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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, or dance appreciation)
- Humanities (languages, linguistics, religion, literature, philosophy, classics, history)
- Mathematics (two courses - one college level math course and one course selected from math, statistics, or a quantitative methods course in the student's major or minor department)
- Science (life, earth and space, physical, or environmental - two courses including at least one in the biological sciences)
- Technology (computer science or a technology-based course in a discipline)
- Social Science (psychology, sociology, anthropology, economics, political science, history)
Liberal Arts Specialization: Before teacher certification can be recommended, the student must have completed at least 60 credits in liberal arts coursework. Neither education courses, nor any vocationally-oriented coursework (accounting, engineering, etc.) may be counted towards the 60 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 |
| 15:299:514 |
Literacy Development in the Early Years |
3 |
| 15:254:543 |
Background for Teaching Elementary School Mathematics I |
3 |
| 15:251:578 |
Theories & Practices in Early Childhood Education |
3 |
| 15:295:512 |
Intro to Child Psychology: Infancy through Adolescence |
3 |
| 15:251:671 |
Practicum in Early Elementary Teaching* |
0 |
|
12 |
First
Spring |
| 15:299:516 |
Teaching Reading in the Elementary School |
3 |
| 15:256:554 |
Science in the Elementary School |
3 |
| 15:257:564 |
Social Studies in the Elementary School |
3 |
| 05:300:306G |
Educational Psychology: Principles of Classroom Learning |
3 |
| 15:251:672 |
Practicum in Upper Elementary Teaching* |
0 |
|
12 |
| Summer |
| 05:300:401G |
Individual and Cultural Diversity in the Classroom |
3 |
| 15:255:533 |
Assessment and Measurement for Teachers |
2 |
|
5 |
Second
Fall |
| 15:255:534 |
Classroom Organization |
1 |
| 15:255:535 |
Teaching Internship** |
9 |
| 15:255:536 |
Teaching Internship Seminar |
3 |
|
13 |
Second
Spring |
| 15:255:537 |
Education, Ethics, and Society |
3 |
| 15:255:538 |
Teacher as Researcher |
3 |
| Grad Level |
Elective# |
3 |
|
9 |
| Total Credits |
51 |
| Notes: |
- GThis course has an undergraduate number. Be sure to register for it for graduate (G) credit.
- *This course has a required field experience component.
- **One semester of supervised full-time teaching in the classroom of a cooperating teacher.
- #Course must be 300-level or above to count towards graduate credits. 300- and 400-level courses must be registered for with a G-prefix.
- 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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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 elementary education must achieve a passing score on the Elementary Education: Content Knowledge (Test Code 10014) Praxis II examination.
Comprehensive Examination:
No comprehensive examination is required.
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