MAT degree programs
After completing the 36-credit coursework sequence (30 credits for MAT + 6 credits in additional pedagogy to meet NJ DOE requirements) and state licensure requirements, this concentration allows you to teach language arts literacy, mathematics, science, computer and information literacy, and social studies in preschool through grade three classrooms.
After completing the 33-credit coursework sequence (30 credits for MAT + 3 credits in additional pedagogy to meet NJ DOE requirements), the Elementary concentration allows you to teach language arts literacy, mathematics, science and social studies in grades kindergarten through six, and to teach reading, writing, arithmetic, and spelling, for basic skills purposes only, in grades six through 12.
After showing evidence of at least 30 credits (at least 12 credits need to be at the upper division level) in the content area you want to teach and then completing 30 credit coursework sequence and state licensure requirements, this concentration allows you to teach the subject matter of your endorsement and only that subject at all grade levels. In practice, you will likely teach your subject in departmentalized grades 5 – 12. . We are approved for the following subject areas: Art, Biological Science, Chemistry, English, Family and Consumer Science, French, Mathematics, Music, Physics, Social Studies, Spanish, and Theater.
This program is specially designed for Spanish teachers working in the unique, bilingual conditions of the South Jersey area. We have a wide range of courses (growing in number every year), many taught in Spanish, to cover all your interests and a 100% placement rate. Visit World Languages and Cultures at Rutgers–Camden for more information on the Master of Arts in Teaching Spanish (MAT) or request more information below.
This non-licensure track allows you to earn a Master’s degree in general education studies. The sequence has three required courses and then allows for the remaining 7 courses to be customized to your interest. The sequence does not include clinical practice and therefore cannot lead to NJ initial licensure.
MAT Certificate Programs
This seven-course sequence (21 credits) will allow the student to earn this certificate at Rutgers and will align the student to apply to the state for a Teacher of Students with Disabilities endorsement. This can stand alone as a seven-course sequence for those students who have a license already and are looking to add on the Teacher of Students with Disabilities endorsement. Or, it can obtained alongside a student’s initial certification program in Early Childhood, Elementary, or Secondary as a Rutgers certificate with eligibility to earn the additional state endorsement.
Teacher of Students with Disabilities Certificate Requirements
The ESL endorsement as a state license allows the holder to teach English as a Second Language in all public schools. The ESL certificate program requires 15 credit hours of instruction in linguistics, language acquisition, developing literacy skills for the second language learner, methods and theory of bilingual/ESL education and the structure of American English.
The Bilingual endorsement allows the holder to teach Bilingual/Bicultural education in all public schools. The certificate for Bilingual requires 12 credit hours of formal instruction in linguistics, language acquisition, developing literacy skills for the second language learner, and methods and theory of bilingual/ESL education.
The Supervisor Certificate (endorsement) is a 12 credit coursework sequence required in the state of New Jersey for all supervisors of instruction and athletic directors who do not hold a standards principal’s endorsement. A supervisor is defined as any school officer who is charged with authority and responsibility for the continuing direction and guidance of the work of instructional personnel. The endorsement also authorizes appointment as an assistant superintendent in charge of curriculum and/or instruction (paraphrased from the NJDOE site). Students who enroll in this program would be seeking to advance in their current role to become effective leaders in New Jersey (or elsewhere) K-12 schools.