New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner
Subchapter C - Teacher
Part 80 - Requirements for Teachers' Certificates and Teaching Practice
Subpart 80-3 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATES IN THE CLASSROOM TEACHING SERVICE APPLIED AND QUALIFIED FOR ON OR AFTER FEBRUARY 1, 2004, THE EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP SERVICE APPLIED FOR ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 2, 2007, AND AS A SCHOOL COUNSELOR APPLIED AND QUALIFIED FOR ON OR AFTER FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Section 80-3.3 - Requirements for the initial certificate in the classroom teaching service
Universal Citation: 8 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 80-3.3
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) General requirements.
(1) Duration. The
initial certificate in the classroom teaching service shall be valid for five
years from its effective date.
(2)
A candidate with a baccalaureate or higher degree who holds a certificate
issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards in a title
which the department has determined to be equivalent to the title of the
initial certificate in the classroom teaching service sought shall be deemed to
have met the requirements for such initial certificate prescribed in
subdivision (b) or (c) of this section.
(3) Satisfaction of education requirements.
(i) A candidate for the initial certificate
in a title in the classroom teaching service may meet the education
requirements for such certificate through completion of a program registered
pursuant to section
52.21
of this Title which leads to the certificate sought or, for candidates
specified in subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, through equivalent study as
determined by individual evaluation in accordance with the requirements of
section
80-3.7
of this Subpart.
(ii) A candidate
for the professional certificate in a specific career and technical subject
within the field of agriculture, business and marketing, family and consumer
sciences, health, a technical area, or a trade (grades 7 through 12) may meet
the education requirements for such certificate through completion of a program
registered pursuant to section
52.21
of this Title which leads to the certificate sought or, for candidates
specified in subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, through equivalent study as
determined by individual evaluation in accordance with the requirements of
section
80-3.7
of this Subpart.
(iii) The option
to complete the education requirements for the certificates specified in
subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of this paragraph through equivalent study, as
determined by individual evaluation in accordance with the requirements of
section
80-3.7
of this Subpart will continue to be available for individuals who hold an
initial, professional, provisional or permanent certificate in the classroom
teaching service.
(4) A
candidate seeking certification to teach a specific career and technical
subject requiring Federal or State licensure and/or registration to legally
perform that service shall hold such valid Federal or State licensure and/or
registration. A candidate seeking certification to teach practical nursing
shall hold a valid license and registration in New York State as a registered
professional nurse.
(b) Requirements for initial certificates in all titles in classroom teaching service, except in a specific career and technical subject within the field of agriculture, business and marketing, family and consumer sciences, health, a technical area or a trade (grades 7 through 12).
The candidate shall meet the requirements in each of the following paragraphs:
(1) Education.
The candidate shall meet the education requirement by holding a baccalaureate
degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education or a higher
education institution that the commissioner deems substantially equivalent or
from an institution authorized by the Regents to confer degrees and whose
programs are registered by the department, and shall satisfactorily complete a
program registered pursuant to section
52.21
of this Title, which leads to the certificate sought, or its
equivalent.
(2) Examination. The
candidate shall meet the examination requirement by meeting the requirements in
one of the following subparagraphs:
(i)
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this
section, candidates shall submit evidence of having achieved a satisfactory
level of performance on the New York State Teacher Certification Examination
educating all students test and the content specialty test(s) in the area of
the certificate, when available, provided that a candidate seeking an initial
certificate in the titles of indigenous culture and language studies (all
grades) and speech and language disabilities (all grades), or a candidate
seeking an initial certificate through individual evaluation under section
80-3.7(a)(3)(xiii)
of this subpart, shall not be required to achieve a satisfactory level of
performance on the content specialty test.
(ii) Examination requirement for an
additional certificate. A candidate who has one or more provisional
certificates, permanent certificates, initial certificates, or professional
certificates in a title in the classroom teaching service other than a title in
a specific career and technical subject (grades 7 through 12), may meet the
examination requirements for an initial certificate, by having achieved a
satisfactory level of performance on the New York State Teacher Certification
Examination content specialty test(s) in the area of the certificate for which
application is made, if required for that initial certificate pursuant to
subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.
(c) Requirements for initial certificates in a specific career and technical subject within a technical area, or a trade (grades 7 through 12).
The candidate shall meet the requirements for the initial certificate by successfully completing the requirements in paragraph (1) or (2) of this subdivision.
