Core application evidence
Requirement
Plan for the out-of-state certificate, preparation or student-teaching evidence when applicable, employer-completed Record of Professional Experience and evidence satisfying physiology and hygiene.
Which application this evidence supports
New Jersey maps an out-of-state instructional credential to an equivalent certificate type, subject and grade level, with experience and testing determining whether the result is a Standard certificate or a CEAS pathway.
What can change this answer
A valid out-of-state Standard certificate plus at least two effective teaching years within three consecutive years, or equivalent National Board certification, supports the Standard route; otherwise traditional preparation and subject testing can lead to CEAS evaluation. A CEAS holder then secures qualifying employment, the hiring district requests the provisional certificate and the teacher completes the Provisional Teacher Process before Standard certification.
Conditions to resolve before sending records
- •Certificate type, subject and grade-level equivalency all matter
- •The Standard reciprocity route uses two effective teaching years within three consecutive years or qualifying National Board certification
- •Applicants without that experience may be evaluated for CEAS rather than a permanent Standard certificate
- •A candidate cannot apply directly for the provisional certificate; the hiring district requests it
- •A provisional certificate can remain valid through July 31 of the second year and be renewed once
- •NJDOE makes the final experience and equivalency determination
Send identity documents and background records only where the state agency instructs. TeachPassport does not receive them.
Official sources
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