M.A.T. Initial Certification, Secondary Track (9-12 Certification and Subject Endorsement) with Endorsement in English as a Second Language (EDS.ESL.(EN, MA, SCI, or SS).MAT)

Subject Endorsements in: English, Mathematics, Science, or Social Studies

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Requirements (33 credits)
ED-550	Teaching Emergent Multilingual Learners in an Inclusive Classroom	3
EDS-500	Foundations of Special Education: Child & Adolescent Development and Transition to Adulthood	3
EDS-534	Classroom Management in Inclusive Settings	3
Content Methods
Select one of the following Content Method courses:		3
ED-566	Methods of Teaching Science at the Secondary Level
ED-578	Methods of Teaching English at the Secondary Level
ED-564	Methods of Teaching Mathematics at the Secondary Level
ED-579	Methods of Teaching Social Studies at the Secondary Level
EN-563	Linguistics and the English Language	3
or ED-536	Applied Linguistics for Language Teaching
ED-583	Theories and Practice of ESL Instruction Part I	3
ED-584	Theories and Practice of ESL Instruction Part II	3
ED-586	Bilingual Education: Theories and Practices	3
ED-593	Clinical Practice ¹	9
or ED-594	Supervised Clinical Practice
Total Credits		33

¹: Students must complete the appropriate test requirement(s) with a passing score prior to student/supervised teaching.

Sequence Chart

First Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits	Summer	Credits
ED-550 Teaching Emergent Multilingual Learners in an Inclusive Classroom	3	EDS-534 Classroom Management in Inclusive Settings	3	ED-536 Applied Linguistics for Language Teaching	3
EDS-500 Foundations of Special Education: Child & Adolescent Development and Transition to Adulthood	3	ED-586 Bilingual Education: Theories and Practices	3	ED-583 Theories and Practice of ESL Instruction Part I	3
		Content Methods (please refer to curriculum chart for course)	3
Semester Credits	6	Semester Credits	9	Semester Credits	6
Second Year
Fall	Credits
ED-584 Theories and Practice of ESL Instruction Part II	3
ED-593 Clinical Practice	9
Semester Credits	12
Total Credits 33

Possession of a baccalaureate degree with a satisfactory overall GPA per state requirements and a 3.0 GPA in the undergraduate major.
Two letters of recommendation for graduate study.
Résumé.
Personal statement of not more than two pages that describes your preparation for study in the program and personal objectives for graduate study.
Provide a passing score on the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators. Please visit https://www.ets.org/praxis/nj for guidance on the NJ Praxis tests and passing scores. A test score must meet the current passing score to satisfy the test requirement. Before you register for a test, please confirm your state's requirements.
1. Provide an official qualifying score on the SAT, ACT or GRE required for the year in which the exam was taken (see New Jersey Department of Education for details).

Note: Prior to student teaching, the appropriate Praxis Test must be successfully completed, and all content course work and/or conditions of acceptance must be satisfied. In addition, the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) and the Writing Proficiency Test (WPT) are required to obtain the ESL endorsement.