MS/CAGS Program Timeline

Year 1
September Attend program orientation meeting
November- Prepare your resume for practicum; identify a sample report or work sample
December (if requested by site); attend initial practicum information session
*resume resources: https://www.apa.org/gradpsych/2015/01/curriculum-vitae;
https://www.psychology.org/resources/resume-guide/
January Apply to and interview with practicum sites in K-8 buildings
March Practicum lock-in date for committing to a site
Submit the practicum Qualtrics survey with NEU
April- June Complete 75-hour pre-practicum
May-June Pass the MTEL: Massachusetts Teachers Communication and Literacy
Skills tests by mid-late June
Year 2
September Attend program orientation meeting
September- Start preparing portfolio documents/reflections: (a) create dropbox; (b)
December create folders; (c) follow the table and put assignments into the appropriate
folders; (d) review reflection template and start generating reflections
December Prepare for internship: (a) update resume; (b) recruit recommendation letters
or names; © identify work samples to submit if requested by sites
December Submit End of Semester Practicum Paperwork
- Supervisor submitted evaluation in evalue
- Time tracking hours and report in evalue
- Evaluation of seminar leader in evalue
January Internship interviews
January-March Write comprehensive portfolio: (a) complete uploading of assignments into
appropriate folders; (b) download supervisor evaluation from e-value; (c )
finalize reflections
March Receive student and faculty reviewers for portfolio
April Submit End of Semester Practicum Paperwork
- Time tracking hours and report in evalue
- Supervisor submitted evaluation in evalue
- Evaluation of seminar leader in evalue
- Evaluation of supervisor and field site in evalue
April Submit portfolio to peer reviewer
Write feedback for a peer’s portfolio
Edit portfolio to incorporate peer feedback
May Submit portfolio to faculty reviewer
Edit portfolio to incorporate faculty feedback
June Submit portfolio
June Submit by June 15th:
- Northeastern transcript to program director
- Copy of faculty ratings and comments on portfolio
- End of Year Practicum Form
 - Practicum Documentation Form
- Internship Clearance Form
Year 3
September Submit internship agreement form
Submit internship training plan
December Submit time tracking report for the Fall semester
Submit seminar course evaluation
April Complete and pass the PRAXIS by April 1
May Submit time tracking report for the Spring semester
Submit seminar course evaluation
Complete Assessment of Internship Site
June Submit the following:
- Transcript
- End of Year Internship Form
- MA DESE Form
- NCSP Internship Verification Form
- Educator Licensure Information Sheet: Request for Initial License
- Confirmation of completed application for DESE licensure
- Confirmation of payment for initial DESE license
- Certification Clearance Form