Students with a baccalaureate degree and interest in teaching may pursue the Post-BA program for certification only or the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) which simultaneously leads to certification and Master's Degree. The content area program is open to students who wish to teach one of the following content areas in K-12 schools:
- Art
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Earth Science
- English
- French
- Health & Physical Education
- Mathematics
- Music
- Physical Science
- Physics
- Social Studies
- Spanish
- Teacher of English as a Second Language
Montclair State University’s Teacher Education Program is one of the most highly-regarded teacher preparation programs in the country. It has been consistently recognized both nationally and regionally for its unique features, including its structure, partnerships, and curricular emphases. The program is considered a model for other colleges and universities and has continuously been accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) since 1954.
The Teacher Education Program’s professional course sequence and field experiences emphasize teaching for critical thinking and culturally responsive teaching. The professional component for both graduate students addresses four broad areas:
- Student development and learning
- The classroom and the school
- The curriculum
- Effective teaching skills
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Requirements for State Certification | ||
| Speech | ||
| CMST 101 | Fundamentals of Speech: Communication Requirement | 3 |
| Physiology and Hygiene | ||
| Pass the MSU Health Knowledge Test available through the COP or have UG equivalent course approved by advisor. | ||
| Educational Psychology | ||
| EDFD 582 | Learning Theories | 3 |
| or PSYC 560 | Advanced Educational Psychology | |
| Program Requirements - Graduate Professional Sequence | ||
| Introductory Sequence | ||
| SASE 505 | Teaching, Democracy, and Schooling | 3 |
| SASE 518 | Technology Integration in the Classroom | 1 |
| Diversity and Instructional Sequence | ||
| SASE 509 | Sociocultural Perspectives on Curriculum and Assessment | 3 |
| SASE 516 | Meeting the Needs of English Language Learners | 1 |
| SASE 517 | Inclusive Classrooms in Middle and Secondary Schools | 1 |
| SASE 519 | Assessment for Authentic Learning | 3 |
| READ 501 | Techniques of Reading Improvement in the Secondary School | 3 |
| Teaching Methods | ||
| Select from the list below according to subject area: | 3-6 | |
| Pedagogical Sequence I | ||
| SASE 526 | Seminar in Inclusive Pedagogies | 3 |
| SASE 527 | Clinical Practice I | 3 |
| Pedagogical Sequence II | ||
| SASE 529 | Clinical Practice II | 6 |
| SASE 543 | Advanced Seminar in Inclusive Pedagogies | 3 |
| Comprehensive Examination | ||
| In the term that you will sit for exam, register for the section which matches your major & advisor. Successfully pass exam. | ||
| Comprehensive Examination | ||
| Total Credits | 39-42 | |
Teaching Methods
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select course(s) according to subject area: | ||
| Art | 6 | |
| Foundations of Methods and Curriculum in Art Education I: P-12 | ||
| Foundations of Methods and Curriculum in Art Education II: P-12 | ||
| Biological Science, Earth Science, Physics or Physical Science | 4 | |
| Teaching Science in Secondary Schools | ||
| Chemistry | 3 | |
| Teaching Chemistry in the Secondary School | ||
| English | 4 | |
| Teaching Methods (Secondary English) | ||
| Teaching English as a Second Language | 3 | |
| Methodology of Teaching ESL | ||
| French | 6 | |
| Theories and Approaches to Teaching French as a Second Language | ||
| Teaching French in P-12: Practice | ||
| Mathematics | 4 | |
| Teaching Mathematics | ||
| Music | 6 | |
| Teaching Methods for the Elementary Music Class | ||
| Teaching Methods for Music in the Secondary Schools | ||
| Social Studies | 3 | |
| Graduate Methods of Teaching Social Studies | ||
| Spanish | 3 | |
| Teaching Spanish in K-12 | ||
Subject Matter Preparation
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Biology Requirements | ||
| BIOL 112 | Principles of Biology I | 4 |
| BIOL 113 | Principles of Biology II | 4 |
| BIOL 213 | Introduction to Ecology | 4 |
| BIOL 230 | Cell and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 380 | Genetics | 4 |
| Collateral Chemistry Courses | ||
| CHEM 120 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM 121 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHEM 230 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 231 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 232 | Experimental Organic Chemistry I | 2 |
| Collateral Mathematics Courses | ||
| Select one of the following sequences: | 7-8 | |
| Statistics and Applied Precalculus | ||
| Applied Precalculus and Applied Calculus A | ||
| Calculus I and Calculus II | ||
| Collateral Physics Courses | ||
| PHYS 191 | University Physics I | 4 |
| or PHYS 193 | College Physics I | |
| PHYS 192 | University Physics II | 4 |
| or PHYS 194 | College Physics II | |
| Biology Electives | ||
| Select 12 credits (from Biology Electives list below) | 12 | |
| Earth Science Elective | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Planet Earth | ||
| Physical Geology | ||
| Earth and the Environment | ||
| Earth System History | ||
| Total Credits | 68 | |
Biology Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 300 | Environmental Biology and Related Controversial Issues | 3 |
| BIOL 330 | Introduction to Animal Behavior | 3 |
| BIOL 350 | Microbiology | 4 |
