Welcome to Teacher Education

Our mission is to develop individuals into competent, caring,

qualified educators and professionals.        _____________________________________________________________

Students interested in becoming teachers are encouraged to major in an academic subject area typically taught in public schools; however, any baccalaureate degree can lead to certification.  

The first step for all students seeking teacher certification at Stockton is to attend an Information Workshop that explains the requirements, policies, and procedures of the Program.  

The Teacher Education Program is a post-baccalaureate certification program that prepares candidates to teach a wide range of subjects in grades K-12. The Program offers tracks leading to elementary teacher certification with middle grade specializations, and secondary teacher certifications for subjects taught in grades 6-12. Teacher Education at Stockton is a fieldwork intensive program requiring 200 hours in public schools prior to a full-time student teaching semester. Middle grade specializations include mathematics, science, language arts, and social studies. Secondary subjects include art, biological science, chemistry, earth science, physical science, physics, mathematics, English, social studies, and world languages.

To sign up for a Workshop, stop by the School of Education in H201

or call 609-652-4688 to reserve a seat. 

To officially apply to the Teacher Education Program, students must:

• Hold a bachelor’s degree or be approaching senior status during their application semester.

• Meet Educational Psychology and fieldwork requirements with a B- or better.

• Meet Praxis I Pre-Professional Skills Test requirements (171 on each section: reading, writing, mathematics) or have scores of 1100 on the SAT or 21 on the ACT.

The School of Education also provides quality graduate programs leading to a Master of Arts in Education (Curriculum Worksheet) and/or a Master of Arts in Instructional Technology (Curriculum Worksheet). Additional endorsements are offered in English as a Second Language (ESL), Bilingual/Bicultural Education, Learning Disabilities Teacher/Consultant, Preschool-3, Special Education, and Supervisor.  For more information, call the School of Graduate and Continuing Studies at 609-652-4298.

The Stockton Education Programs are accredited by the Teacher Education Accreditation Council and the New Jersey Department of Education.

(Certification requirements are subject to change as the New Jersey Department of Education changes licensure requirements)