Alternate Route Teacher Certification
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FREE Information Session
at our Toms River Campus
October 4 , 2010
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Technology Building (#13)
Lecture Hall
Toms River Campus
Call 732.255.0477 to reserve your seat!
SEATING IS LIMITED.
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CLICK HERE FOR ALTERNATE ROUTE INFORMATION SESSION PRESENTATION
New Pathways to Teaching in New Jersey is an alternate route teacher education program.
Students may choose to take the program as either a certification requirement to become a teacher in New Jersey, or for graduate-level credit toward a Master of Arts degree from NJCU.
Two Program Phases
- Stage I is a 60-hour pre-service program of in-class instruction with additional hours of guided classroom observations.
Stage II is a 165-hour program with content specific courses.
Schedule
2010 Stage I, beginning April 13, 2010. Click here for details:
Program Requirements
- In order to qualify for Stage I, program candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with either a major in an arts and sciences field for elementary education or hold a major in the appropriate field for subject area license and hold a CE.
- Candidates must have a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher for the last degree earned.
- Candidates for Stage II must have successfully completed Stage I and have secured a teaching position.
- Cost (subject to change according to NJCU policy)
- NJ teacher certification option – $1,200 for Stage I, summer session (60 hours) and $2,350 for Stage II (165 hours).
- Graduate credit option – $2,745 for Stage I , summer session (60 hours) plus $5,440 for Stage II (165 hours).
The new alternate route to teaching program is a partnership between NJ community colleges, New Jersey City University, the NJ Department of Education, the NJ Association of School Administrators, and the NJ Principals and Supervisors Association.
Information Session Presentation
Introduction to the Teaching Profession - 24-Hour Program
For further information contact School Relations at 732.255.0477.
College Drive, P.O. Box 2001 • Toms River, NJ 08754-2001 • Call 732.255.0400