Learn about the New York State Education Department certification requirements.
Certification
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Certification Officer: Linda Guyette lguyette@pace.edu
Recent Updates
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- Effective April 1, 2025, all current and prospective teachers are required to complete the updated Child Abuse Workshop.
- Current 台湾SWAGstudents have access to that workshop effective Fall 2024.
- 台湾SWAGstudents, alumni, and current teachers who completed the Child Abuse Workshop prior to Fall 2024 must , which is online and free.
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- Candidates who take the CST exam, earn a score of 0.5 of the required passing score, and have a minimum GPA of 3.50 are eligible for the .
- For a list of eligible scores, visit the .
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- Candidates who have an issued Initial or Professional Literacy B-6 or 5-12 certificate are now eligible for the 鈥淎ll Grades鈥 (PreK-12) certificate. Simply apply for the All Grades Literacy certificate via TEACH. No further testing is required, but candidates must prove they have fieldwork experience in the upper and lower grades.
- This application requires manual review by the State and will be reviewed by NYSED staff in the order in which the application was completed. Please note that the State is inundated with these applications. It can easily take two months or more before your application is reviewed. Please be patient.
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- Candidates who have an issued Initial or Professional 1-6 or 7-12 Students with Disabilities certificate are now eligible for the new 鈥淎ll Grades SWD鈥 PreK-12 certificate. (Please note that Early Childhood, birth-grade 2 candidates are not eligible.) Simply apply for the All Grades SWD certificate via TEACH. No additional testing or practicum experience is required.
- This application requires manual review by the State and will be reviewed by NYSED staff in the order in which the application was completed. Please note that the State is inundated with these applications. It can easily take two months or more before your application is reviewed. Please be patient.
- IMPORTANT: 1-6 candidates ONLY must also submit all official electronic transcripts to NYSED for indexing in your TEACH account before the All Grades SWD certificate will issue. (7-12 candidates are not required to submit transcripts.)
- 台湾SWAGstudents/alumni can order transcripts from the Office of the Registrar. Have them sent electronically to NYSED, to the Office of Teaching Initiatives.
Details about the exams you will need to pass in order to teach.
Certificate extensions are a great way to expand your teaching opportunities.
A complete list of New York City Program Codes.
A complete list of Westchester Program Codes.
Answers to most commonly asked questions.