2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Elementary Education - Middle School Certification with Teacher of Students with Disabilities Endorsements, B.A.: K-6 & 5-8 Option

Undergraduate Degrees Offered:

Elementary Education K6/5-8/TSD

Second academic major Options:

  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Earth Science
  • English Standard Literature
  • English Writing
  • History
  • Mathematics
  • Spanish

Additional certification requirements:
Please visit the Office of Teacher Certification and Alternate Route Programs for information on obtaining teacher certification through the NJ Department of Education.

In addition, candidates must submit and pass a departmental teacher performance assessment.

Program Accreditation:
All programs accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).

Admissions Requirements:
Please contact Undergraduate Admissions.

Start terms:
This program offers admission in Spring and Fall.

Declaration Requirements:

Students must complete the following requirements to become declared:

  • A cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better;
  • A minimum grade of “B-“ in ENG 1030: Composition;
  • A minimum grade of “B-“ in MATH 1000, 1010, 1016, 1030 or 1054:
  • A minimum grade of “B-“ in ID 2052: Human Exceptionality;
  • A minimum grade of “B-“ in COMM 1402;
  • Satisfactory completion (with a grade of B- or better) of EMSE 2800 (Clinical Experience), or in the case of transfer students, an equivalent experience; and SPED 2200;
  • Achieve a passing score on Praxis I Core;
  • A minimum of 60 credits.

Graduation Requirements:
Students must have completed all degree program requirements, obtained a 3.0 GPA or higher, and have passing scores for the Praxis I and II exams.

Program Descriptions:

Students enrolled in the Elementary Education K-6, 5-8 TSD program gain the knowledge, skills and values necessary to effectively teach children in a multicultural, inclusive school environment. Students in this program must choose an academic a second major in English, Mathematics, History, Spanish or the Sciences.

General Education 41-42

Foundations Requirements 13

GE 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1

OR

GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1

 

ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3

 

MATH 1000ALGEBRA FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

3

OR

MATH 1010FOUNDATIONS OF MATH

3

OR

MATH 1016STATISTICS

3

OR

MATH 1030PROBLEM SOLVING IN MATH

3

OR

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

 

COMM 1402SPEECH COMMUNICATION AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP

3

GE 2022RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

3

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, MATH 1000, MATH 1010, MATH 1016, MATH 1030, MATH 1054,. COMM 1402: Requires a grade of B- or better.

Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 28-29

Humanities 9

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

AH 1700ART FROM PREHISTORY THROUGH MIDDLE AGES

3

 

MUS 1050MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS

3

OR

MUS 1000MUSIC SURVEY

3

ENG 2403: GE Distribution course required of all students.

Social Sciences 9

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3

PSY 1000GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

ES 1010WORLD GEOGRAPHY

3

HIST 1062: GE Distribution course required of all students.

Science and Mathematics 10 or 11

MATH 1010FOUNDATIONS OF MATH

3

OR

MATH 1016STATISTICS

3

OR

MATH 1030PROBLEM SOLVING IN MATH

3

OR

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

 

AND

BIO 1000PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY

4

Select One GE Approved Science course from one area below:
Biology

3-4

Chemistry or Physics

3-4

Environmental Sciences, Earth Sciences, Forensic Sciences or Sustainability Sciences

3-4

Interdisciplinary

3

Additional Required Courses 21

Additional Required Courses 21

Note: HIST 2303 and HIST 2304: Are part of the History content area; Academic major History students will ONLY need to take PS 1010 and ECO 1020 in Additional Required courses.

PSY 2110PSYCHOLOGY OF ADOLESCENCE

3

PSY 2100CHILD PSYCHOLOGY

3

ID 2052HUMAN EXCEPTIONALITY

3

ID 3051COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY IN TODAY'S SOCIETY

3

ID 3162FAMILIES ARE COLLABORATORS IN THE CLASSROOM, SCHOOL, AND COMMUNITY

3

HIST 2303UNITED STATES HISTORY TO 1877

3

HIST 2304UNITED STATES HISTORY 1877 TO PRESENT

3

EMSE 1996FIRST YEAR RESEARCH EDUCATION TOPICS

1

 

History Academic Content Area Requirement

PS 1010INTRODUCTION TO POLITICS

3

ECON 1020PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMCS I

3

PSY 2110: Prerequisite; PSY 1000

PSY 2100: Requires a grade of B- or better. 

EMSE 1996: (Optional) Freshman Research course may be taken twice for credit.

Academic Content Area 32-39

Academic Content Area: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, English (St. Lit.), English (Writing), History, Mathematics, Earth Science or Spanish

See academic advisor in your content area for advisement. Please note: The number of credits depends upon the content area requirements.

 

Professional Education 39

A grade of B- or better is required in these courses unless specified.

Sophomore Level

Requires a grade of B- or better.

EMSE 2800CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IN DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSROOMS (K-6 & K-6/5-8)

3

SPED 2200THE MULTICULTURAL LEARNER IN DIVERSE SETTINGS

3

Junior Level

 
EDUC 3000CURRICULUM, EVALUATION AND THE LEARNER

3

EMSE 3140SOCIAL STUDIES AND COMTEMPORARY ISSUES IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

3

 

Senior Level

 
SPED 3000PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES FOR THE CONTEMPORARY EDUCATOR

3

EMSE 4712CLINICAL PRACTICE I:K-6/5-8 MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH ENDORSEMENT FOR TEACHERS OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES (TSD) OR BILINGUAL EDUCATION

3

EMSE 3123MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

3

EDUC 3400LANGUAGE ARTS/READING IN THE PRESCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY CURRICULUM

3

ID 3163CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL SUPPORTS

3

SPED 3000: Writing Emphasis (WE) course. Co-requisite EMSE 4712.

EMSE 4712: Co-requisite SPED 3000.

Senior Level - Second Semester

 
EMSE 4900SEMINAR IN CLINICAL PRACTICE

3

EMSE 4812CLINICAL PRACTICE II: K-6/5-8 MIDDLE, K-6/5-8 TSD AND BILINGUAL

9

EMSE 4900 and EMSE 4812 must be taken concurrently.

Total Credit Hours: 133-141