(1) Option A. The
requirements of this paragraph are applicable to candidates who seek an initial
certificate through completion of an associate degree program or its
equivalent. The candidate shall meet the requirements in each of the following
subparagraphs:
(i) Education. The candidate
shall meet the education requirement by satisfactorily completing an associate
degree program registered pursuant to section
52.21(b)(3)(xiii)
of this Title as leading to the initial certificate under option A, or its
equivalent.
(ii) Experience. The
candidate shall have at least two years of documented and satisfactory work
experience in the career and technical education subject for which a
certificate is sought.
(2) Option B. The requirements of this
paragraph are applicable to candidates who seek an initial certificate through
completion of a program of coursework that does not lead to an associate or
higher degree. This option shall not be available in specific family and
consumer science, business and marketing and technical subject titles. The
candidate shall meet the requirements in each of the following subparagraphs:
(i) Education. The candidate shall meet the
education requirement by satisfactorily completing a program registered
pursuant to section
52.21(b)(3)(xiii)
of this Title as leading to an initial certificate under option B, or its
equivalent.
(ii) Experience. The
candidate shall have at least four years of documented and satisfactory work
experience in the career and technical education subject for which a
certificate is sought.
(3) Option C. The requirements of this
paragraph are applicable to candidates who seek an initial certificate through
completion of an associate degree program or its equivalent. The candidate
shall meet the requirements in each of the following subparagraphs:
(i) Education. The candidate shall meet the
education requirement through satisfactory completion of an associate degree
program registered pursuant to section
52.21(b)(3)(xiii)
of this Title as leading to the initial certificate under option A, or its
equivalent.
(ii) Experience. The
candidate shall have at least two years of satisfactory teaching experience,
excluding experience as a teaching assistant, at the post-secondary level in
the certificate area to be taught or in a closely related subject area
acceptable to the department.
(4) Option D. The requirements of this
paragraph are applicable to holders of a full license as a teacher issued by
the department pursuant to section
126.6(f)
of this Title in the career and technical field in which a certificate is
sought and who have two years of satisfactory teaching experience under a full
license issued by the department pursuant to section
126.6(f)
of this Title in a licensed private career school in the certificate area under
such license, or in a closely related subject area acceptable to the
department. The candidate shall meet the requirements in each of the following
subparagraphs:
(i) Education. The candidate
shall meet the education requirement through satisfactory completion of an
associate degree program registered pursuant to section
52.21(b)(3)(xiii)
of this Title as leading to the initial certificate under Option D or its
equivalent.
(ii) Experience. The
candidate shall have at least two years of satisfactory teaching experience
under a full license issued by the department pursuant to section
126.6(f)
of this Title, in a New York State licensed private career school in the
certificate area or in a closely related subject area acceptable to the
department.
(5) Option
G. The requirements of this paragraph are applicable to holders of an industry
acceptable credential in a career and technical education subject or receive a
satisfactory passing score on an industry accepted career and technical
examination and have at least two years of acceptable work experience in the
certificate area to be taught or in a closely related subject area acceptable
to the department. The candidate shall meet the requirements in each of the
following subparagraphs:
(i) Education. The
candidate shall meet the education requirement through satisfactory completion
of an associate degree program registered pursuant to section
52.21(b)(3)(xiii)
of this Title as leading to the initial certificate under Option G or its
equivalent.
(ii) Industry related
credential or industry accepted examination. The candidate shall either:
(a) hold an industry related credential in
the certificate area to be taught or in a closely related subject area
acceptable to the department; or
(b) receive a passing score on an industry
accepted career and technical education examination that demonstrates mastery
in the career and technical education subject for which a certificate is sought
or a closely related area as approved by the department through a request for
qualifications process.
(iii) Experience. The candidate shall have at
least two years of satisfactory work experience in the career and technical
education subject for which a certificate is sought or a closely related
subject area, as determined by the department.
(6) Option H. The requirements of this
paragraph are applicable to candidates who seek an initial certificate through
completion of an approved career and technical education program registered
pursuant to section
52.21
of this Title or its equivalent in the certificate area to be taught or in a
closely related subject area acceptable to the department; and have either at
least one year of acceptable work experience in the certificate area to be
taught or in a closely related subject area acceptable to the department or
receive a satisfactory passing score on an industry accepted career and
technical education examination that demonstrates mastery in the career and
technical education subject sought or in a closely related area through the
department in a request for qualifications process. The candidate shall meet
the requirements in each of the following subparagraphs:
(i) Education. The candidate shall complete
an approved career and technical education program registered program pursuant
to section
52.21
of this Title as leading to the initial certificate under Option H or its
equivalent.
