Students choosing this option must make a formal application for admission to the Middle and Secondary Education (MSE) Department. Prior to taking education courses, all prerequisites must be met. See the description under the College of Education.
General Education 42
Foundations Requirements 13
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: Requires a grade of B- or better.
MATH 1000: With qualifying placement test scores, this course may be substituted with an elective.
Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 29
Humanities 9
ENG 2403: GE Distribution Course required of all students.
Select Two GE Approved courses from two areas below:
| Fine Arts or Art History | 3 |
| Philosophy or Religion | 3 |
| Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit) | 3 |
| Music or Theatre | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Social Sciences 9
| HIST 1062 | WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS | 3 |
HIST 1062: GE Distribution Course required of all students.
Select Two GE Approved courses from two areas below:
| Psychology | 3 |
| Economics or ES 1010 World Geography | 3 |
| Political Science | 3 |
| Sociology or Anthropology | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Science and Mathematics 11
| MATH 1054 | PRE-CALCULUS | 3 |
| CHEM 1030 | ESSENTIALS OF CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| Science Elective ENV ES FSC PHYS SUST ID | 4 |
MATH 1054: Requires a grade of B- or better. With qualifying placement test scores, this course may be substituted with an Elective.
CHEM 1030 and Science Elective: Requires a grade of C or better.
Additional Required Courses 16
Additional Required Courses 16
Academic Major 64
Major Required Courses 24
Biology Major Electives 4
Selected with departmental advisement at the 3000-4000 level.
Biology Major Capstone Course 3
Professional Education Courses 31
Sophomore Level
| EMSE 2801 | CLINICAL EXPERIENCE I IN SUBJECT AREA INSTRUCTION K-12 | 3 |
EMSE 2801: Secondary Education Major, A grade of B- or better is required.
Junior Level
| EDUC 3000 | CURRICULUM, EVALUATION AND THE LEARNER | 3 |
| EDUC 3401 | LANGUAGE ARTS/READING IN K-12 SUBJECT AREA TEACHING | 3 |
| EMSE 3122 | TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION | 3 |
| EMSE 3230 | SCIENCE EDUCATION K-12 | 3 |
| EMSE 4711 | CLINICAL I PRACTICE IN SUBJECT AREA K-12 | 3 |
EDUC 3000 and EDUC 3401: Should be completed prior to Clinical I.
EMSE 3230: Should be done in conjunction with Clinical I.
EMSE 4711: Clinical I and II must be done back to back and in consecutive semesters. Requires submission of application to the Teaching Performance center (TPC).
Senior Level
| EMSE 3903 | ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS | 1 |
| EMSE 4811 | CLINICAL II IN SUBJECT AREA INSTRUCTION K-12 | 9 |
EMSE 4811: Clinical I and II must be done back to back and in consecutive semesters. Requires submission for application to the Teaching Performance Center (TPC). Clinical II Prerequisite: Passing score on the Praxis II. As an NJDOE requirement, Clinical II must be done in the final semester prior to graduation and taken in conjunction with EDUC 4000, the capstone education class. Any additional coursework left to that final Clinical II semester is discouraged and may only be done with the written permission of the Dean of Education. All students are highly encouraged to complete all course requirements beyond EMSE 4811 (Clinical II) and EDUC 4000 prior to this final Clinical II semester, as remaining credits (even if only a few) will delay the NJDOE's issue date of the Certification of Eligibility with Advanced Standing.
edTPA: This Performance Assessment is required and is completed during Clinical Practice II (Senior Field). Beginning in September 2019, all students must earn the state's qualifying score.
Professional Capstone Course 3
EDUC 4000: As an NJDOE requirement, Clinical II must be done in the final semester prior to graduation and taken in conjunction with EDUC 4000, the capstone education class. Any additional coursework left to that final Clinical II semester is discouraged and may only be done with the written permission of the Dean of Education. All students are highly encouraged to complete all course requirements beyond EMSE 4811 (Clinical II) and EDUC 4000 prior to this final Clinical II semester, as remaining credits (even if only a few) will delay the NJDOE's issue date of the Certification of Eligibility with Advanced Standing.
edTPA: This Performance Assessment is required and is completed during Clinical Practice II (Senior Field). Beginning in September 2019, all students must earn the state's qualifying score.
Free Electives 1
BIO 1996 (Optional) Research Initiative for 1st Year Students.