(Formerly Education 300)

Web Site: http://teacherprep.camden.rutgers.edu

Teacher Preparation Program

Director: Donald J. Rainey, B.A., LaSalle; M.A., Pittsburgh

Associate Director: Louis J. Fuller, B.A., Lebanon Valley College; M.A., Rowan

The Teacher Preparation Program coordinates course work leading to New Jersey Teacher Certification in the elementary school and/or subject matter field.  All students seeking teacher certification must major in a liberal arts discipline. Postbaccalaureate students seeking teacher certification must have completed a B.A. degree or, if a B.S. degree has been earned, complete 30 credits in an appropriate liberal arts concentration.

A student who applies for elementary school certification will be state-licensed as "Teacher of Elementary Education."  The elementary certificate enables one to teach through grade eight.

Subject matter certification (also sometimes referred to as "secondary" or "nongraded" certification) is offered in the following fields: art, biological sciences, English, ESL (in conjunction with another area of certification), French, German, mathematics, music, physical sciences (chemistry or physics major), social studies, Spanish, and speech arts and dramatics (theater arts major). Although most holders of a subject matter certificate seek to teach in a middle school or high school environment, the certificate actually allows the holder to teach that subject only in all grades.

Periodic adjustments to the program may occur over time. It is the responsibility of all students in the program to keep informed of all program modifications on a regular basis by visiting the Teacher Preparation Program office and through regular visits to the program web site.