Apply for New York State Certification
Certification Instructions
Apply Through Your TEACH Account
- Before you apply, go to Inquiry Links, Account Information. Check if your听workshop data,听fingerprint data, certification test data, and all other data is complete. How to Check Your TEACH Account (PDF)
- to your TEACH account.
- Click on TEACH Online Services.
- Click on Apply for Certificate.
- Select your certificate. Refer to the Student Information Sheet (PDF) for instructions including your application program code directly related to your college program. You will not need to send transcripts to the Office of Teaching Initiatives (OTI) if you will be finishing an Approved Teacher Preparation Program listed on the Student Information Sheet.
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- If you will be applying using the pathway instead of applying for certification related to finishing a current approved teacher preparation program, do not use a program code for your application. Select “No, I have not completed, nor am I enrolled in, an Approved Teacher Preparation Program at a New York State College or University for this certificate and this type.” You will also need to order transcripts听补苍诲听. Your employer will need to send in a . You will need to check your application status by going to your . There, you can check the application details by going to the inquiry links, account information, certificates, applications, view evaluation history.
- Certifications for School Counseling, School Psychologist, School Building Leader and School District leader candidates.
- Bilingual School Counseling and School Psychologist candidates: When you pay for your bilingual PPS (Pupil Personnel Service) certification application, you may see only one option for your application, a $100 application fee for an individual evaluation. This is probably due to a glitch in the system. If you see that option, you can start the application process but should not pay for the application until the application is manually fixed. After you graduate, the certification officer will add a recommendation for that title to your New York State TEACH account. After you see that recommendation, you can and ask for the provisional bilingual application pathway to be changed to approved teacher preparation program. After your application has been manually changed, you can log in to your New York State , select payment links, and pay the $50 application fee. 听
- Select I want my application to be reviewed by the State Education Department.
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More information on checking your application is available at .
Any items marked 鈥渦nmet鈥� or 鈥渄eficient鈥� may need to be checked manually, which may take about 16 weeks. This will be needed for certain applications including professional certification, School Building Leader certification, and for pathways including Certificate Progression, Individual Evaluation,听 Additional Classroom Teaching Certificate (must hold a valid certificate). You can show your employer your application status.
Learn more about certifications for school psychology, counseling, and leadership positions.
Additional teacher Certifications
If you are applying for a certification subject/age group that does not match your college degree, or听professional certification that does not match your master鈥檚 degree, you will not be eligible for a recommendation for that certification area. In those cases, OTI will need to check your transcripts, including transfer credits.
If you have certification and are applying for an additional or professional title that is not directly related to your college age group/subject, refer to听these instructions.
Learn more about which听certification tests you need to complete if you are a new teacher without certification or a certified teacher who is applying to teach another age group or subject. You can also view testing requirements for school counselors.
More Teacher Certification information
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- : see the details and requirements on the career page.
- : if you have fewer than three years of experience.
- for School Psychologist candidates with less than two years of relevant experience.
- for School Psychologist candidates with two or more years of relevant experience plus the other requirements for permanent certification.
- School Counseling certification.
International students without a Social Security Number
If you do not have a Social Security Number, review the information about certification and fingerprinting on this page.
Certification Processing
After your graduation date, you may need to allow at least three weeks for the degree to be recorded by the Registrar鈥檚 Office. Degree Audit will when your degree is recorded, or you can check your 听account.
Your degree must be recorded and your听mandated workshops听must be completed before the 可乐视频 certification officer can add your听听for certification to your听听account听to confirm your education and certification title with the NYSDOE Office of Teaching Initiatives (OTI).
If you need priority processing by the college, you can request a statement of graduation after you grades are officially recorded and then send the statement to the 可乐视频 certification officer. If the statement indicates that your degree will be complete subject to the satisfactory completion of courses for which you are registered, request another statement when your grades are recorded on CUNYfirst.
Expediting Certification
The human resources director for the school that is hiring you can request the state to .
If a school can hire you as a听before your certification is confirmed, that may help you start work while you wait for your certification records to be confirmed.