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TEACHER EDUCATION
PROGRAM |
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INITIAL INSTRUCTIONAL CERTIFICATION |
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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it is important to note that the information herewith contained is subject to change at any time and may quickly become outdated or obsolete due to policy changes or slowness to update this page with new details.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. |
The
Post-baccalaureate
Initial
Instructional
Certification
Program
(also known
as Initial
Teacher
Certification
program) in
French at
Montclair
State
University
is open to
students
with a
baccalaureate
degree who
wish to
teach French
in K-12
schools in
New Jersey. Generally,
students
seeking
Initial
Teacher Certification
in French must
have completed a
"coherent"
major in
French at
the
undergraduate
level or
present
evidence of
about 30-39
course
credits in
French (if
enrolling at
the graduate
level as a
post-baccalaureate
candidate), with
such courses
ranging from
Intermediate to
advanced
levels. At
least 12 of
the required credits
must have
been earned
in courses
at the 300
level or
higher.
Where there
is no
evidence of
30-39
undergraduate
credits in
French,
students
will have to
take the
appropriate
courses as
prerequisites.
Upon
successful
completion
of the
Post-baccalaureate
Initial
Instructional
Certification
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.
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Important:
Students at
the
undergraduate
level
(No
earned
Bachelor's
Degree)
seeking
Initial
Teacher
Certification
may
enroll
in
the
Teacher
Education
Program
to
earn
a
Teacher
Certificate
simultaneously
(Contact
Department
Chairperson
for
details
on
how
to
enroll).
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Second
Teaching
Field
in
French:
Students
who
already
have
certification
in
an
area
other
than
French
may
earn
additional
certification
in
French.
See
the
requirements
for
Second
Teaching
Field
in
French.
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Post-Baccalaureate
students
(with an
earned
Bachelor's
Degree)
seeking
Initial
Teacher
Certification
must be
admitted to
the Teacher
Education
Program and
follow the
sequence
below.
It is
expected
that
candidates
for Initial
Teacher
Certification
in French
demonstrate
proficiency
in written
and spoken
French.
Their
academic
backgrounds
should
include
courses in
language
(grammar,
phonetics,
etc) and
culture
(literature
and
civilization).
If they have
not already
taken the
equivalent
of 30
credits in
French, at
least twelve
of which are
at the
300-level or
higher,
these
courses
should be
taken at
Montclair
State
University
as part of
their
academic
program. The
specific
requirements
of the
Initial
Teacher
Certification
program in
French are
as follows:
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
(30
CREDITS
MINIMUM) |
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If the
above
pre-requisite
is not met,
students
seeking
Initial
Teacher
Certification
must
satisfactorily
complete the
sequence
below (30
credits
minimum).
The French
courses
below (or
their
equivalent)
are
recommended
for teacher
education
candidates
in French.
These
courses are
primarily
undergraduate
courses.
Contact
Graduate
Program
Coordinator
for graduate
equivalents.
After
evaluation
of
transcripts
and language
skills, the
Graduate
Program
Coordinator
in French
will create
an
individual
work program
for each
candidate.
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1.
Required
Language Courses
(21
Credits) |
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FREN
203
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French
Stylistics
&
Comp
I |
3
credits |
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FREN
204
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French
Stylistics
&
Comp
II |
3
credits |
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FREN
205
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French
Phonetic |
3
credits |
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FREN
206
FREN
275
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Spoken
Language
Practice
Or
Advanced
Spoken
Language
Practice
|
3
credits |
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FREN
270
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Advanced
Composition |
3
credits |
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FREN
271
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Explication
de
Texte |
3
credits |
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FREN
410
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Advanced
French
Grammar |
3
credits |
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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. |
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2.
Required
Elective
Courses
(9
Credits) |
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Civilization
Requirement
(3 credits) |
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Students may
take one
of the
following
courses in
order to
satisfy the
civilization
requirement
(3 credits
needed).
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FREN
302
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Origins
of
French
Civilization |
3
credits |
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FREN
304
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French
Civilization
19th
and
20th
Centuries |
3
credits |
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FREN
305
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Music
and
Art
in
French
Civilization |
3
credits |
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FREN
360
|
French
Perspectives*
|
3
credits |
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Literature
Requirement
(3 credits) |
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Students may
take one
the
following
courses in
order to
satisfy the
literature
requirement
(3 credits
needed).
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FREN
315
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Dada
and
Surrealism
|
3
credits |
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FREN
330
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Survey
of
Medieval
Literature |
3
credits |
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FREN
334
|
Seventeenth
Century
French
Literature
|
3
credits |
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FREN
335
|
French
Renaissance |
3
credits |
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FREN
336
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Eighteenth
Century
French
Literature |
3
credits |
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FREN
339
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Nineteenth
Century
French
Literature |
3
credits |
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FREN
340
|
Survey
of
French
Poetry
|
3
credits |
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FREN
341
|
Contemporary
French
Drama |
3
credits |
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FREN
345
|
Development
of
the
French
Novel
to
1900 |
3
credits |
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FREN
349
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Francophone
Literature
|
3
credits |
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FREN
352
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20th
Century
French
Lit.
|
3
credits |
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Elective
Requirement
(3 credits) |
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From the
following
list of
departmental
electives,
students may
take one
course in
order to
satisfy the
elective
requirement
(3 credits
needed).
