For New York State Part 52.21 Registration of Curricula in Teacher Education, please visit NYSED.
For NYS Certificate Definitions and Requirements, please see below.
Requirements for Initial and Professional Certificates
Initial Certificate - the first certificate (valid for five years) obtained by a candidate who has met the requirements of a NYS Teaching or School Counseling Certificate. Requirements include the completion of a NYS state approved certification program including workshops, passing scores on the required NYS Teacher Certification Exams and fingerprint clearance.
Professional Certificate - the next and highest level certificate obtained by a candidate who has met the requirements of a NYS Teaching or School Counseling Certificate. Requirements for the NYS Professional Teaching Certificate include an appropriate master's degree and three years of teaching experience including one year of mentored teaching experience. Requirements for the NYS Professional Certificate in School Counseling include an appropriate master's degree and, if necessary, an Advanced Certificate in School Counseling or additional 12 graduate credits in School Counseling coursework, for a total of 60 credits and three years of School Counseling experience including one year of mentored experience.
Holders of the Professional Teaching Certificate will be required to complete 100 hours of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) every five years.
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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