Certifications and Endorsements

Although an endorsement authorizes the holder to teach in the area of their endorsement, the individual must also meet the highly qualified requirements required by the federal government. For further information on meeting the highly qualified requirements please go to http://www.nj.gov/education/profdev/nclb/.

There are three types of certificates: instructional, educational services, and administrative. Instructional certificates allow the holder to be a classroom teacher. Education services certificates allow the holder to provide educational support such as counseling, speech language pathology and school nursing services. Administrative certificates allow the holder to provide supervisory and managerial services in the school district such as those provided by the building principal or school administrator.

Under each type of certificate, there are endorsements. The endorsement identifies the specific type of service that the holder is allowed to provide. A candidate who holds an instructional certificate with an endorsement to teach mathematics is allowed to teach mathematics alone. If the candidate also holds an instructional certificate with an endorsement to teach biological science, the candidate is allowed to teach both mathematics and biological science.

The following lists include all the endorsements currently issued in New Jersey. In order to locate the information you are interested in, select the list from the choices below that best meets your need. If you are unsure of the endorsement that you are seeking but you know that it is an instructional certificate, you would be best served to review the list of endorsements in alphabetical order by type of certificate. If you know the name of the endorsement, please review the list of endorsements in alphabetical order.

A few of the endorsements listed are accompanied by links to more detailed information on their specific requirements. While the Office of Licensure and Credentials is endeavoring to create these detailed links for each of the hundreds of endorsements listed, it is strongly advised that all applicants become thoroughly familiar with the information provided in the New Jersey Licensing Code, which outlines the specific requirements for each certification and endorsement.