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Teacher Licensure Programs

Undergraduate Teacher Education Programs Leading Toward Licensure Offered at Mount Holyoke College

Mount Holyoke College is approved by the Massachusetts Department of Education to offer teacher education programs leading towards an initial teacher license in the following areas:

• early childhood teacher [PreK-2],
• elementary teacher [1-6],
• teacher of middle school [5-8] in history, biology, earth science, political science/political philosophy, and mathematics,
• teacher of secondary school [8-12] in English, history, biology, earth science, political science/political philosophy, and mathematics,
• teacher of visual art [PreK-8], [5-12],
• teacher of foreign language [5-12]: Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, or Latin & classical humanities,
• teacher of music [All Levels]
• teacher of dance [PreK-12] (subject to approval by the Massachusetts Department of Education in 2009.)

The teaching licenses obtained through these programs are recognized in approximately 46 other states. To become eligible for licensure in the state of Massachusetts while at Mount Holyoke, students must successfully complete the requirements of a teacher licensure program, pass the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL)[fees apply], and submit licensure application materials and fees to the Massachusetts Department of Education.