Teaching, with Teacher Certification in Earth Science (Preschool-Grade 12) and Teacher of Students with Disabilities (Combined B.S./M.A.T.)
The Bachelor's/MAT Dual-Certification Inclusive Education Program provides students with the opportunity to receive both a Bachelor's and Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree with teacher certification in both general education and special education. The program is designed to help teachers develop competencies needed to teach students who have disabilities along with those who do not.
In this program, students complete general education and major requirements and an initial set of coursework in education as undergraduates. As graduate students, they will complete the coursework in education and conduct their fieldwork and student teaching.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| Graduate Professional Sequence Part I | ||
| SPED 566 | Creating Curricular Access for Adolescents with Disabilities 1 | 3 |
| SPED 586 | Educational Planning for Adolescents with Disabilities 1 | 3 |
| Graduate Content Course (See Below) 1 | 3-4 | |
| Graduate Professional Sequence Part II | ||
| SPED 691 | Issues, Policies and Trends in Inclusive Education | 3 |
| Graduate Professional Sequence Part III | ||
| Methods Course (See Below) | 3-4 | |
| SASE 526 | Teaching for Learning I | 3 |
| SASE 527 | Fieldwork | 3 |
| SPED 584 | Assessment and Evaluation in the Inclusive Classroom | 3 |
| Student Teaching | ||
| SASE 529 | Student Teaching | 6 |
| SASE 543 | Teaching for Learning II | 3 |
| Comprehensive Examination | ||
| In the term that you will sit for exam, register for the section which matches your major & advisor. Successfully pass exam. | ||
| GRAD CMP | Comprehensive Examination | 0 |
| Total Credits | 33-35 | |
| 1 | Course also counts in undergraduate portion of program. |
Teaching Field Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Methods Course | ||
| BIOL 503 | Teaching Science in Secondary Schools | 4 |
| Graduate Content Course | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Ecology | ||
| Environmental Geoscience | ||
| Tectonics | ||
| Field Geology | ||
| Current Issues in Sustainability Science | ||
| Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Fundamentals of Remote Sensing of the Environment | ||
| Igneous and Metamorphic Geology | ||
| X-ray Microanalysis | ||
| Geochemistry | ||
| Organic Geoghemistry | ||
| Environmental Forensics | ||
| Instrumental Environmental Analysis | ||
| Hydroclimatology | ||
| Applied Groundwater Modeling | ||
| Water Resource Management | ||
| Geophysics | ||
| Stratigraphy | ||
| Advanced Marine Geology | ||
| Coastal Geomorphology | ||
| Urban Contamination | ||
| Pro Seminar | ||
| Special Problems in Earth and Environmental Studies | ||
| Spatial Analysis | ||
| Advanced Environmental Remote Sensing and Image Processing | ||
| Energy and the Environment | ||
| Earth Systems Science | ||
| Special Topics in Physics | ||