Provisional Teacher Certification Process

PLEASE READ THIS MESSAGE IN ITS ENTIRETY BEFORE INITIATING ANY ACTION.

iNCOMPLETE STEPS MAY CAUSE A DELAY IN THE ISSUANCE OF YOUR CERTIFICATION.

PROVISIONAL TEACHERS PROGRAM

I. YEAR 1: Provisional Teachers completing their first full year of teaching should complete

the following requirements:

a. Education Prep Program “EPP” (CE/Alternate Route candidates only):

found here:

https://www.nj.gov/education/certification/CEprogramproviders.shtml

i. Limited CE Holders must registered with a “Participating Educator

Preparation Program” on the following link:

https://www.nj.gov/education/certification/CE-CEAS-

pilotprogram.shtml

b. 30-Week Mentorship: You must complete a 30-week mentorship with a

qualified mentor. Your mentor will be assigned to you by your Principal/Vice

Principal. Mentor logs will be submitted at the end of the school year. (Please

note: If you do not complete your 30 weeks of mentoring, you need to

continue to meet with your mentor during Year 2 until you have met the

required 30 weeks of mentoring.)

c. Evaluation: Teachers should receive their first of two Effective or Highly

Effective evaluation ratings necessary to qualify for applying for the

Standard certification. This evaluation is separate from your observations.

II. YEAR 2: Provisional Teachers completing their second full year of teaching should

complete the following:

a. Evaluation: Teachers should receive their second Effective or Highly

Effective evaluation rating.

b. Education Prep Program (CE/Alternate Route candidates only): All

requirements for your alternate route program should be complete.

APPLYING FOR STANDARD CERTIFICATION

If you:

● Complete 30 weeks of mentorship; AND

● Receive 2 annual evaluation ratings of Effective or Highly Effective; AND

● Complete your EPP (for Alternate Route only)

 
 
You will be eligible to apply for your Standard Certification via the New Jersey Department of 
Education website at https://nj.gov/education/license/tcis/. 
 
 
RENEWING PROVISIONAL LICENSE 
  
If you do NOT meet any of the requirements outlined above to apply for your Standard certification 
after Year 2, you will need to renew your Provisional license by applying and paying for a renewal 
provisional in the amount of $70.00 on NJEdCert. 
 
EMERGENCY CERTIFICATION HOLDERS 
 
If you currently hold an Emergency certification and have completed all requirements to apply for 
your Standard certification, please refer to the Applying for Standard Certification section above. 
 
If you do NOT meet all of the requirements, you will need to renew your Emergency certification in 
NJEdCert and submit your official transcript to certapplication@doe.nj.gov reflecting a minimum of 
six (6) credits towards the completion of your Standard certification requirements 
 
QUESTIONS/CONCERNS 
 
If you have any questions/concerns regarding your certification status, please feel free to contact the 
Certification Team at Certifications@nps.k12.nj.us.  
You can also check your certification status on the New Jersey Educator Certification system: 
https://njdoe.my.site.com/manage/s/login/ 
Use the following link to access training materials on applying for certifications on the new NJEdCert 
website: https://www.nj.gov/education/certification/apply/   
 