New York Teacher Certification

Teaching Programs in New York

So you want to earn your New York Teacher Certification? Let's take a look at the step by step instructions:

New York Initial Educator Certification

1. Earn your Bachelors Degree or higher from an accredited university. If you already have a bachelors degree, then be sure to earn your Master’s Degree right away
2. Teacher preparations. This will include teacher prep courses, student teaching, and other types of internships. In order to receive an New York Teacher Certification, you must have some experience in teaching, even if it’s unpaid
3. Passing the New York State Liberal Arts and Sciences Test (LAST), the Assessment of Teaching Skills- Written (ATS-W), and the appropriate Content Specialty Test(s) (CST)…Read more
4. Clear the fingerprint and background check
5. Submit the following:
   • Apply Online
   • $50 check/money order payable to New York State Education
   • Official Transcripts of all degrees and credits you have earned
   • Copies of test scores
   • Mail to:
     New York State Education Department
     Office of Teaching Initiatives
     P.O. Box 22064
     Albany, NY 12201
     For more information, call (518) 474-3901
6. Do you want to renew your teaching credentials in New York?
   • Apply for your renewal

New York Alternative Teacher Certification

Alternatively, there is another way you can take to get your New York Teacher Certification which allows you to teach without completing the teacher education program.

1. Obviously you must still earn your Bachelors Degree from an accredited university. Ideally, you should always continue your education in efforts to earn a Master’s Degree.
2. Read The Alternative Teacher Preparation Program (Transitional B)
3. Learn more about the Teacher Preparation Pathways

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