Sample Grad Plan of Study - <program name> Plan of Study

What courses to take and when to take them for program completion.

Biology 8-12

  • EDUC 7116 Becoming a Teacher (5-12)
    Candidates MUST take EDUC 7116 Becoming a Teacher (5-12) first before taking the remaining Block A courses.
    • 15 field hours, Block A
    • 3 credits, Fall 1
  • EDUC 7122 Introduction to Strategies for Teaching Students in Middle and High Schools
    • 15 field hours, Block A
    • 3 credits, Fall 1
  • SPED 7125 Teaching Students with Disabilities (5-12)
    • 10 field hours, Block A
    • 3 credits, Spring 1
  • EDUC 7124 Creating a Positive Learning Environment
    • 15 field hours, Block A
    • 3 credits, Spring 1
  • EDUC 8040 Family, School , and Community Collaboration (5-12)
    • 10 field hours, Block B
    • 3 credits, Summer
  • EDUC 8XXX: Spec Methods for Instruct in the Content Areas (8-12) BIOLOGY
    • 20 field hours, Block B
    • 3 credits, Fall 2
  • EDUC 8034 Formative and Summative Assessment for Differentiating Instruction
    • 15 field hours, Block B
    • 3 credits, Fall 2
  • READ 8132 Content Area Reading and Writing: Fostering Literacy in Middle and High School
    • 0 field hours, Block B
    • 3 credits, Spring 2
  • EDUC 7096 Sheltered English Immersion (SEI)
    • 25 field hours, Block B
    • 3 credits, Spring 2
  • EDUC 9300 Educational Research - FULL SUMMER SEMESTER
    • 0 field hours, Block C
    • 3 credits, Summer
  • EDUC 9060 PRACTICUM IN EDUCATION 5-12 SUCCESSFUL PASSING OF STAGE
    • 2 field hours, Block C
    • 3 credits, Fall 3
  • EDUC 9020 Practicum Seminar EDUCATION 5-12 (Taken in conjunction with EDUC 9060)
    • 0 field hours, Block C
    • 3 credits, Fall 3

Important Notifications

  1. Candidates are to take Block A courses before Block B courses, and take Block B courses before Block C courses.
  2. Block B & C courses HAVE THE PRE-REQUISITE OF MATRICULATION IN THE MS (5-8) INITIAL LICENSURE PROGRAM.
  3. 28-month schedule time of completion – Each course of Seven (7) week modules with exception of EDUC 9300 EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH and Practicum.
  4. Seven (7) week HYBRID courses – Five (5) weeks online plus Two (2) weeks face-to-face classes on selected Saturdays (9am-3pm).
  5. Candidates must have evidence of passing scores on Communications and Literacy Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL#1) and have evidence of Passing Scores on content for subject MTEL (Biology #13) for acceptance into the program.
  6. Stage 2 is an audit of completion of all courses (including field hours) prior to taking EDUC 9060/9020.