Alternate Route Teaching

Position: Alternate Route to Teaching

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?

Alternate Route to Teaching is a non‑traditional teacher preparation program designed for individuals who have earned a bachelor’s degree and wish to obtain the necessary training to become a New Jersey 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.

Alternate Route to Teaching Community College (ART‑CC) Your First Step

Enroll and take our Introduction to Teaching Pre‑Service course (50‑Hours)

About: The fifty‑hour course is entirely online and includes a combination of Zoom classes, asynchronous course assignments, 8 hours of classroom observations and 12 hours of clinical experience.

Course objective: 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 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.

Complete the remaining 350 hours of course offerings toward your teacher certification. These six courses are also entirely online and include a combination of live Zoom classes and asynchronous assignments. Teacher candidates must prove required employment in your subject area with enrollment in the NJDOE’s Provisional Teacher Program (PTP) by the third course.

Remaining six courses (350 hours)

Cost: $4,900 (averages $816 per 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.

Intro to Teaching 50‑Hour Pre‑Service Course 001

The 8‑week course consists of weekly online assignments and three mandatory remote live instructor‑led Zoom sessions.

• Fall Courses Available
• Course number: XCART-001-OCP
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• Runs from: 10/29/25 – 12/17/25 with weekly online assignments.
• Dates of Zoom meetings/Live class: Wednesdays 10/29, 11/19, 12/10
• Time: 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

The Processes of Teaching and Learning Course 002

This course consists of weekly online assignments and five or six mandatory remote live instructor‑led Zoom sessions. We are offering the course over 10 or 15 weeks. The 10‑week option covers the same amount of coursework in a condensed period.

• Fall Courses Available (15‑week option)
• Course number: XCART-002-OCP
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• Runs from: 10/4/25 – 12/12/25 with weekly online assignments.
• Dates of Zoom meetings/Live class: Saturdays 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 12/6
• Time: 8:00 a.m. –…