• We are a statewide provider for alternate route candidates, serving
    seven counties throughout New Jersey, including Burlington,
    Camden and Mercer counties.
  • Rutgers Alternate Route helps career changers, recent college graduates and substitute
    teachers launch careers in education as provisionally licensed teachers. The program
    allows candidates to work as full-time teachers while completing certification requirements.​

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Our dynamic learning environment blends online, face-to-face, and asynchronous.

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Leading teaching professionals​

Course instructors are practicing school and district leaders who work in diverse learning environments.​

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We feature research-based content and job-embedded assignments 

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