Office of Admissions and Licensure

• for Undergraduate Admission
  • Professional Education Admission Forms
  • Licensure Handbook
  • Course/Field Experience Waiver
• for Post-Baccalaureate and Graduate Admission
  • Graduate Admissions Information
  • Licensure Handbook
  • Course/Field Experience Waiver
• for Licensure
  • Licensure Checklist for Program Completers
  • Request for Bridgewater State University Recommendation for Educator Licensure
  • Applying for your Massachusetts Educators License PowerPoint

Office of Field Experience

Practicum Calendar

•  Practicum Calendar

Practica Assignments

• Practicum Field Placement Information

BSU Placement Service Regions

• Map of Service Regions

Forms, Guidelines, and Handbook

• Criminal Offender Record Inquiry (CORI) and DSS Record Check (Dept. of Social Services)
  BSU teacher candidates wishing to conduct prepractica and practicum placements within the
  Bridgewater-Raynham School District
  New Bedford School District
  are asked to complete the CORI form and/or the DSS Record Check forms linked below. Please print the form(s) and bring the completed form(s) along with a government issued picture ID to Hart Hall, Room 124 for verification and submission to either of the two school districts.

  Bridgewater-Raynham School District	CORI Form
  New Bedford School District	CORI Form	DSS Record Check Form

   

• Forms for Student Teachers, or Employment-based Practicum
  • Student Teaching Applications
  • International Practicum Information
  • Practicum Handbook
  • Practicum Verification Form
  • Practicum Forms A, B, & D
  • Practicum Form C (optional)
  • Preservice Performance Assessment Site
     
• Forms for Supervising Practitioners
  • Handbook
  • Student "At-Risk" Report Form
     
• Forms for Clinical Faculty
  • Handbook
  • Practicum Forms A, B, & D
  • Practicum Form C (optional)
  • Initial 3-Way Meeting Checklist
  • Student "At-Risk" Report Form
  • Preservice Performance Assessment Site
     
• Forms for School Administration Candidates 
  • Practicum/Internship Report Form (D
     
• Clinical Practice Advisory Council (C.P.A.C.) 
  • CPAC Site

Helpful Links

• Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks
• Massachusetts Department of Education Home Page
• Massachusetts Department of Education Certification Regulations
• Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL)
• Massachusetts Criminal History System Board Home Page

Program Changes for Early Childhood and Elementary Initial License Candidates

• Effective Fall 07 Early Childhood and Elementary Initial License Candidates must pass Communication and Literacy, General Curriculum (Elementary) or Early Childhood (Early Childhood) and the Foundations of Reading. All three of these exams must be passed as a prerequisite to professional semester courses.

Last Modified: February 9, 2012

Please Note

We have made important changes to these Admissions, Licensure and Field Experience pages, please read all sections carefully

Contact Information

School of Education & Allied Studies
Bridgewater State University
Hart Hall, Rm 124
Bridgewater, MA 02325
Office of Admissions and Licensure
Tel: (508) 531-1228
Office of Field Experience
Tel: (508) 531-1227
Fax: (508) 531-1771