Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Requirements (24 credits)
ED-550	Teaching Emergent Multilingual Learners in an Inclusive Classroom	3
ED-582	World Language Education	3
EDS-500	Foundations of Special Education: Child & Adolescent Development and Transition to Adulthood	3
Foreign Language (FO) 500-Level Independent Study		3
Education (ED) 500-Level Independent Study		3
FO-LTIOPI	Oral Proficiency Interview - UG (Interm. High) 1	0
ED-593	Clinical Practice 2	9
or ED-594	Supervised Clinical Practice
Total Credits		24

¹

LTIOPI taken with Language Testing International.

²

Passing score required prior to student/supervised teaching

Note

• Subject certification in Chinese requires a minimum of thirty credits in a coherent sequence in the language and cultures of China.

1. A minimum of 30 credits in Chinese, which may include the art, culture, economics, history, and/or literature of China.
2. Possession of a baccalaureate degree with a satisfactory overall GPA per state requirements and a 3.0 GPA in the undergraduate major.
3. Two letters of recommendation for graduate study.
4. Résumé.
5. Personal statement of not more than two pages that describes your preparation for study in the program and personal objectives for graduate study.
6. Provide evidence of successfully achieving a minimum score on one of the following tests as a condition of admission to the MAT:
   1. Provide a passing score on the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators #5751
   2. 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).
7. Students interested in the MAT Initial Certification K-12 in Chinese must have a degree or thirty approved credits in the Chinese language and culture.

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.