Coordinator: Peter J. Bastardo: Waller Hall, Room 209, 932-9164 (bastardo@rci.rutgers.edu)
The teacher education program is available as a minor course of study
open to students at Cook College. This minor is a prerequisite or
"gateway" to a fifth year of study in the university's Graduate School
of Education, which culminates in a master`s degree with New Jersey
certification as a teacher of science or agriculture.
Students
in the teacher education minor make application to the Graduate School
of Education during the spring term of the junior year. If accepted,
graduate level study begins the summer after graduation with program
completion, including student teaching, projected to occur by the
following May. At the undergraduate level, a minimum of 30 credits is
required in life science (e.g., biology, animal, plant etc.), physical
science (e.g., physics, chemistry), or agricultural science. The
professional education courses (listed below) are treated as
unspecified elective credits in the student's major program.
The teacher education minor is also appropriate for students who may
not wish to pursue a master's degree or teacher certification but wish
to explore courses and other types of careers in education including
environmental/outdoor education and agricultural/extension education.
Required courses (15)
05:300:200 Exploring Teaching as a Profession (3)
05:300:306 Educational Psychology: Principles of Classroom Learning (3)
05:300:401 Individual and Cultural Diversity in the Classroom (3) *
11:300:416 Environmental Education in the School Curriculum (3)
05:300:462 Demonstration and Technology in Science Education (3)
Two additional courses in one of the following strands:
1. Life Science Strand (6)
11:300:450 Biology and Society (3)
11:300:453 Teaching Life Science (3)
2. Physical Science Strand (6)
05:256:551 Development of Ideas in Physical Science (3)
05:256:552 Teaching Physical Science (3)
3. Agricultural Science Strand (6)
11:300:425 Development of Ideas in Teaching Agriculture (3)
11:300:426 Teaching Agriculture (3)
Note: Students must also complete certain general education
courses required for New Jersey teacher certification and admittance to
the Graduate School of Education's program. A list of these courses is
available in the Teacher Education Office. Chosen carefully, these
courses may also satisfy the college's degree requirements. Upon spring
graduation, students accepted into the Graduate School of Education's
program will take 5 credits in the summer, 13 credits in the fall that
include student teaching, and 12 credits in the spring to complete the
program. Please consult with the teacher education coordinator, Dr.
Peter J. Bastardo, for additional details.
