Our MAT programs prepare you to deliver quality lessons to diverse classrooms. We have been certifying teachers for over a century and have built partnerships with New Jersey schools committed to employing our graduates. Choose the route aligned with your experience and join a community with a reputation for building skilled educators.
GRADUATE DEGREE
Learn to plan and implement effective lessons for students from diverse backgrounds with the AAQEP-accredited Elementary Education K-6 Certificate online program. This in-demand certification-granting program requires a liberal arts bachelor’s degree prior to enrollment.
Study how to create a positive learning environment and design learner assessments that meet NJSLS standards. Apply your new skills immediately during faculty-observed, on-site teaching experiences in a New Jersey based school. Plus, WP requires only two additional courses if you choose to earn a master’s degree following this program.
GRADUATE DEGREE
Obtain New Jersey teacher certification with the Elementary Education K-6 Certificate, Alternate Route online program. Apply coursework immediately in your current role and use classroom observation critiques to help enhance your credentials. Choose this track if you have earned a liberal arts bachelor’s degree, a Certificate of Eligibility (CE) or Limited CE, and are currently teaching in a New Jersey school. To earn a master’s degree, WP requires the completion of only two additional courses following this program.
GRADUATE DEGREE
Earn your master's degree plus the qualifications for teacher certification with this MAT in Elementary Education online program. Benefit from coursework and observation feedback within a New Jersey based school that you can utilize immediately to improve your teaching effectiveness. This traditional track is for candidates with a liberal arts, noneducation bachelor's degree who are not yet classroom instructors but want to teach students in grades K-6.
GRADUATE DEGREE
Upgrade from a teacher with a Certificate of Eligibility to a master's-level education leader. The MAT in Elementary Education, Alternate Route online program includes career-relevant coursework with immediate applications in your current role. Improve your skills by utilizing classroom observation critique from our experienced faculty. You can also choose to add a Middle School subject endorsement, broadening your certification to teach both elementary and middle school students. This alternative teacher certification track is for candidates who have already earned a liberal arts bachelor's degree and secured a New Jersey classroom teacher position.
William Paterson University is a member in good standing of the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP), a national accrediting organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. The educator preparation programs at William Paterson University have been awarded full accreditation by AAQEP through June 30, 2032. Full accreditation acknowledges that a program prepares effective educators who continue to grow as professionals and have demonstrated the commitment and capacity to maintain quality.
GRADUATE DEGREE
This traditional track is for candidates with a content-specific, non-education bachelor’s degree who are not yet classroom instructors but wish to teach secondary students in the same subject area as their undergraduate degree. Pursue your master’s degree and teaching certification with this fulfilling MAT Secondary Education online program. Benefit from coursework, observation feedback, and real-life teaching experience within a New Jersey based school that can be utilized immediately to enhance your practice.
GRADUATE DEGREE
This alternate certification track is for candidates who have already earned a bachelor's degree in the subject they want to teach, have a Certificate of Eligibility (CE) or Limited CE, and have secured a position as the teacher of record at a New Jersey school. Build the knowledge, skills, and experience required to level up as a certified educator with master’s-level expertise. Apply the industry-relevant curriculum from the MAT in Secondary Education (Alternate Route) immediately in your classroom to enhance your lessons and benefit from the supervision of experienced faculty.
GRADUATE DEGREE
Complete this secondary education certificate online program to obtain official New Jersey teaching certification. This in-demand program does not require a degree in education and prepares you to teach the same subject you specialized in during your undergraduate studies.
Learn to plan and implement effective lessons for diverse students and apply your skillset immediately during faculty-observed, on-site teaching experiences in a New Jersey based school. Plus, WP requires only two additional courses if you choose to earn a master’s degree following this AAQEP-accredited program.
GRADUATE DEGREE
The secondary education alternative route online certificate program will expand your expertise in planning and implementing successful lessons for students with various developmental needs. Apply coursework immediately in your current role and use constructive critiques from classroom observations to enhance your instruction.
Follow this track if you have earned a bachelor’s degree in the subject you want to teach, a Certificate of Eligibility (CE) or Limited CE, and currently teach in a New Jersey school. Complete this affordable program to earn your official teacher certification. To earn a master’s degree, WP requires the completion of only two additional courses following this program.
Elementary Education K-6 Certificate
Duration: 12 months Credit Hours: 30 Tuition: $625.80 {tuition_specification_type_per_course}*
Apply by: 1/4/26 Start class: 1/26/26
Learn to plan and implement effective lessons for students from diverse backgrounds with the AAQEP-accredited Elementary Education K-6 Certificate online program. This in-demand certification-granting program requires a liberal arts bachelor’s degree prior to enrollment.