| BIOL 360 | Introduction to Bio-Imaging | 3 |
| BIOL 370 | Principles of Ecology | 3 |
| BIOL 380 | Genetics | 4 |
| BIOL 409 | Externship in Biological Research (Co-operative Education) | 1-4 |
| BIOL 410 | Toxicology | 3 |
| BIOL 411 | Introduction to Transmission Electron Microscopy | 4 |
| BIOL 415 | Population Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 417 | Evolutionary Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 418 | Biology Independent Research | 1-4 |
| BIOL 420 | Economic Botany | 3 |
| BIOL 425 | Elementary Plant Physiology | 3 |
| BIOL 429 | Herpetology | 4 |
| BIOL 430 | Ornithology | 4 |
| BIOL 431 | Entomology | 3 |
| BIOL 432 | Medical Entomology | 3 |
| BIOL 433 | Developmental Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 434 | Molecular Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 435 | Experimental Molecular Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 436 | Phylogenetic Zoology | 4 |
| BIOL 439 | Biology of Animal Parasites | 3 |
| BIOL 440 | Gross Mammalian Anatomy | 4 |
| BIOL 441 | Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates | 4 |
| BIOL 442 | Human Physiology | 4 |
| BIOL 443 | Vertebrate Embryology | 4 |
| BIOL 444 | Cell Physiology | 3 |
| BIOL 445 | Immunology | 3 |
| BIOL 446 | Endocrinology | 3 |
| BIOL 447 | Fundamentals of Pharmacology | 3 |
| BIOL 450 | Medical Microbiology | 3 |
| BIOL 451 | Comparative Animal Physiology | 3 |
| BIOL 457 | Virology | 3 |
| BIOL 458 | Microbial Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 460 | Biological Oceanography | 3 |
| BIOL 461 | Aquatic Ecology | 3 |
| BIOL 467 | Biology of the Fishes | 4 |
| BIOL 468 | Neurobiology | 3 |
| BIOL 475 | Medical Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 476 | Biology of Cancer | 3 |
| BIOL 480 | Research Community I: Organism Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 481 | Research Community II: Organism Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 482 | Research Community I: Molecular Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 483 | Research Community II: Molecular Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 484 | Research Community I: Ecology | 4 |
| BIOL 485 | Research Community II: Ecology | 4 |
| BIOL 486 | Special Topics in Biology | 3-4 |
| BIOL 487 | Statistical Genomics | 3 |
| BIOL 488 | Special Topics in Cell and Molecular Biology | 3-4 |
| BIOL 489 | Special Topics in Organismal Biology | 3-4 |
| BIOL 490 | Senior Seminar in Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 491 | Research in Biology Literature | 1 |
| BIOL 492 | Senior Colloquium | 1 |
| BIOL 493 | Molecular Ecology | 3 |
| BIOL 497 | Genomics | 3 |
| BIOL 500 | Introductory Molecular Cell Biology | 1.5 |
| BIOL 505 | Experimental Cell Culture | 3 |
| BIOL 510 | Biology Pedagogy for Secondary Teachers | 3 |
| BIOL 512 | Special Topics in Modern Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 514 | Graduate Seminar in Biology | 2 |
| BIOL 515 | Population Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 518 | Strategies for Teaching College Biology | 1 |
| BIOL 520 | Plant Physiology | 3 |
| BIOL 521 | Field Studies of Flowering Plants | 4 |
| BIOL 529 | Advanced Herpetology | 4 |
| BIOL 532 | Advanced Entomology | 3 |
| BIOL 533 | Advanced Cell Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 540 | Mammalian Physiology | 3 |
| BIOL 542 | Advanced Endocrinology | 3 |
| BIOL 543 | Advances in Immunology | 3 |
| BIOL 544 | Advanced Comparative Animal Physiology | 3 |
| BIOL 545 | Experimental Endocrinology | 4 |
| BIOL 546 | Special Topics in Physiology Special Topics in Physiology | 3 |
| BIOL 547 | Molecular Biology I | 3 |
| BIOL 548 | Molecular Biology II | 4 |
| BIOL 549 | Special Topics in Developmental Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 550 | Special Topics in Microbiology | 3 |
| BIOL 552 | Biology of Lipids | 3 |
| BIOL 554 | Microbial Physiology | 3 |
| BIOL 555 | Medical Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 556 | Molecular Biology of Proteins | 3 |
| BIOL 557 | Virology | 3 |
| BIOL 558 | Microbial Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 560 | Molecular Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 561 | Genomics | 3 |
| BIOL 562 | Special Topics in Molecular Biology | 1 |
| BIOL 563 | Statistical Genomics | 3 |
| BIOL 564 | Proteomics | 3 |
| BIOL 566 | Bioinformatics | 4 |
| BIOL 568 | Advanced Neuroscience | 3 |
| BIOL 570 | Ecology | 3 |
| BIOL 571 | Physiological Plant Ecology | 4 |
| BIOL 572 | Wetland Ecology | 4 |
| BIOL 573 | Shoreline Ecology | 4 |
| BIOL 574 | Behavioral Ecology | 3 |
| BIOL 575 | Avian Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 576 | Biology of Extreme Habitats | 3 |
| BIOL 579 | Physiological Ecology of Animals | 3 |
| BIOL 580 | Evolutionary Mechanisms | 3 |
| BIOL 586 | Special Topics in Advanced Biology | 3-4 |
| BIOL 587 | Special Topics in Advanced Molecular Biology | 3-4 |
| BIOL 588 | Special Topics in Advanced Physiology | 3-4 |
| BIOL 589 | Special Topics in Advanced Ecology | 3-4 |
| BIOL 592 | Graduate Colloquium | 1 |
| BIOL 593 | Molecular Ecology | 3 |
| BIOL 594 | Signal Transduction | 3 |
| BIOL 595 | Conservation Biology: The Preservation of Biological Diversity | 3 |
| BIOL 596 | Selected Techniques in Biology Science Education | 1.5 |
| BIOL 597 | Research in Biological Literature | 1 |
| BIOL 598 | Selected Techniques in Molecular Biology | 1.5 |
| BIOL 599 | Introduction to Biological Research | 4 |
| BIOL 601 | Advanced Biological Science Education Pedagogy | 3 |