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Announcement |
| You are a prospective
MA, MAT or Certification student, but missed the
deadlines for Registrations?
Well, why don't you contact Dr. Daniel Mengara,
our Graduate Program Coordinator? We can, get you into the program by
several means. One of them is to Register in
September (for Fall) or in January (for Spring). |
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MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE IN
TEACHING |
| M.A.T. IN FRENCH: REQUIREMENTS |
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DISCLAIMER: The information hereby provided is an attempt to guide students and provide an area where pertinent information regarding our programs can be found. However, it is important to note that the information herewith contained is subject to change at any time and may quickly become outdated or obsolete due to policy changes or slowness to update this page with new details. Please always contact the appropriate program advisors of each concerned department for the most recent announcements and policy changes. These include the Graduate School, the
Department
of
Curriculum
and Teaching and the Department of Modern Languages & Literatures. |
Students
with a
baccalaureate
degree and
interest in
teaching may
earn the
Master of
Arts in
Teaching
(MAT) and a
teaching
certificate
simultaneously.
The program
is open to
students who
wish to
teach French
in K-12
schools.
Students
wishing to
pursue a
Master of
Arts in
Teaching
(MAT) in
French at
Montclair
State
University
must provide
evidence of
an
undergraduate
major of at
least 30
credits in
French.
Where there
is no
evidence of
30
undergraduate
credits in
French,
students
will have to
take the
appropriate
undergraduate
courses as
pre-requisites
for
admission in
the MAT
program.
Upon
successful
completion
of the M.A.T.
program,
students are
recommended
to the New
Jersey
Department
of Education
for a
Certificate
of
Eligibility
with
Advanced
Standing
which
enables them
to pursue a
full-time
teaching
position in
a public
school. New
teachers
must
successfully
complete a
one year
induction
program of
teaching
under a
provisional
certificate
to be
eligible for
a permanent
or standard
New Jersey
instructional
certificate.
PART I -
FRENCH
COMPONENT
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A.
PREREQUISITE |
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Show
evidence
of
a
"coherent"
undergraduate
major
in
French
(30-39
credits),
or
evidence of
at
least
30
credits
of
courses
taken
in
French.
Twelve
(12)
of
the
required credits
must have
been earned
in
courses
at
the
300
level
or
higher. |
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B.
REQUIRED
COURSES
(6-12
credits) |
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Two
(2)
to four (4)
French graduate
classes
(6-12
semester
hours)
(see
Graduate
Program
Coordinator
for
details). |
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Additionally,
students
who
have
not
taken
it
will
be
required
to
take
the
teaching
methods
class (FREN
419
–
Teaching
French
in
Secondary
Schools)
offered
by
the
Department. |
PART II -
EDUCATION
COMPONENT
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EDUCATION
CLASSES
(Minimum 47
credits) |
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Take
a
number
of
education
classes,
including
student
teaching.
The
sequence
below
is a
sample
sequence
for
MAT
students. Consult
with
the
Department
of
Curriculum
and Teaching
for more specific
and
up-to-date
requirements. |
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Prerequisites |
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A course in
psychology,
fulfillment
of all
requirements
stipulated
by the
teaching
field
department,
and an
academic
background
of at least
60 semester
hours of
general
education,
distributed
among the
arts,
humanities,
math,
science,
technology,
and the
social
sciences.
Unfulfilled
prerequisites
will be
listed on
the
student's
official
work program
and are
considered
requirements
for the
degree. A
memorandum
from the
departmental
teacher
education
advisor of
the teaching
field must
be
submitted,
listing
major
(teaching-field)
course work
necessary
for
certification
and/or the
M.A.T.
degree.
Those
students who
have not had
a course in
human
biology or
health must
successfully
complete an
examination
in
physiology
and hygiene.
Thus,
candidates
who have not
already done
so in their
previous
academic
work must be
prepared to
take courses
to satisfy
the
following
requirements:
an
introductory
course in
psychology,
an
educational
psychology
course, a
course in
human and
intercultural
relations.
They must
also satisfy
a speech
proficiency
requirement,
a physiology
and hygiene
requirement,
and pass the
appropriate
PRAXIS
examination. |
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A.
Professional
Sequence
(29-31
credits) |
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The
following coursework
in
Professional
Education
is required for
certification. |
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CURR
599 |
Curricular
and
Social
Dynamics
of
Schooling |
3
credits |
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EDFD
520 |
Development
of
Educational
Thought
|
3
credits |
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- -
- -
- -
- |
A
graduate course
in
teaching
reading
|
3
credits |
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- -
- -
- -
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A
graduate course
in
teaching
critical
thinking
|
3
credits |
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FREN
419
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The
Teaching
of
French
in
Secondary
Schools
(Major
Departmental
Methods
Course)
|
3-4
credits |
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CURR
500 |
Fieldwork
in
Education
(A
Fieldwork
Application
must
be
filed
with
the
Center
of
Pedagogy
a
full
semester
before
enrolling
in
this
course.
Deadlines
apply,
refer
to
section
E.
below.)
