Degree Requirements

School of Education Policy

SED Literacy Test Policy for the 2010–2011 Academic Year

All students entering SED/Boston University undergraduate and graduate programs for the first time in the fall of 2010, as well as those sophomores who have not yet taken the test, are now exempt from the literacy test requirement.

Current juniors and seniors (who matriculated at SED under the old policy) are required to pass the SED Literacy Test with scores of 70% correct in both the Reading and Writing sections in order to graduate. In addition, Boston University undergraduates transferring into SED before September 1, 2010, matriculated into BU under the old policy and therefore need to earn a 70% overall score on the SED Literacy Test for admission, as well as a 2.6 or higher grade point average.

All students are invited to take the SED Literacy Test as practice for the MTEL. In addition, the traditional rounds of workshops on grammar/mechanics, summary, and essay writing will be offered after each of the test sittings; all Boston University students are welcome to attend. Information about workshops will be posted on the website (www.bu.edu/sed/current-student/literacy-test/) after the September 2010 exam.