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Psychology and Education

Mount Holyoke College · South Hadley, MA

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Program
Award
Psychology and Education
Total credits (published)
40
Catalog edition
Catalog 2026-27
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The Psychology and Education department offers two options within the Psychology and Education major and a minor in Education. Within the major, Option I requires a minimum of 60 credits and leads toward teacher licensure in early childhood education (PreK–2) or elementary education (1–6); Option II requires a minimum of 44 credits and does not lead toward licensure. No major is offered in education alone. The minor in education (with teacher licensure) provides students with another route to completing the course work necessary for applying to Mount Holyoke’s teacher licensure programs.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
166939
CourseShelf checklist
CK_166939_4c4c3c28_1
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Option I: Leading to Teacher Licensure in Early Childhood or Elementary Education

15 items
  1. A 100-level psychology course
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  2. PSYCH 201
    4
  3. PSYCH 204
    4
  4. PSYCH 230
    4
  5. PSYCH 233
    4
  6. EDUC 205
    4
  7. EDUC 263
    4
  8. One course at the 200 or 300 level in Area D (perception, cognition, and language) or Area E (biological bases of behavior) of the psychology curriculum
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  9. At least one course at the 200 or 300 level in psychology in Area A (social psychology) or Area B (personality and abnormal psychology) or Areas D or E (whichever area was not selected to complete the Area D or E requirement above)
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  10. One Psychology laboratory at the 300 level, if not completed in meeting the Area requirements above 1,2
    Not resolved to a course
    0-4
  11. EDUC 300
    4
  12. EDUC 320
    Observing and Assisting in Inclusive Classrooms
    As published: “Observing and Assisting in Inclusive Classrooms (junior or senior year)”
    2
  13. EDUC 325
    4
  14. EDUC 322
    4
  15. EDUC 323
    10

Option II: Not Leading to Teacher Licensure

10 items
  1. A 100-level psychology course
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  2. PSYCH 201
    4
  3. PSYCH 204
    4
  4. PSYCH 230
    4
  5. PSYCH 233
    4
  6. EDUC 205
    4
  7. One additional course at the 200 or 300 level in Area D (perception, cognition, and language) or Area E (biological bases of behavior) of the psychology curriculum
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  8. At least one course at the 200 or 300 level in psychology in Area A (social psychology) or Area B (personality and abnormal psychology) or Areas D or E (whichever area was not selected to complete the Area D or E requirement above)
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  9. One Psychology laboratory course at the 300 level 1, 2
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  10. 8 additional credits in psychology above the 100 level. These credits must be at the 300 level, unless 12 other 300-level credits were completed in meeting Area requirements 3
    Not resolved to a course
    8

Requirements for the Education Minor Specific to the Early Childhood and Elementary Teaching License With a Major in Any Discipline Other than Psychology and Education

major core · 10 items
  1. PSYCH 230
    4
  2. PSYCH 233
    4
  3. EDUC 205
    4
  4. EDUC 263
    4
  5. EDUC 300
    4
  6. EDUC 320
    2
  7. EDUC 325
    4
  8. EDUC 322
    4
  9. EDUC 323
    10
  10. An additional course as required for your level:
    Not resolved to a course
    4

PSYCH-331 for early childhood (PreK–2) applicants

0 items

    Required Courses for the Education Minor Specific to Teaching Licenses in Middle or Secondary Education, Foreign Language, Dance, Music, Theater, or Visual Art

    9 items
    1. PSYCH 230
      4
    2. PSYCH 233
      4
    3. EDUC 205
      4
    4. EDUC 263
      4
    5. EDUC 320
      2
    6. EDUC 330
      4
    7. EDUC 331
      10
    8. EDUC 333
      4
    9. A subject-specific methods of teaching course at one of the Five Colleges
      Not resolved to a course
      4

    Teacher Licensure Programs

    0 items

      Early childhood education (PreK–2)

      0 items

        Elementary education (1–6)

        0 items

          Biology (8-12)

          0 items

            Chemistry (8-12)

            0 items

              Earth and space science (8-12)

              0 items

                English (5-12)

                0 items

                  History and social science (5-12)

                  0 items

                    Mathematics (5-8 and 8-12)

                    0 items

                      Physics (8-12)

                      0 items

                        World language (5-12) in Spanish and French

                        0 items

                          Latin & classical humanities (5-12)

                          0 items

                            Dance (all levels)

                            0 items

                              Music (all levels)

                              0 items

                                Theater (all levels)

                                0 items

                                  Visual arts (PreK-8 and 5-12)

                                  0 items
                                    Source. Mount Holyoke College, catalog Catalog 2026-27 — http://catalog.mtholyoke.edu/areas-study/psychology-education/. Captured page pages/0031.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.