Education for Certified Teachers MA: Early Childhood Specialist P-3 (2nd NJ Certificate)

The Early Childhood – (P–3) Specialist program will prepare certified teachers to obtain the P-3 endorsement as they learn the latest research and instructional practices in early childhood education.

This 36-credit Master of Arts program also includes courses leading to a supervisor’s certificate. Graduates will earn two different certificates (P-3 endorsement and a supervisor’s license) and increase their professional knowledge and potential for employment. Obtaining a supervisor’s license in New Jersey requires candidates to have a master’s degree and three (3) successful years of teaching. Presenting a standard teaching certificate or a passing score on the appropriate Praxis II exam are requirements of admission.

Courses previously taken for an elementary certificate may be used towards the P-3 certification. They may not be used towards the MACT degree if they were previously part of a completed MA. Transcripts will be reviewed by the program director and the School of Education’s certification officer.

Degree Plan

Required Courses – (18 credits)

EDUC6584 Computers as a Teacher’s Aid: Curriculum and Instruction
EDUC6702 Curriculum and Instruction: Theory and Practice
EDUC6703 Supervision of Instruction & Personnel Evaluation
EDUC6718 Curriculum/Program Evaluation and Student Assessment
EDUC6704 Change: Curriculum Development & Program Improvement
EDUC7675 Master’s Seminar in Early Childhood Education

Courses for Supervisor License – 12 credits

EDUC6704 Change: Curriculum Development & Program Improvement
EDUC6718 Curriculum/Program Evaluation and Student Assessment
EDUC6703 Supervision of Instruction & Personnel Evaluation
EDUC6702 Curriculum and Instruction: Theory and Practice

Courses Required for P-3 Certification – (12 credits)

EDUC6818 Language Development & Literacy I
EDUC6851 Child Development from Birth to Age Eight
EDUC6852 Curriculum Development and Assessment for the Preschool to 3rd Grade Classroom
EDUC6853 Family and Community in Education