To complete the licensure program, Teacher Education Program students must complete a comprehensive program of study in education coursework. The program of study includes eight courses, including a semester of full-time student teaching.
Please schedule a meeting with the Mary Beth Cashman, during Academic Advising periods to discuss interest and plans for enrollment in the TEP.
- Two Foundations courses (required for all students)
- Educ 167 - Educational Psychology
- Educ 169 - Our Public Schools
- One Urban Education course
- Educ 273 - Understanding Urban Schools
- Educ 340 - Multicultural Education
- One Adolescent Literacy course (Human Development courses can substitute on a case by case basis based on students common requirements needs.)
- Educ 231 - Adolescent Literacy
- Educ 299 – Diverse Learners
- Psyc 214 - Life Span Development
- Psyc 225 – Developmental Psychology
- Psyc 228 – Psychology of Adolescence
- Psyc 232 / Educ 299 – Developmental Science and Education
- Pscy 236 - Cognition & Memory
- One Methods of Teaching course
- Educ 301 - Methods of Teaching
- Comparable course through the consortium
- One Pre-Practicum course (zero-credit course, always taken as an overload)
- Educ 310 - Pre-Practicum
- One SEI Endorsement course (often taken during the practicum semester)
- Educ 315 - English Language Learners
- Practicum semester (full-time student teaching)
- Educ 320 - Practicum
- Educ 330 - Seminar in Teaching
In addition to completing the education coursework, TEP students must also complete a range of courses to meet the state Subject Matter Knowledge (SMK) Requirements for Teachers. Many of the SMK requirements correspond to the 51С»Æ³µ major requirements, but additional courses may need to be taken. Advanced planning and regular advising with the TEP liaison in your major are important.
| Course (Common Area Requirement) |
When Offered |
When (Usually) Taken | Notes |
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Foundational Courses (Both Required) |
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Students must have completed or be enrolled in both EDUC 167 & EDUC 169 in order to be eligible to apply to the TEP |
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Educational Psychology |
1 section every semester |
Freshman (F/S) |
CBL Requirement (1 hour of tutoring per week at an elementary school in Worcester). |
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Our Public Schools |
1 section every semester |
Freshman (F/S) |
CBL Requirement (varies) |
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Urban Education (Select 1) |
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This requirement is a bit of a wild card and can be taken whenever a student can fit it in based on availability and other commitments (i.e. study abroad or athletics). |
| Urban Education | 1 section every Fall semester |
Sophomore (F) |
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Multicultural Education |
1 section every Spring semester |
Junior (S) |
This course is only open to juniors and seniors, so unless a student is doing ninth semester, their only option is in the Spring semester of their junior year. |
| Adolescent Literacy OR Cognition & Memory (Select 1) | Ad Lit is taught in the Education Department once per year and is open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors. | ||
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Cognition & Memory is taught in the Psychology Department and counts for a Natural Science requirement. This course usually requires a permission number and is allowed at the discretion of the Director of the TEP. It's generally reserved for students whose schedules are tight. |
Ad Lit - 1 section each year Cognition & Memory - 1-2 sections each semester |
Freshman (S) - Cognition & Memory |
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Methods of Teaching |
1 section every Fall semester (when there is a demand) STEM (Math & Science) |
Sophomore (F) - special permission needed |
Sophomores are only allowed to enroll if circumstances (i.e. study abroad or athletics) make it necessary. Requires 30 hours of observation in a middle or high school classroom. |
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English Language Learners |
1 section every Spring semester |
Sophomore (S) |
Requires 10-20 hours of observation in an ELL classroom. Seniors can enroll in EDUC 315 and can opt to take it Pass/Fail since it is an overload with their Practicum semester. |
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Pre Practicum |
1 section every Fall semester | Senior (F) |
Pre-Practicum is taken as a 5th class overload and is graded Pass/Fail. This course requires 30-40 hours of observation in a middle/high school - hopefully with the Supervising Practitioner with which the student will be working during their Spring Practicum. Extenuating circumstances (i.e. athletics) could result in an Independent Study or a Spring offering of this course. |
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Practicum |
1 section every Spring |
Senior (S) |
Student Teaching Semester: Students spend 15 weeks M-F from 7:15-2 in the schools where they have been placed Extenuating circumstances (i.e. athletics) could result in a Ninth Semester or Spring Independent Study offering of this course. |
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Seminar in Teaching |
1 section every Spring |
Senior (S) |
This is the companion course to the students’ Practicum experience and is taken during the time in which they are student teaching. Extenuating circumstances (i.e. athletics) could result in a Ninth Semester or Spring Independent Study offering of this course. |