QUEST Teacher Preparation Program

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QUEST Teacher Preparation Program

• QUality in Education, Schools and Teaching
• An Accelerated, Combined Degree
  (B.A./B.S.-M.A.T.) Program

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QUEST

• Is the only program of its kind in NJ that offers
  a 5 year combined degree.
• Students can pursue professional studies leading
  to teacher licensure while earning a bachelors
  degree in liberal arts or science as well as a
  M.A.T. (Master of Arts in Teaching) degree.
• (B.A. or B.S. M.A.T.)

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QUEST Program Highlights

• Through the QUEST Program, students can
• Earn a bachelors degree in an arts or science
  major
• Save time and money by receiving up to 15 dual
  undergraduate and graduate credits in education
  and advanced standing for a masters degree.

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QUEST Program Highlights

• Obtain state certification in elementary or
  secondary education in English, social studies,
  mathematics, biological and/or physical science
  or world languages and
• Increase employment opportunities with second
  state certification in high-demand specialization
  areas (special education, world languages, early
  childhood and ESL).

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QUEST Career Opportunities

• Provides a variety of career opportunities.
• National projections show a need for more than 2
  million teachers in the next ten years in all
  grades and subject areasparticularly in the
  northern and mid-Atlantic regions.

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QUEST

• The greatest need will be for teachers with dual
  certification (elementary or secondary education
  and areas such as special education, world
  languages, early childhood, ESL and bilingual
  education).
• There will also be a continued demand for
  certified science and mathematics teachers.

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QUEST

• Students prepare for careers as classroom
  teachers with the potential to specialize further
  as
• guidance counselors,
• subject area supervisors,
• school or district administrators,
• subject area specialists, or
• child study team members.

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Quest Enrollment

• Students can enter the QUEST Program as freshman,
  sophomores or juniors.
• Students admitted to the QUEST Program must have
  and maintain a 3.0 GPA.

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QUEST Course Work

• Students must complete 128 credits for a B.A. or
  B.S. in a liberal arts or science major
  appropriate for the area of teacher
  certification.
• At least 30 credits in education courses are
  required for elementary or secondary
  certification for incoming freshmen and
  sophomores.

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QUEST Course Work

• At least 18 credits in education courses are
  required for incoming juniors.
• 15 of these credits may be graduate education
  credits which can be applied as dual
  undergraduate and graduate credit to both the
  B.A./B.S. and M.A.T.

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QUEST Course Work

• In order to earn the M.A.T., a QUEST student must
  take an additional 21 graduate education credits
  to complete 36 credits required for the conferral
  of a masters degree.

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Quest Program Areas of Emphasis

• Performance-based assessment and portfolio system
  is used based on national standards for beginning
  teachers.
• Field experiences are required in various grade
  levels beginning in the first year.
• Clinical teaching experiences are offered under
  the guidance of master teachers who serve as
  mentors through field experiences and
  Apprenticeship
• Teaching.

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Quest Program Areas of Emphasis

• Quest students
• explore diversity through their formal studies,
  projects, and field-based experiences in a wide
  range of school and community settings.
• are exposed to and examine issues related to
  diversity in languages, culture, race and
  ethnicity, and life styles.
• explore their own values, attitudes and
  behaviors, and consider the implications for
  their role as teachers.

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Quest Faculty

• Faculty members have doctoral degrees from
  Columbia, Fordham, Rutgers and Seton Hall.
• Faculty member expertise is broad and many have
  extensive experience as practitioners in public
  and private PreK-12 schools.
• Most faculty also have supervisory and
  administrative experience ranging from subject
  area supervisor to principal and superintendent.

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Quest Faculty Areas of Specialization

• Curriculum and Instruction
• Technology
• Assessment
• Literacy/Reading
• Mathematics
• Second Language Acquisition
• World Languages
• English
• Social Studies
• Science
• Special Education
• Early Childhood and Elementary Education

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QUEST

• More information can be found at
  http//fduinfo.com/majors/uce-babsmat-quest.php3
• Dr. Dorothy L. Baldwin
• 201-692-2863