Better Education Makes a Better World

The Five-Year Path

Our five-year path is for Rutgers undergraduates who want to earn a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in – you guessed it—five years. Generally speaking, only one year of the program is at the graduate tuition rate,* making it one of the most cost- and time-efficient ways to pursue initial teacher licensure. Plus, you’ll earn a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree, and begin teaching at a higher rate of pay.

*Special circumstances may apply; check with your counselor or our admissions office for up to date fees.

The Post-Baccalaureate Path

Our “Post-Bacc” path is for students who have already received their bachelor’s degree in a field unrelated to education. The program typically takes two years, and as with the 5-year pathway, upon graduating a person earns an Ed.M. (Master’s of Education) and a recommendation to be awarded a certificate to teach in a public school in New Jersey. Regardless of the path to their Ed.M., students can choose from licensure areas such as English education, dance education, mathematics education, elementary education, social studies education, science education, foreign language, and English as a Second Language education.