Teacher candidates must have a second major. There are many subject areas open to you in which to concentrate your studies, such as Art, Biology, Computer Science, English, History, Mathematics, Religious Studies, and the Social and Behavioral Sciences.  You may choose any one of these disciplines and plan courses in consultation with the department chair and an assigned faculty advisor.

To successfully enter and complete the program, you must maintain at least a 2.75 cumulative GPA, complete a minimum of 30 hours of supervised contact with children in a variety of learning situations, and successfully fulfill field experiences and student teaching.

A flexible schedule has been created allowing you to meet course requirements around your work or family schedule. Courses are available during weekdays or evenings, or during our weekend trimesters which meet Friday evening, Saturday morning and Saturday afternoon.  Along with the fall and spring semesters, there are two summer sessions allowing you to take as few or as many courses as you wish over the academic year.

The supervised field experiences begin in the second half of your freshman year, so you will be on your way to fulfilling your dream in just your first year of enrollment!

In our program, you will also participate in community based learning, and community outreach programs. You might work in a local soup kitchen, clean up and maintain local parks and playgrounds, assist in special programming for children, or offer your services outside of school in any other number of ways. We even have a program where we work with schools on the Island of St. Croix!

All of this is capped off with a junior-year practicum and, finally, student teaching.  You will have the choice of student teaching in either a parochial, private or public school, and in urban or suburban locations throughout Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Union, Morris or Passaic counties.  This final phase will help you confirm that the  teaching profession is right for you.

For enrollment information regarding Felician College’s Teacher Education Program, contact the Admission Office at (201) 559-6131 or e-mail us at admissions@inet.felician.edu.  For more information about our college, contact us at (201) 559-6131 or go to our web site at http://www.felician.edu. 

Control Sheets with Course Requirements
Undergraduate Application Form
Information about Praxis Tests - www.teachingandlearning.org
Frequently Asked Questions About the Education Program

PREPARE FOR INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP
MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION

'Teacher As Leader', the Felician College Master of Arts Degree Program in Education, is designed to prepare certified teachers to become instructional leaders in Elementary Education, Special Education or Supervision. The program will prepare you for leadership in your school or district and enable you to encourage constructive change through collaborative decision-making and action.

Current research on school restructuring centers on what is termed 'shared purpose of schooling', a concept in which professionals, especially the classroom teacher, participate in the leadership process. In this way, teachers collaborate to achieve common goals while maintaining a collective responsibility for student learning. The program will also enable you to obtain additional teaching endorsements while accommodating New Jersey school restructuring mandates.

The 'Teacher As Leader' Master's Program consists of 33 credits for the elementary strand, 39 credits for the special education strand and 33 credits for the supervisory strand. Within the program, you may work to fulfill your licensing requirements as an elementary teacher,  special education teacher, or as a supervisor. 

The program begins with 21 credits, or seven courses, in our core curriculum, and then branches into elementary, special education and supervisory components. The supervisory component focuses on special education or on public, private or parochial schools in general.

CORE Courses (21 credits)
ED 530MS  Philosophy for Teacher as Leader 
ED 540MS  Curriculum for Teacher as Leader I
ED 550MS  Curriculum for Teacher as Leader II
ED 560MS  Literacy for Diverse Populations
ED 570MS  Statistical Research Methods in Education I
ED 580MS  Statistical Research Methods in Education II 
ED 590MS  Teaching and Learning with Technology

Strand I: Elementary Education (CORE + 12 Credits = 33 Credits Total)  SUSPENDED
ED 520MS  School Law I (3)
ED 600MS  Educating All Populations: Collaborating with Home, School and
               Community (3)
ED 610MS  Integrated Block Methods & Topics in Math/Science / Social
               Studies (3)
ED 620MS  Meeting Instructional Needs of Diverse Learners (3)

Strand II: Special Education (CORE+ 18 Credits = 39 Credits Total)  
ED 500MS  Special Education Law I (3)
ED 510MS  Special Education Law II (3)
ED 600MS  Educating All Populations: Collaborating with Home, School and
               Community (3)
ED 630MS  Nature / Needs of Children with Exceptional Needs (3)
ED 640MS  Meeting the Instructional Needs of Mild to Moderate
               Exceptional Students with Learning and Behavioral Difficulties (3)
ED 650MS  Education of the Behaviorally Disordered (3)

Strand III:  Supervision (CORE + Credits = 33 Credits)   
ED 520MS  General Education Law I (3)
ED 660MS  Supervision of Life Long Learners I (3)
ED 670MS  Supervision of Life Long Learners II (3)
ED 600MS  Educating All Populations: Collaborating with Home, School and
               Community (3)

Going Forward

With the Master of Arts in Education degree from Felician College you will be able to demonstrate your ability to:

	apply principles of effective instruction utilizing a variety of  teaching models for individual, small group and large group instruction.
	plan and modify instruction for diverse student populations (learning, cultural and socioeconomic factors).
	use appropriate assessment data to plan, implement and evaluate instruction.
	collaborate with all members of the school community (administrators, teachers, parents and staff).
	use ethical leadership skills to promote the development of strong professional value-based communities.
	use supervisory skills that encourage reflection and professional growth.
	use efficient and humane supervision at all levels of education.
	integrate philosophies of curriculum development with current national, state and local education trends and practices and effective schools research.
	comprehend the law by analyzing current legal issues of public policies at the local, state and federal level.

