Accreditation and Program Approval Information

In order to achieve high standards of excellence, we encourage the development of teachers who are knowledgeable, skillful, caring, inclusive, ethical and professional. The philosophy, goals and purposes of our programs are consistent with professional standards established by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as required for approval of programs to prepare candidates for teacher licensure and for reciprocal licensure through the Interstate Certification Compact. 

Letters of Program Approval and Recognition

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Program Approval

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Sheltered English Immersion Approval

Educator Preparation Program Data

Aggregated data for all Massachusetts approved educator preparation programs, including Framingham State University, is published on the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education website.

Framingham State University Educator Preparation Program General Data

Institution Data: Faculty and Staff Data 

Cost of Attendance: FSU Tuition and Fees 

To learn more about employment rates in all of our program areas, see below: 


College of Education and Social and Behavioral Sciences

Susan Dargan, PhD
Dean of Education and Social and Behavioral Sciences

O'Connor Hall 302
508 626 4867 (Phone)
508 626 4040 (Fax)

sdargan@framingham.edu