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Teaching English Language Learners (TELL) Certification The Lynch School offers a certificate in Teaching English Language Learners. Candidates should hold or be working toward a licensure in an education field (early childhood, elementary, secondary, reading and others). This program is designed to prepare mainstream teachers to work with bilingual learners/English Language Learners in their mainstream classroom settings. The certificate requires two courses and a free non-credit workshop taken during one of the field experiences. In addition, candidates need to do a field experience in a classroom that includes bilingual learners. Minors for College of Arts and Sciences Majors Some Arts and Sciences majors are eligible to minor in Secondary Teaching (see more information below). All Arts and Sciences majors may minor in General Education. More information on these minors is below. Minor in Secondary Education Students who follow a major in Biology, Chemistry, Geology (Earth Science), Physics, English, History, Mathematics, French, Spanish, or Latin and Classical Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, may apply to minor in Secondary Education. (Note: This minor is open to eligible College of Arts and Sciences undergraduate students only). This program begins in the sophomore year, and interested students should apply before the end of sophomore year. Only those students majoring in the disciplines listed above may apply for a minor in Secondary Education. This minor leads to state licensure in all areas listed. Students seeking licensure in Massachusetts must pass the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL). Please note: Arts and Sciences students pursuing this minor ordinarily graduate with a total of 40 three-credit courses. Students must complete 32 courses in the College of Arts and Sciences. Applications for the Secondary Education minor must be submitted to the Associate Dean (Campion 104/106). Minor in General Education All undergraduate students in Connell School of Nursing, Arts and Sciences, and Carroll School of Management who have an interest in Education may follow a minor of five or six courses with their advisors approval. (Note: This minor is not available to Lynch School students.) Minors for Carroll School of Management Majors All Carroll School majors may minor in Human Development for Carroll School Majors or General Education. More information on these minors is below. Minor in Human Development Students majoring in the Carroll School of Management who have interests in developmental or educational psychology, or in the social service professions, may elect a minor in Human Development in the Lynch School. (Note: this minor is open to Carroll School undergraduates only). Ordinarily, students will be expected to have a 3.0 GPA. This minor does not lead to state licensure. Applications for the Human Development minor are available in the Carroll School of Management Department of Organization Studies. Applications should be submitted no later than September of a students junior year. Minor in General Education All Carroll School of Management majors (as well as all Connell School of Nursing, and Arts and Sciences majors) may minor in General Education. See more information about this minor at the end of the Minors section. Minors for Connell School of Nursing Majors All Connell School of Nursing majors may minor in General Education. More information about this minor is below. Minors for Connell School of Nursing, College of Arts and Sciences, and Carroll School of Management Majors Minor in General Education All undergraduate students in Connell School of Nursing, Arts and Sciences, and Carroll School of Management who have an interest in Education may follow a minor of five or six courses with their advisors approval. (Note: This minor is not available to Lynch School students.) FIFTH YEAR PROGRAMS Academically outstanding students in any undergraduate school at Boston College may apply for a variety of graduate programs that will enable them to graduate with both a bachelors and a masters degree in five years. The masters courses taken in the undergraduate years are covered under undergraduate tuition, thereby reducing the cost of the masters program. None of the 38 courses required for the bachelors degree may be counted toward a Fifth Year Program. This restriction against double-counting of courses for different degrees is one of the basic tenets that governs the recording and awarding of degrees. The Fifth Year Programs are comprised of graduate courses above and beyond the 38 three-credit courses that must be completed in order to fulfill the bachelors degree requirements and must be 300 level graduate courses or above. Fifth Year Programs are available in various areas: Early Childhood, Elementary, or Secondary Teaching Teacher of Students with Special Needs, including mild/moderate learning disabilities, developmental disabilities, and behavior disorders Severe Special Needs Higher Education Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation Developmental and Educational Psychology There may be limited federal financial assistance for some graduate programs in Severe Special Needs. Students interested in a Fifth Year Program should consult with the Lynch School Office of Graduate Admissions, Campion 103, during the spring semester of their junior year. Without proper advisement, and early acceptance into a masters degree program, students will be unable to complete the program in five years. A special Human Development/Social Work dual masters degree program is also available for a limited number of students. Students should consult the Graduate School of Social Work for information on requirements, prerequisites, and application at the beginning of their sophomore year. Students interested in this 3/2 program in Human Development/Social Work should apply to the Graduate School of Social Work before the end of their sophomore year. Please contact the Office of Admissions, Graduate School of Social Work, Boston College, McGuinn Hall, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, 617-552-4024. 282 The Boston College Catalog 2006-2007 EDUCATION

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