Course Information

Alternate Route Courses

NPTNJ offers four different tracks depending on what you are teaching. Follow these links for the course sequence for each program:

• NPTNJ Elementary or Secondary (Content Area) Certification Courses

  • These course sequences are for candidates who are elementary school teachers, or content area teachers (math, music, art, English, etc).
  • Program is entirely online.
  • For more information, contact newpathways@njcu.edu
  • Apply for the Elementary or Secondary Program 

• NPTNJ English as a Second Language (ESL) Certification Courses

  • Program is currently online with synchronous courses that meet at specific times.
  • For more information about this program, please contact Dr. Alexis Kim.
  • To apply to the program, you must enroll in the NPTNJ and enroll in the graduate ESL alternate route program at the same time.
  • Complete those applications here:
    • NPTNJ Application Form
    • ESL Alternate Route Application Form

• NPTNJ and Teacher of Students with Disabilities (TOSD) Courses

  • For information on required courses for TOSD, please contact Dr. Carol Fleres.
  • Both programs are entirely online. 
  • You will enroll in NPTNJ and in Graduate Studies for TOSD concurrently.
  • Complete those applications here:
    • NPTNJ Application Form
    • Graduate Studies in Special Education Application Form.