The Peter Sammartino School of Education offers a preparation program leading to New Jersey dual certification in Secondary Education (K–12) and Teacher of Students with Disabilities that requires 50 credits for dual certification, including 36 credits to complete the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree. 

The Postbac Secondary Education (K–12) and Teacher of Students with Disabilities Dual Traditional Certificate MAT is offered online by the Peter Sammartino School of Education.  

Requirements 

Required Courses for Certification (27 credits) 

  • EDUC6575 Apprenticeship Teaching 
  • EDUC6583 Advanced Clinical Practice 
  • EDUC6651 Effective Reading Instruction 
  • EDUC6740 Introduction to Student s with Disabilities and Autistic Spectrum Disorders 
  • EDUC6824 Teaching Laboratory and Field Experience I 
  • EDUC6825 Apprenticeship Teaching Seminar 
  • EDUC6828 Teaching Laboratory and Field Experience II 
  • EDUC6835 Effective Teaching and Effective Schools 
  • EDUC6893 Evaluation and Measurement in Education 

Candidates must complete the appropriate 3-credit graduate teaching methods course in the discipline most closely related to the secondary certification sought, including: 

  • EDUC6562 Standards-based Curriculum and Methodology: Secondary English or 
    EDUC6566 Standards-based Curriculum and Methodology: Secondary Science or 
    EDUC6568 Standards-based Curriculum and Methodology: Secondary Social Studies or 
    EDUC6569 Standards-based Curriculum and Methodology: Art or 
    EDUC6570 Standards-based Curriculum and Methodology: Secondary Mathematics

Additional Courses Required to Complete MAT Degree (6 credits) 

  • EDUC5501 Educational Technologies 
  • EDUC6931 Diversity, Equity and Justice in Schools and Society 
  • EDUC7812 Final Project

Courses Required for the Teacher of Students with Disabilities (TSD) Certification (18 credits) 

  • EDUC6744 Foundations: Historical, Philosophical and Legal Issues Related to Disabilities 
  • EDUC6745 Principles and Practices of Collaboration and Inclusion 
  • EDUC6746 Learning Environment and Effective Management of Teaching and Learning 
  • EDUC6747 Multisensory Reading Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities (Note: EDUC6813 Structured Reading for Struggling Readers 1 may be substituted if candidates follow Orton-Gillingham Track) 
  • EDUC7623 Diagnosis of Learning Disabilities 
  • EDUC7624 Correction of Learning Disabilities

Contact Information

For more information about this program, contact QUEST/Post-Bac Director, Dr. Melissa Smith m.smith1@fdu.edu