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As of December 20th 2010, the NJ Department of Education can accept coursework that appears on a regionally accredited 2-year college transcript when evaluating credentials for certification.
Effective Monday, October 11, 2010, the Licensing office will accept only online payments for new applications and for balances owed on prior applications. Full instructions can be found here. Thank you for your cooperation.
Effective Monday May 10, 2010

Customer Service Phone Line 609-292-2070 will begin NEW enhanced hours of operations.

Phone lines will be open 8:00 am – 4:15 pm Monday thru Friday.
As of October 31, 2009, alternate route candidates and alternate route novice teachers must meet new requirements.

Once your certificate has been issued, you will receive it in the mail within approximately 8-10 business days. If your address has changed since you submitted your application, please be sure to notify our office as soon as possible. If you have already applied and wish to check your status click here.

Attention completers of the Provisional Teacher Program (PTP): When checking your status after applying online for your standard certificate, please note that TCIS will state the application is “incomplete” until all paperwork has been submitted by the school district, reviewed by the PTP Office, and the recommendation for issuance of a standard certificate has been transmitted to the Office of Licensure and Credentials (OLC). At that point OLC will contact you if something is missing, e.g., an oath of allegiance, transcript or fee. Once the OLC issues your licenses the status on TCIS will change from “incomplete” status to “issued” status.

» Total certificate actions processed in 2009: 45,452

» Total phone calls received thru Customer Service in 2009: 38,122

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