Certification Websites of Other States

Certification Requirements
In order to be eligible for New York State Certification, students need to complete the following:

      Successfully complete your Houghton Education Program which includes a minimum of 100 hours of field experiences in your certification area:

                    Inclusive Childhood Education, Grades 1-6 (150 contact hours)
                    Adolescence Education, Grades 7-12
                    Physical Education, grades K-12
                    Music Education, grades K-12

      Successfully complete all three of the New York State teachers Certification Exams:

         LAST  (Liberal Arts & Sciences)
         ATS-W (Assessment of Teaching Skills – Written: Elementary or Secondary)
                   -Inclusive Childhood Education (ICE) students must complete the elementary ATS-W
                   -Adolescence Education (ADE) students must complete the secondary ATS-W
                   -Music Education (MED) and Physical Education (PED) students can choose either the elementary or the
                              secondary but do not need to complete both

         CST (Content Specialty Exam)
                    -ICE will complete the Multi-Subject CST AND Students with Disabilities CST
                    -ADE will complete the CST in their major content area
                    -MED will complete the CST in Music
                    -PED will complete the CST in Physical Education

      Attend the required training sessions:
            Child Abuse & Neglect Detection – required 2 hours
            SAVE  (Schools Against Violence Intervention) – required 2 hours

      Receive training in:
            Health Issues
            Fire & Arson Prevention
            Tobacco, Alcohol and Other Substances
            Child Abduction

     Complete the following:
            Fingerprinting
            Application process

 Students completing the above requirements will be eligible for Initial Certification (this replaces the old Provisional Certificate).  This Initial Certificate is valid for 5 years.  This is NOT a renewable certificate.

 To receive the next certification, the Professional Certificate (this replaces the old Permanent Certification), you must:

§         Complete a master’s degree in a field related to what you are teaching.

§         Complete three years of successful teaching experience with the first of those three years being a mentored teaching situation

§         There are no examinations required.

§         Complete 175 hours of Professional Development over a 5 year period to keep your Professional certificate valid.

 
For more information regarding certification in NYS, go to the Office of Teaching Initiatives on the web at www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/  or Susan Martin, Certification Officer for NYS at Houghton College at susan.martin@houghton.edu.

Reciprocal Agreements with Other States
Reciprocity means that your completion of certification requirements in New York State will enable you to get certification in these states without further academic work unless the state to which you apply requires a graduate degree/study for the initial certification.
If you are interested in certification requirement in other states, go to that state’s Education web page for specific information.  When you request certification in a state that has reciprocity with New York State, they will send you a packet of information that will outline what you will need to complete in order to receive certification in that particular state.

The following states have reciprocity with New York State:

Additional Certification Links

The Office of Teaching Initiatives    

Teaching Jobs in New York State:
    
Certification Requirements
 
New York State Teachers Certification Exams Registration Bulletin

Certification Exam Information

Fingerprinting Information
    
Teacher Supply & Demand Information

Online Certification Verification
    
Higher Education Institutions Results Reports (How does Houghton compare with other New York State Institutions of Higher Learning on Pass-Rate Data for Certification Examinations?)