Teachers
New Jersey requires educator certification for any professional staff member employed in New Jersey public schools or any institution under the supervision of the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE), including charter schools, county vocational-technical school districts, special services school districts, NJDOE-approved private schools for students with disabilities, or educational facilities within the Department of Corrections, Juvenile Justice Commission and the Department of Human Services.
The Instructional Endorsement Specifications below outline the requirements for certificates.
Refer to the Pathways for Career and Technical Education Teachers webpage for teacher certification requirements for approved CTE programs. 
The Certificate of Eligibility with Advanced Standing (CEAS) is issued to an individual who has completed a teacher preparation program and met requirements for certification, including academic study and applicable test requirements. The Certificate of Eligibility with Advanced Standing (CEAS) authorizes an individual to seek and accept employment in New Jersey public schools requiring certification.
An individual who does not hold a New Jersey Standard certificate or completed two years of full-time teaching under a valid out-of-state instructional certificate can apply for a CEAS.
Step 1
Establishing Eligibility — Certificate of Eligibility with Advanced Standing (CEAS)
Step 2
Employment and Provisional Teacher Process (PTP) — Provisional Certificate
Step 3
Becoming Permanently Certified — Standard Teaching Certificate
The Certificate of Eligibility (CE) is issued to an individual who has not completed a teacher preparation program but meets the basic requirements for certification, including academic study and applicable test requirements. The CE authorizes an individual to seek and accept employment in New Jersey public schools requiring certification.
Step 1
Establishing Eligibility — Certificate of Eligibility (CE)
Step 2
Employment and Provisional Teacher Process (PTP) — Provisional Certificate
Step 3
Becoming Permanently Certified — Standard Teaching Certificate
This certificate is requested by a school district for a newly hired teacher after the teacher obtains a Certificate of Eligibility (CE) or a Certificate of Eligibility with Advanced Standing (CEAS). A candidate cannot apply for this certificate. Provisional certificates are valid for up to two years expiring July 31 of the second year and may be renewed one time.
Novice teachers with a provisional certificate participate in the Provisional Teacher Process (PTP).
The standard certificate is a permanent certificate issued to an individual who has completed the Provisional Teacher Process, holds a New Jersey standard instructional certificate, or meets reciprocity requirements for standard certification.
The Instructional Endorsement Specifications below outline the requirements for certificates.
Additional Requirements
- Record of Professional Experience
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- After applying in NJEdCert, a Record of Professional Experience form will be emailed to the employers listed in your application.
- The New Jersey Department of Education will make the final determination as to whether the experience meets New Jersey reciprocity regulations.
- Physiology and Hygiene Requirement for Out-of-state Candidates
- This requirement may be completed by choosing one of the following options:
- Present evidence of basic military training.
- Complete a course such as biology, health or nutrition that appears on an accredited two- or four-year college or university transcript.
- Complete an online test. You must have a tracking number and an application on file to take this test.
A five-year pilot program for the issuance of an instructional Limited Certificate of Eligibility (CE) or a Limited Certificate of Eligibility with Advanced Standing (CEAS) for candidates who meet the requirements.
Instructional Endorsement Specifications
Note: The PDFs may have barriers for some people with disabilities and will be converted to webpages. To request an accessible version of the PDFs, please contact the Office of Certification via email at CertificationOffice@doe.state.nj.us or phone at (609) 292-2070.
Supporting information for World Languages, Middle School World Languages, English as a Second Language and Bilingual/Bicultural Education endorsements.
- Career and Life Readiness
- Comprehensive Health and Physical Education
- Early Childhood
- English Language Arts
- Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC)
- Mathematics
- Middle School with Subject Matter Specialization Grades 5-8
- Science
- Social Studies
- Specific Populations
- Teacher Leader
- Technology Education
- Visual and Performing Arts
- World Languages
| Endorsement Specifications | Code |
|---|---|
| Driver Education (PDF) | 1610 |
| Health and Physical Education (PDF) | 1605 |
| Health Education (PDF) | 1620 |
| Physical Education (PDF) | 1630 |
| Swimming and Water Safety Instructor (PDF) | 1615 |
| Endorsement Specifications | Code |
|---|---|
| Elementary School (PDF) | 1001 |
| Preschool through Grade 3 (PDF) | 1013 |
| Endorsement Specifications | Code |
|---|---|
| English | 1410 |
| English as a Second Language (PDF) | 1475 |
| Reading | 1430 |
| Endorsement Specifications | Code |
|---|---|
| Military Science (PDF) | 2250 |
| Endorsement Specifications | Code |
|---|---|
| Mathematics | 1900 |
| Endorsement Specifications | Code |
|---|---|
| English Language Arts (PDF) | 1106 |
| Humanities (MS Word) | 1108 |
| Mathematics (PDF) | 1102 |
| Science (PDF) | 1103 |
| Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) (MS Word) | 1107 |
| Social Studies (PDF) | 1104 |
| World Language/American Sign Language (PDF) | 1105 |
| World Language/Arabic (PDF) | 1181 |
| World Language/Chinese (PDF) | 1172 |
| World Language/French (PDF) | 1110 |
| World Language/German (PDF) | 1125 |
| World Language/Greek (PDF) | 1170 |
| World Language/Hebrew (PDF) | 1178 |
| World Language/Italian (PDF) | 1130 |
| World Language/Japanese (PDF) | 1173 |
| World Language/Korean (PDF) | 1179 |
| World Language/Latin (PDF) | 1145 |
| World Language/Other World Languages (PDF) | 1191 |
| World Language/Polish (PDF) | 1176 |
| World Language/Portuguese (PDF) | 1174 |
| World Language/Russian (PDF) | 1165 |
| World Language/Spanish (PDF) | 1150 |
| Endorsement Specifications | Code |
|---|---|
| Biological Science | 2210 |
| Chemistry | 2270 |
| Earth Science | 2220 |
| Physical Science (PDF) | 2240 |
| Physics | 2260 |
| Endorsement Specifications | Code |
|---|---|
| Social Studies (PDF) | 2300 |
| Psychology | 2350 |
| Endorsement Specifications | Code |
|---|---|
| Bilingual/Bicultural Education (PDF) | 1480 |
| Blind or Visually Impaired (PDF) | 2415 |
| Deaf or Hard of Hearing: Oral/Aural Communication (PDF) | 2422 |
| Deaf or Hard of Hearing: Sign Language Communication (PDF) | 2423 |
| Students with Disabilities (PDF) | 2475 |
| Teacher of Supplemental Instruction in Reading and Mathematics, Grades K–8 (PDF) | 1005 |
| Endorsement Specifications | Code |
|---|---|
| Teacher Leader | 0199 |
| Endorsement Specifications | Code |
|---|---|
| Technology Education (PDF) | 1810 |
| Computer Science (MS Word) | 1820 |
| Endorsement Specifications | Code |
|---|---|
| Art (PDF) | 1200 |
| Dance | 1635 |
| Music | 2100 |
| Speech Arts (PDF) | 1440 |
| Theater | 1451 |
| Endorsement Specifications | Code |
|---|---|
| American Sign Language (PDF) | 1505 |
| Arabic | 1580 |
| Chinese | 1572 |
| French | 1510 |
| German | 1520 |
| Greek | 1570 |
| Hebrew | 1578 |
| Italian | 1530 |
| Japanese | 1573 |
| Korean | 1579 |
| Latin | 1540 |
| Portuguese | 1574 |
| Russian | 1560 |
| Spanish | 1550 |
| Other World Languages | 1590 |