Undergraduate Teacher Prep Programs

If you see yourself as a biology teacher, the combined degree 4+1 program is the way to get there. Start your studies as a biology major and talk to your advisor during your first year or sophomore year about applying to the combined BS/MEd program. You will graduate with undergraduate majors in both biology and secondary education, with a Massachusetts teacher’s license, and a master’s degree, and you will be ready to fill the critical need for science teachers in our state! Contact the Biology Secondary Education Coordinator, Tess Killpack, for more information.

Our social justice oriented combined bachelors and masters 4+1 elementary with special education program is designed to send expertly prepared, experienced, equity-minded teachers into our public school classrooms. Within general education, students will be prepared to teach children in grades 1-6, working with children between the ages of six and twelve. Within special education, students will be prepared to teach children in preschool through eighth grade, working with children between the ages of three and fourteen.

Our program combines intensive, early experiences in our partner schools with rigorous academic expectations.

Our social justice oriented combined bachelors and masters 4+1 early childhood program is designed to send expertly prepared, experienced, equity-minded teachers into our public school classrooms. Students will be prepared to teach preschool through second grade, working with children between the ages of four and nine.

Our program combines intensive, early experiences in our partner schools with rigorous academic expectations.

Our social justice oriented combined bachelors and masters 4+1 elementary program is designed to send expertly prepared, experienced, equity-minded teachers into our public school classrooms. Students will be prepared to teach grades 1-6, working with children between the ages of six through twelve.

Our program combines intensive, early experiences in our partner schools with rigorous academic expectations.

If you see yourself as a middle or high school mathematics teacher, the dual degree 4+1 program is the way to get there. Major in mathematics and minor in education to reach your teaching goals.

If you see yourself as a physical education teacher, the dual degree 4+1 program is the way to get there. Major in sports and movement science and minor in education to reach your teaching goals.

This program is for students interested in becoming early childhood (preschool to second grade) or elementary (first through sixth grade) teachers who want flexibility in their undergraduate education.

Students in this program major in education and minor in any area they choose. Their education major includes coursework that sets them up for success in a graduate licensure program with an emphasis on equity in education, deep curricular knowledge, and a grounding in key areas such as universal design and culturally responsive teaching.

This program prepares students for careers as middle or high school English teachers. The combined BA/MEd in English and secondary education gives students the opportunity to pursue a BA in English with a second major in secondary education and a master's of education with initial licensure in five years. Competitive fellowships for the master's year offer students the opportunity to have their tuition and fees for their fifth year covered by a local school district.

Please note that the BA/MEd program has a special admissions process. 

If you see yourself as a middle or high school history teacher, the dual degree 4+1 program is the way to get there. Major in history and minor in education to reach your teaching goals.

If you see yourself as a Spanish teacher at any level K-12, the combined degree 4+1 program is the way to get there. Start your studies in the bachelor of arts in World Languages and Cultures (Spanish concentration) and talk to your advisor about applying to the combined BA/M.Ed. program at the end of your freshman or start of your sophomore year. You will graduate with a Massachusetts teacher’s license, a master’s degree, and ample experience teaching Spanish as a second language, ready to fill the critical need for Spanish teachers in our state!