BA/BS in Education, Other

Students at Mount Holyoke who want to work with children can pair psychology with education in a single major, which comes in two versions. The larger version, at sixty credits, is built around the coursework needed to seek state teaching licensure for early childhood or elementary classrooms. The smaller version, at forty-four credits, covers the same academic territory but does not lead to a license. Education is not offered as a standalone major. Those who prefer a lighter commitment can add a minor in education that includes the licensure sequence, which gives a second route into the college's licensure process. Anyone thinking about licensure should meet early with the coordinator for teacher licensure across the Five Colleges, ideally before the midpoint of sophomore year. That conversation covers the requirements, the application steps, and how to plan courses so that licensure remains achievable within four years of undergraduate study.