Program Completion Requirements

Students must have:

• earned a bachelor's degree with an appropriate major for area of certification;

• submitted a portfolio/writing requirement or passed a comprehensive examination if required by their program;

• satisfied the general education distribution;


• completed 60 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.]); School 05 (Graduate School of Education undergraduate) or School 15 (Graduate School of Education graduate) courses may not be included; (NOTE: Students admitted prior to February 1, 2017, are required to complete 90 liberal arts credits);

• satisfied the physiology and hygiene requirement (administered by the Office of Student and Academic Services [OSAS]) during the final spring semester);


• achieved a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 in the master's degree; (NOTE: Students admitted prior to February 1, 2017, are required to achieve a minimum GPA of 2.75);

• submitted a portfolio of exemplary work; 


• satisfied the New Jersey State Department of Education requirement for training in the prevention of harassment, intimidation, and bullying (HIB); and

• satisfied all requirements listed on the program control sheet.

NOTE: Courses used to satisfy the general education distribution and 60 credits in liberal arts may be satisfied at Rutgers University or at another accredited college or university (including community colleges). The credits do NOT need to be transferred to your Rutgers transcript, but you must submit an original transcript to the OSAS once a grade is posted.

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