Teacher candidates seeking to add an Initial or Professional license may document the SG&S process as evidence of the 150-hour internship required. Teacher candidates seeking to earn a Provisional level license must secure a 150-hour field-based experience in order to complete the SG&S process.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
General Curriculum (78) (Subtest 1: Language Arts and History/Social Science + Subtest 2: Mathematics, Science, and Technology/Engineering.)+ Foundations of Reading (190) (Reading (62) will also meet this requirement.).
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Early Childhood Educator
License/Certificate
Early Childhood Education: Pre-K to Grade 2
State Department
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
1) For grades PreK–8, 300 hours in an inclusive general education setting or 75 hours in an inclusive general education setting and 225 hours in a separate or substantially separate setting for students with moderate disabilities. 2) For grades 5-12, 300 hours in an inclusive general education classroom or 150 hours in an inclusive general education classroom and 150 hours in a separate or substantially separate setting for students with moderate disabilities.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
"Teacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities: PreK–2 Early Childhood (72) + Foundations of Reading (190) (Reading (62) will also meet this requirement.) In addition, a Competency Review is required for a Provisional license. "
At least 300 hours: 75 hours in an inclusive general education classroom at any level, and at least 150 hours in a setting with students with severe disabilities; the remainind 75 hours may be in either setting.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Passing score on the Foundations of Reading test. And Teacher of Students with Severe Disabilities: PreK–2 Early Childhood (72). In addition, a Competency Review is required.
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Family Therapist
License/Certificate
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
State Department
Massachusetts Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professionals, Office of Consumer Affairs & Business Regulation
Performed at least 6 months of occupational therapy work experience as part of an internship under a licensed occupational therapist.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Successfully passed an examination approved by the board for licensure as an occupational therapist. Such examination shall be written and shall test the applicant's knowledge of the basic and clinical sciences related to the occupational therapy theory and practice, including the applicant's professional skills and judgments in the utilization of occupational therapy techniques and methods, and such other subjects as the board may deem useful to determine the applicant's fitness to act as an occupational therapist. The National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc (NBCOT) OTR examination, score 450
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Physical Therapist
License/Certificate
Physical Therapist
State Department
Massachusetts Board of Registration of Allied Health Professionals, The Office of Consumer Affairs & Business Regulation
1) Internship Requirement: the first 1,600 hours of a health service provider’s supervised experience are to be completed as internship or formal training. Internships that are APA-accredited are accepted as meeting requirements. Health services internship must be post-practicum. At least one-fourth of the hours are to be spent with clients, providing treatment or administering assessments. At least half the supervision must be provided by a licensed psychologist. At some point in the program, the student will need four hours of training in the racial and ethnic basis of behavior. 2) Post-Doctoral experience: The Board requires 3200 hours of qualifying supervised experience. At least one year of this must meet all the requirements for a “health Service Training program” (that is, an internship). A year is defined as no less than 43 weeks/10months. The other 1600 hours (minimum of 43 weeks) can be met through post-internship hours and/or advanced practicum hours that meet the Boards regulatory requirements.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Pass the Examination for Professional Practice in Psycohlogy (EPPP) with a score of 500 or higher, and a state jurisprudence examination.
Discipline
School Psychologist
License/Certificate
School Psychologist
State Department
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Has attained the Associate level passing score on the Basic licensure examination administered by the Association of State Social Work Boards. All ASWB examination scores are reported as pass/fail, with the number of questions needed to pass the examination, and because test questions change from one administration to the next, statistical adjustments must be made to account for small differences in the overall difficulty of individual examinations. Or its successor agency, or an equivalent examination as determined by the Board.
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Social Worker
License/Certificate
Licensed Social Worker (LSW)
State Department
Board of Registration of Social Workers, the Office of Consumer Affairs & Business Regulation (OCABR)
"minimum of 3500 hours of work experience over not less than two years in the
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Has passed the Basic licensure examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards. All ASWB examination scores are reported as pass/fail, with the number of questions needed to pass the examination, and because test questions change from one administration to the next, statistical adjustments must be made to account for small differences in the overall difficulty of individual examinations. Or its successor agency, or an equivalent examination as determined by the Board.
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Social Worker
License/Certificate
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
State Department
Massachusetts Board of Registration of Social Workers, Office of Consumer Affairs & Business Regulation
3,500 hours of post-graduate clinical social work experience. Supervision must be by a LICSW. Applicant must log all 3,500 hours within a two (2) year period that begins after graduation. The 3,500 hours must include 100 hours of face-to-face clinical supervision by the LICSW.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Has passed the Clinical licensure examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards. All ASWB examination scores are reported as pass/fail, with the number of questions needed to pass the examination, and because test questions change from one administration to the next, statistical adjustments must be made to account for small differences in the overall difficulty of individual examinations. Or its successor agency, or an equivalent examination as determined by the Board
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Social Worker
License/Certificate
School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor
State Department
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Practicum of 900 hours, 450 of which must be working with children, adolescents, and families in educational setting. For professional licensure as a School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor: three years of employment as a school social worker or school adjustment counselor
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
"Requires a passing score on the Communication and Literacy Skills Test (CLST) Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL), a scaled score of 240.
Discipline
Speech Language Pathologist
License/Certificate
Speech-Language Pathologist
State Department
Massachusetts Board of Registration in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology; the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation
Master's, doctoral, or other recognized post-baccalaureate degree
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
The applicant must complete a minimum of 400 clock hours of supervised clinical experience in the practice of speech-language pathology. Twenty-five hours must be spent in guided clinical observation, and 375 hours must be spent in direct client/patient contact.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
"A) The Praxis II Speech-Language Pathology exam (5331) passing score of 162. B) Passing scores on both components (reading and writing subtests) of the Communication and Literacy Skills test. *Note that two alternative assessments have been approved and administered after October 2020 through June 30, 2024. Passing scores should equate to a cut score (or higher) established by the Commissioner that satisfies the corresponding component of the Communication and Literacy Skills test: 1) A passing score on the ETS Praxis Core subtests: a) Massachusetts Communication and Literacy Praxis Test: Reading (5714) passing score of 156; and b) Massachusetts Communication and Literacy Praxis Test: Writing (5724) passing score 162. 2) National Evaluation Series - Essential Academic Skills (NES-EAS)- Reading and/or Writing subtest
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Vision Specialist
License/Certificate
Teacher of the Visually Impaired
State Department
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
300 hours (150 hours at each of any two of the following levels: PreK-6, 5-8, 8-12)
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Teacher of the Visually Impaired: General Curriculum (78) (Subtest 1: Language Arts and History/Social Science + Subtest 2: Mathematics, Science, and Technology/Engineering.) + Foundations of Reading(190).(Reading (62) will also meet this requirement). In addition, a Competency Review is required.