Certification in NYS - TEACH

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TEACH Account and Fingerprinting

Important NYS Certification Exam Testing Information

The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is pleased to announce that the preparation guides, along with updated test frameworks
and other useful information for test preparation, are now available on the New York State Teacher Certification Examination (NYSTCE) website
for the Content Specialty Tests (CST) listed below.

Below is a list of the exams that are required for candidates for the following NYS initial certification areas. In addition, links have been included to the NYSTCE webpage for more information about the test frameworks, sample and practice tests, and how to register for the exams:
 

Childhood Education (Gr. 1-6) /Students with Disabilities (All Grades and Childhood)

• Educating All Students Test
• Students with Disabilities Content Specialty Test
• Multi-Subject Content Specialty Test: Childhood (Parts I, II, and III)
   

Childhood Education (1-6)/Teaching English Speakers of Other Languages (PreK-12)

• Educating All Students Test
• ESOL Content Specialty Test
• Multi-Subject Content Specialty Test: Childhood (Parts I, II, and III)
   

Adolescence Education (Gr. 7-12)

• Educating All Students Test
• Content Specialty Test in Content Area (Math, Spanish, Biology, Chemistry, Social Studies, English Language Arts, Business and Marketing, etc.
• (NB: After candidates have received certification in one of the content areas approved by NYS, if they take and pass another CST in a second content area, they may be awarded a second certification at the Adolescence level.)
   

Adolescence Education (Gr. 7-12)/Students with Disabilities (All Grades and Generalist)

• Educating All Students Test
• Content Specialty Test in Content Area (Math, Spanish, Biology, Chemistry, Social Studies, English Language Arts, Business and Marketing, etc.
• Students with Disabilities Content Specialty Test
• Multi-Subject Content Specialty Test: Secondary (Parts I, II, and III)
   

Physical Education/Health Education (PreK-12)

• Educating All Students Test
• Content Specialty Test – Physical Education
• Content Specialty Test – Health Education
   

Early Childhood (Birth - Grade 2)

• Multi-Subject Content Specialty Test: Early Childhood (Parts I & II) (Part III is the same for the Childhood and Early Childhood tests so it only needs to be passed once.)
• NB: NYSED recently changed the requirements for Early Childhood certification. Now, all candidates need to have 6 credits of math, 6 credits of science, and 6 credits of social studies. It does not matter when you took the EDY courses or the Early Childhood CST exam; you must follow the guidelines under effect at the time of your application.
   

Middle Childhood Extension (Gr. 5-6 or 7-9)
(NB: This is only applicable if candidates have 30 credit hours in one of NYS approved content areas.)

• Content Specialty Test in Content Area (Math, Spanish, Biology, Chemistry, Social Studies, English Language Arts, Business and Marketing, etc.
   

The following programs require initial certification prior to achieving professional certification. If there has been some time since your initial certification, the Educating All Students Test may not have been required. Please check your TEACH account to see if you did in fact take and pass the exam.

Literacy*
Content Specialty Test - Literacy

School Building Leader*
School Building Leader Part I & II

School District Leader*
School District Leader Part I & II

School Business District Leader
School Business District Leader Part I & II

TESOL*
Content Specialty Test - ESOL

Gifted Education*
Content Specialty Test – Gifted education

Educational Technologies*
Content Specialty Test – Educational Technology Specialist

Request for Endorsement

For those who have completed their requirements and are ready to apply for CERTIFICATION or your ADVANCED CERTIFICATE but require endorsement from Canisius University, please click on the button below:

Please note: If you are a current Undergraduate or Graduate student who is student teaching, you will automatically be endorsed by Canisius University upon graduation. 

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If  you require an official copy of your transcripts, this can be done through the link below.

*Please note that Canisius University cannot send transcripts to TEACH on your behalf.

Transcript Request

Transcript Information NYSED

If you are completing a teacher preparation program, your workshops will be verified through your certification endorsement. These workshops will not appear in your TEACH account, but will be listed as courses taken on your transcript. To have your workshops manually added by TEACH, you can write to WorkshopsOti@nysed.gov and provide official transcripts to make that request.

Internship Certificates
You must have completed at least 50% of a program that is registered in New York State and leads to certification in the subject area of the certificate sought. Internship certificates are only available to Graduate College Programs where an Internship is part of the Program requirements.