Certification Office
The TCNJ Certification Office, a Division of STEP, provides certification-related information and services to current, former, and prospective students. The office serves as a vital link between state certification-issuing agencies and TCNJ departments, programs, and administrative offices. Contact information: Jennifer Pirone- pironej@tcnj.edu or 609-771-2396.
About Certification
TCNJ State-Approved Programs Leading to Certification
- NJ Certification Process Through TCNJ State Approved Programs
- Undergraduate Degree Programs
- Graduate Degree Programs
- Graduate Certificate Programs
- Graduate Global Programs
About NJ Certification Through State-Approved Programs
Certification Information for Current Students
- Information for Current TCNJ Education Students
(Program Completion,
Certificate Issuance, etc.) - ESSENTIAL: Things to Do, Essential Info.
- Praxis Testing
- NJ Health and Physiology Requirement
Additional Types of NJ Certification
- Alternate
Route Teacher Certification in NJ
- Information: "Provisional Teacher Program"
- TCNJ is no longer an Alternate Route Training site for the Instructional "CE", as required by the NJ State Department of Education. Although, we do offer 24 hour workshop sessions for those seeking the NJ P-3 "CE". Please see TCNJ Graduate Studies web page for more info.
- Additional
Teaching Certificates
(endorsements for individuals
certified in another area) - Obtaining an Additional NJ Teaching Endorsement for Teaching in Middle Schools

- Content Courses for Middle School and Subject Area Endorsements
- P-3
Specialized Alternate Route Program for Teachers in Abbott
Schools
(More
info. located on Graduate Website) - Substitute Teaching and other FAQ's
Certification-Related Policies and Resources
- NJ State Department of Education
- Non-Us Citizens Oath and other NJ Forms
- Equivalency of Studies in Other Countries Note: Go to "Current Rules", Chapter 9
See NJ code 6A, sections 6A:9-5.11 & 6A:9-5.14
- Praxis Tests Required by NJ
- Praxis Tests Required by PA
- Praxis Tests Required by Other States
- Praxis Tests
Registration
Note: Praxis registration is on-line only.
