Coordinator:
Dr. Sharon Ryan (732-932-7496, ext. 8114; email: sr247@rci.rutgers.edu)
The Graduate School of Education offers a postbaccalaureate master's degree/initial teacher certification program in Elementary Education
. The program requires that a student have a bachelor's degree with a major appropriate to the area of licensure, 90 credits in liberal arts, and satisfaction of the general education distribution. The requirements needed to satisfy the general education distribution can be found in the Office of Academic Services, Room 110, Graduate School of Education (732-932-7496, ext. 8132).
The specific program requirements are as follows:
Elementary Education (24 credits)
15:251:578 Theories & Practices of Early Childhood Education (3)
15:251:671 Practicum in Early Elementary Teaching (0)
15:251:672 Practicum in Upper Elementary Teaching (0)
15:254:543 Teaching Elementary School Math I (3)
15:256:554 Science in the Elementary School (3)
15:257:564 Social Studies in the Elementary School (3)
15:295:512 Introduction to Child Psychology (3)
15:299:514 Literacy Development in the Early Years (3)
15:299:516 Teaching Reading in Elementary Schools (3)
Graduate Level Elective (3)
Common Professional Education Core (15 credits)
05:300:306 Principles of Classroom Learning (3)
05:300:401 Individual and Cultural Diversity in the Classroom (3)
15:255:533 Assessment and Measurement for Teachers (2)
15:255:534 Classroom Organization (1)
15:255:537 Education, Ethics, and Society (3)
15:255:538 Teacher as Researcher (3)
Internship in Teaching (12 credits)
15:255:535 Internship in Teaching (9)
15:255:536 Internship Seminar (3)
