塞勒姆州立大学教育学院为成为马萨诸塞州的持牌教师提供了多种途径。作为本科4加1计划的一部分，仅研究生许可计划或医学博士学位，成功完成初始许可计划。或MAT将导致获得初始许可的认可。但是，许多研究生课程选项使参与者可以在该课程的途中直接在州内申请初步许可，而硕士学位课程则允许完成者在三年的教学经验后无需任何额外的研究生工作即可从州申请专业执照。 。结合了学士和硕士4加1基础课程的目的是将经过专业准备的，经验丰富的老师带入我们的公立学校教室。我们的计划结合了我们在合作学校的严格的早期经验以及严格的学术期望。
Salem State University School of Education offers multiple paths to becoming a licensed teacher in Massachusetts. Successfully completing an initial licensure program as part of the undergraduate 4 plus1 program, in a graduate licensure only program, or as an M.Ed. or MAT will result in receiving an endorsement for initial licensure. However, many of the graduate program options enable participants to apply for a preliminary license directly with the state partway through the program and the master's degree programs allow completers to apply for professional licensure from the state after three years of teaching experience without any additional graduate work. The combined bachelors and masters 4 plus 1 elementary program is designed to send expertly prepared, experienced teachers into our public school classrooms. Our program combines intensive, early experiences in our partner schools with rigorous academic expectations.