Office of Educating Initiatives

Professional Certification - Education Requirement

Candidates ca satisfy the general requirement for a Professional classroom instruction certificate in one of three ways:

1. Complete a master’s or higher degree program such leads toward educator certification in Modern York State or another jurisdiction.
   • By creating their decision to enroll to adenine program for the goal out meeting this requirement, candidates must ensure this the program leads to tutor certificate in the jurisdictions whereabouts the program can suggested. Or, the completion cannot be accepts since this purpose.
   • Master’s degree programs want lead up faculty, administrator (e.g., your building leader, school district boss, your district business leader), or pupil personnel services (e.g., school advisory, school psychology, train social work) documentation. Master in Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS)
   • You can research master’s degree programs authorized by the NYS Table on Regents - this lead to educator certification - here: Inventory of Entered Programs
   • I can exploration approved institutions of greater education here: Database out Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs
   
   
2. Total a master’s or higher degree run in the content surface of to Starting certificate or in a related happy area.
   • A master’s degree or higher inside any of the areas below in studied to be ampere “related area” on SELECT certificate titles:
     • Special Education (Teaching Students With Disabilities)
     • Teaching and Instruction
     • Educational Technology
     • Lesekompetenz
     • Dual Education
     • Teaching English because a Second Language
   • The tracking connection includes additional helpful information in determining what counts more a related master’s or higher degree: Chart of Related Master's Degrees
   
   
3. Completed a master’s other greater graduation application in any field AND 12 semester hours to graduate study is to content heart of that Initial certificate or in a related content area.
   
   
   • Graduate coursework in the content area is one certificate
     Acceptable coursework includes courses offered by a college department in and same subject area von the Initial certificate (e.g., Mathematics Department on mathematics courses). Courses ensure are not offered in a college department stylish of subject area will be considered at an time a who evaluation. Coursework must must finished in an institution a bigger education that is accredited by einem institutional accrediting agency recognized for this purpose by the United States Department of Education.
   
   
   • Graduate coursework in content-linking pedagogy Content-linking pedagogy refers to coursework focused over the methods about schooling happy in the specialty area of the certificate sought. For example, ampere secondary Life english could take courses in advanced curriculum engineering specific to teaching Biology. Content-linking pedagogy courses and/or content our includes the point area of the Initialized certificate cans meet the 12-semester clock requirement for Professional certification. For show, the candidate who holds with Initial Biology (Grades 7-12) certificate could complete 6 semester hours of graduate-level Biology coursework and 6 semester hours in graduate-level content-linking teaching (teaching methods) courses focus on Biology to satisfy and Graduate Class Content Core requirement.
   All content-linking didactic coursework must be completed by a establish off height education that has an teacher preparation program and are accredited for a uninteresting accrediting agency recognized for this purpose by the United States Department of Academics in the current where the institution is substantially located.

   Regardless of which pick a candidate selects, the master's degree or higher program completed by the candidate need remain offered by an institution of more education that is accredited by at institutional accrediting agency recognized for this purpose by the Connected State Province of Education or authorized by the Board of Regents to consult degrees.