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Degree Requirements
General Education:
- General Education: Prior to beginning or completing the program, students must have taken, at either the graduate or undergraduate level, coursework in these six areas:
- Arts (music theory, art history or appreciation, theater appreciation)
- Humanities (languages, linguistics, religion, literature, philosophy, classics, history)
- Mathematics (math, statistics)
- Science (life, earth and space, physical, or environmental)
- Technology (computer science or a technology-based course in a discipline)
- Social Science (psychology, sociology, anthropology, economics, political science, history)
- Biological Science Specialization: Before teacher certification can be recommended, the student must have completed a major (at least 30 credits) in a life science (biology, zoology, botany, physiology, or others). The coursework should be distributed among zoology, botany, physiology, microbiology, and genetics. At least 12 credits in one biological science must be taken at the 300 or 400 level. Students must consult with their science adviser to determine if additional coursework in science is required.
Liberal Arts:
The total number of credits in coursework in Liberal Arts, including the major, must be at least 90. Neither Education courses, nor any other vocationally-oriented coursework (accounting, engineering, etc.) may be counted toward the 90 liberal arts credits; no School 05 or School 15 courses may be included.
Professional Education:
| Year |
Professional Education Courses |
Graduate
Education
Credits |
First
Fall |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Crs |
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11:300:450G (15:256:550)
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Biology & Society |
3 |
| 05:300:401G |
Individual and Cultural Diversity in the Classroom |
3 |
| 05:300:306G |
Principles of Classroom Learning |
3 |
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9 |
First
Spring |
| 05:300:462G |
Demonstration and Technology in Science Education |
3 |
| 11:300:453G *(15:256:553) |
Teaching Life Science* |
3 |
| Grad LevelE |
Elective |
3 |
|
9 |
| Summer |
| 15:255:533 |
Assessment and Measurement for Teachers |
2 |
| 15:256:592 |
Research Internship in Science Education |
3 |
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5 |
Second
Fall |
| 15:255:534 |
Classroom Organization |
1 |
| 15:255:535** |
Internship in Teaching |
9 |
| 15:255:536 |
Internship Seminar |
3 |
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13 |
Second
Spring |
| 15:255:537 |
Education, Ethics, and Society |
3 |
| 15:256:556 |
Understanding Evolution: A Classroom Perspective |
3 |
| 15:255:538 |
Teacher as Researcher |
3 |
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9 |
| Total Credits |
45 |
| Notes: |
- GThis course has an undergraduate number. Be sure to register for it for graduate (G) credit.
- EElectives may be life science or science education. The selection must be approved by an advisor.
- *This course has a required field experience component.
- **One semester of supervised full-time teaching in the classroom of a cooperating teacher.
- Any coursework that needs to be taken in order to meet the general education or liberal arts requirements (listed above) will add to the 45 credits specified here.
- Courses listed in the Suggested Sequence of Courses for First Fall, First Spring, and Summer may be taken on a part-time basis and do not have to be taken in the exact order listed, although that order is recommended. However, all courses scheduled for those three semesters must be completed prior to the Teaching Internship semester. The courses listed for Second Spring may be taken only after the Internship.
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Portfolio:
Students must compile a portfolio of their best work to be submitted and evaluated at the end of the program. The contents of this portfolio are specified in the Student Policy and Procedures Handbook. (This requirement applies to students admitted March 2007 and after.)
Physiology, Hygiene, and Substance Abuse Issues:
During the Internship semester, students must either attend a series of seminars addressing issues of human physiology, hygiene, and substance abuse or must pass the official New Jersey Department of Education examination on these topics.
Praxis II:
Students seeking certification in biological sciences must achieve passing scores on the Biology: Content Knowledge (Test Code 20235), and General Science: Content Knowledge (Test Code 10431) Praxis II examinations.
Comprehensive Examination:
No comprehensive examination is required.
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