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Division of Business & Professional Studies
The Department of Higher Education has established an elementary (grades 1-6) education transfer compact for students transferring from Massachusetts community colleges to public colleges and universities that offer elementary education public school teacher licensure at the baccalaureate level. Completion of the courses required for this transfer compact with a 2.75 cumulative GPA prepares students for the elementary licensure programs at Massachusetts state colleges or university campuses.
Upon successful completion, the Associate in Arts Degree in Liberal Arts with a concentration in Elementary Education is awarded.
Admission Requirements
Students are required to attend an Orientation to Teacher Education during the first semester of attendance and to maintain frequent contact with an Education advisor to avoid delays in degree achievement.
To be admitted for transfer into the education department of a Massachusetts state college or university, students must achieve a passing score on the Communication and Literacy Skills Test (CLST) of the Massachusetts Test for Educator Licensure (MTEL). Students are urged to take this test immediately after completing EN 102 to assess the need for additional preparation. Students need a minimum of 2.75 GPA to be accepted into an Education program at a four-year college or university.
CORI (Criminal Offender Record Information) and SORI (Sexual Offender Registry Information) background checks will be required by schools prior to fieldwork.
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