Special Education Programs
Leads to dual certification in special education and elementary education
For students who are already certified in special education who wish to pursue a master’s degree.
For students who already hold a standard teaching certificate in a field other than special education and wish to obtain New Jersey certification as a Teacher of Students with Disabilities
For experienced teachers who already hold a master’s degree in special education or a related field and leads to recommendation for certification as a learning disabilities teacher/consultant, the educational specialist on the child study team, mandated by the state of New Jersey.
For students who already hold a standard teaching certificate in a field other than special education and wish to obtain New Jersey certification as a Teacher of Students with Disabilities
Special Education Requirements
National Standardized Admission Test Requirement
Applicants to the MAT Special Education program must provide official GRE scores with a minimum composite Verbal and Math score of 310 and a Writing score of 4 or pass the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators exams.
Applicants to the M.Ed. Special Education programs are required to take the GRE unless they meet criteria of the waiver policy. The GRE is waived for individuals seeking the post-master’s certificate program.
Applicants should request that a score report be sent to The College of New Jersey (Code #R2519). The test scores must arrive by the application deadline. Test scores may not be more than five years old.
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Educational Experience
Applicants to the MAT Special Education program must have a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution. Applicants may present an undergraduate major in state-approved content area, or 30 semester hours in a liberal arts or science major or 60 semester-hour credits in liberal arts/sciences coursework. Undergraduate program must include: English—two college-level courses minimum; Mathematics—two college-level courses minimum; Science—two college-level courses minimum; Social Studies—two college-level courses minimum; (one of the courses must be U.S. History)
Applicants to the Post-Master’s Teacher of Students with Disabilities program are required to complete pre-requisites in child psychology and in the teaching of reading.
Applicants to the Post-Master’s Learning Disabilities Teacher/Consultant Certification program are required to complete up to 12 credits of graduate-level course work in the following four areas: tests and measurements; psychology of learning; physiological bases of learning; and foundations of education. If candidates do not already have applicable graduate courses in these areas of study, the courses must be taken as part of the post-master’s certification program at The College of New Jersey.
Copy of Teacher Certification
Applicants to the MAT Special Education program do not present a teaching certificate. Applicants to the other Special Education programs must provide the specified teaching certificate.
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M.Ed. in Special Education
A CEAS or standard certificate in special education and several years of teaching is required.
M.Ed. Special Education with Certification as a Teacher of Students with Disabilities
A CEAS or standard certificate in elementary, secondary education with a teachable major or content area is required.
Post-Master’s Teacher of Students with Disabilities ???
A CEAS or standard certificate in special education and several years of teaching is required. A CEAS or standard certificate in elementary, secondary education with a teachable major or content area is required.
Post-Master’s Learning Disabilities Teacher/Consultant Certification
A CEAS or standard certificate in special education and 3 years of successful classroom teaching is required.
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Teacher of Students with Disabilities
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