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M.A./Ph.D. and Ph.D. Programs | Financial Aid and Tuition | How to Apply Graduate Programs Leading to Licensure Tufts University offers several programs for teacher licensure. The M.A.T. degree offered through Child Development is designed for students who seek state licensure for teaching in the public schools through the Massachusetts Department of Education. Students may elect to fulfill requirements for licensure at the Early Childhood Teacher (Pre-K to Grade 2) level. This licensure is reciprocal in most states throughout the country through the Interstate Certification Compact (I.C.C.). Students must make specific application to a given licensure program and pursue a systematic course of study, which includes course work, student teaching (the practicum) and curriculum development. Licensure is now a two-stage process: Initial Licensure and Professional.
Although students who hold the Initial Licensure may teach in the schools temporarily, Professional Licensure is an eventual expectation and requires additional study. The Massachusetts Department of Education has approved amendments to the regulations for educator licensure, implemented as of October 2003. Current students will be informed of any changes in regulations that might affect them. Graduate students who seek teaching licensure have three program degree options, depending on their undergraduate educational background and the specific licensure (Initial Licensure or Professional) they seek:
Note - students who wish to complete both Initial and Professional Licensure can do so in two years and one summer. << Back to Teacher Preparation Programs
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