Coordinator:
Dr. Eugenia Etkina (848-932-0783; email: eugenia.etkina@gse.rutgers.edu)
Please visit the website.
Pre-Admission Core Courses (6.5 credits)
05:300:200
Introduction to Education (3)
05:300:201
Introduction to Education Field Based Lab - Clinical Experience (.5)
05:300:306
Introduction to Educational Psychology: Principles of Classroom Learning (3)
Physical Science Education (15 credits)
05:300:462 Demonstration and Technology in Science Teaching (3)
15:256:551 Development of Ideas in Physical Science (3)
15:256:552 Teaching and Assessment Physical Science (3)
15:256:557 Multiple Representations in Physical Science (3)
15:256:593 Topics in Engineering Education (3)
Common Professional Education Core (15 credits)
05:300:450 Urban Education I (1.5)
05:300:451 Urban Education II (1.5)
05:300:452 Teaching
Emerging Bilinguals in the K-12 Classroom I (1.5)
05:300:453 Teaching
Emerging Bilinguals in the K-12
Classroom II (1.5)
15:255:534 Classroom
Organization for the Inclusive and Special Classroom (3)
15:293:523 Inclusive
Teaching in Education (3)
Choose one from the following:
15:255:539 Communities, Schools, and Social Justice (3)
15:253:540 Teaching
English Language Learners (3)
05:300:406 Community-Based
Language Learning (3)
Clinical Experience
(19.5 credits)
05:300:498 Clinical Experience Phase 1 (.5)
05:300:499 Clinical Practice Phase 2 (4)
15:255:535 Clinical Practice Phase 3 (9)
15:255:536 Clinical Practice Seminar (6)
Major Requirements
Every candidate for certification in physical science education must complete a full major in either chemistry, physics, or engineering and at least 15 credits in the other subject, or a major in chemical or biochemical engineering from the School of Engineering. Candidates for certification in physics education need to complete a major in physics, mechanical engineering, civil and environmental engineering, industrial and systems engineering, or materials science and engineering.
