Version 1 and 2: Proficiency exam: The examination is intended to measure a body of knowledge that candidates have acquired through prior learning experiences. Self-Study Format: Students are expected to master recommended readings and study guide materials. Students are expected to be very familiar with the entire text of the Book of Genesis (Creation, Man in the Garden, Genealogy of Mankind, Tower of Babel, Ten Trials of Avraham, Covenant, Sodom, Eliezer and Rivka, Laban, Avraham vs Isaac, Jacob's deception, Leah and Rachel, Laban, Eisav, Shechem, Yosef and the brothers, Yosef in Egypt, persecution of brothers, Jacob's blessing) with a range of well known Midrashim, sections from the Talmud, medieval and modern commentaries; and articulate a variety of issues in a relatively mature and sophisticated manner through their responses to the examination questions.

Version 1 and 2: Proficiency exam: The examination is intended to measure a body of knowledge that candidates have acquired through prior learning experiences. Self-Study Format:  Students are expected to master recommended readings and study guide materials. Students are expected to identify and describe key issues of the Book of Judges (Conquest of Eretz Yisrael, Devora, Shimshon, wars of the early nation, further wars and conquest of the land, etc.) with a range of well known Midrashim, sections from the Talmud, medieval and modern commentaries; and articulate a variety of issues in a relatively mature and sophisticated manner through their responses to the examination questions.

Version 1 and 2: Proficiency exam: The examination is intended to measure a body of knowledge that candidates have acquired through prior learning experiences. Self-Study Format: Students are expected to master recommended readings and study guide materials. Students are expected to identify and describe key issues of the Book of Numbers (Census, Sotah, Nazir, Kohanic blessings, Menorah, Pesach Sheni, Yisrael's journeys in the Midbar, Miriam, Sending Spies, Korach, Wars, Bilaam, Pinchas, Refuge cities) with a range of well known Midrashim, sections from the Talmud, medieval and modern commentaries; and articulate a variety of issues in a relatively mature and sophisticated manner through their responses to the examination questions.

Major topics include: the basic storyline in the book of Esther, along with selected comments from Rashi. Students will study the entire text of Esther along with a fundamental commentary and will analyze the text by identifying themes and characters within the text. Assessment is based on a final exam containing multiple choice and short answer questions.

Version 1 and 2: Proficiency exam: The examination is intended to measure a body of knowledge that candidates have acquired through prior learning experiences. Self-Study Format: Students are expected to master recommended readings and study guide materials. Students are expected to describe and identify key issues from the Book of Exodus (enslavement in Egypt; Moses; burning bush; Pharoah; Ten Plagues; Exodus; splitting of the Red Sea; Manna; appointment of judges; giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai; social laws; Tabernacle; Golden Calf; Thirteen Attributes; Garments of the Priests) with the commentary of Rashi.

Version 1 and 2: Proficiency exam: The examination is intended to measure a body of knowledge that candidates have acquired through prior learning experiences. Self-Study Format: Students are expected to master recommended readings and study guide materials. Students are expected to describe and identify key issues from the Book of Joshua (spying mission, conquests of Yericho, Ai, Yerushalaim, south, Hevron, Goshen, north, division of the land andterritories) with the commentary of Rashi.

Version 1 and 2: Proficiency exam: The examination is intended to measure a body of knowledge that candidates have acquired through prior learning experiences. Self-Study Format: Students are expected to master recommended readings and study guide materials. Students are expected to describe and identify key issues from the Book of Leviticus (karbanos; portions and installment of the kohanim; inauguration of the Tabernacle; death of Nadav and Abihu; laws of kosher animals and fish; laws of childbirth; laws of metzorah and zav; Yom Kippur service; prohibition against eating blood; forbidden sexual relationships; laws of the first fruits; laws of priests and high priest; holidays; sabbatical year; laws relating to lending of money and slaves; reward and punishment) with the commentary of Rashi.

