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1st Year
| Class Title | Credits | Term |
|---|---|---|
| SED 099 College Seminar | 0 | SP |
| EFN 299: Schools, Communities and Culture+ | 4 | SP |
❖ Students must pass or place out of the Praxis Core Exam.
2nd Year
| Class Title | Credits | Term |
|---|---|---|
| SPE 103: Social and Legal Foundations of Special Education | 4 | FL |
| SED 224: Adolescent Learning and Development+ | 4 | SP |
3rd Year
| Class Title | Credits | Term |
|---|---|---|
| EFN 398: Historical and Political Contexts of Schools | 4 | SP |
| EFN 357: Investigating Systemic Inequalities Impacting Urban Education+ | 4 | SP |
❖ Students must select their Urban Concentration by the end of their 3rd year.
Urban Concentration Choice (TESL, Special Education, Literacy):
4th Year Fall
Note: * = Graduate Course
| Class Title | Credits | Term |
|---|---|---|
| ELE 302: Introduction to Teacher Research | 4 | FL |
| EFN 311: Working within Urban Communities+ | 4 | FL |
| ESLM 578: Theory & Practice of Teaching ESL |
3* | FL |
| EED 380: Teaching Writing (English Student Only) | 4 | FL |
**Note: Students who choose the TESL Concentration will need to take ESLM 577 in the Fall (instead of ESLM 578) and take ESLM 587 in the Spring.
To move from pre-candidacy to candidacy in the secondary education program you must meet the following conditions:
- All candidates must earn a B- in EFN 299, SED 224, and SPE 103. English majors must also achieve a B- in EED 380 and math majors must achieve a C- in MTT 380
- Meet NJ Department of Education basic skills requirement which can be fulfilled by the SAT, ACT, and Praxis Core Academic Skills
- Achieve a minimum GPA of 2.75
4th Year Spring (Clinical I)
*These courses must be taken as a 3-course block
| Class Title | Credits | Term |
|---|---|---|
| SED 399: Pedagogy in Schools+ | 4 | SP |
| XXX 390: Discipline-Specific Methods | 4 | SP |
| RAL 328: Reading in Secondary Education | 4 | SP |
| ESLM 587: Curriculum, Methods, &Assessments for ESL/Bilingual Education (TESOL Concentration Only) |
3* | SP |
To move forward to Clinical Experience II in the program students must:
- Achieve a minimum of B- in all courses in Clinical Experience I
- Achieve a minimum GPA of 3.0
- Have taken the Praxis II
Summer between 4th Year & 5th Year
| Class Title | Credits | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration Course #1 | 3* | SU |
| Concentration Course #2 | 3* | SU |
5th Year Fall (Clinical II)
| Class Title | Credits | Term |
|---|---|---|
| SCED 695: Internship II in Secondary Education+ | 6* | FL |
| SCED 667: Internship II Capstone | 3* | FL |
5th Year Spring
| Class Title | Credits | Term |
|---|---|---|
| SPED 631: Curriculum and Methods for Students w/Mild Disabilities | 3* | SP |
| EDFN 627: Critical Pedagogy (Urban Capstone) | 3* | SP |
| SCED 700: Comprehensive Exam (Co-Requisite with EDFN 627) | 0* | SP |
| Concentration Course #3 | 3* | SP |
| Concentration Course #4 | 3* | SP |
To successfully complete the program and be recommended to the NJ Department of Education for certification, students must:
- Earn a B- in SCED 695 and B- in SCED 677
- Pass the Praxis II
- Maintain at least a GPA of 3.0
- Pass edTPA