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Exercise Science and Physical Education
Program Coordinator: Carolyn A. Masterson
Office: University Hall,
Room 4139
Phone Number: (973)
655-5240
Email:mastersonc@mail.montclair.edu
Overview:
The Post Baccalaureate Program in Physical Education is a 24 to 25 credit program is designed for students who have a baccalaureate degree and wish to obtain New Jersey initial certification in Physical Education K-12. Post BA offers students the opportunity to develop the knowledge and the skills needed to effectively teach PE in K-12 schools.
Students who apply to this program must hold a bachelor's degree in a liberal arts field, and they must apply to the Montclair State University Graduate School. Students who have not taken the prerequisite courses as part of their undergraduate work are responsible for taking these courses as part of their work programs.
Post BA students take a sequence of state approved courses that prepare them to receive state certification. Through selected courses in Physical Education, students expand their knowledge of pedagogical practices and thinking. The Post BA curriculum consists of courses offered by the Department of Physical Education. Coursework also includes supervised fieldwork. The Post BA is particularly attractive to those applicants who seek to change careers to enter the teaching profession.
Work Program for Post-Bacc
| Core Courses (Total credits: 37) |
| Number |
Name |
Hours |
| BIOL 240 |
Anatomy & Physiology I |
3 |
| BIOL 241 |
Anatomy & Physiology II |
3 |
| HPEM 355 |
Measurement. & Evaluation |
3 |
| PEMJ 131 |
Fitness Activities |
2 |
| PEMJ 145 |
Dance in the Schools |
2 |
| PEMJ 235 |
Movement Experiences in the Elementary Schools |
3 |
| PEMJ 248 |
Teaching Gymnastics in Schools |
2 |
| PEMJ 320 |
Physiology of Exercise |
3 |
| PEMJ 321 |
Kinesiology |
3 |
| PEMJ 324 |
Basic Motor Learning |
3 |
| PEMJ 351 |
Adapted Physical Education |
3 |
| PEMJ 457 |
Teaching of Physical Education |
3 |
| PEMJ _ _ |
Sports Modules: 1 Individual and 1 Team |
4 |
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Professional Education Course Requirements |
| Number |
Name |
Hours |
| CURR 599 |
Curriculum & Social Dynamics of Schooling |
3 |
| EDFD 520 |
Dev of Educational Thought |
3 |
| 1 course in the teaching of reading |
| 1 course in the teaching of critical thinking |
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Content/Methods (Select one content course)
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| Number |
Name |
Hours |
| PEMJ 457 |
Teaching of Physical Education (included above) |
3 |
| CURR 500 |
Fieldwork in Education (Intermediate Field) |
3 |
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Professional Semester |
| Number |
Name |
Hours |
| CURR 528 |
Teaching for Learning |
3 |
| CURR 511 |
Supervised Student Teaching |
1 |
| CURR 502 |
Seminar in Professional Education |
1 |
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Departmental Seminar |
1 |
Additional Student Responsibilities:
It is the student's responsibility to be familiar with all policies
designated in the graduate catalog and the current Center of Pedagogy
Teacher Education Handbook. In order to complete the program, students
must file proper forms in the Registrar's Office - October 1 for May
graduation, March 1 for August graduation, and June 1 for January
graduation. Applications for Certification are required to be
submitted to the Registrar's Office during the following period:
October 15 to November 15 for January graduation, March 15 to April 15
for May graduation, and July 1 to August 1 for August graduation. In
addition, students are responsible for state certification
requirements: Physiology and Hygiene course, Speech requirement, and
passing score on Praxis exam. Any variation from this work program
must be approved through the proper filing of a substitution form
available in the Graduate School.
Most Frequently Asked Questions
- Applicants must have an undergraduate 2.75 GPA
- Take the GRE test
- Take the required Praxis II exam
- A statement in response to the Portrait of a Teacher that reflects the applicant’s views
- Create a work program with Post BA/MAT Program Coordinator Dr. Carolyn Masterson
- Maintain a 2.75 to student teach and a 3.0 in the Program to graduate.
*Candidates who have not done previous academic work, must take: Introductory Psychology, Psychology & Human & Intercultural Relations. They must also satisfy a speech proficiency and physiology and hygiene requirement.
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