Office of Education Enrollment and Certification
Graduate Certification
Graduate Program Open House
College of Education Open House will be held at:
Sunday, December 2, 2012
1:00pm- 3:00pm
1600 Valley Road, Wayne, NJ
Registration information: http://cms.wpunj.edu/calendar/index.dot?id=d3575bbd-eea7-4988-a246-5796644acd98
Master’s Degrees
M.Ed. Curriculum and Learning
- Bilingual/ESL http://cms.wpunj.edu/coe/departments/elps/med_bi_esl.dot
- Early Childhood http://cms.wpunj.edu/coe/departments/elps/med_earlyChildhood.dot
- School Library Media http://www.wpunj.edu/admissions/graduate/programs/program-detail.dot?id=371465
- Teaching Children Mathematics http://cms.wpunj.edu/coe/departments/elps/med_teach_math.dot
- Middle School Mathematics http://cms.wpunj.edu/coe/departments/elps/med_middle_high_math.dot
- High School Mathematics http://cms.wpunj.edu/coe/departments/elps/med_middle_high_math.dot
- Learning Technologies http://www.wpunj.edu/coe/departments/elps/med_learnTech.dot
M.Ed. Literacy
- Reading http://cms.wpunj.edu/coe/departments/elps/med_reading.dot
- Language Arts http://cms.wpunj.edu/coe/departments/elps/med_reading.dot
M.Ed. Professional Counseling
- School Counseling http://www.wpunj.edu/coe/departments/sped/med_couns_final.dot
- Mental Health http://www.wpunj.edu/coe/departments/sped/med_couns_final.dot
M.Ed. Special Education
- Teacher of Students With Disabilities http://www.wpunj.edu/coe/departments/sped/med-teacher-of-students-with-disabilities.dot
- Learning Disabilities http://www.wpunj.edu/coe/departments/sped/med_sped_ld.dot
M.Ed. Educational Leadership
M.A.T. Master of Arts in Teaching
- K5 http://www.wpunj.edu/coe/departments/elem/mat_k5.dot
- K-5 with 5-8 subject specialization http://www.wpunj.edu/coe/departments/elem/mat_k5_58.dot
- K-5 with Teacher of Students with Disabilities http://www.wpunj.edu/coe/departments/elem/mat-k-5-wtsd.dot
- K-12 Subject http://www.wpunj.edu/dotAsset/285207.pdf
Endorsements
(curriculum leading to additional licenses for certified teachers)
- ESL http://cms.wpunj.edu/coe/departments/elem/g_esl.dot
- Bilingual Education http://cms.wpunj.edu/coe/departments/elem/g_bil.dot
- Teacher of Students With Disabilities http://www.wpunj.edu/coe/departments/sped/g_toswdend.dot
- Teacher of Students With Disabilities Alternate Route http://www.wpunj.edu/coe/departments/sped/g_altroute_end.dot
- Science 5-8 Middle School http://www.wpunj.edu/coe/programs/SCEN_Program_desc_for_WEB.pdf
- Language Arts 5-8 Middle School http://cms.wpunj.edu/coe/departments/elps/calhounf/middle-school-language-arts-and-literacy-endorsement.dot?host_id=1
- Math K-12 Subject Field http://www.wpunj.edu/cosh/departments/math/courses/MAENcoursedescriptions.dot
- Math 5-8 Middle School
- School Library Media http://cms.wpunj.edu/coe/departments/elps/end_slm_ems.dot
- Associate School Library Media http://cms.wpunj.edu/coe/departments/elps/end_slm_ams.dot
- LDT-C (Learning Disabilities Teacher-Consultant) http://www.wpunj.edu/coe/departments/sped/g_ldtc.dot
- Reading Specialist https://webapps.wpunj.edu/catalog/2012/GR/ED/ELEC/END-RDSP/A/
- School Principal http://www.wpunj.edu/dotAsset/3f38417a-44e5-4b11-9406-6412c49dfdb0.pdf
- Supervisor http://chdotcms/coe/departments/elps/ed_ld_supervisory_walsh.dot?host_id=ef0c8c29-9114-44f7-8c74-6e30b922d5c9
- WPUNJ Professional Certificate in Learning Technologies (does not lead to NJ State endorsement/licensure) http://cms.wpunj.edu/coe/departments/elps/learning-technologies_certificate.dot
Initial Certifications
- Post Baccalaureate Initial Certification Program Elementary (K-5)http://www.wpunj.edu/coe/departments/elem/pb_k5.dot
- Post Baccalaureate Initial Certification Program Elementary (K-5) with optional middle school 5-8 subject endorsement http://www.wpunj.edu/coe/departments/elem/pb_k5_58.dot
- Post Baccalaureate Initial Certification Program Elementary (K-5) with Teacher of Students with Disabilities endorsement http://www.wpunj.edu/coe/departments/sped/g_toswd_dual.dot
- Post Baccalaureate Initial Certification Program K-12 Subject Field http://www.wpunj.edu/coe/departments/smse/subj_cert.dot
- P-3 Alternate Route Program http://www.wpunj.edu/coe/programs/p3_route.dot
- New Vistas http://www.wpunj.edu/coe/newvistas/
- Garden State Partnership for Teacher Quality Urban Teacher Residency Program http://www.wpunj.edu/coe/gsptq/
- School Nurse (Options available for Instructional or Non-Instructional) http://www.wpunj.edu/coe/departments/cert/school-nurse-certification.dot
Application for Certification
- Applications are available online. Please see our New Jersey Licensure and Praxis Information Page.
- Completed applications are to be returned to the Office of Certification during the final semester in program.
- Submission deadlines are as follows: Fall - October 1; Spring - March 1; Summer - June 1.
- All initial licensure applications must be notarized prior to submitting to the Office.
- If your certification area requires a Praxis II exam, please submit your application regardless of your achievement on the examination
- The State will not issue a license to teach without completing a teacher education program, passing the necessary Praxis II exam(s) (if required for your area), a bachelor's degree and a major appropriate to the area of certification
Graduation
- If you are completing a WPUNJ master's degree, do not forget to apply for graduation on WPConnect.
- Submission deadlines are as follows: January graduation - October 1; May graduation - February 1; August graduation - June 1
Funding Opportunities:
William Paterson University
300 Pompton Road
Wayne, New Jersey 07470
973-720-2000
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