A good teacher can make all the difference in a person’s life – as a child, and later as an adult. Recent studies have shown that good teachers increase the likelihood that a student will score higher on tests, attend college, earn a higher salary, live in a better neighborhood, even save more for retirement.
At Bridgewater, one of our primary goals as a university is to prepare excellent teachers who have the potential to change lives. This department prepares teacher candidates for successful careers in the fields of elementary education and early childhood education.
BA, MEd, Bridgewater State College
EdD, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
BS, Clark University
MA, Assumption College
CAGS, Lesley College
DEd, University of Massachusetts at Lowell
BS, Iowa State University
MEd, Worcester State College
EdD, Nova Southeastern University
BS, EdD, Central Connecticut State University
MAT, Connecticut College
BS, State University of New York at Brockport
MS, PhD, Syracuse University
BA, MEd, Northeastern University
EdD, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
BEd, MEd, PhD, University of Florida
BA, Rice University
MA, PhD, University of Washington
BS, University of Maine
MEd, Utah State University
PhD, The Ohio State University
BSc, Salem State College
MEd, Bridgewater State College
PhD, University of Bath
BA, Curry College
MS, Central Connecticut College
DEd, Boston College
BA, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
MEd, University of Maryland
EdD, University of Massachusetts at Lowell
The department offers BSE programs in Elementary Education and Early Childhood Education (with the option to concentrate in Teaching Students with or without Disabilities or Early Education and Care), and a BSE in Elementary Education/M.Ed. Special Education dual licensure program. We also offer Post Baccalaureate Programs in Elementary Education and Early Childhood Teacher, a CAGS/Reading program, and M.Ed programs in Elementary Education (three variations, depending on licensure goals), Early Childhood Education and Reading.
Next to parents, elementary and early childhood teachers can be the single most influential factor in a child’s development. We are proud to be training teachers whose impact will be both positive and enduring.
