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 2001-2002 had the following pass rates on the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure:

The 2005-2006 Annual Institution Report is now available.