Certification Information
Applying for Educational Interpreter
Certification
| Certificate |
Emergency |
Standard |
Substitute |
| Where
to apply:
|
School of Employment sponsors the Interpreter |
|
District Board of Education where substitute position is required. |
| Cost:
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$75 payable to the commissioner of Education (Renewal: $50) |
$75 payable to the Commissioner of Education |
$75 payable to the Commissioner of Education |
| Required
Documents:
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- EIPA original gold seal page with a 3.0 or higher
- High School/College Diploma or GED
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- EIPA original gold seal page with a 3.0 or higher
- High School/College Diploma or GED
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Additional
Information:
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- Emergency Certification may be renewed 3 times
- District Supervisor and/or Human Resources Department is responsible for monitoring
- Districts determine their requirements for progress towards standard endorsement
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- Different documents required dependent upon academic or performance route. Refer to checklist for specific requirements.
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- Criminal History and Fingerprinting required 15 semester hours of coursework are not required.
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TO APPLY FOR STANDARD CERTIFICATION
Go online to: http://www.nj.gov/njded/educators/license/
Apply online
The educational interpreter - sign language standard endorsement is #3463.
This is an Educational Services Certificate
The cost will be 75.00.
After completing all the requirements, contact the EIPDC to request the Program Completion Verification letter and a completed transcript review indicating everything is satisfied. You will need to provide these to the New Jersey Department of Education.
Refer to the checklist (posted on our website) to help you with the required documents.
Send all the required documents (official transcripts, EIPA score, program completion letter, notarized oath of allegiance, etc) to:
New Jersey Department of Education
Office of Licensure & Credentials
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
APPLICANT CHECKLIST
Guidelines for Educational Interpreters
YOUR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE DATED AS COMPLETE AND SENT TO AN EXAMINER FOR REVIEW UNTIL ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION
IS RECEIVED.
This checklist has been designed as an aid to facilitate applying for state certification. Depending on
whether you apply for a new certificate, a duplicate, or a name change to an existing certificate, you will be
required to complete the processes indicated and/or provide the required attachments to your application.
For New Certificate:
1.___ Submit certified check/money order with correct fee payable to “Commissioner of Education” (if payment mode is not credit card).
2 Verification of Program Completion, if applicable (Click here to download). Also, see Guidelines for
Verification of Program Completion form *From Camden County College EIPDC or Union County College EIPDC
3.___ Copy of out-of-state certificates (if any).
4._NA Original letter on school district letterhead signed by an appropriate school district official, documenting your years of full-time teaching or administrative experience, if applicable. The letter should include your full or part-time status, specific assignment and dates of employment. See Guidelines for Letters of Employment Experience.
5.___ Official college transcript(s) sent with degree conferral and grade point average (GPA) listed on the transcript. *copy of high school diploma , high school transcript or copy of GED for performance route candidates
6.___ If your academic studies were completed in another country, submit a credentials evaluation from an approved evaluation service that includes degree equivalency, semester-hour equivalent of each area of college-level study, and the cumulative baccalaureate and advanced degree GPAs (Click here to download the list of approved evaluation agencies).
7.___ Signed and notarized Oath of Allegiance/Verification of Accuracy Statement for United States citizens (Click here to download).
8.___ Signed and notarized Non-citizen Oath of Allegiance/Verification of Accuracy Statement and Affidavit of Intent to Become a Citizen for non-citizens.
9. NA_ Take any applicable Praxis II: Subject Assessment/Specialty Area test(s). Test registration procedures, registration form and other information are available through the Praxis Web Site at www.ets.org/praxis or the School Leadership Series Web Site at www.ets.org/sls. Online registration is also available.
10. NA_ Physiology and Hygiene: Applicants applying for instructional certification must pass an examination in physiology and hygiene, including the effects of narcotics and alcohol. The examination is administered at the county offices of education. In lieu of this examination, the applicant may present basic military training or college level study in areas such as biology, health or nutrition.
11.___ Original EIPA (Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment) Official Document with score
12.___ Original certificates from RID, NAD or other national accrediting agencies
Please be advised that that there is a test requirement for most instructional endorsements, for the
Speech-language Specialist endorsement and for the Principal and School Administrator
endorsements. No certificates can be issued without a passing score on the required test.
Candidates must meet the score in effect at the time of application and determination of certificate eligibility. Scores are subject to change without notice. It is the candidate’s responsibility to review the testing requirements information available on the NJDOE website.
For a duplicate certificate:
___ Certified check/money order with correct fee payable to “Commissioner of Education” (if payment mode is not credit card).
___ Duplicate Request Form and Notarized statement of loss (Click here to download).
___ Signed and notarized Oath of Allegiance/Verification of Accuracy Statement (Click here to download)
For a name change on the certificate:
___Certified check/money order with correct fee payable to “Commissioner of Education” (if payment mode is not credit card).
___ Signed and notarized Oath of Allegiance/Verification of Accuracy Statement (Click here to
download).