Secondary Education
Programs in Teacher Certification for Subject Areas K-12
Kean University offers a variety of programs leading to the B.A. Degree in an academic major with an option in Teacher Certification K-12. The academic portions of these programs are housed in their respective departments. The Professional Education component of these programs is housed in the Department of Educational Leadership and Secondary Education.
Students registering for Instruction in Subject Areas K-12 programs must have a G.P.A. of 3.00 or higher and a “B-” or higher in COMM 1402, ENG 1030, and EMSE 2801.
Students must earn passing scores on all three parts of the Praxis Core Academic Skills or Educators examination (math, writing, and reading) to become eligible to declare as an education major, and enroll in any of the following courses: EMSE 3210, EMSE 3220, EMSE 3230, EMSE 3240, EMSE 3250, EMSE 3801, EMSE 4811, EDUC 3401, EDUC 3000, EDUC 4000 and for the electives EMSE 3122 and EMSE 3112.
Students must earn a "B-” or higher in each education course in order to register for EMSE 4811. Grades below a “B-” must be remediated before students enroll in EMSE 4811. The added course credit will be counted as extra credit beyond the required 30 credits for the program. In addition, the academic major must be maintained with a “B” or higher (allowance for two “Cs”).