Teacher preparation is a five-year program.
While at Rutgers College, students must complete a major, minor, and general education requirements. They may apply to the education program in their first year and are informed of their admission at the end of their junior year. Students admitted by the Graduate School of Education to a certification program begin the professional education courses in the junior year. They normally graduate from Rutgers College at the end of the fourth year of study. In the fifth year, students earn a master's degree in education and New Jersey certification upon completion of all requirements.