* SECONDARY EDUCATION *
Welcome to the Department of Educational Administration and Secondary Education. We are
glad you are considering The College of New Jersey for your postsecondary experience. Undergraduate
Secondary Education at The College of New Jersey is a collaborative endeavor between the School of
Education and the academic content departments in the School of Culture and Society and the School of
Science. The No Child Left Behind Act requires that teachers in secondary education MUST possess and
demonstrate expertise in an academic content area, therefore, students select a major in an academic
content department and complete their certification program in The Department of Educational
Administration and Secondary Education (EASE).
Majors leading to secondary education certifications at TCNJ:
Economics, English, History, Spanish, Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Mathematics
Our students receive academic advisement in both their content department and in EASE. Students
receive information about the Secondary Education program and course sequence in individual and
group advising sessions, in their education courses, from the Chair, the Coordinator, and the faulty
within the Secondary Education department.
Guidance regarding content courses and Liberal Learning courses is provided through the
content departments. Courses taken in the junior and senior year are intentionally designed, planned,
and scheduled by faculty and advisors in the content area and EASE for the purposes of ensuring the
students’ mastery of the content area, knowledge of pedagogical principles and competence in field
instruction. Current student program planners are maintained in the content department while the
secondary education course sequence is maintained in the Department of Educational Administration
and Secondary Education.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions regarding your Secondary Education
course sequence.
Contact Information for Undergraduate Secondary Education Program:
Dr. Donald Leake, Department Chairperson
leake@tcnj.edu
Dr. Brian Girard and Dr. Colette Gosselin, Co-Coordinators of Undergraduate Secondary Education
girardb@tcnj.edu and gosselin@tcnj.edu
Department Office Location: Education Building 202
Stacy Pannone-Dickinson, Department Manager (609) 771-2395
spannone@tcnj.edu
The College of New Jersey
School of Education
Department of Educational Administration and Secondary Education
Secondary Education Sequence Planning Sheet
Name:
Sophomore Year
(8 Credit Hours)
Credits Grade Term
*SED 224: Adolescent Learning and Development
4
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*EFN 299: Schools and Communities
4
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*These courses can be taken in any order, however, it is strongly recommended that they NOT
BE TAKEN TOGETHER.
JUNIOR YEAR
(16 Credit Hours)
Credits Grade Term
*SED 399: Pedagogy in Schools
4
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*___390: Content Specific Methods
(English, Social Studies, Science, Foreign Language)
4
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*SPE 323: Literacy in Inclusive Classrooms
4
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*These courses are part of the Junior Practicum Block. They MUST BE TAKEN TOGETHER.
EFN 398: Historical and Political Contexts of Schools
4
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*Students pursuing certification in English or Math education must ALSO complete a second
methods course in their Junior year.
MTT 380: Methods of Teaching Mathematics
4
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*EED 400: Teaching Writing
4
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SENIOR YEAR
(12 Credit Hours)
Credits Grade Term
*___490: Content Specific Student Teaching
8
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*SED 498: Collaborative Capstone for Professional Inquiry
4
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*These courses can only be taken in the fall or spring of the senior year after completing the
Junior Block. They are part of the Senior Block and MUST BE TAKEN TOGETHER.