Students must have
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earned a bachelor's degree with an
appropriate major for area of certification;
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submitted a portfolio/writing requirement or passed
a comprehensive examination if required by their program;
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satisfied the general education distribution;
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completed 90 credits in liberal arts (these credits can include courses in the major but cannot include courses in professional education and/or other vocationally oriented coursework [accounting, engineering, etc.]); no School 05 (Graduate School of Education undergraduate) or School 15 (Graduate School of Education graduate) courses may be included;
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satisfied the physiology and hygiene requirement
(during their 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);
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achieved a cumulative grade-point average of 2.75 in the master's
degree;
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submitted a portfolio of exemplary work; and
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satisfied the New Jersey State Department of Education requirement for training in the prevention of harassment, intimidation, and bullying (HIB).
NOTE:
courses used to satisfy the general education distribution and 90 credits in liberal arts MUST be on a transcript from a regionally accredited two- or four-year college or university.
