Reading and Reading Specialist Certification (M.A.)

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 - Session ISeptember Rolling
Fall - Session IIOctober Rolling
Spring - Session IJanuary Rolling
Spring - Session IIMarch Rolling 
Summer - Session IMay Rolling
Summer - Session IIJune 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  course-by-course evaluation of any foreign transcripts*
  • A copy of any teaching certification (a list of your certifications can be downloaded on )

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  that includes U.S. bachelor’s degree equivalency information for their coursework.

International Applicants:

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

Contact Us

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