Study how to create a positive learning environment and design learner assessments that meet NJSLS standards. Apply your new skills immediately during faculty-observed, on-site teaching experiences in a New Jersey based school. Plus, WP requires only two additional courses if you choose to earn a master’s degree following this program.
Master of Arts in Teaching with a concentration in Elementary Education (K-6)
Duration: 18 months Credit Hours: 36 Tuition: $625.80 {tuition_specification_type_per_course}*
Apply by: 1/4/26 Start class: 1/26/26
Earn your master's degree plus the qualifications for teacher certification with this MAT in Elementary Education online program. Benefit from coursework and observation feedback within a New Jersey based school that you can utilize immediately to improve your teaching effectiveness. This traditional track is for candidates with a liberal arts, noneducation bachelor's degree who are not yet classroom instructors but want to teach students in grades K-6.
Master of Arts in Teaching with a concentration in Elementary Education (K-6), Alternate Route
Duration: 24 months Credit Hours: 33 Tuition: $625.80 {tuition_specification_type_per_course}*
Apply by: 1/4/26 Start class: 1/26/26
Upgrade from a teacher with a Certificate of Eligibility to a master's-level education leader. The MAT in Elementary Education, Alternate Route online program includes career-relevant coursework with immediate applications in your current role. Improve your skills by utilizing classroom observation critique from our experienced faculty. You can also choose to add a Middle School subject endorsement, broadening your certification to teach both elementary and middle school students. This alternative teacher certification track is for candidates who have already earned a liberal arts bachelor's degree and secured a New Jersey classroom teacher position.
Secondary K-12 Certificate (Alternate Route)
Duration: 24 months Credit Hours: 24 Tuition: $625.80 {tuition_specification_type_per_course}*
Apply by: 1/4/26 Start class: 1/26/26
The secondary education alternative route online certificate program will expand your expertise in planning and implementing successful lessons for students with various developmental needs. Apply coursework immediately in your current role and use constructive critiques from classroom observations to enhance your instruction.
Follow this track if you have earned a bachelor’s degree in the subject you want to teach, a Certificate of Eligibility (CE) or Limited CE, and currently teach in a New Jersey school. Complete this affordable program to earn your official teacher certification. To earn a master’s degree, WP requires the completion of only two additional courses following this program.
Secondary K-12 Certificate
Duration: 18 months Credit Hours: 27 Tuition: $625.80 {tuition_specification_type_per_course}*
Apply by: 1/4/26 Start class: 1/26/26
Complete this secondary education certificate online program to obtain official New Jersey teaching certification. This in-demand program does not require a degree in education and prepares you to teach the same subject you specialized in during your undergraduate studies.
Learn to plan and implement effective lessons for diverse students and apply your skillset immediately during faculty-observed, on-site teaching experiences in a New Jersey based school. Plus, WP requires only two additional courses if you choose to earn a master’s degree following this AAQEP-accredited program.
Master of Arts in Teaching with a concentration in Secondary Education (Alternate Route)
Duration: 24 months Credit Hours: 30 Tuition: $625.80 {tuition_specification_type_per_course}*
Apply by: 1/4/26 Start class: 1/26/26
This alternate certification track is for candidates who have already earned a bachelor's degree in the subject they want to teach, have a Certificate of Eligibility (CE) or Limited CE, and have secured a position as the teacher of record at a New Jersey school. Build the knowledge, skills, and experience required to level up as a certified educator with master’s-level expertise. Apply the industry-relevant curriculum from the MAT in Secondary Education (Alternate Route) immediately in your classroom to enhance your lessons and benefit from the supervision of experienced faculty.
Master of Arts in Teaching with a concentration in Secondary Education
Duration: 18 months Credit Hours: 33 Tuition: $625.80 {tuition_specification_type_per_course}*
Apply by: 1/4/26 Start class: 1/26/26
This traditional track is for candidates with a content-specific, non-education bachelor’s degree who are not yet classroom instructors but wish to teach secondary students in the same subject area as their undergraduate degree. Pursue your master’s degree and teaching certification with this fulfilling MAT Secondary Education online program. Benefit from coursework, observation feedback, and real-life teaching experience within a New Jersey based school that can be utilized immediately to enhance your practice.
Elementary Education K-6 Certificate, Alternate Route
Duration: 24 months Credit Hours: 30 Tuition: $625.80 {tuition_specification_type_per_course}*
Apply by: 1/4/26 Start class: 1/26/26
Obtain New Jersey teacher certification with the Elementary Education K-6 Certificate, Alternate Route online program. Apply coursework immediately in your current role and use classroom observation critiques to help enhance your credentials. Choose this track if you have earned a liberal arts bachelor’s degree, a Certificate of Eligibility (CE) or Limited CE, and are currently teaching in a New Jersey school. To earn a master’s degree, WP requires the completion of only two additional courses following this program.
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