Important:
The course
selected
here must be
at the
300-level or
higher. |
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FERN
202
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Seventeenth
Century
French
Theater |
3
credits |
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FREN
205
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French
Phonetics |
3
credits |
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FREN
206
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Spoken
Language
Practice |
3
credits |
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FREN
211
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Eighteenth
Century
French
Theater |
3
credits |
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FREN
231
|
Business
French
and
Computers
I |
3
credits |
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FREN
232
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Business
French
and
Computers
II |
3
credits |
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FREN
251
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Advanced
Syntax
|
3
credits |
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FREN
270
|
Advanced
Composition |
3
credits |
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FREN
271
|
Explication
de
Texte |
3
credits |
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FREN
275
|
Advanced
Spoken
Language
Practice
|
3
credits |
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*
FREN
283 |
Introduction
to
Women
Authors
of
French-Speaking
Africa |
3
credits |
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FREN
289 |
Francophone
Film |
3
credits |
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FREN
302
|
Origins
of
French
Civilization |
3
credits |
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FREN
304
|
French
Civilization
19th
and
20th
Centuries |
3
credits |
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FREN
305
|
Music
and
Art
in
French
Civilization |
3
credits |
|
*
FREN
315
|
Dada
and
Surrealism
|
3
credits |
|
*
FREN
330
|
Survey
of
Medieval
Literature |
3
credits |
|
*
FREN
334
|
Seventeenth
Century
French
Literature
|
3
credits |
|
*
FREN
335
|
French
Renaissance |
3
credits |
|
*
FREN
336
|
Eighteenth
Century
French
Literature |
3
credits |
|
*
FREN
339
|
Nineteenth
Century
French
Literature |
3
credits |
|
*
FREN
340
|
Survey
of
French
Poetry
|
3
credits |
|
*
FREN
341
|
Contemporary
French
Drama |
3
credits |
|
*
FREN
345
|
Development
of
the
French
Novel
to
1900 |
3
credits |
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*
FREN
349
|
Francophone
Literature
|
3
credits |
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FREN
350
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Translation
I
|
3
credits |
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FREN
351
|
Translation
II |
3
credits |
|
FREN
352
|
20th
Century
French
Lit.
|
3
credits |
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FREN
360
|
French
Perspectives
|
3
credits |
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FREN
365
|
Introduction
to
Consecutive
&
Simultaneous
Interpreting |
3
credits |
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FREN
367
|
Seminars |
3
credits |
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FREN
368
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Seminars |
3
credits |
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FREN
369
|
Seminars |
3
credits |
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FREN
410
|
Advanced
French
Grammar |
3
credits |
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FREN
419
|
The
Teaching
of
French
in
Secondary
Schools
|
3
credits |
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FREN
452
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Translation
III |
3
credits |
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FREN
470
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Seminars |
3
credits |
PART II -
EDUCATION
COMPONENT
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EDUCATION
CLASSES |
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In
addition to
showing
evidence of
30 credits
of French as
explained
above,
certification
candidates
must take
a
number
of
education
classes,
including
student
teaching.
The course
of study
shown below
represents
the
professional
education
coursework
required for
students
accepted to
the initial
instructional
certification
program. Consult
with
the
Department
of
Curriculum
and Teaching
for specific
and
up-to-date
requirements. |
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Prerequisites |
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It
is
expected
that
students
in
the
Program
will
be
able
to
demonstrate
proficiency
in
the
use
of
the
English
language.
In
addition,
their
academic
backgrounds
should
include
at
least
60
semester
hours
of
general
education,
distributed
among
the
arts,
humanities,
mathematics,
science,
technology
and
the
social
sciences.
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. |
A.
Social
Behavioral
Science
Component
(As
explained
above, this
component is
the social
behavioral
science
prerequisite
for students
who have
never taken
these
courses in
their
previous
academic
work. If
courses
similar to
these were
already
taken as
part of your
regular
major or
general
education
requirements,
then skip to
section B
(Professional
Education
Component)
below.) |
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PSYC
101 |
General
Psychology
I:
Growth
and
Development |
3
credits |
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PSYC
200
EDFD
- -
-
PSYC
560 |
Educational
Psychology*
OR
Psychological
Foundations
of
Education
OR
Advanced
Educational
Psychology |
3
credits |
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- -
- -
- -
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A
Course
in
Human
and
Intercultural
Relations |
3
credits |
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B.
Professional
Education
Component
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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
course
in
teaching
reading. |
3
credits |
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- -
- -
- -
- |
A
course
in
teaching
for
critical
thinking
Choose
from CURR
551 or 409;
EDFD 550 or
409; or READ
508 or 409
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3
credits |
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FREN
419
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The
Teaching
of
French
in
Secondary
Schools
(Major
Departmental
Methods
Course)
|
3-6
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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C.
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
511
CURR
514 |
Supervised
Student
Teaching
OR
In-Service
Supervised
Graduate
Student
Teaching |
8
credits
4-8
credits
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CURR
502 |
Graduate
Seminar
in
Professional
Education
|
1
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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Consult
with
the
Department
of
Curriculum
and Teaching
or
the
Center
of
Pedagogy
for specific
additional
and/or
up-to-date
requirements.
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. |
OTHER
REQUIREMENTS
Note:
Courses
taken as
part of the
MA in French
may
concomitantly
count for
certification
(see
Graduate
Program
Coordinator for
more
details on
how this
works).
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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
Visit the Graduate School for additional and more recent information
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For
application
packets and
other
information
regarding
graduate
studies at
Montclair
State
University,
Visit the
Graduate
School Home
Page.
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