The Department of Graduate Education, Leadership, and Counseling strives to provide quality programs with personal attention through our faculty and through national accreditations for our programs. Our full-time faculty, all of whom have doctoral degrees, teach the majority of our courses. Classes are scheduled to enable those who work full-time to complete their programs. Class sizes are moderate to small, and all degree programs have internships.

The department offers Educational Specialist degrees, Master’s degrees, and certifications and endorsements in a variety of areas. You may also apply to be a special student if you are enrolled in graduate programs elsewhere. If you are seeking course work for professional development, please refer to N.J.A.C. 13:34-11.2 (pdf) for important certification information.

Degrees

• Educational Specialist
• Counseling
• Educational Leadership
• Organizational Leadership
• Reading & Language Arts Specialists
• Special Education Programs
• Masters of Arts in Teaching
• Graduate Level Teacher Preparation with Masters of Arts in Teaching
• Teacher Leadership

Certificates

• Graduate Level Teacher Certification
• Business & Marketing Teacher
• School Counselor Certificate Program
• Director of Counseling Services
• Educational Specialist (School Psychologist) in School Psychology
• Curriculum, Instruction, and Supervision
• Educational Administration

Endorsements to Existing Certificates

• Teacher of Students with Disabilities Certification Program
• Pre-K through 3rd Grade Certification
• Teacher-Coordinator of Cooperative Vocational - Technical Education Programs

Professional Development (Non-Degree)

• Communication and Change
• Developing People and Organizations
• Educational Specialists
• Professional Counselor Development
• Professional Counselor Licensure Series
• Teacher Leadership

Certificates in Core Curriculum/Common Core Standards Courses (15 semester hours)
Completion of Courses in any of the following Core Curriculum Content Areas:

• Mathematics Education
• Science Education
• English/Language Arts Education
• Early Childhood Education
• English as a Second Language Education
• Inclusive Practice in Education
• Gifted Education
• Music, Art, Dance, Theater Education