Proficiency exam: The examination is intended to measure a body of knowledge that candidates have acquired through prior learning experiences. Self-Study Format: Students are expected to master recommended readings and study guide materials. The course focuses on the study of physical, social, emotional, cognitive, language, and aesthetic development in young children and methods employed in an early childhood program that best support children's learning and development through appropriate expectations, activities, and materials. Students are expected to make connections between theory and classroom practice. Beyond the requirement for students to display thorough knowledge of this topic via a broad array of short questions, students must display an ability to present ideas in an organized, creative and sophisticated manner through two short essay responses and one extensive essay. Topics include: developmentally appropriate practices, classroom management and guidance, parent involvement, the early childhood curriculum, and adapting instruction for learners with diverse needs; and approaches to learning that include Behaviorist, Maturationist, Constructivist, Brain-based Learning, and the Project Approach. 

Proficiency exam: The examination is intended to measure a body of knowledge that candidates have acquired through prior learning experiences. Self-Study Format: Students are expected to master recommended readings and study guide materials. The course focuses on the basic premise that systematically integrated phonics instruction is a fundamental component of effective reading programs but also highlights the role of authentic reading and writing activities and the role of children's literature. The examination requires students to link theory to classroom practice for both preschool and elementary school learners and to display their knowledge via a broad array of questions. Beyond the expectation that students will have a thorough and sophisticated knowledge of literacy, they must display an ability to present ideas in an organized, creative and well supported fashion and to consider a variety of issues in a mature and sophisticated manner through three short essays as well as one extensive essay. Topics include: emergent literacy, balanced literacy, methods of organizing literature-based reading programs, strategies for supporting writing, and facilitating second language learning. Studies apply general instructional strategies and strategies for adapting instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners.

Proficiency exam: The examination is intended to measure a body of knowledge that candidates have acquired through prior learning experiences. Self-Study Format: Students are expected to master recommended readings and study guide materials. The course focuses on current approaches to using play in classroom and explores ways in which play can be supported by teachers. Students are expected to make connections between theory and classroom practice. Beyond the expectation that students will have thorough knowledge of this topic which must be displayed via a broad range of questions, they must present ideas in an organized and sophisticated manner through two short essay responses and one extensive essay. Topics include: the physical, emotional, and nutritional needs of infants and toddlers, family education and involvement, and curriculum planning for the infant and toddler program. Topics include: the physical, emotional, and nutritional needs of infants and toddlers, family education and involvement, and curriculum planning for the infant and toddler program.

Proficiency exam: The examination is intended to measure a body of knowledge that candidates have acquired through prior learning experiences.  Self-Study Format: Students are expected to master recommended readings and study guide materials. The course focuses on post-temple chronology, the beginnings of the diaspora, major figures of the Jewish people and their host nations, influences of the host nations and their religions, economic and religious survival and the development of the Mishnah.

Proficiency exam: The examination covers the essential sections of the traditional Jewish Siddur (Holy Names, Structure of Blessings, Birkas HaShachar, Birkas HaTorah, Pisukei Dezimra, Shema and its Brachos, Amida, Aleinu) with a range of midrashic, medieval and modern commentaries. Self-Study Format: Students are expected to master recommended readings and study guide materials. The Advanced Concepts course focuses on conceptual, philosophical and ethical issues and their textual cues.

Version 1: Proficiency exam: The examination is intended to measure a body of knowledge that candidates have acquired through prior learning experiences. Self-Study Format:  Students are expected to master recommended readings and study guide materials. The course focuses on the foundations of Torah, such as the structure and reasons for the mitzvos, the basics of hashkafa and an overview of the elements that are contained within the written and oral Torah. Version 2: ​Proficiency exam: The course is intended to measure a body of knowledge that candidates have acquired through prior learning experiences and focuses on the foundations of Torah, such as the structure and reasons for the mitzvos, the basics of hashkafa and ethics. Self-Study Format: Students are expected to master recommended readings and study guide materials.

Proficiency exam: The examination is intended to measure a body of knowledge that candidates have acquired through prior learning experiences. Self-Study Format: Students are expected to master recommended readings and study guide materials. Students are expected to be very familiar with all of the aspects Sabbath (the 39 malachos, Kiddush, oneg and kavod, rabbinical restrictions, etc.); their Biblical sources, historical background, legal details and their reasoning and major themes. The course focuses on the conceptual underpinnings and legal structure of the customs.

