1. Candidate Profile:
High School Graduates
Pathway:
Approved Teacher Preparation Program
or
Completion of a Comparable Educator Program in another U.S. State
If you fit this profile, you may obtain Certification by:
- Earning a bachelor's degree from an approved teacher preparation program at a NYS higher education institution or one in a state with a reciprocity agreement with NYS
- Passing the appropriate New York State Certification Exams.
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College Graduates
Pathway:
Approved Teacher Preparation Program
If you fit this profile, you may obtain Certification by:
- Earning a graduate degree from an approved teacher education program at a NYS higher preparation institution.
- Passing the appropriate New York State Exams.
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3. Candidate Profile:
Career Changers,
Persons Educated Outside the U.S.,
Persons Not Graduated from Teaching Program
Pathway:
Individual Evaluation
If you fit this profile, you may obtain Certification by:
- Earning a bachelor's degree with a GPA of at least 2.5
- Satisfying semester hour requirements and meeting specific
liberal arts and sciences general core, content core,
and pedagogical core competencies for the certificate
title you seek
- Passing the appropriate New York State Exams
- Applying for a Certificate to the NYSED Office of Teaching Initiatives
Notice of Individual Evaluation Deadline
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Career Changers,
College Graduates
Pathway:
Approved Teacher Preparation Program
(Alternative Certification "Transitional B" Program)
If you fit this profile, you may qualify for enrollment in an ATC program by:
- Possessing a bachelor's degree (minimum 3.0 GPA), with a major in the subject, or 18 semester hours in the subject you plan to teach with 12 semester hours in a related subject
- Passing the appropriate New York State Exams
- Applying to a college or university with a registered ATC program
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National Board Certified Teachers
Pathway:
National Board Certification
If you fit this profile, you may obtain Certification in the same or equivalent New York State title by:
- Applying for a Certificate to the NYSED Office of Teaching Initiatives for a certificate in a title comparable to your National Board certificate.
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6. Candidate Profile:
Completed a Teacher or Administrator Program in another U.S. State or Territory
Pathway:
Completion of a Comparable Educator Program in another U.S. State
Complete a comparable approved teacher preparation program, in the subject of the application, at a college in another U.S. State or Territory that would lead to an institutional recommendation for certification in the state the college is located.
If you fit this profile, you may obtain Certification if you satisfy the requirements found at:
Applicants from Other States
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NYS Certified Teachers seeking additional certificate
Pathway:
Individual Evaluation for Additional Certificate
Candidates who fit this profile are teachers who already possess a New York State classroom teaching certificate and are interested in becoming certified in an additional classroom teaching subject.
If you fit this profile, you may obtain an additional certificate by:
- Possessing a valid New York State classroom teaching certificate
- Satisfying the 30 semester hour content core requirements (some certificates require additional pedagogy as well) for the certificate title you seek
- Applying for a Certificate to the NYSED Office of Teaching Initiatives
- Passing the appropriate New York State the Content Specialty Test(s) (CST)
If your first certificate was issued as the result of completion of an approved program or a professional license we will not have an official transcript of your college coursework on file. Please submit official transcripts of all completed coursework from all colleges you have attended.
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8. Candidate Profile:
NYS Certified Teachers seeking to teach another subject while completing requirements for the certificate
Pathway:
Individual Evaluation (for Supplementary Certificate)
Candidates who fit this profile are teachers who already possess a New York State classroom teaching certificate and are interested in teaching another subject while completing requirements to become certified in the new classroom teaching subject.
If you fit this profile, you may obtain a supplementary certificate by:
- Possessing a valid New York State classroom teaching certificate
- Satisfying the 12 semester hour content core requirements for the certificate title you seek
- Obtaining a recommendation from the employing school district
- Passing the appropriate New York State the Content Specialty Test(s) (CST)
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Pathway:
NYS Professional License
- Holding a NYS speech language pathology license
- Applying for a Certificate to the NYSED Office of Teaching Initiatives
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Pathway:
IHE Professor Experience
Candidates who fit this profile are college professors who have a bachelor’s or higher degree in the content area and wish to teach in a New York public school.
If you fit this profile, you may obtain Certification by:
- Possessing a bachelor’s or higher degree in the content area of your application.
- Two years of satisfactory teaching experience at the college level.
- Passing the appropriate NYS Teacher Certification exam(s)
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