Lasell College

Course Details

Education

Course Description

Learn more and view Curricula for each concentration and major provided by the Education Department below. Licensure program graduates receive a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Education Department. Students who are preparing for careers in education will find a variety of opportunities in the Education Department. Each program integrates understanding of learning processes, professional skills, and broad-based knowledge of content in the specific field. Lasell College’s Connected Learning approach is incorporated through curriculum based on current practice and research, diverse field-based experiences, and supportive faculty-student relationships. Each program culminates in a capstone experience that features practice-based research with problems arising from and explored in classroom teaching. Lasell offers state-approved licensure programs at early childhood, elementary, and secondary levels, as well as a non-licensure curriculum & instruction option. Majors and concentrations offered in the department include the following: Early Childhood Licensure (pre-kindergarten - grade 2): Interdisciplinary Studies major with a concentration in Early Childhood Education Elementary Education Licensure (grades 1-6): Interdisciplinary Studies, English, or Humanities major with a concentration in Elementary Education Secondary Education Licensure (grades 8- 12): English or History with a concentration in Secondary Education Non-Licensure: Interdisciplinary Studies major with a concentration in Curriculum & Instruction Students in any of the education programs must meet department standards for progress in their major. A cumulative grade point average of at least 2.75 is required to enter and continue in any education program. In addition to the GPA requirement, students must fulfill the prerequisite of passing both Communication & Literacy subtests of the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL) prior to enrollment in any junior-level courses required for an education program. Licensure students must fulfill the prerequisite of passing all required MTEL tests and meeting the 2.75 GPA requirement prior to enrollment in all senior-level courses. (Some individual courses have additional pre-requisites.) The Education Department also offers a Master of Education Degree with two areas of concentrations: Elementary Education and Moderate Disabilities.

Course Duration

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1year

Career outcomes

Lasell Education graduates enjoy a variety of exciting career locations and settings, such as: AmeriCorps: in an immigrant community in Florida, organizing education sessions for adults and children. Teaching an integrated kindergarten class in Westford with 12 general education and 4 special education students. The integrated class format offers the children the opportunity to interact with each other throughout the school day and the teacher both supports and challenges children with a range of needs.




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