Educator Licensure Programs: CTEP Prerequisites

These are the prerequisites for candidates interested in applying to the CTEP program: 

• A B.A. or B.S. with a major in the liberal arts, mathematics, or sciences 

• A minimum undergraduate G.P.A. of 2.75
  (Note that the average G.P.A. of current CTEP students in 3.4.)

• A passing score on the Communication and Literacy Skills portion of the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL). NOTE: Although passing scores on the remaining two MTELs (Foundations of Reading and General Curriculum or Early Childhood) are not required for application to CTEP, these two MTELs must be passed by June 1. (MTEL test dates are limited. To meet the June 1 deadline, students are encouraged to begin taking these tests during their junior year.)

• Evidence of, or specific plan for, meeting prerequisite knowledge base in Mathematics with a grade of B or higher. At UMass Amherst, Math 113 & 114 (Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers) and EDUC 463 (Principles & Methods of Teaching Mathematics) are the suggested courses to satisfy this requirement. 
  

• Evidence of, or specific plan for, meeting prerequisite knowledge base in reading/writing methods with a grade of B or higher. At UMass Amherst, EDUC 461 (Principles & Methods of Reading and Language Arts) satisfies this requirement.

Click here for information on MTEL requirements.

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