IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING GRADUATING STUDENTS APPLYING FOR CERTIFICATION
Teacher Candidate Completer Survey
In compliance with accreditation and state program requirements, the TCNJ Certification Office has implemented a Teacher Candidate Completer Survey to be completed by all graduating students seeking certification. Please complete either before or during the TCNJ Certification Application process.
Praxis II Subject Exam
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 for a New Jersey License. If you are completing an English as a Second Language program, you will submit your reported ACTFL scores.
- 2024/2025 Praxis II Test Codes for New Jersey: Praxis Test Codes, Scores, and Flex Rule
- Check out the ETS website to register for the Praxis exam and learn about the tests specific to your certification area.
- Learn about the Grade Point Average (GPA) and Praxis Flexibility Requirements for Instructional Certificates.
Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying (HIB)
ONLY Needed if you did not take ELE 99, SED 99, ECE 301, ELM 695, ELE 90
All teacher candidates must successfully complete HIB training; through an online workshop or course-embedded training as evidenced by a certificate of completion. Please check with your faculty advisor if your program has course embedded training and provides a certificate of completion. The online workshop information is as follows.
The New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association (NJPSA) offers two online self-paced courses that when taken together meet the HIB training requirement. You must take both to fulfill the HIB requirement. Each course costs $50.00. TCNJ students receive a $10.00 discount per course; the total cost is $80.00. Please follow these steps to receive a discount code, register for the courses, and receive a certificate of completion.
STEP 1: Complete online form to receive discount code: TCNJ Discount Code
STEP 2: Create an account with NJPSA: Create An Account
STEP 3: Register for courses:
Each course will have an assessment and allow you to save a PDF Certificate of Completion.
Save both PDFs; you will submit them, along with other documents, to the certification office when you apply for teacher certification.
NJ Health and Physiology Requirement
All teacher candidates must successfully complete a course in Biological Sciences, such as BIO104, or take the NJDOE Health Test, a timed 30-minute test completed online. You must already have an account with NJEdCert and have a tracking number (found in your NJEdCert account). Please take a screenshot of the final page for your records. We have created this Health & Phys Test Review Guide to help you prepare.
Submit these documents when you are ready to apply for certification»