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Elementary Education

This major is intended for transfer to a bachelor’s degree program for Grades 1-6 teacher licensure.

Learning Outcomes

Curriculum

Career and Transfer Outlook

Teacher licensure programs at four-year colleges and universities are looking for well-prepared transfer applicants who want to teach in the elementary grades. School districts everywhere are experiencing teacher shortages for elementary classrooms. MassBay students who complete the Elementary Education curriculum transfer smoothly and have job opportunities waiting for them after obtaining a DECE teaching license through their transfer institution.