Certificate & Endorsement Programs
The Graduate School of Education (GSE) offers certification programs for various professional licensures in the field of education. Broadly, our program prepares you to:
- acquire a grounding in the practical aspects of the discipline that you will be certified to practice;
- develop an understanding of the intellectual and research basis for effective practice in the field in which you will be certified; and
- ascertain the knowledge and skills for integrating technology and assessment into your practice.
NJ Certifications/Endorsements
- Add-on Biological Science K-12 Teaching (30 credits)
- Add-on Physics and/or Physical Science K-12 Teaching (30 credits)
- Early Literacy Specialist (18 credits)
- Bilingual / Bicultural (12 credits)
- ESL & Bilingual / Bicultural (18 credits)
- ESL (15 credits)
- Learning Disabilities Teacher-Consultant (24 credits)
- Preschool through Grade 3 (24 credits, not currently accepting applications)
- Principal (36 credits, not currently accepting applications)
- Reading Specialist (30 credits)
- School Administrator (3 credits)
- Supervisor (12 credits)
- Teacher of Students with Disabilities (21 credits)
Rutgers/GSE Certificates
- Adult ESL and Literacy Education (12 credits not currently accepting applications)
- Adult and Continuing Education (12 credits not currently accepting applications)
- Educational Technology for Adult Education (12 credits not currently accepting applications)
- Higher Education Teaching (12 credits not currently accepting applications)
- Human Resources Development (12 credits not currently accepting applications)
- Community College Leadership (12 credits)
- Educational Technology (9 credits)
- Gifted Education (12 credits)
- Maker Education (15 credits not currently accepting applications)
If you have any questions about these programs or need any assistance with the application process, please contact the Office of Student and Academic Services by email, by phone at 848-932-3232, or simply drop by our office for assistance.