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30 School of Education At the end of the fourth year, students earn a bachelor's degree in their liberal arts major and special education without certification. The course of study continues through the following summer and academic year and cul- minates in a Master of Arts in Teaching degree. Graduates of the program are considered "highly qualified" teachers and therefore meet current requirements for obtaining employment in New Jersey school districts. Admission Requirements: Only students who have completed a bachelor's degree in the Special/Elementary Education program at TCNJ may matriculate into SPEC_MAT02. Students must have a GPA of 3.0 to matriculate into the fifth-year portion of the program. Passing score on a State approved test of basic skills (e.g.) GRE or Praxis Core—not the same as the Praxis exam for certification). For more information visit the certification website here: http://education.tcnj.edu/offices-partnerships/certification/. Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects Praxis II (5001) (Must be completed in the final semester of the senior year) Graduation Requirements: Cumulative GPA of 3.0 in the MAT program Completion of all departmental requirements/prerequisites—31 credits Grade of B or better in Internship II Required Courses: 15 cr. SPED 664/Research in Special Education SPED 522/Remedial Instruction SPED 515/ Multicultural Social Studies Instruction for Students with Disabilities SPED 521/Assistive Technology EDUC 513/Collaboration, Consultation, and Partnership Field Experience 7 cr. *SPED 695/Internship II: Student Teaching SPED 597/Special Topics: Seminar Specialty Electives 9 cr. Track I-BVI Specialty SPED 675/ Research on Implications of Blindness and Visual Impairment SPED 673/Literary Braille and Methods for Instruction SPED 672/Strategies for Teaching Students Who are B/VI Track II-Literacy Specialty SPED 609/ Assessment and Remediation of Severe Reading Disabilities RDLG 571/Language and Teaching Reading RDLG 579/Content Area Literacy Track III-Complex Disabilities SPED 648/Positive Behavior Supports for Extreme Behaviors SPED 597/ Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders: Best Practices SPED 631/Transition and Community Based Instruction Comprehensive Examination: SPED 700 *Eligibility for Student Teaching: In order to be eligible for student teaching, a student needs to meet the following criteria: n Minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher n Demonstrate acceptable levels of teaching performance/proficiency in SPE 490. Minimum grade of "B" required in SPE 490. n Overall satisfactory performance on the Teaching Performance Assessment in SPE 490. A rating of satisfactory being defined as: No concerns have been indicated on the student's teaching performance either by the instructor, field supervisor, or cooperating teacher. The candidate has been rated as proficient or higher in all of the criteria. n Overall satisfactory performance on the Professional Dispositions Assessment in SPE 490. A rating of satisfactory being defined as: No concerns have been indicated on the student's dispositions either by the instructor, field supervisor, or cooperating teacher. The candidate has been rated as proficient or higher in all of the criteria. n Student has taken the Praxis II for Elementary Education (currently test # 5001). See the following URL for more information on this test: http://www.ets.org/praxis/nj/requirements. n The Department of Special Education, Language and Literacy main- tains the right and has the responsibility to dismiss students from the major who have not made satisfactory progress toward completing the major components of the program, i.e., successful ratings on the Teaching Performance Assessment Rubric and the Professional Dispositions Rubric as well as fulfilling all other department require- ments or expectations. Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing/Elementary Education (DHHA_MAT01)— Five-Year Program (for TCNJ students only—Full Five-Year Undergraduate/Graduate Program) Barbara K. Strassman, Coordinator, Graduate Program in Deaf and Hard of Hearing/ Elementary Education (MAT) The Department of Special Education, Language, and Literacy offers a program that prepares students to be teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. This five-year program, featuring a double major with dual certification, culminates in a Master of Arts in Teaching degree and New Jersey teaching certifications in education of the deaf and hard of hearing and in elementary education. The program meets the standards and requirements of: Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) New Jersey State Department of Education Council on the Education of the Deaf (CED) At the end of the fourth year, students earn a bachelor's degree in their liberal arts major and in education of the deaf and hard of hearing without certification. The course of study continues through the fol- lowing summer and academic year and culminates in a Master of Arts in Teaching degree. Graduates of the program are then eligible for certifica- tions as Teacher of the Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Oral/Aural Teacher of the Deaf or Hard of Hearing Sign Language Communication and Elementary School Teacher in Grades K-6, all subjects. Candidates are also "highly qualified" to teach any category of learners in grades K–6. Above the 6th grade level, candidates are eligible for employment as support and resource teachers, as well as consultative capacities including supple - mental instruction to deaf or hard of hearing students. Depending upon college course work and examinations passed, candidates may be eligible for additional endorsements (certificates), enabling them to teach all stu- dents in subject areas above the 6th grade instructional level, where eligi- bility for employment varies with the nature of the teaching position and school/districts' classification of learners related to the position. Admission Requirements: Only students who have completed a bachelor's degree in the Deaf/ Elementary Education program at TCNJ may matriculate into the MAT. Students must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 to matriculate into the MAT portion of the program. Passing score on a State approved test of basic skills (e.g.) GRE or Praxis Core—not the same as the Praxis exam for certification). For more information visit the certification website here: http://education.tcnj.edu/offices-partnerships/certification/. 218503_001-086_r5ri.indd 30 9/14/15 10:17 AM

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