Proficiency exam: The proficiency exam process is intended to measure a body of knowledge that candidates have acquired through prior learning experiences.  Self-Study Format: Students are expected to master recommended readings and study  guide materials. The Yiddish course focuses on practical skills and the ability to communicate and understand modern Yiddish. Major content areas include: a range of grammatical structures and a fairly wide general vocabulary and is selected to test for an ability to express ideas through multi-paragraph texts on a wide range of topics. NOTE: Candidates are only eligible to take the Advanced Yiddish exam upon passing the intermediate exam or after successful completion of an intermediate level course in Yiddish.

Proficiency exam: The proficiency exam process measures a body of knowledge that candidates have acquired through prior learning experiences. Self-Study Format: Students are expected to master recommended readings and study guide materials. Major content areas include: a range of grammatical structures; a general vocabulary sufficient to understand biblical (prose) passages; verbal morphology: root versus pattern (binyan) plus the seven binyanim; completing verb charts for basic verbs into the three tenses for both genders and all persons - singular and plural; constructing state, pronouns, infinitives, possession; and translation of biblical passages taken from the Book of Genesis.

Proficiency exam: The proficiency examination process is intended to measure a body of knowledge that candidates have acquired through prior learning experiences. Self-Study Format: Students are expected to master recommended readings and study guide materials. The Yiddish course focuses on practical skills and the ability to communicate and understand Yiddish. Major topics include: the Yiddish (Hebrew) alphabet, writing system (print and cursive), pronunciation system, rudimentary grammatical structures and a vocabulary of basic words.

Proficiency exam: The proficiency examination process measures a body of knowledge that candidates have acquired through prior learning experiences. Self-Study Format: Students are expected to master recommended readings and study guide materials. The three Modern Hebrew exams focus on practical skills and the ability to communicate and understand Modern Hebrew (as opposed to the Biblical Hebrew exams, which focus on grammar and Biblical text). Major content areas include: vocabulary sufficient for basic comprehension of simple informative texts such as non-technical advertisements, personal notes and messages and is designed to test for an emerging, although not totally consistent ability to understand advanced level texts featuring description and narration. NOTE: Candidates are only eligible to take the Intermediate Biblical Hebrew exam upon passing the Elementary Biblical Hebrew exam or after successful completion of an elementary course in Biblical Hebrew. 

Proficiency exam: The examination is intended to measure a body of knowledge that candidates have acquired through prior learning experiences. Self-Study Format: Students are expected to master recommended readings and study guide materials. Students are expected to be familiar with the avos and toldos of each of the malachos. The course focuses on the conceptual underpinnings and practical applications of each of the malachos.

Proficiency exam: The examination is intended to measure a body of knowledge that candidates have acquired through prior learning experiences. Self-Study Format: Students are expected to master recommended readings and study guide materials. Students are expected to be familiar with the avos and toldos of each of the malachos. The course focuses on the conceptual underpinnings and practical applications of each of the malachos.

Proficiency exam: The examination is intended to measure a body of knowledge that candidates have acquired through prior learning experiences. Self-Study Format: Students are expected to master recommended readings and study guide materials. Students are expected to be familiar with the avos and toldos of each of the malachos. The course focuses on the conceptual underpinnings and practical applications of each of the malachos.

Proficiency exam: The examination is intended to measure a body of knowledge that candidates have acquired through prior learning experiences. Self-Study Format: Students are expected to master recommended readings and study guide materials. Emphasis is placed on correct reading and comprehension of the Talmudic text with basic Rashis, a vocabulary of Talmudic terms and idioms and an ability to comprehend the Talmudic dialogue.

Proficiency exam: The examination is intended to measure a body of knowledge that candidates have acquired through prior learning experiences.  Self-Study Format: Students are expected to master recommended readings and study guide materials. Emphasis is placed on correct reading and comprehension of the Talmudic text with all Rashis' and basic Tosafos and an intermediate level ability to comprehend the Talmudic dialogue and display intermediate conceptualization of Talmudic text and commentaries.