Students choosing this option must make a formal application for admission to the Middle and Secondary Education (MSE) Department. Prior to taking education courses, all prerequisites must be met. See the description under the College of Education.
General Education 42
Foundations Requirements 13
GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).
ENG 1030: Requires a grade of B- or better.
MATH 1054: A grade of C or higher is required. With qualifying placement test scores, this course may be substituted with an elective. If you place into MATH*0901 or MATH*1000, additional credits will be required beyond the 120 S.H.
Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 29
Humanities 9
ENG 2403: GE Distribution Course required of all students.
Select Two GE Approved courses from two areas below:
| Fine Arts or Art History | 3 |
| Philosophy or Religion | 3 |
| Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit) | 3 |
| Music or Theatre | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Social Sciences 9
HIST 1062: GE Distribution Course required of all students.
Select One GE Approved Social Science course from areas below:
| Economics or ES 1010 World Geography | 3 |
| Political Science | 3 |
| Sociology or Anthropology | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Science and Mathematics 11
Additional Required Courses 13-14
Additional Required Courses 13-14
PHYS 2091: Requires a grade of C or higher.
ID 2052: Must be completed prior to Clinical I.
Academic Major 64-65
Major Required Courses 24
All major required courses requires a grade of C or higher.
Major Electives 6-7
Major Elective courses require a grade of C or higher. Biology courses intended for Biology majors at 2000-4000 level are eligible as Biology Major Electives. Lecture courses must be taken concurrently or prior to the corresponding lab. Maximum of 2 credit for BIO 1996 and BIO 3900 are allowed. BIO 2402, BIO 2403, and BIO 2404 are excluded because these are non-major courses.
| Major Electives 3-4 | |
| Major Electives 2-3 | |
| Optional BIO 1996 Freshman Research 0-2 | |
Major/ GE Capstone Course 3
Requires a grade of C or higher.
Professional Education Courses 31
All Professional Education courses require a grade of B- or higher.
Sophomore Level
| EMSE 2801 | CLINICAL EXPERIENCE I IN SUBJECT AREA INSTRUCTION K-12 | 3 |
EMSE 2801: Requires a grade of B- or higher. Must be completed prior to Clinical I. Students may be required to apply for and acquire their substitute credential prior to completion of EMSE 2801.
Junior Level
| EDUC 3000 | CURRICULUM, EVALUATION AND THE LEARNER | 3 |
| EDUC 3401 | LANGUAGE ARTS/READING IN K-12 SUBJECT AREA TEACHING | 3 |
| EMSE 3122 | TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION | 3 |
Senior Level-First Semester
| EMSE 3230 | SCIENCE EDUCATION K-12 | 3 |
| EMSE 3903 | ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS | 1 |
| EMSE 4711 | CLINICAL I PRACTICE IN SUBJECT AREA K-12 | 3 |
EMSE 3230 and EMSE 3903: Should be completed in conjunction with Clinical I.
EMSE 4711: Requires submission of application for Clinical I prior to registration. Clinical I and II must be completed back-to-back and in consecutive semesters. Students are required to apply for and acquire their substitute credential prior to submitting an application for EMSE 4711.
Senior Level - Second Semester
EMSE 4811: Clinical I and II must be done back-to-back and in consecutive semesters.
Clinical II prerequisite: Passing score on the Praxis II: A passing score on the appropriate Praxis II score must be submitted to the advisor and the Office of Clinical Practice and Teacher Placement by the required deadline. No student may enter Clinical II unless the passing score is submitted as required.
As an NJDOE requirement, Clinical II must be done in the final semester prior to graduation and taken in conjunction with EDUC 4000, the capstone education class. Any additional coursework left to that final Clinical II semester is discouraged and may only be done with the written permission of the dean of education. All students are highly encouraged to complete all course requirements beyond EMSE 4811 and EDUC 4000 prior to this final Clinical II semester, as even a few remaining credits will delay NJDOE's issue date of the Certificate of Eligibility with Advanced Standing.