Majors, Minors, & Programs
School Business Administrator Certification Program (School Business Administrator certificate)
This program is designed for candidates who aspire to a leadership position has a school business administrator. Candidates for the certification program have completed a master’s degree in an area of study other than educational administration.
Rider University has one of the finest school psychology programs in the region for several reasons:
Preparation to teach Science is accomplished through a double major program in Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, or Geosciences, requiring completion of the requirements of the major, general studies, and professional education major requirements.
Science for Business Minor (20 semester hours)
Introductory Biology CourseOne course from the following:
3
BIO-100
Life Science: Human Emphasis
Preparation to teach a particular academic subject is accomplished through a program requiring completion of the major requirements of the appropriate liberal arts or science major, general studies, and professional education major requirements.
Programs
Graduate Level Secondary Education Certification programs are 21 credit hours and consist of four initial courses, followed by a seminar and internship. The programs are organized in a developmental sequence with initial courses providing a foundation for later courses.
Certifications are offered in:
Preparation to teach Social Studies is accomplished through a double major program in, requiring completion of the requirements of the major, general studies, and professional education major requirements.
The Social Studies major consists of five courses (15 credits) in one social science discipline (economics, history, philosophy, political science, psychology, or sociology), including one research course; regional history (6 credits), and social science electives (15 credits).
Welcome to the Sociology Department at Rider University
Sociology helps us understand how social groups, organizations, social institutions and societies function, how they change over time, how they impact our lives – and how we create and sustain them, and can change them.
Spanish Major Four-Year Plan
Spanish/Education Major Four-Year Plan
Blank Four-Year Spanish Major Plan
Requirements for the Spanish Major (27 semester hours beyond the Spanish 200-level courses and 12 semester
Language and Literature Track (18 semester hours)
SPA-200, 201
Spanish III, IV*
6
SPA-300 SPA-302
Advanced Grammar and Composition or Writing and Translating for the Professions
3
SPA-320 SPA-325
Introduction to Spanish Literature or Introduction to Latin-American/Latino Literature
The Interdisciplinary Minor in Special Education for Elementary Education is designed for Rider University undergraduate students who are enrolled as elementary education majors. In addition to the courses required for the elementary education major, students enrolled in the minor program are required to take a specific sequence of courses within the second major.
The following courses, designed to teach concepts and applications in special education, are also required:
The Master of Arts in Special Education Program is designed to prepare certified teachers to teach students with special needs in a variety of setting. This program provides opportunities for students to understand the nature and causes of disabilities, become familiar with agencies and resources for persons with disabilities, and learn best practices and materials for teaching students with disabilities.
Summer Session I and II 3-week courses on the Lawrenceville campus will provide you with the perfect schedule to get ahead on your learning and still enjoy the rest of the summer.
3 Week Courses (Summer I 2013)
Summer registration starts Monday, March 11, 2013Register at myrider.rider.eduCourses are subject to change, please check back often.
Summer Session I 2013 Courses and Dates
Summer registration starts Monday, March 11, 2013Register at myrider.rider.eduCourses are subject to change, please check back often.
Summer Session II 2013 Courses and Dates
Supervisor Certification Program for New Jersey
This program is designed for experienced and fully-certified teachers and other related instructional personnel to gain the necessary skills and professional knowledge to become supervisors in a school system. It is a coherent program that develops the reflective capacities of students to perform a wide range of supervisory functions in accord with recognized professional standards, best practices and values.
Choose a Sustainability Studies minor and study the major issues of our time.
Environmental sustainability is clearly a defining issue of the 21st century. Alarming patterns of environmental degradation have emerged since the beginning of the industrial revolution.
Offered by Rider’s respected and NCATE-accredited School of Education, the new Master of Arts (M.A.) and certificate options in Teacher Leadership are designed to prepare experienced teachers to assume a greater leadership role in their schools, and share their skills and knowledge while remaining active in the classroom.
The graduate education certification program for teacher of students with disabilities includes the 21 semester-hour credits required by the State of New Jersey for endorsement as a teacher of students with disabilities for someone who is already fully certified as a teacher. It is recommended that courses be taken in order according to the following sequence.
The Social Work Program at Rider University
The Social Work Program at Rider provides students with the opportunity to complete a minor in Social Work, or to select individual courses on particular aspects of social work.
THE SOCIAL WORK MINOR CURRICULUM
Three social work courses are offered on a regular basis and taught by instructors who have experience in social work.
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