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32 School of Education Graduation Requirements: Cumulative grade point average of 3.0 in the MAT program Completion of all departmental requirements/prerequisites Required Courses: Summer I 9 cr. TCED 560/Integrative-STEM-I EPSY 524/Adolescent Development and Learning SCED 590/Content Area Methods [TCED 592 for Technology Education] Fall I 9 cr. SCED 694/Pedagogy and Practice I SCED 578/Equity and Diversity in Public Education TCED 591/MATH 590/PHYS 570/BIOL 570/CHEM 570, Curr. Content course Spring I 12 cr. SCED 695/Pedagogy and Practice II SPED 523/Content Literacy and Inclusion of Pupils with Disabilities at the Secondary Level SCED 667/Classroom Inquiry Summer II 3 cr. SCED 667/Classroom Inquiry-Continued TCED 660/Integrative-STEM-II Health and Physical Education Specialization (HPEM_MAT01) Anne Farrell, Coordinator, Graduate Program in Health and Physical Education, MAT The Master of Art in Teaching Health and Physical Education prepares students to become certified teachers in health/physical education in K–12 programs. The program requires all degree candidates to have completed 45 hours of undergraduate content specific course work. Within these 45 credits, 30 (minimum) must be specific to one of two specified content areas (physical education or health) and 15 credits (minimum) must be specific to the other content. Within the 45 credits, 12 credits (minimum) must be composed of upper level courses (300/400 level). The program is designed to allow a cohort of full-time students to complete the MAT in one calendar year beginning and ending with a summer session. Students who are employed full time may also elect to complete the program on a part-time basis. In order to become certified, students successfully completing the Master of Arts in Teaching program must take and pass the PRAXIS Examination in their area of specialization (Health and Physical Education) and must complete the state of New Jersey hygiene-physiological requirement. Admission Requirements: Bachelor's degree from an accredited or approved institution with a grade point average of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) Graduate Record Exam (GRE)—For test waiver information, please visit http://graduate.tcnj.edu/apply/. 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/. Present an undergraduate major (or 30 semester hours) in a liberal arts and science major or 60 semester-hour credits in liberal arts/ sciences course work Undergraduate program must include: English—two college-level courses minimum Mathematics—two college-level courses minimum Science—two college-level courses minimum Social Studies—two college-level courses minimum (one of the courses must be U.S. history) Graduation Requirements: Must meet undergraduate content area knowledge requirement of 30 credits A cumulative grade point average of 3.0 in the MAT program Completion of all departmental requirements/prerequisites Required content areas of study are: For primary content, five out of the following six areas must be studied and for secondary content, three out of the following six areas must be studied. Physical Education Foundations/Introductory Courses Health and Wellness Developmental* Individual, Dual, Group Activities* Human Structure Assessment and Evaluation An * denotes content area required. Required content areas of study are: For primary content, five out of the following six areas must be studied and for secondary content, three out of the following six areas must be studied. Health Comprehensive Health* Current Health and Wellness Family Living and Sexuality Drug Prevention and Abuse Nutrition Injury Prevention An * denotes content area required. Summer I 6 cr. EDUC 501/Exploring Teaching 3 EPSY 523/Psychology of Learning 3 Fall I 12 cr. HPEM 694/Internship I 3 RDLG 579/Content Area Literacy 3 HPEM 554/Curriculum and Program Construction in HPE 3 HPEM 590/ Methods of Elementary and Secondary HPE 3 Spring I 11 cr. EDUC 614/Creating and Sustaining Classroom Communities 3 HPEM 695/Internship II (Student Teaching) 6 HPEM 698/Seminar in HPE 2 EDUC 615/Capstone Experience: The Teaching Professional 0 Summer II 6 cr. EDUC 513/Collaboration, Consultation, and Partnerships 3 HPEM 653/Problems and Issues in HPE 3 HPEM 700/Comprehensive Examination 0 Special Education Specialization (SPEC_MAT01) Amy Dell, Coordinator, Graduate Program in Special Education (MAT) This Master of Arts in Teaching program is a 39-credit program that cul- minates in a master's degree along with dual certification in special edu- cation and elementary education. Encompassing skills in the areas of positive behavior supports, differentiated instruction, curriculum adap- tation, literacy, and math, this initial certification program provides stu- dents with a comprehensive repertoire of strategies designed to prepare them to teach diverse learners. Courses are based on the current best practices in the field. The program meets the standards and requirements of: Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation New Jersey State Department of Education Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) 244328_001-091_r1.indd 32 9/1/17 1:40 PM

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