A Standard Certificate is a permanent certificate issued to persons who have met all certification requirements.

• Once the residency/mentoring program is completed and the educator is recommended by the corresponding program provider, the school district initiates the conversion to standard application in New Jersey Educator Certification (NJEdCert) system.
• The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) emails the educator instructions on how to claim and pay for the standard certification.
• The standard certificate is issued by the NJDOE once the Oath and $200 payment confirmation is received.

Upon satisfactory completion of the residency/mentoring program (the candidate is evaluated formatively three to five times) and recommendation of the mentor, the State Board of Examiners will issue a standard certificate.