{"id":59,"date":"2017-11-21T16:40:47","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T16:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/english\/?page_id=59"},"modified":"2025-11-21T10:33:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T15:33:21","slug":"teacher-education-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/english\/programs-of-study\/teacher-education-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Teacher Education Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column two-thirds\">Teacher Education in the English department offers students several paths to a career in teaching at elementary and secondary levels. Students <strong>must apply<\/strong> to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/cehs\/academics\/centers-and-institutes\/cop\/teacher\/\">Teacher Education program<\/a>.<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\"><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/english\/student-resources\/information-on-english-teacher-education\/\">More Information on English Teacher Education<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<p>For details on applications and pre-requisites, please consult the PDFs for a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/98\/2019\/11\/Teacher-Education-Program-Overview.pdf\">Teacher Education Program Overview<\/a>, and requirements for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/98\/2019\/11\/Teacher-Education-Handout-P-12.pdf\">Teacher Education (secondary)<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/98\/2019\/11\/Teacher-Education-Handout-K-6.pdf\">Teacher Education (pre-K and elementary).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>For a complete list of requirements for all versions of the English major<\/strong>, please see our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/english\/student-resources\/curriculum-guides-effective-fall-2018\/\">Curriculum Guides<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Undergraduate Programs<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/academics\/programs\/ba-english\/\" target=\"_blank\">English major with Teacher Certification in English (Preschool-Grade 12)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/academics\/programs\/ba-english\/\" target=\"_blank\">English major with Certification in Elementary School Teaching (Grades K-6)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/combined-programs\/programs-of-study\/teaching-combined-bachelors-mat\/\">Combined BA in English\/MAT in Teaching<\/a> (with options for Grades K-6 Elementary Education and Preschool-Grade 12 Subject Area Specialization)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Joint Degree Programs<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We now offer our BA in English\/MA in English joint degree program. Unlike the Combined MAT program, students pursue teacher certification as part of the BA portion of the program. See our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/english\/programs-of-study\/ba-ma-program\/\">BA\/MA page<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/english\/student-resources\/curriculum-guides-effective-fall-2018\/\">Curriculum Guides<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<h2>Master of Arts in Teaching<\/h2>\n<p>If you already have a Bachelor&#8217;s degree in English and would like to become an English teacher, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/academics\/programs\/mat-teaching\/\">Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)<\/a> is your most direct path.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For details on applications and pre-requisites, please consult the PDFs for a Teacher Education Program Overview, and requirements for Teacher Education (secondary) and Teacher Education (pre-K and elementary). 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