Classroom Teacher
This chart is a compilation of common certification scenarios. The chart is only a suggestion and does not guarantee certification through that pathway. We cannot make a true determination on your eligibility until we have received all supporting documentation required for the application.
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| I am a/I have... | Certificate Type | Pathways to Investigate |
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High School Graduate Most candidates who fit this profile are High School graduates who wish to pursue a career in teaching. Your best option is to complete a traditional teacher preparation program at a college or university in 51³Ô¹ÏÍø State or in another state. Upon graduation from a NYS program, the institution of higher education recommends candidates for Certification. Upon graduation from a program in another state, candidates apply directly to the State Education Department under the Completion of a Comparable Educator Program in another U.S. State pathway.Ìý |
Initial |
1. Approved Teacher Preparation Pathway OR 2. Completion of a Comparable Educator Program in another U.S. State |
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College Graduate or Career Changer - Bachelor's or Master's degree level Most candidates who fit this profile possess a bachelor's degree and enroll in a graduate program at a college or university in 51³Ô¹ÏÍø State leading to a first teaching certificate, usually including an internship in a K-12 school. Upon graduation from a NYS program, the institution recommends candidates for Certification.Ìý |
Initial Transitional B Certificate* Internship Certificate Residency Certificate |
Approved Teacher Preparation Pathway |
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National Board Certified Teacher Candidates who fit this profile possess a certificate from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. |
Initial | National Board Certification |
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Completed a teacher or administrator program in another U.S. state or territory. 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 where the college is located. |
Initial |
1. Completion of a Comparable Educator Program in another U.S. State OR 2. Enhanced Comparable Program |
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NYS Certified Teacher seeking to teach another subject while completing requirements for the certificate. Candidates who fit this profile are teachers who already possess a 51³Ô¹ÏÍø State classroom teaching certificate and are interested in teaching another subject while completing requirements to become certified in the new classroom teaching subject. |
Supplementary Certificate | Individual Evaluation |
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NYS Certified Teacher seeking an additional certificate. Candidates who fit this profile are teachers who already possess a 51³Ô¹ÏÍø State classroom teaching certificate and are interested in becoming certified in an additional classroom teaching subject. |
Initial Additional Certificate |
1. Individual Evaluation OR 2. If you completed a NYS-Approved Teacher Prep Program that leads to more than one certificate, you can apply via the Approved Program Pathway. |
| Completed coursework or an educational prep program outside of the U.S. | Initial |
Individual Evaluation |
*These certificates are only available through 51³Ô¹ÏÍø State Approved Educator Preparation Programs located in NYS. You must be enrolled in a program that has these certificates as part of its program.