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K-12 Subject Matter (SM) Educator Preparation Program
Brookdale Community College is a proud member in good standing with the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP), a national accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
The Brookdale Community College Alternate Route to Teaching program has received AAQEP’s initial accreditation, valid through December 31, 2029.
This accreditation underscores the program’s commitment to excellence in preparing effective, growth-oriented educators and highlights its dedication to maintaining the highest standards in educator preparation.
Do you aspire to become a teacher but do not have a degree in education?
Looking for the fast-track to a new, rewarding career as an educator?
The Alternate Route to Teaching is a non-traditional teacher preparation program designed for those individuals who have earned a bachelor’s degree and wish to obtain the necessary training to become a NJ certified teacher in their degree subject area. Teacher candidates may work full time as educators while completing program requirements.
What is the motivation for our typical Alternate Route to Teaching student?
Alternate Route Teachers tend to be:
- individuals seeking a career change.
- individuals seeking to finish an incomplete education degree.
- substitute teachers who wish to teach full-time.
- recent college graduates.
- individuals seeking a new career after a period outside the workforce.
- individuals seeking a rewarding career positively impacting students in a formal education environment.
Brookdale Community College’s comprehensive teacher preparation program is regulated and approved by the New Jersey Department of Education and prepares you to confidently enter the teaching profession.
Spring, Summer, and Fall Courses Available
The Alternate Route to Teaching Program application is now open!
Alternate Route to Teaching Community College (ART-CC)
Enroll and take our Introduction to Teaching Pre-Service course (50-Hours)
This intensive 6-week course provides candidates with essential knowledge, research-based practices, and professional dispositions necessary to become effective educators in diverse New Jersey classrooms.
Through asynchronous online modules, synchronous collaborative Zoom sessions, and performance-based assessments, candidates will develop foundational competencies in understanding learners, creating positive learning environments, planning standards-aligned instruction, implementing effective assessment practices, and building professional partnerships. The course emphasizes culturally responsive pedagogy, evidence-based instructional strategies, ethical practice, and alignment to both New Jersey Professional Standards for Teachers and AAQEP accreditation standards.
The program’s main goal is to give the prospective teacher an overview of the teaching profession, featuring classroom management, lesson planning, and job search strategies.
Cost: $325. Does not include textbooks.
Course Requirements: Applicants must possess a bachelor’s degree and meet state requirements.
GPA (Grade Point Average) Requirement:
- Applicants who graduated prior to September 1, 2016: 2.75 or higher
- Applicants who graduated after September 1, 2016: 3.0 or higher
- Brookdale ART-CC accepts teacher candidates that have earned the Limited Certificate of Eligibility
- See Department of Education website for possible exceptions, like the Limited CE Pilot Program.
Next Steps
Complete the remaining 350 hours of course offerings towards your teacher certification. These six (6) courses are also entirely online and include a combination of Live Zoom classes and asynchronous course assignments. Teacher candidate must prove required employment in your CE subject area with enrollment in The NJDOE’s Provisional Teacher Program (PTP) by the third course.
*Candidates must apply for their Certificate of Eligibility through the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) which requires a bachelor’s degree. View NJDOE licensing requirements.
Remaining six (6) teacher preparation courses (350 hours)
Cost: $4,900 (Averages $816 course. Does not include textbooks.)
Course Requirements: Successful completion of the 50-hour course and a Certificate of Eligibility (CE) in your subject area, employment in a public, private, or parochial school.
Courses
50-hour Pre-Service Introduction to Teaching Course (ART-CC)
The 6-week course consists of weekly online assignments and three (3) mandatory remote live instructor-led Zoom sessions. You must be present for all three to earn completion.
Please select one section:
Course number: XCART-001-MAP01
Runs from: 5/20/26 – 7/17/26 with weekly online assignments
Dates of Zoom meetings/live class: Wednesdays, 5/20, 6/3, 6/24
Time: 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Course number: XCART-001-JUP01
Runs from: 6/9/26 – 7/20/26 with weekly online assignments
Dates of Zoom meetings/live class: Tuesdays, 6/9, 6/23, 7/14
Time: 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Cost: $325.00
To enroll: Please contact Kristin DeRose, at 732-224-2883 or email kderose@brookdalecc.edu.
To register, please contact Kristin DeRose, kderose@brookdalecc.edu.
These courses consist of weekly online assignments. Attendance is mandatory for the remote live instructor-led Zoom sessions built into the course. The Zoom meetings are counted as part of the required hours (as determined by NJDOE course guidelines) to receive full credit for the course.
Payment is made at the time of registration with a credit or debit card. Payment plans are available.
Request Information: Alternate Route to Teaching Program
The Alternate Route to Teaching Program is designed for aspiring individuals who already have a Bachelor's Degree and Certificate of Eligibility (CE) and are interested in pursuing a K-12 license to obtain employment as a teacher in a public, private or parochial school.
