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TEACHER TRAINING

Alternate Route to Teaching

What is Alternate Route to Teaching in New Jersey?

Make a Difference & Change Your Life! Become a Teacher!

Ocean County College offers an alternate route teacher preparation program designed to provide candidates with the skills and strategies necessary to become excellent, successful teachers.

If you already hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, our program allows you  to become a licensed teacher without having to complete a traditional teacher training program. This program is regulated and approved by the NJ Department of Education.

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Introduction to the Teaching Profession SRED-512

As an approved CE Educator Preparation Program, Ocean County College provides customized options for Alternate Route candidates. Our program offers the necessary training and support to help you achieve your goal of becoming a certified teacher in New Jersey, all while gaining valuable hands-on experience as a full-time teacher of record.

The New Jersey Department of Education offers an Alternative Route to Teaching pathway for career changers, recent college graduates and substitute teachers who wish to pursue a career in education. Through this process, a candidate can work toward their standard teaching certification, while being paid as a full-time teacher of record. As an approved CE Educator Preparation Program, Ocean County College offers the following options for Alternate Route candidates.

  • 50-Hour Preservice Teacher Training Course(Must be completed prior to seeking employment)

Prerequisite:

To be eligible for the Limited CE with an instructional endorsement, candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree and meet all CE requirements, except the candidate may be waived from exactly one of the following requirements:

  • Minimum number of subject-matter course content credits
  • Minimum GPA
    • Applicants who graduated before September 1, 2016: 2.75 or higher
    • Applicants who graduated after September 1, 2016: 3.0 or higher
  • Minimum score on a Commissioner-approved assessment of basic skills or core competencies; or
  • Passing score on State-approved Praxis subject-matter assessments

Candidates will experience interactive lecture, observation, and clinical work experience to complete the 50-hour requirement. Topics include lesson planning, resume and interview processes, professional disposition and expectations, school law and ethics that impact effective teaching practices; all of which impact effective teaching practices. It also includes an introduction to assessment-driven instructional models, technology in education, and an overview of child development processes. The Alternate Route to Teaching licensing process will be introduced.

Take the first step on your path to becoming a teacher. Our 50-hour class offers 30 hours of lecture & 20 hours of clinical work, which includes classroom observations, substitute teaching, tutoring, and working in an after-school program.

Call  732.255.0409 for course offerings.

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