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2
credits |
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Professional
Semester |
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To
be
eligible
for
the
professional
(student
teaching)
semester,
students
must
pass
pre-student
teaching
retention
review
by
the
Teacher
Education
Program.
All
teaching
field
and
professional
education
courses
must
be
successfully
completed
with
a
2.75
GPA
(minimum)
overall,
in
teaching
field,
and
in
professional
education
courses.
(Some
departments
require
a
higher
GPA
in
the
teaching
field.
Consult
department
advisor.)
See
Teacher
Education
Program
Handbook
for
additional
retention
criteria.
In
addition,
a
timely
Fieldwork
Application
must
be
submitted
to
the
Fieldwork
Office
in
the
Center
of
Pedagogy.
Field
Fieldwork
Applications
must
be
filed
according
to
the
deadlines
of
October
1
for
the
Spring
semester
and
March
1
for
the
fall
semester.
There
is a
separate
application
and
specific
requirements
for
"In-Service
Student
Teaching."
Applications
are
available
in
the
Fieldwork
Office,
University
Hall,
Suite
1180.
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CURR
502 |
Graduate
Seminar
in
Professional
Education
|
1
credits |
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CURR
511
CURR
514 |
Supervised
Student
Teaching
OR
In-Service
Supervised
Graduate
Student
Teaching |
8
credits
4-8
credits
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CURR
528 |
Teaching
for
Learning
|
3
credits |
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- -
- -
- -
- |
Departmental
(major)
Seminar
(if
required)
|
1
credits |
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B.
Courses in
the Teaching
Field or
Related
Fields (12
credits)
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- -
- -
- -
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Advanced
Educational
Psychology
and a
Human/Intercultural
Relations
course must
be included
if not
fulfilled
elsewhere
and must be
taken prior
to the
Professional
Semester. At
least 6
semester
hours of
graduate
courses in
the teaching
field
(major) are
required.
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12
credits |
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C.
Additional
Courses in
Professional
Education
(6
credits)
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May be taken
after
certification |
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CURR
522 |
Innovations
in Teaching |
3
credits |
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ELRS
503 |
Methods of
Research |
3
credits |
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D.
Comprehensive
Exam |
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A
culminating
activity
in
the
form
of a
comprehensive
exam
is
required
for
the
MAT
Program.
Students
should
consult
the
Curriculum
and
Teaching
Department
for
information
on
the
MAT
comprehensive
exam.
The
information
above is
intended to
provide
preliminary
general
information
to potential
candidates.
Certification
programs and
course
requirements
can vary
with
certification
area and are
subject to
change by
the
NJ
Department
of Education
regulations
and
university
policy.
Students
must follow
their
official
work
programs of
study, which
they will
receive upon
their
acceptance
to the
program. |
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Note:
If
the
student
has
essentially
achieved
the
objectives
of
part
of
the
program,
that
portion
of
the
requirements
may
be
waived
upon
(1)
recommendation
of
the
MAT
advisor
and
(2)
review
and
approval
by
the
Dean
of
the
College
of
Education
and
Human
Services.
However,
the
number
of
graduate
credits
may
not
be
reduced
below
32,
and
other
requirements
of
the
University
and
Teacher
Certification
Program
still
apply.
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OTHER
REQUIREMENTS
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GRE
EXAM |
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Take
the
GRE
Exam:
As of
December
2003,
Montclair
State
requires GRE
scores of at
least 425 in
the Verbal
and
Quantitative
components,
and 2.5 in
the Writing
Assessment. |
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Important:
International
students are
required to
have as part
of their
application
file the
World
Educational
Services
(WES) course
equivalency
evaluation,
as well as
adequate
Test of
English as a
Foreign
Language
(TOEFL)
results.
Typically, TOEFL
is required
of all
students who
have degrees
from
institutions
in countries
where
English is
not the
language of
instruction.
The
Graduate
Record
Examination
(GRE) is
also
required of
all students
(citizens
and
non-citizens
of the
United
States)
seeking to
enter the
program.
Scores from
these tests
must be sent
to MSU
directly by
ETS
(Educational
Testing
Services),
the
organization
that
administers
the above
tests. As of
December
2003,
Montclair
State
requires GRE
scores of at
least 425 in
the Verbal
and
Quantitative
components,
and 2.5 in
the Writing
Assessment. TOEFL scores
must be 550
minimum.
International
students who
earned
graduate and
undergraduate
degrees in
countries
where
English is
not the
language
of
instruction will also be
asked to
take the MSU
ESL
placement
test and
score at
Level IV or
higher. Students who
are admitted
but did not
score at
this level
may be
required to
take English
classes that
will help
them improve
their
command of
both spoken
and written
English.
(These
requirements
may change
at any time,
please
consult
Graduate
Program
Coordinator). |
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For more information on the MA Program in French, contact:
Dr. Daniel Mengara
Graduate Program Coordinator
Phone: (973) 655-5143
Room: DI-134
Website: Click here
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packets and
other
information
regarding
graduate
studies at
Montclair
State
University,
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School Home
Page.
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