M.A.T. Initial Certification in Art or Music (K-12 Certification and Subject Endorsement) (AR.ED.MAT, MU.ED.MAT)

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Requirements (30 credits)
ED-550	Teaching Emergent Multilingual Learners in an Inclusive Classroom	3
ED-587	Integrated Teaching Methods in K-12 Inclusive Settings	3
ED-606	Diversity in Education	3
EDS-500	Foundations of Special Education: Child & Adolescent Development and Transition to Adulthood	3
EDS-534	Classroom Management in Inclusive Settings	3
Education (ED), Art (AR) or Music (MU) 500-Level Independent Study		3
Education (ED) 500-Level Independent Study		3
ED-593	Clinical Practice ¹	9
or ED-594	Supervised Clinical Practice
Total Credits		30

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
ED-550 Teaching Emergent Multilingual Learners in an Inclusive Classroom	3	EDS-534 Classroom Management in Inclusive Settings	3
EDS-500 Foundations of Special Education: Child & Adolescent Development and Transition to Adulthood	3	ED-587 Integrated Teaching Methods in K-12 Inclusive Settings	3
ED-606 Diversity in Education	3	AR-599 Independent Study in Art or MU 599	3
		ED-599 Independent Study in Education	3
Semester Credits	9	Semester Credits	12
Second Year
Fall	Credits
ED-593 Clinical Practice	9
Semester Credits	9
Total Credits 30

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.