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Masters in Education Elementary and Early Childhood 5 Year Program

5 Years On Campus Masters Program

Rutgers The State University of New Jersey New Brunswick

Program Overview

The five-year teacher education program in special education and elementary education (K-6) leads to a bachelor s degree, a master s degree, and initial teacher certification. Rutgers undergraduates do preliminary coursework and field placements as assigned during the sophomore and junior years, are admitted to the program during the spring semester of the junior year, and enter the professional education sequence in the summer between junior and senior years. Students then qualify to have their bachelor s degree awarded by the undergraduate liberal arts college.

Program Key Stats

$28120 (Annual cost)



66.3 %

Eligibility Criteria


79
152
164
583
6.5
79

Additional Information & Requirements

Personal essay (required for all first-year applicants), Two letters of recommendation, Current resume, Official transcript,TOEFL: TOEFL score is 79. IELTS: An acceptable IELTS score is 6 or greater.

Career Options

  • Community education officer
  • Early years teacher
  • Education administrator
  • English as a foreign language teacher
  • Further education teacher
  • Learning mentor
  • Primary school teacher
  • Secondary school teacher
  • Special educational needs teacher
  • Teaching assistant

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