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The QUEST Program has received widespread recognition for its five-year combined degree design. This unique program provides students the opportunity to pursue professional studies for teacher preparation leading to state teacher licensure while earning a bachelor's degree in a liberal arts or science major and a Master's of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) degree.

The QUEST (Quality in Education, Schools and Teaching) program is offered by the Peter Sammartino School of Education at the Florham Campus, Madison, New Jersey, and the Metropolitan Campus, Teaneck, New Jersey.

The program is open to students who wish to be certified to teach at the secondary school level in the area of their liberal arts or science major, or in elementary education. Both tracks result in the B.A. or B.S. degree in a liberal arts/science major with graduate-level advanced course work toward a Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) degree.

As future teachers who will be responsible for preparing future generations to live and work in a global society and economy, QUEST students explore diversity through their formal studies, projects, and field-based experiences in a wide range of school and community settings. Throughout the curriculum, they are exposed to and examine issues related to diversity in language, culture, race and ethnicity, and life styles. They explore their own values, attitudes and behaviors, and consider the implications for their role as teachers.

Career Opportunities

National projections show a need for more than 2 million teachers in the next decade in all grades and subject areas particularly in the northern and mid-Atlantic regions. The greatest need will be for those teachers with certification in high-demand areas (i.e. special education, world languages, science and mathematics) and those with dual certification (elementary or secondary education certification with a second certificate in areas such as special education, world languages, early childhood, English as a Second Language and bilingual education.

Students in the QUEST Program will 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.

Program Highlights

• Through the QUEST Program, students can accomplish the following in five years:
• Earn a bachelor's 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 master's degree;

Other program highlights include:

• Partnership with exemplary schools to provide clinical teaching experiences and mentoring during each year of the program;
• Performance-based assessment and portfolio system based on national standards for beginning teachers