Annual Institutional Report
Massachusetts regulations for the Licensure of Educator Personnel require
that candidates for Initial Educator Licensure complete a major in the liberal
arts and sciences or an approved interdisciplinary major appropriate to the
license sought, as well as complete an approved educator preparation program.
Candidates for educator licensure are also required to pass a "Basic Skills" test
and an "Academic Content Area" test. Under Federal Title II reporting guidelines,
the University of Massachusetts Amherst is required to publish an annual
institutional report on our candidates' performance on state educator
licensing examinations. Students who completed licensure requirements at the
University in 2007-2008 had the following pass rates on the Massachusetts Tests
for Educator Licensure:
