semester offering
only. It meets at the college
several times a week and has a
full-day field study, observation
and participation in the subject and
at grade levels appropriate for the
license being sought. This field
study cannot be waived for it serves
as a kind of laboratory for the
study of pedagogy in the courses.
These courses are day courses and
registration takes place through the
Registrar’s Office, Dwight Hall
224.
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Step 3
for applicants for subject licenses
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At
some time prior to the student
teaching practicum (see Step 4)
students must have passed the
Massachusetts Test for Educator
Licensure (MTEL) in their particular
subject. The test is given
five times a year in February, May,
July, September, and November with a
registration deadline approximately
six weeks prior to the test.
Registration materials are available
in the Career Services Office, 510
McCarty College Center.
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Step 4
for applicants for subject licenses
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The
last experience is student teaching,
a spring semester offering only.
There are six pairs of course
numbers from which to select the
pair that deals with the appropriate
grade levels and subject. The
two halves of the pair as, for
example, 14.410-14.411, are the
first and second half of a full
semester of student teaching.
Each half-semester carries a credit
of two courses (8 credits).
Students, who are assigned full-time
through the semester, receive
counsel and support from a
cooperating teacher in the school
and a College supervisor who makes
periodic visits. A seminar for
student teachers is regularly held
after school
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Post
Baccalaureate students have the
options, after completion of
required studies in education, of
using a semester of employment as an
aide or a teacher of record in the
role and at the level of the license
sought. Courses structured
around this arrangement must be
requested by the student and
approved by the College’s
Education Department. Students
seeking this route will register for
either 14.880 Post Baccalaureate
Apprenticeship or 14.881 Post
Baccalaureate Practicum Equivalent.
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Applications
for placement for the student
teaching practicum are due on
October 1 for spring semester.
Students are assigned to placements
on the basis of several criteria:
which schools are participating in a
given semester, geographic location,
and transportation problems.
Students may not make their own
arrangements for the student
teaching practicum.
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All
Candidates
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Last
step:
obtaining the initial License
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Upon
satisfactory completion of all
requirements set by the Post
Baccalaureate Teacher Licensure
program, candidates are ready to be
recommended for licensure. Students must present their
student teaching Practicum Report to
the College’s Education Department
(Dwight Hall 302) and should keep a
copy for their own records.
The student’s record is
reviewed by the Education Department
and the Associate Dean of Graduate
and Continuing Education.
When all requirements are
completed, the College Registrar
stamps the official transcript with
the notice that requirements of the
teacher licensure program have been
satisfactorily completed.
The Massachusetts State
Department of Education accepts that
statement.
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PBTL candidates must be aware
that program changes may be required
in the future to conform to changes
in Massachusetts regulations.
The College reserves the
right to make such program changes
as it deems necessary.
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