Admission Requirements

	A bachelor's and/or master's degree from an accredited college or university
	A 3.0 undergraduate cumulative grade point average (official transcripts required).
	An acceptable score on the Miller Analogies Test.*
	Three recommendations from individuals who can attest to academic potential.
	A standard New Jersey teaching certificate.
	* Miller Analogies Test Information   Address:  The Psychological Corporation                  c/o Bank of America                  98215 Collections Center Drive                  Chicago,IL  60693   Phone:  1-800-622-3231 or 210-921-8969
	New Jersey Test Centers: William Paterson University           973-720-2274 FDU – Hackensack/Teaneck          201-692-2645 St. Peter’s College, Jersey City      201-915-9258

For enrollment information regarding Felician College’s Master's in Education Program, contact the Admission Office at (201) 559-6131 or e-mail us at admissions@inet.felician.edu.  For more information about our college, contact us at (201) 559-6131or go to our web site at http://www.felician.edu. 

Control Sheets with Course Requirements 
Master's Admission Form
Miller Analogies Test Information
Frequently Asked Questions about the Education Program

TEACHER EDUCATION CERTIFICATION 
(TEC) PROGRAM

Perhaps you didn’t consider a teaching career during your undergraduate years.  Or perhaps you’re not satisfied with your chosen field now that you’re working in it. Or, maybe, you’re currently working as a teacher’s aide or educational assistant and you realize that teaching is what you'd like to do with your life.

But is it too late to become a teacher? 

Not with Felician College’s Post Baccalaureate Intensive Teacher Education Certification (TEC) program.  This is an ideal way for you to complete the requirements necessary for becoming a certified elementary or special education teacher.  All you need is a Bachelor of Arts Degree or a Bachelor of Science Degree from an accredited college with at least 60 credits in the liberal arts.  You are not required to take the GRE exam to be admitted, but you must have a 2.75 GPA or higher.     

With this State-approved, flexible, comprehensive program, in as little as 18 months you can take the courses and get the field experience you need in order to apply for a New Jersey State Department of Education Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education N-8, Early Childhood P-3, or Special Education N-12 (Teacher of the Handicapped).

Both the Elementary Education, Special Education, and K-12 Math TEC programs  consist of professional courses through which you learn educational theories and then apply them through demonstration lessons, projects, and working with children. To the broad knowledge you gained in your undergraduate liberal arts courses, you will add the pedagogy of teaching, helping you to be successful in working with children. 

Course Offerings  

A flexible schedule has been created allowing you to fulfill course requirements around your work or family schedule. Courses are available during week days or evenings, or during our weekend trimesters which meet Friday evening, Saturday morning and Saturday afternoon.  Along with the fall and spring semesters, there are two summer sessions allowing you to take as few or as many courses as you wish over the academic year. 

You are not required to retake any equivalent courses that you successfully completed within the last ten years in your undergraduate work. If a course appears to be similar, you will be asked to provide a course description or syllabus which will be reviewed by a TEC advisor.

Control Sheets with Course Requirements

How to Apply

Contact Felician College’s Admission Office and request an application for the Teacher Education Certification (TEC) Program or complete the TEC application form provided in this web site.  You must then contact the school where you received your undergraduate degree and request that an official transcript, and any other transcripts which support the degree transcript, be sent to the Admission Office at Felician College.  Once received, one of our evaluators will review your course work to determine:  

	if your degree is a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science and you have at least 60 hours of liberal arts courses. (If your degree is in Business, Accounting or Sports Management, there is a high likelihood that you will not have the necessary liberal arts hours.)
	if any courses you have taken may be applied to the TEC program.
	that your GPA is at least a 2.75.

If all the criteria are met, you will be informed by letter of your acceptance, and you will be invited to meet with an advisor from the Division of Teacher Education.  At this time you may also register.

For enrollment information regarding Felician College’s Teacher Education Certification Program, contact the Admission Office at (201) 559-6131 or e-mail us at admissions@inet.felician.edu.  For more information about our college, contact us at (201) 559-6000 or go to our web site at http://www.felician.edu. 

Control Sheets with Course Requirements
TEC Admission Form
Information about Praxis Tests - www.teachingandlearning.org
Frequently Asked Questions About the Education Program