Reading and Reading Specialist Certification (M.A.)

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Get started on your Reading Specialist (M.A.) and Reading Specialist Certification application here:

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The program is now offering 7-week and 15-week sessions, giving you more options to get started all year round.  

Application Deadlines*:

Start Term:Classes Begin:Domestic  Deadline:
Fall 2024 - Session ISeptember, 2023 Rolling
Fall 2024 - Session IIOctober, 2023 Rolling
Spring 2024 - Session IJanuary 16, 2024 Rolling
Spring 2024 - Session IIMarch 15, 2024 Rolling 
Summer 2024 - Session IMay 20, 2024 Rolling
Summer 2024 - Session IIJune 24, 2024 Rolling

*Deadlines are subject to change. Deadline extensions may be granted on a case by case. Please contact Graduate Admissions for more information gradadmissions@njcu.edu 


Reading Specialist (M.A.) with:

  • Reading Specialist Certification

Admission requirements:

  • A completed graduate application form, including a $55 non-refundable application fee
  • A 250-500 word essay discussing your goals and objectives for pursuing admission to the degree program to which you are applying
  • Two (2) letters of recommendation
  • Official transcripts from all previous U.S. colleges attended or official NACES course-by-course evaluation of any foreign transcripts*
  • A copy of any teaching certification (a list of your certifications can be downloaded on NJDOE website)

In order to receive the Reading Specialist Endorsement from the NJDOE, the applicant must possess a teaching certificate and have been teaching for two years.

*Note: NJCU does not evaluate international transcripts. In lieu of a transcript, applicants with a non-U.S. degree need to submit a course-by-course evaluation from a NACES Accredited Member that includes U.S. bachelor’s degree equivalency information for their coursework.

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International Applicants:

This program is not currently available to international students seeking an F-1 student visa


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We encourage you to contact graduate admissions with questions about our graduate programs, to get answers to your graduate application questions, or to schedule a visit to NJCU.

Hepburn Hall, Room 206
Phone: (201) 200-3409
Email: gradadmissions@njcu.edu

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