Inclusive Education Postbaccalaureate Licensure Program

The Inclusive Education Postbaccalaureate Licensure Program leads to Massachusetts initial licensure in math/science, 5-8, or special education, 5-12.

Program Type Licensure Only
Mode of Study On Campus
School May School of Arts & Sciences
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Upcoming Application Deadlines

  • Summer Semester: May 10, 2024
  • Fall Semester: August 1, 2024
  • Spring Semester: January 1, 2025

Earn an Initial License in Special Education or Math/Science

The Inclusive Education Postbaccalaureate Licensure Program prepares teachers to be leaders and critical thinkers. Schools today are complex and diverse communities — reflecting a landscape rich with individual differences. Teachers in our program are prepared using a unique combination of theoretical and practical experiences. This approach fosters their ability to create and lead equitable spaces where difference is valued while at the same time preparing them for the realities and challenges of the classroom and the profession.

Why Stonehill?

  • Leads to Massachusetts initial licensure in special education, 5-12, or math/science, 5-8
  • Experiential learning via research, partnership and community opportunities
  • Social justice mission reflected throughout student experience
  • Faculty with well-established expertise in field
  • Specialized student support framework guides students through program requirements and career preparation

Teacher Licensure Options

The 21-to-27 credit Inclusive Education Postbaccalaureate Licensure Program features a selection of courses designed to prepare educators for Massachusetts initial licensure. This program includes a mix of in-person and online courses.

This inclusive education postbaccalaureate licensure option leads to Massachusetts initial licensure in math/science, 5-8. 

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This inclusive education postbaccalaureate licensure option leads to Massachusetts initial licensure in special education, 5-12. 

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Sample Courses

Contemporary Issues in Education

This course examines and unpacks contemporary issues in the field of education and provides prospective teachers with a beginning foundation for understanding the teaching profession and the U.S. education system, including policy and governance. The historical, legal, ethical, and pedagogical foundations for social justice education and democratic education will be explored, as well as the education reform context and emerging policies. The course will include an examination of professional ethics and standards.

Curricular Innovations & Assistive Technology

This course explores how curriculum built on the goal of student understanding, integrated with instructional approaches that emphasize reaching every learner, can provide teachers with more specific teaching targets and more flexible ways to reach them. Students will examine the teaching, instruction, and curricula required to meet the needs of diverse learners, who by virtue of their experiential, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds, challenge traditional curriculum and instructional programs. Course participants will determine how to deconstruct curricular barriers and create and apply curricular solutions, including assistive technology and AAC, to maximize access and academic success.

Positive Behavior Supports & Strategies

This course explores supportive, preventative, and proactive approaches to addressing the social and academic behaviors of students with disabilities and other diverse populations. Strategies for developing a positive classroom climate to support social and emotional development, including trauma and anxiety, will be central to the learning of the course. A variety of approaches, including the connection between communication & behavior, identifying contributing factors to challenging behavior, FBA, and behavior support plans will be explored.

Studying Inclusive Education at Stonehill

Stonehill College offers graduate certificate, master's degree, teacher licensure and community education program options in inclusive education-related areas.

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Learn more about our master's degree in inclusive education.

Schools today must strive to be inclusive environments, and educators in our program are prepared to be leaders in creating equitable spaces where difference is valued.

Graduate Teacher Education at Stonehill

Stonehill College's graduate teacher education programs aim to prepare knowledgeable, reflective, caring and flexible educators who embrace learning, scholarship, community and advocacy in their work. Social justice and democratic education are at the center of our work and underpins all programs, courses and experiences. We believe education can disrupt systems and processes that perpetuate injustice and inequity and embrace diversity and individuality as strengths.

We advance our mission by modeling the creation of democratic spaces in the graduate classroom that reflect equitable, accessible and inclusive learning environments where students' voices and perspectives help to shape the construction and the provision of their learning.

Three tenets guide our program philosophy:

  • Social justice education
  • Democratic education
  • Anti-oppressive education

Graduate Teacher Education Program Outcomes

Our graduates

  • Foster care, connection and community with students, colleagues and families
  • Promote inclusivity, diversity and equity in educational spaces
  • Work to disrupt systems that perpetuate oppression and inequity
  • Embrace teaching practices that foster social justice and democracy
  • Lead by making education accessible for all learners
  • Elevate student voices and perspectives in education
  • Act purposefully to continue to learn and contribute to the profession

Rigorous Academics and the Support to Succeed

Stonehill’s graduate teacher education programs in inclusive education recognize the challenges graduate students face in prioritizing work, family, personal and graduate school commitments. Our Graduate Student Support, Access and Success (SSAS) Framework is designed to support students’ success from program start to finish.

Specifically, this approach provides:

  • A proactive vs. reactive framework for supporting graduate students’ variable needs within their program
  • Clear benchmarks for assessment of candidate readiness

From the admission process to graduation, students have a clear understanding of both expectations and the support available to help them achieve their goals.

Contact Information

Graduate & Professional Studies Admission

grad@stonehill.edu
508-565-1600
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Graduate & Professional Studies Admission assists students as they explore graduate and professional opportunities offered at Stonehill College. 

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