Program Advisor: Patty Kay, 413-236-4626
The Elementary Education concentration in the Liberal Arts degree program meets the
Massachusetts Transfer Compact and provides a strong liberal arts foundation for students
continuing on to a bachelor's degree and the Elementary Education Teachers License.
The program offers a comprehensive sequence of lower-level arts and sciences courses
with an English and Psychology emphasis, designed to provide aspiring school teachers
with the knowledge required for effective teaching at the elementary school level.
This is a MassTransfer eligible program.
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
Graduates of this program should be able to:
- demonstrate a knowledge of major theories and approaches in education;
- demonstrate a personal philosophy of education based on their own beliefs and values;
- demonstrate a knowledge of the historical background of major educational theories and of the major historical events that have influenced American education;
- identify and evaluate the political and sociological forces present in major educational principles and developments;
- demonstrate a basic competency in general educational subjects with special emphasis on English and Psychology.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS:
To earn a degree in this program, a student must complete the 62 program and general
education credits, as well as the additional requirements, shown below.
| Program | 27 Credits |
| EDU 105 Foundations of Education | 3 |
| ENG 205 Children’s Literature | 3 |
| ENG Literature (see footnote 1) | 3 |
| GEO 125 World Geography | 3 |
| MAT 113 Survey of College of Mathematics | 3 |
| PSY 107 Introductory Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 204 Human Growth & Development | 3 |
| Free Electives | 6 |
| General Education | 35 Credits |
| COM Communication | 3 |
| ECO Economics | 3 |
| ENG English Composition/Writing | 6 |
| GOV Government (see footnote 2) | 3 |
| HIS History (see footnote 5) | 3 |
| HIS 117 United States History to 1877 | 3 |
| Mathematics | 3 |
| Environmental Studies(see footnote 3) | 1 |
| Humanities and Fine Arts (see footnote 4) | 3 |
| Natural and Physical Science (see footnote 3) | 7 |
| Additional |
As Shown |
| Core Competencies Portfolio | 4 items |
| Forum (units) | 4 units |
| Health/Fitness | 30 hours |
| Minimum Cumulative Averages Overall: | 2.000 |
SUGGESTED BLOCK FOR PROGRAM COMPLETION:
The following is a suggestion for completing this program in two years. The actual time to complete the program may vary according to each student's individual needs.
| First Semester | 16 Credits |
| EDU 105 Foundations of Education | 3 |
| ENG English Composition/Writing | 3 |
| Natural Science (see footnote 3) | 4 |
| PSY 107 Introductory Psychology | 3 |
| HIS History (see footnote 5) | 3 |
| Second Semester | 15 Credits |
| PSY 204 Human Growth & Development | 3 |
| COM Communication | 3 |
| ENG English Composition/Writing | 3 |
| MAT 113 Survey of College Mathematics | 3 |
| GOV Government (see footnote 2) | 3 |
| Third Semester |
18 Credits |
| ENG 205 Children's Literature | 3 |
| GEO 125 World Geography | 3 |
| HIS 117 United States History to 1877 | 3 |
| ECO Economics | 3 |
| Mathematics | 3 |
| Physical Science (see footnote 3) | 3 |
| Fourth Semester | 16 Credits |
| HIS 117 United States History to 1877 | 3 |
| ENG Literature (see footnote 1) | 3 |
| Environmental Studies (see footnote 3) | 1 |
| Humanities and Fine Arts (see footnote 4) | 3 |
| Free Electives | 6 |
Footnotes:
1. ENG 215, Introduction to Literature, is recommended.
2. GOV 105 is recommended.
3. Natural Science selected from BIO 101, 102, 111, 112 or 180; or ENV 101, 102 or 121. Physical Science
selected from BIO 109 or 110; CHM 101, ENV 148, PHY 101 or ATM 126. The requirement
must be fulfilled by taking one four credit laboratory science and one three credit
non-laboratory science or by tow four credit laboratory sciences. Completion of an
environmentally focused laboratory science, such as BIO 109 or 110, or ENV 101 or
102 also fulfills the environmental studies requirement.
4. Must have prefix FAS, MUS, THR.
5. Chose from HIS 113, 114, 121 or 122.