You are immersed in real world professional experiences from day one at Lasell’s School of School of Humanities, Education, Justice & Social Sciences.

Here, find your path and follow your passion anywhere - from classroom teaching to criminal justice to psychology. Earn industry-recognized credentials within your courses, join award-winning student clubs, take part in hands-on teaching practicums and internships, and gain access to our alumni community, professional advisory board, and exclusive events and conferences.

Undergraduate Programs

Majors

• Criminal Justice

• Education

  • Early Childhood Licensure (pre-K to grade 2)

  • Elementary Education Licensure (grades 1-6)

  • Secondary Education Licensure and English (grades 5-12)

  • Secondary Education Licensure and History (grades 5-12)

  • Interdisciplinary Studies: Education, Curriculum, and Instruction

• Law & Public Affairs

• Legal Studies

• Psychology

Minors

• American Studies minor

• Child and Adolescent Studies minor

• Creative Writing minor

• Criminal Justice minor

• Diversity and Inclusion minor

• Forensic Criminology minor

• Gender, Sexuality, & Women's Studies minor

• History minor

• Human Rights minor

• Leadership in Civic Engagement minor

• Legal Studies minor

• Life Span Development minor

• Literature minor

• Political Science minor

• Psychology minor

• Sociology minor

• Spanish minor

• Womens Studies minor

• Youth and Crime minor

Get Career Ready

Go beyond the classroom and gain real-world experience to boost your resume. 

Practicum

Eduction students who are preparing to be teachers gain practical in-classroom experience in local urban and suburban schools.

Child Study Centers

Early Childhood Education students work with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers in Lasell’s two on-campus Holway Child Study Centers.

Tomorrow’s Teachers

Tomorrow's Teachers, a student-run and faculty-advised club on campus, provides peer mentorship, interclass collaboration and academic support through study groups and MTEL preparation.

Pre-Law Advising

Our Pre-Law advising program offers students guidance to students considering applying to law school. Students get insight about courses and extracurricular activities that will best prepare them for law school.

Presentations and Events

Faculty provide students the opportunity to conduct research and present at conferences with them such as at the American Psychological Association, Eastern Sociological Society, and more. Guests speakers come to campus to provide insight into their fields such as roundtables with professionals in the criminal justice field.

Study Aboard and Service Learning

Lasell has more than 60 semester study abroad programs in over 30 countries, international service-learning programs as well as domestic study away programs.

Gain Industry Experience

All Lasell students complete at least one internship. Students in this school have worked with:

• Attorney General's Office

• Boston Municipal Court

• Boston Police Department

• Dana Farber Cancer Institute

• Home for Little Wanderers

• Massachusetts State Police Crime Lab

• O'Neill & Associates Law Firm

• Paul Revere House

• REACH Beyond Domestic Violence

• The Second Step

• Suffolk Superior Court

• U.S. Marshal Services

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