Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Requirements (9 credits)
EDS-530	Research Issues and Trends in Special Education	3
EDS-522	Accommodating Learners with Special Needs in Inclusive Settings	3
EDS-580	Experimental Design	3
Teacher of Students with Disabilities Requirements (21 credits)
EDS-500	Foundations of Special Education: Child & Adolescent Development and Transition to Adulthood	3
EDS-502	Autism: Characteristics, Etiology, and Current Issues	3
EDS-534	Classroom Management in Inclusive Settings	3
EDS-535	Technology and Students with Disabilities	3
EDS-537	Collaborating with Families, Students, and Professionals in Community and Educational Settings	3
EDS-572	Assessment Strategies and Applications in the Classroom	3
EDS-552	Methods of Teaching Students with Disabilities	3
Total Credits		30

Sequence Chart

First Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits	Summer	Credits
EDS-500 Foundations of Special Education: Child & Adolescent Development and Transition to Adulthood	3	EDS-572 Assessment Strategies and Applications in the Classroom	3	EDS-502 Autism: Characteristics, Etiology, and Current Issues	3
EDS-537 Collaborating with Families, Students, and Professionals in Community and Educational Settings	3	EDS-522 Accommodating Learners with Special Needs in Inclusive Settings	3	EDS-535 Technology and Students with Disabilities	3
15 Field Hours		25 Field Hours		25 Field Hours
Semester Credits	6	Semester Credits	6	Semester Credits	6
Second Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
EDS-530 Research Issues and Trends in Special Education	3	EDS-552 Methods of Teaching Students with Disabilities	3
EDS-534 Classroom Management in Inclusive Settings	3	EDS-580 Experimental Design	3
30 Field Hours		40 Field Hours
Semester Credits	6	Semester Credits	6
Total Credits 30

1. Applicant must be a certified teacher. (Does not apply to MSEd School Counseling and Student Affairs College Counseling, Autism/ABA or Autism.)
2. Possession of a baccalaureate degree with a satisfactory overall GPA per state requirements (see New Jersey Department of Education for details) and a 3.0 in the undergraduate major.
3. Two letters of recommendation related to the applicant’s competence for this graduate program and professional work.
4. Essay (500 words or more).  For School Counseling and Student Affairs and College Counseling, the essay must discuss why social justice is important to the applicant and how the applicant forsees utilizing this training in his/her future career as a school counselor or student affairs professional. For all other MSED programs the essay must explain why the applicant wishes to pursue the graduate program of their choice.
5. Students applying to the MSEd School Counseling and MSEd Student Affairs and College Counseling programs must participate in a group interview.

Note:  Upon completion of the Principal/School Administrator/Supervisor Program, you must provide documentation evidencing completion of five years of successful educational experience under a valid provisional or standard New Jersey or equivalent out-of-state certificate to be eligible for the endorsement.