Inquiry-Based Teaching and Learning (Certificate)
Montclair State University’s Graduate Certificate in Inquiry-Based Teaching and Learning is the first program in New Jersey specifically designed to prepare educators to make inquiry and argumentation a focus of teaching and learning across the curriculum. Participants in this program will develop a deep understanding of the principles of argumentation, the use of classroom dialogue to foster original student inquiry and collaborative thinking, and the ethical, social and political dimensions of knowledge construction in democratic societies.
Faculty who teach in the program have decades of experience in teaching and research in formal and informal logic, argumentation theory, Socratic dialogue, community of inquiry, story circle, dialogic teaching, philosophy of childhood, democratic theory, social justice pedagogy, methods of research, and related fields. In addition, they are all affiliates of the Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children at Montclair State University, the world’s oldest organization devoted to young people’s philosophical practice.
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The Office of Graduate Admissions requires the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor’s degree in order to be eligible to apply for a graduate program. Applicants with non-U.S. degrees, please visit the International Applicants page to review the U.S. degree equivalency information.
In order to make applying for graduate school as seamless as possible for you, we have
created an application checklist. This checklist can be a reference point for you during the
application process to ensure that you have a comprehensive understanding of the steps
needed to apply, as well as all corresponding supplemental materials for your specific
program of interest.
- Application Deadline: Rolling Admission
- Submit Online Application: Please create your online account and submit your application by following the general application instructions and pay (or waive) the non-refundable $60 application fee. Once this step has been completed, the online portal will allow you to upload your supplemental materials.
The following is a list of the supplemental materials that will accompany your application for the Inquiry-Based Teaching and Learning (Certificate) program:
- Transcript: One from each college attended.
- Resume: A current resume is required.
- Essay/Personal Statement:1 page/300 word max, responding to this prompt:
- Please share with us why you are interested in the Inquiry-Based Teaching and Learning Certificate and how it will help you advance personally or professionally.
- Standardized Test Scores: Not required.
- Applicants with non-U.S. degrees, please visit the International Applicants page to review the US degree equivalency information.
For curriculum information, please visit the Inquiry-Based Teaching and Learning Certificate Program listing in the University Catalog.
If you have any general questions regarding the application process and requirements, please email or call us:
Office of Graduate Admissions
Email: graduate@montclair.edu
Telephone: 973-655-5147
Fax: 973-655-7869
If you have specific inquiries regarding your program of interest, please contact the Inquiry-Based Teaching and Learning (Certificate) Program Coordinator:
*During the summer months, there will be a rotating department chair available to answer your inquiry. Find the updated summer chair for this program.*
Program Coordinator: Maughn Gregory
Office: University Hall 2129
Email: gregorym@montclair.edu