Suggested Graduate Course Sequence
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Up to 2 graduate classes may be taken by undergraduate students. Students must have senior status to take a graduate class and have a GPA of 3.0 or higher. |
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*DFHH 522 Assistive Listening Devices and Auditory Management of D/HH Individuals (offered in Fall semesters only) |
*DFHH 530 Speech Development (offered in Spring semesters only) |
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Awarding of Bachelor's Degree |
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Summer Classes |
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EDUC 513 Collaboration & Partnerships--3 sh |
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EDUC 614 Creating & Sustaining Classroom Communities--3 sh |
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SPED 521 Assistive Technology OR RDLG 579 Content Area Literacy OR another approved reading course |
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Graduate Year |
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DFHH 597 Seminar for (1 sh in Spring semesters only) |
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ELEM 520 Social Studies for 2 sh (offered in 4th quarter only) |
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ESLM 578 or 587 |
DFHH 700 Comprehensive Exam (offered in Spring semester only for 0 credits) |
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DFHH 690 OR ELEM 695 (6 sh each) |
DFHH 690 OR ELEM 695 (6 sh each) |
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Awarding of Master's of Arts Degree |
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*Graduate courses typically taken during the last year of undergraduate study.
N.B.
- A graduate student may register for a maximum of 12 credits during any given Fall or Spring semester. Students may take no more than 9 credits (3 graduate courses) in the summer term. Students should be aware that graduate classes are typically 3 sh each; a few classes are 1 or 2 sh. Graduate students need to be registered for 9 sh to be considered full time.
- Students may also choose to take ESLM 525. This course is typically offered in Spring semesters only. ESLM courses are not offered in summer sessions.
- DFHH 530, ELEM 520 and DFHH 700 are offered in Spring semesters only.
- DFHH 522 is offered in Spring semesters only.
- DFHH 597 is offered in Fall semesters only. Regardless of which student teaching placement a student does in the Fall, registration in DFHH 597 is required in the Fall.
- Global student teaching is only available through ELEM 695 in Spring semesters. Contact the STEP Office for more information about this option.
- Students who earn the MAT degree in December are encouraged to have a substitute license prior to graduation. This license enables a district to hire while the CEAS is being processed. The NJ license is not typically available until February.
- A student who has permission to transfer a graduate class to TCNJ must earn a grade of "B" or higher in that class for TCNJ to accept the class.
