Teaching Assistantships provide field teaching opportunities and course work leading to a Master of Arts degree in Environmental Studies, with a concentration in Environmental Education, Environmental Science, Environmental Management, or Environmental Health. Assistantships are for one academic year (from September 1st to June 30th) and may be renewed for a second year at the discretion of the Environmental Education Graduate Advisor and the Dean of the Graduate School. Duties include teaching small groups of students (primarily elementary and middle grades) and their teachers environment-related courses in four curriculum areas: environmental sciences, social sciences, humanities, and outdoor pursuits. Evening and weekend assignments may also be required. Teaching Assistants work closely with faculty of the NJSOC to develop the teaching techniques needed to foster the development of an environmentally responsible ethic and ecological literacy. Assistantships include a tuition and fee waiver for courses required for graduation, room and board at the NJSOC, and a monthly stipend of $500.Applicants must have earned a Bachelor’s degree in an education- or science-related discipline from an accredited institution, and must have achieved a minimum G.P.A. of 3.0/4.0. Graduate Record Exam scores must be available before an applicant may be fully considered for admittance to the Graduate School and for an Assistantship. Graduate admissions information may be obtained by visiting Montclair State University’s Graduate School website at https://www.montclair.edu/graduate/