Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Requirements (15 credits)
EDL-575	Methods of Teaching Content Area Literacy in the Inclusive Elementary Setting: Language Arts & Social Studies	3
or EDL-515	Advanced Literacy Instruction
or ED-586	Bilingual Education: Theories and Practices
ED-536	Applied Linguistics for Language Teaching	3
ED-550	Teaching Emergent Multilingual Learners in an Inclusive Classroom	3
ED-583	Theories and Practice of ESL Instruction Part I	3
ED-584	Theories and Practice of ESL Instruction Part II	3
Total Credits		15

1. A bachelor’s degree (BA or BS) with a satisfactory overall GPA per state requirements (see New Jersey Department of Education for details).
2. A standard New Jersey Instructional Certificate or a CEAS.  If the applicant is not a certified teacher, the applicant must hold  a New Jersey Certificate of Eligibility and be employed in an ESL position requiring certification.

As an added part of an initial certificate program:

1. Admission into any of the Monmouth University Initial Teaching Certification Programs (MAT).