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Landscaping and Grounds Keeping
Endorsement Code: 2507
Note: This information is for self-evaluation. It does not determine or validate eligibility to apply. Requirements, passing test scores, and fees are subject to change without notice.
Authorized to Teach
The Landscaping and Grounds Keeping #2507 endorsement entitles the holder to teach in New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE)-approved career and technical education (CTE) courses in the following programs, and programs of study under the following Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) codes.
| CTE Endorsement | CIP Code |
|---|---|
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping | 01.0605 |
Option 1: Bachelor's Degree or Higher
Approved Degree Subject Area for Endorsement:
- Horticulture and Botany
- Landscape Architecture
- Landscape Business Management
- Landscape Management
- Nursery and Greenhouse Plant Production
- Plant Pathology
- Plant Science
- Soil Science
- Turf Grass Science
Option 2: Associate Degree with Employment Experience
Approved Degree Subject Area for Endorsement:
- Horticulture and Botany
- Landscape Construction
- Landscape Design and Drafting
- Nursery and Greenhouse Plant Production
- Plant Pathology
Option 3: Employment Experience Only
Employment experience requirements can be met using one of the following:
- Full-time or part-time employment, or both (not self-employment)
- Self-employment
- Military qualifications and training
- Golf course design and construction
- Horticulture
- Integrated pest management
- Irrigation technology
- Landscape architecture
- Land surveying
- Landscape techniques
- Nursery and greenhouse plant production
- Pest management
- Plant science
- Pesticides for the green industry
- Soil conservation
- Soil fertility and fertilizers
- Soil management for sports fields and landscape
- Turf cultural systems
- Turfgrass management
- Weed science and management
- Weeds, disease and insects of plants
Candidates must submit a copy of their current New Jersey Commercial Pesticide Applicator Certificate issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
Note: A private Pesticide Applicator Certificate issued by the New Jersey Bureau of Pesticide Control will not be accepted as a substitute for the New Jersey Commercial Pesticide Applicator Certificate.
Employment experience is only required if the candidate is obtaining certification using one of the following:
- Grade point average (GPA) exception under Option 1: Bachelor's Degree or Higher
- Option 2: Associate Degree with Employment Experience
- Option 3: Employment Experience Only
Candidates using option 1 without the GPA exception are not required to have employment experience.
Employment Experience (not self-employed)
The following job titles (Table 1) will be accepted as eligible employment experience as identified in the federal Occupational Information Network (O*NET) job descriptions.
| Job Title | Job Code |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Technicians | 19-4012.00 |
| Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse | 45-2092.00 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers | 37-1012.00 |
| Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other | 37-3019.00 |
| Landscape Architects | 17-1012.00 |
Self-Employment Experience
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) U.S. Census Bureau codes applicable to filing federal taxes for eligible self-employment experience are as follows (Table 2).
| Job Title | Job Code |
|---|---|
| Greenhouse, Nursery, and Floriculture Production | 1114 |