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Nov 23, 2024
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2024-2025 Academic Catalog
Education Initial Teacher Licensure
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Qualifying for Massachusetts Initial Teacher Licensure at Clark
Program Requirements
In order to qualify for the initial teaching license in Massachusetts at Clark, a student must complete the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program, one of the University’s accelerated degree programs. To prepare for the MAT program, undergraduates must demonstrate knowledge of the subjects corresponding to the teaching field of his or her interest. Students usually demonstrate this knowledge by completing an appropriate arts and sciences major and/or taking courses that fulfill state standards, and earning a bachelor’s degree. As part of the accelerated degree and MAT program, all students take education courses that meet the state professional standards for teachers. Finally, all students must pass the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure prior to the beginning of the MAT year. The initial teaching license in Massachusetts is honored in most other states, as part of a reciprocity agreement.
The Adam Center for Urban Teaching and School Practice and the Education Department offer an intensive program qualifying students for the Massachusetts initial license at the elementary, middle and secondary levels and leading to the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree. Undergraduates take EDUC 152 Complexities of Urban Schooling as a prerequisite for the MAT. Students interested in an education minor can combine this course with others, although the minor is not required for the MAT program (interested students should check with Andrea Allen, Education Program Administrator). Qualified undergraduates can begin the MAT program in their senior year as accelerated degree students (see Clark Accelerated B.A./M.A. program requirements).
The MAT program integrates course work with field experiences in nearby partner schools under the guidance of education faculty and expert practitioners. All students take a three course sequence in Teaching and Learning, a “Curriculum and Knowing” Summer Institute, and EDUC 361 - Human Development and Learning . Additional required courses are listed below by teaching level:
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