Pathways to Certification

Students must apply for admission and be formally accepted into each program

Footnotes:

Five-year combined bachelor’s/master’s programs have been approved by the New York State Education Department (January 2006) for admissions beginning in the fall of 2006. Please contact the program director for the certification program of your interest in order to obtain advisement on course requirements.

Please note that segments dealing with: Integration of Technology in the
Curriculum, Inclusion of the Special Child, Multi-Culturalism and Diversity
in the Classroom, and Literacy (the teaching of reading and writing English
in each content field) must be included in the two foundations courses and
in the methods courses as well as in a specially designed course that will
be taught across the curricula.

* One year of a language other than English is required of all teachers in
the State of New York, and may include American Sign Language (ASL).
** Two years of a language other than English is required for TESOL and
may include ASL.
# All teachers are required to submit evidence of completion of Child and
Substance Abuse, and Violence Prevention Seminars. Fingerprint
certification is also required.
+ All teachers must submit evidence of completion of the LAST, ATS -W, and
CST.
@ Field is a co-requisite of each methods course.
@@ Formerly SSE 327.
● English credits must include specific content areas. Contact Program
Director for specifics.
●● Applicants must have an undergraduate degree in history or one of the
other social sciences, excluding psychology (plus a minimum 18 credits in
history).

All teachers in New York State must be U.S. citizens or non-U.S. citizens
who are lawful permanent residents, otherwise they will not be licensed .
New NYSED requirements effective February 2004.