Undergraduate Education Division

Welcome to the Undergraduate Education Division at Lesley University!

There is a reason that more teachers choose Lesley University for their education than any other private school is Massachusetts. Lesley has been a leader in educating high-quality teachers for over 100 years. Here, learning is a partnership: between teacher and student, between educators and administrators, and among families and communities.

As a student, you will collaborate with expert faculty, work with experienced student teacher mentors, and benefit from field-based opportunities that Lesley offers at more than 100 public, private and charter schools in urban and suburban settings. We will help you to engage in real world learning, to connect theory and practice in ways that create a more meaningful learning experience for you, and for the students you teach.

School administrators and hiring managers across the country place a high value on Lesley-educated teachers; well over 90% of program participants who wish to teach find positions immediately upon graduation. This extraordinarily high placement rate is also made possible by the school’s policy that all students pass their required Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure exams before they begin their practicum senior year. The University offers MTEL preparation workshops free to Lesley undergraduate students.

Lesley’s education programs lead to initial licensure as a teacher in Massachusetts. Through an interstate contract agreement, students earning initial licensure are also authorized to teach in 49 other states.  

Lesley’s strong community ties are essential to the strong performance of our graduates. Because our faculty, students and mentor teachers are learning and working in hundreds of schools every day, we have first-hand knowledge of what students need to succeed as teachers in today’s classrooms.

In addition, the small classes in Lesley’s undergraduate Education
Division (6-20 students on average) foster active classroom participation and faculty relationships that are more akin to mentorships and in many cases, friendships.

I hope to see you here at Lesley.

Dr. Mary Beth Lawton
Division Director
Education Division
College of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies