Undergraduate Teacher Licensure in Latin & Classical Humanities

Program Description

This program prepares undergraduates to teach Latin and Classics in the middle and high school levels. The course of study leads to the Initial License in Massachusetts.

Applicants can include current undergraduates and post-baccalaureate students. Although applicants will likely be majoring in Classical Languages, with a concentration in Latin, students who come from different fields are encouraged to apply provided they have a strong background in Latin or are willing to complete coursework for the major. Undergraduates should have passed the Communication and Literacy Skills test of the Massachusetts Test for Educator Licensure (MTEL) in order to qualify and must have a 3.0 grade point average.

Potential applicants may wish to participate in the “Shadow Program” run by the Classical Association of New England (CANE), which arranges for students interested in teaching to spend a day following an area Latin teacher.

Admission Process and Criteria

Applicants should contact the Classics Department (M-4-618, 617-287-6120) or the Teacher Certification Program (W-2-093). Acceptance to the program is based on the following criteria: personal statement, grade point average, letters of recommendation and results on the MTEL Communication test.

Job Placement

The Classical Association of New England offers a job placement service for Latin teachers. The Department of Classics also receives informal requests for positions that open in the Boston area.

Program of Study

Undergraduates can complete the program within a four-year period, but some (especially those who decide to apply later in their undergraduate programs), will need more time. They often complete their student teaching after graduation. Candidates must pass all sections of the MTEL.

As prerequisites, students should take:

·Psychology 100 or 101: Introduction to Psychology
·Psychology 242: Adolescence

From the Department of Classics:

·Latin 211: Prose
·Latin 222: Ovid
·Latin 301: Cicero
·Latin 310: Virgil
·Latin 314: Catullus & Horace
·Latin 415: Methods of Teaching Latin
·Greek 101 & 102: Elementary Greek
·Classics 161: Word Power
·Classics 281: Greek Civilization
·Classics 282: Roman Civilization

From the Undergraduate Teacher Education Program:

·EDC G 441: Contemporary Issues in Education
·EDC G 424: Cultures of the High School
·EDC G 410: Computers-Technology and Education
·EDC G 497H: Pre-Practicum Field Experience 1
·EDC G 460: Designing Secondary Curriculum and Learning Strategies
·EDC G 497P: Teaching and Learning in the Discipline
·EDC G 497O: Pre-Practicum Field Experience 2
·EDC G 498: Practicum and Seminar: Secondary Education