Program Features
- On-campus, online or hybrid program: Options to complete the entire degree online, with focal areas in various subject matter knowledge areas including Reading and TESOL.
- Internationally-renowned faculty: Learn from instructors focused on co-constructing educational experiences with a focus on transformational learning.
- Innovative curriculum: Designed to deepen the knowledge and practice of practicing, licensed teachers.
- Timing options: Course sequence options designed so candidates can obtain a master’s degree in one, two or three years depending on available time to commit to studies.
Professional License Eligibility
While a graduate degree is required for professional license eligibility, teachers seeking their professional license must also document at least 12 credits of graduate level courses in the subject matter knowledge or subject matter pedagogy taught.
To obtain your professional license, you will need to have taught under your initial license for a minimum of three years, to have completed a relevant graduate degree, and to document a minimum of 12 credits of graduate level courses in the subject matter taught. The 12 credits may be included within the graduate degree or taken separately.
License requirements change frequently. Please see the MA DESE Professional Licensure Regulations for more information.