(ii) Industry related
credential or experience. The candidate shall either:
(a) receive satisfactory passing score on an
industry accepted career and technical education examination that demonstrates
mastery in the career and technical education subject sought or in a closely
related area through the department in a request for qualifications process;
or
(b) have at least one year of
satisfactory work experience in the career and technical education subject for
which a certificate is sought or a closely related subject area, as determined
by the department.
(7) Option I. The requirements of this
paragraph are applicable to candidates who are currently certified as a teacher
in grades 7-12 in any subject area acceptable to the department, and who either
hold an industry related credential in the career and technical education
subject to be taught or in a closely related subject area, as determined by the
department, or have two years of satisfactory work experience in the
certificate area taught, or in a closely related subject area, as determined by
the department. The candidate shall meet the requirements in each of the
following subparagraphs:
(i) Education. The
candidate shall meet the education requirement through satisfactory completion
of an associate degree program registered pursuant to section
52.21(b)(3)(xiii)
of this Title as leading to the initial certificate under Option I or its
equivalent.
(ii) Certification. The
candidate shall hold permanent, initial or professional certification as a
teacher in grades 7-12 in any certification area pursuant to this Part, that is
acceptable to the department.
(iii)
Experience or industry related credential. The candidate shall either:
(a) hold an industry related credential in
the certificate area sought or in a closely related subject area, as determined
by the department; or
(b) have at
least two years of documented and satisfactory work experience in the career
and technical education subject for which a certificate is sought, or a related
area, as determined by the department.
(8) Option J. The requirements of this
paragraph are applicable to candidates who possess a bachelor's degree or
higher, in the career and technical field in which a certificate is sought, and
have either one year of documented and satisfactory work experience in the
career and technical education subject for which a certificate is sought, or a
related area, as determined by the department, or hold an industry related
credential in the career and technical subject for which a certificate is
sought, or a related area as determined by the department. The candidate shall
meet the requirements in each of the following subparagraphs:
(i) Education. The candidate shall meet the
education requirement through satisfactory completion of a bachelor's degree in
the career and technical field in which a certificate is sought, registered
pursuant to section
52.21
of this Title as leading to the initial certificate under Option J or its
equivalent.
(ii) Experience or
industry related credential. The candidate shall have either:
(a) at least one year of documented and
satisfactory work experience in the career and technical education subject for
which a certificate is sought, or a related area, as determined by the
department; or
(b) hold an industry
related credential in the certificate area sought or in a closely related
subject area, as determined by the
department.
(d) Requirements for an initial certificate in computer science for candidates who hold a bachelor's degree or higher and have satisfactory industry experience in the field.
(1) The requirements of this paragraph are
only applicable to candidates who possess a bachelor's degree or higher, and at
least three years of documented and satisfactory occupational work experience
in computer science, or a related area, as determined by the department. The
candidate shall meet the requirements in each of the following subparagraphs:
(i) Education. The candidate shall meet the
education requirement through satisfactory completion of a bachelor's degree or
higher from a regionally accredited higher education institution or an
equivalently approved higher education institution as determined by the
department.
(ii) Pedagogy
coursework. The candidate shall complete 18 semester hours of coursework that
includes study in each of the following subjects:
(a) human development and learning, including
but not limited to the impact of culture, heritage, socioeconomic level and
factors in the home, school and community that may affect a student's readiness
to learn;
(b) teaching students
with disabilities and special health-care needs to develop the skills necessary
to provide specially designed instruction to students with disabilities to
participate and progress in the general education curriculum, three semester
hours;
(c) teaching literacy
skills, three semester hours;
(d)
curriculum, instruction, and assessment, including instructional technology;
and
(e) foundations of education
(historical, philosophical, sociological and/or legal).
(iii) Experience. The candidate shall have at
least three years of documented and satisfactory occupational work experience
in computer science, or a related area, as determined by the
department.
(iv) Examination. The
candidate shall pass the New York State Teacher Certification Examination
educating all students test and the content specialty test when available in
the computer science area.
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