Undergraduate and Graduate Requirements for Instructional Certificates

Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying (HIB)

ONLY Needed if you did not take ELE 99 or SED 99

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:

1. Understanding Bullying in Our Schools
2. New Jersey Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights v2

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.