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General Health Sciences

Endorsement Code: 4200

Note: This information is for self-evaluation. It does not determine or validate eligibility to apply. Requirements, passing test scores, and fees are subject to change without notice.

Authorized to Teach

The General Health Sciences #4200 endorsement entitles the holder to teach in Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ Department of Education (NJDOE)-approved career and technical education (CTE) courses in the following programs, and programs of study under the following codes.

CTE Program CIP Code
Biomedical Sciences 26.0102
Biotechnology
26.1201
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
51.0000

Option 1: Bachelor's Degree or Higher

Approved Degree Subject Area for Endorsement:

  • General or specialized:
    • Chiropractic degree
    • Dental degree
    • Medical degree
    • Nurse Practitioner degree
    • Osteopathic Medicine degree
    • Physical Therapist degree
    • Physician’s Assistant degree
  • Health Sciences
  • Health Studies
  • Nursing
  • Occupational Therapist

Option 2: Associate Degree with Employment Experience

This option is not available.

Option 3: Employment Experience Only

Candidates with employment or self-employment experience only are not eligible to apply for this teaching endorsement.

  • Anatomy
  • Application of ethical decision making in health care
  • Basic and therapeutic nutrition
  • Epidemiology
  • Health and human medicine
  • Health promotion and disease prevention
  • Health systems and policy
  • Histology
  • Human disease and treatment
  • Immunology
  • Medical terminology
  • Microbiology for health professions
  • Pathophysiology
  • Physiology
  • Specialized medical degree coursework
  • Statistics for health professionals
  • Structure and function of the human body

No state-issued occupational license or credential is required at this time.

Employment experience is only required if the candidate is obtaining certification using one of the following:

Candidates using option 1 without the GPA exception are not required to have employment experience.

Employment Experience (not self-employed)

The following job titles (Table 1) will be accepted as eligible employment experience as identified in the federal job descriptions.

Table 1: Eligible Job Titles for Employment Experience (not self-employed)
Job Title Job Code
Chiropractors 29-1011.00
Dentists, General 29-1021.00
Family Medicine Physicians 29-1215.00
Health Education Specialists 21-1091.00
Nurse Practitioners 29-1171.00
Occupational Therapists 29-1122.00
Physical Therapists 29-1123.00
Physician Assistants 29-1071.00
Registered Nurses 29-1141.00

Self-Employment Experience

The U.S. Census Bureau codes applicable to filing federal taxes for eligible self-employment experience are as follows (Table 2).

Table 2: Eligible Census Bureau Codes for Self-Employment Experience
Job Title Job Code
Office of Dentists 6212
Offices of Other Health Practitioners
6213
Offices of Physicians
6211