They never told me besides giving me a copy of the requirements for me to
figure it out on my own. Have you ever tried to call them? When I was trying
to get my license on my own, it was a major nightmare trying to get through to
them via phone. The wait time was sometimes over an hour. Once I completed
the program at Lesley University, they handled all the work with DOE. I was
trying to get the license for the same field that I had my undergraduate work.
After research, I learned that it is not common for DOE to deny and they
prefer working with an accredited program with a university.

On 10/13/09, Ted wrote:
> MV, why were you denied? Is this common? I assumed if you had the
> Bachelors degree and passed all the relivant MTEL tests, you'd
> autmatically qualify? Or were you hoping to teach a subject different
> from your undergrad major? Why were you denied?
>
>
>
> On 10/13/09, mv wrote:
>> After I went through all that work, they denied me and I had to enter a
>> prep program. $47K later, I am now a licensed teacher in my field.
>>
>> On 10/08/09, Ted wrote:
>>> I procured my B.S over 10 years ago,so doubt the university would
>>> still have syllabi from early 1990s courses....
>>>
>>> I thought to get a preliminary teachers licence, all I would need
>>> to do is pay the application fee, produce my undergrad
>>> transcript,grad course transcripts, and a transcript proving I
>>> passed the required MTEL tests.
>>>
>>> Are you serious that I might need to produce individual syllabi
>>> from classes I took as an undergrad? That's insane!!!!
>>>
>>> I'm left to wonder-are there people in MA who have fullfilled all
>>> the requirements needed to be a teacher, but due to the 'hamster
>>> wheel' insanity of red tape, are unable to get their teachers
>>> licence?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Ted
>>>
>>>
>>> On 10/08/09, same here wrote:
>>>> Same thing happened to me. When I applied for one of my licenses
>>>> online, I was still required to fax in over 50 pages of
>>>> documentation to back up why I should qualify for the particular
>>>> license. I was denied at first. I had to send in EVERY course
>>>> syllabus from my MEd program to prove that what was covered in the
>>>> degree program would qualify me for the license. I just completed
>>>> the MEd through a state school in MA, too! It was ridiculous.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 10/08/09, MV wrote:
>>>>> I recommend that you snail-mail or hand deliver or certified
>>>>> delivery of U.S. postal with anything to DOE. Most of it is
>>>>> done online with the ELAR system, but they demanded a portfolio
>>>>> from me. I thought it was a waste of time and money.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 10/08/09, TCD wrote:
>>>>>> Is the application for a preliminary teachers licence done
>>>>>> all online these days- or will I need to snail-mail (or
>>>>>> hand deliver) hard copies of my college degree and MTEL
>>>>>> scores?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Many thanks

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