Undergraduate and Graduate Requirements for Instructional Certificates

**PLEASE NOTE:

The Certification application process begins based upon the posted conferral date on official transcript. It is not processed on the date your certification application was uploaded and received.

Grade Point Average (GPA)

GPA – All candidates for certification must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 to be recommended for a teaching license by the TCNJ Certification Office.

Basic Skills Requirement

All candidates seeking initial certification must demonstrate basic skills competency BY THE TIME YOU SUBMIT STUDENT TEACHING APPLICATIONS.

To demonstrate satisfaction of the mathematics portion of the requirement, students must meet one of the following scores:

SAT:
- March 2016 and forward: Math Section score 570 or higher
- Pre-March 2016: Math Section score 540 or higher
ACT: Math score 23 or higher
Praxis Core: Math score 150 or higher

To demonstrate satisfaction of the reading/writing portion of the requirement, students must meet one of the following scores:

SAT
- March 2016 and forward: EBR Section score 610 or higher OR Reading Test score 30 or higher
- Pre-March 2016: Reading Section score 560 or higher
ACT: English score 23 or higher
Praxis Core: Reading score 156 or higher AND Writing score 162 or higher

For students who are taking the Praxis Core exclusively, they would need to take and pass all sections: Math, Reading, and Writing.

Praxis Content Exam for Teaching Scores

All candidates must attempt the Praxis Content Knowledge exam BY THE TIME YOU SUBMIT STUDENT TEACHING APPLICATIONS. All teacher candidates must successfully pass the Praxis exam relevant to their course of study and desired certification area. To register for the Praxis exam, visit https://www.ets.org/praxis/register

To learn about the tests you need specific to your certification area, CLICK HERE

edTPA Scores

All teacher candidates must successfully submit and complete the edTPA as evidenced by a PASSING numerical score on an official score report.
Beginning September 2019, students will need to achieve the state approved cut score to be eligible for certification.

HIB/Bullying Training

All teacher candidates must successfully complete the online training or course-embedded training as evidenced by a certificate of completion. Please be advised that the NJPSA Legal One HIB training website has been updated and is now online. CLICK TO REGISTER for Understanding Bullying in Our Schools AND Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights

The course Bullying 101 was discontinued by the publisher that we had partnered with, Hazelden, effective 12/31/2020. However, NJPSAFEA is building a new course, “Understanding Bullying in Our Schools” to fulfill what Bullying 101 offered. This new course is expected to be available next month.

Any students that had registered for, but not completed, the now-defunct Bullying 101 courses will automatically be registered for “Understanding Bullying in Our Schools” and notified when access is available.

Create an account and Register using a provided code – CLICK HERE FOR CODE
Receive a password, complete the courses, and take the assessments.
 “Understanding Bullying in Our Schools” and
 “New Jersey Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights v2”
Save as a PDF the LEGAL ONE Certificate of Completion for each course

NJ Health and Physiology Requirement

All teacher candidates must successfully complete course in Biological Sciences, such as BIO104, or register for the Health/Physiology test. Register Now.
Health & Phys Test Review Guide

Submit Completed Documents