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Teacher Certification

New York State Education Department

NYSED Office of Teaching(link is external)
Albany, New York 12234
Direct link to New York State Teacher Certification Requirements including certificate types and titles, qualifying examinations and application procedures and fees

Phone: 518-474-3901

Staff are available to answer questions: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST Monday through Friday.

You may also contact the NYSED Office of Teaching Initiatives electronically(link is external).

Certification questions may also be e-mailed to tcert@nysed.gov 

New York Teacher Certification Examinations(link is external)
Main Page

New York City Department of Education

Teach New York(link is external)
65 Court Street
Brooklyn, New York 11201
(718) 935-4000

Direct link to New York City Department of Education Licensure Requirements including license types and titles, qualifying examinations and application procedures and fees. 

New York City Department of Education(link is external)
Main Page

Related Links

United Federation of Teachers(link is external)
New York City teachers union web site provides a wealth of information for those working for or planning to work for the NYC Department of Education. 

Connecticut State Education Department(link is external)
Bureau of Certification

New Jersey Department of Education(link is external)
Office of Licensing and Credentials 

United States Department of Education(link is external) 

State Education Departments(link is external) 
Direct link to the education departments of all fifty states and territories from the United States Department of Education web site

Contact

For all questions and concerns related to NYU Steinhardt certification programs not addressed in these pages, please contact:

Mark J. Perez 
Certification Officer
NYU Steinhardt
82 Washington Square East, Room 229 
New York, New York 10003 
(212) 998-5033 
(212) 995-4353 fax

mark.perez@nyu.edu