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Degree Requirements
Major:
Every candidate for the certification in English Education must complete a full major in English.
General Education:
Students are required to complete coursework in each of the following areas. It is highly recommended that you coordinate the elements of this list with those of the general distribution requirements of your undergraduate college to make the most efficient use of your time.
- 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)
- Foreign Language (two semesters or demonstrated competence equal to the second semester)
- Psychology
- 01:830:101 General Psychology
- 01:830:333 Adolescent Psychology
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 |
Undergrad.
Education
Credits |
Graduate
Education
Credits |
Sophomore
OR
Junior
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| Course # |
Course Title |
Crs |
| 05:300:200* |
Exploring Teaching as a Profession |
3 |
| 05:300:306 |
Principles of Classroom Learning |
3 |
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6 |
N/A |
Senior
Fall
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| 05:300:421 |
Language and Linguistics I |
3 |
| 05:300:422* |
Teaching Literature: Readers, Texts, and Contents |
3 |
| 05:252:513 |
Differentiating Instruction in the English Language Arts |
3 |
|
9 |
N/A |
Senior
Spring |
| 05:300:401 |
Individual and Cultural Diversity in the Classroom |
3 |
| 05:300:423* |
Teaching Writing: Social and Cognitive Dimensions |
3 |
|
6 |
N/A |
| Summer |
| 15:252:521 |
Teachers as Writers |
3 |
| 15:255:533 |
Assessment and Measurement for Teachers |
2 |
|
N/A |
5 |
Fifth
Year
Fall |
| 15:255:534 |
Classroom Organization |
1 |
| 15:255:535** |
Internship in Teaching |
9 |
| 15:255:536 |
Internship Seminar |
3 |
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N/A |
13 |
Fifth
Year
Spring |
| 15:255:537 |
Education, Ethics, and Society |
3 |
| 15:255:538 |
Teacher as Researcher |
3 |
| Grad Level |
Elective |
3 |
| Grad Level |
Elective |
3 |
|
N/A |
12 |
| Total Credits |
21 |
30 |
| Notes: |
- *This course has a required field experience component.
- **One semester of supervised full-time teaching in the classroom of a cooperating teacher.
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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 English must achieve a passing score on the English Language, Literature, and Composition: Content Knowledge (Test Code 10041) Praxis II examination.
Comprehensive Examination:
No comprehensive examination is required. In the spring of their first year, students receive an end-of-program writing assignment due March 1 of their final semester.
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