(a) Satisfaction of
education requirements through individual evaluation for initial certificates
in all titles in classroom teaching service, except in specific career and
technical subjects within the field of agriculture, business and marketing,
family and consumer sciences, health, a technical area, or a trade (grades 7
through 12).
(1) A candidate seeking to
fulfill the education requirement for an initial certificate through individual
evaluation of education requirements shall meet the general requirements
prescribed in paragraph (2) of this subdivision, and the additional
requirements, if any, prescribed in paragraph (3) of this subdivision for the
certificate title for which application is made. The following initial
certificates have no additional requirements prescribed in paragraph (3) of
this subdivision: dance (all grades), health education (all grades), music (all
grades), physical education (all grades), theater (all grades), visual arts
(all grades), educational technology specialist (all grades), agriculture (all
grades), family and consumer sciences (all grades), business and marketing (all
grades), technology education (all grades) and computer science (all
grades).
(2) General requirements.
All candidates seeking to fulfill the education requirement for the initial
certificate through individual evaluation of education requirements shall meet
the general requirements prescribed in this paragraph, or their substantial
equivalent as determined by the commissioner, unless the additional
requirements for the certificate title sought in paragraph (3) of this
subdivision explicitly substitute a different requirement.
(i) Degree completion. The candidate shall
possess a baccalaureate from a regionally or nationally accredited institution
of higher education, 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.
(ii) The candidate shall complete study in
child abuse identification, school violence and harassment, bullying and
discrimination prevention and intervention, as prescribed in sections
80-1.4 and
80-1.13 of this Part.
(iii) Content core. The candidate shall
complete 30 semester hours of coursework in the subject area of the certificate
title, which may include no more than six of the 30 semester hours in a
cognate, meaning a related field as determined by the department; provided,
however that a candidate seeking an initial certificate in computer science
shall only be required to complete 12 semester hours of coursework in the
subject area of the certificate title; provided further, however, that a
candidate seeking an initial certificate in indigenous culture and language
studies shall only be required to complete the number of semester hours of
coursework in the subject area of the certificate title as prescribed in
subparagraph (xiv) of paragraph (3) of this subdivision; provided further,
however, that a candidate who holds a classroom teaching certificate in a
science certificate title, and is seeking a certificate in a different science
certificate title(s), shall only be required to complete 18 semester hours of
coursework in the subject area(s) of the additional science certificate
title(s).
(iv) Pedagogical core.
The candidate shall complete pedagogical coursework as prescribed in clause (a)
of this subparagraph and teaching experience as prescribed in clause (b) of
this subparagraph, provided that candidates identified in this subparagraph
shall not be required to demonstrate completion of the pedagogical core
requirements. A candidate who holds 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 7-12), shall not be required to
demonstrate completion of the pedagogical core requirements for an additional
initial certificate in the classroom teaching service sought, except for such
candidates who are seeking an additional initial certificate in one or more of
the following titles: early childhood education, childhood education,
generalist in middle childhood education (grades 5-9), specialist in middle
childhood education (grades 5-9), English to speakers of other languages (all
grades), indigenous culture and language studies (all grades), literacy
(birth-grade 6), literacy (grades 5-12), literacy (all grades), students with
disabilities (birth-grade 2), students with disabilities (grades 1-6), students
with disabilities (grades 5-9), students with disabilities (grades 7-12),
students with disabilities (all grades), deaf and hard of hearing (all grades),
blind or visually impaired (all grades), and speech and language disabilities
(all grades).
(a) Coursework. The candidate
shall complete 18 semester hours of coursework that includes study in each of
the following subjects:
(1) 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;
(2) 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;
(3) teaching literacy skills, three semester
hours;
(4) curriculum, instruction,
and assessment, including instructional technology; and
(5) foundations of education (historical,
philosophical, sociological and/or legal).
(b) Teaching experience.
(1) Candidates who apply for a certificate
prior to September 1, 2027 shall satisfactorily complete 40 school days in a
college-supervised student teaching experience or as an employed
teacher.
(2) Candidates who apply
for a certificate on or after September 1, 2027 shall satisfactorily complete
14 weeks of full-time college-supervised student teaching, as defined in
section 52.21(b)(2)(ii)(c)(2)
of this Title, or 70 full-time school days or 140 at least half-time school
days as a paid, employed teacher, provided that such paid employment experience
must include at least one continuous period of no fewer than 35 days.
(3) For a candidate applying for a first
certificate, the experience prescribed in subclause (1) or
(2) of this subdivision must be in a school at one or more of
the grade levels within the range of grades covered by the certificate and must
be in the subject area of the certificate title sought by the candidate. For
other candidates, such experience must be in a school offering instruction in
any grade, pre-kindergarten through grade 12. For experience as an employed
teacher, the candidate shall submit a statement verifying the period of
employment from the employing school district administrator in the case of a
public school and the appropriate school administrator in the case of a
nonpublic school.
(3) Additional requirements. A candidate
seeking to fulfill the education requirement for the initial certificate
through individual evaluation of education requirements shall meet the
additional requirements in this paragraph or their substantial equivalent as
determined by the commissioner, if so prescribed for that certificate title, in
addition to the general requirements prescribed in paragraph (2) of this
subdivision.
(i) Early childhood education,
childhood education, and generalist in middle childhood education.
(a) Content core. The content core prescribed
in subparagraph (2)(iii) of this subdivision shall consist of 30 semester hours
of coursework in one or more of the liberal arts and sciences. The candidate
shall complete six semester hours in mathematics, six semester hours in
science, and six semester hours in social studies within the content core in
the liberal arts and sciences.
(b)
Pedagogical core. Within the pedagogical core prescribed in subparagraph
(2)(iv) of this subdivision, the candidate shall complete six semester hours of
coursework that is appropriate to the student developmental level of the
certificate title. The candidate shall also complete three additional semester
hours in teaching literacy skills.
(ii) Specialist in middle childhood education
(5-9) and adolescence education (712).
(a)
Content core. The content core prescribed in subparagraph (2)(iii) of this
subdivision shall consist of 30 semester hours of coursework in the subject
area of the certificate title sought (English, a world language other than
English, biology, chemistry, earth science, physics, mathematics, or social
studies). For social studies (5-9) and social studies (7-12), within the 30
semester hour content core, the candidate shall complete coursework in
economics and government, and a total of 21 semester hours of coursework that
includes study in United States history, world history and geography.
(b) Pedagogical core. Within the pedagogical
core prescribed in subparagraph (2)(iv) of this subdivision, the candidate
shall complete six semester hours of coursework that is appropriate to the
student developmental level of the certificate title. The candidate shall also
complete three additional semester hours in teaching literacy skills.
(c) Repealed
(iii) English to speakers of other languages.
(a) Content core. The content core prescribed
in subparagraph (2)(iii) of this subdivision shall consist of 30 semester hours
of coursework in one or more of the liberal arts and sciences and shall include
study in linguistics and English grammar. Study in the content core shall
include 12 semester hours in a world language other than English.
(b) Pedagogical core. Within the pedagogical
core prescribed in subparagraph (2)(iv) of this subdivision, the candidate
shall complete a total of six semester hours of coursework that includes study
in methods of second-language teaching at the elementary and secondary levels.
The candidate shall also complete three additional semester hours in teaching
literacy skills.
(iv)
Literacy (birth-grade 6) and literacy (grades 5-12).
(a) Content core. The content core prescribed
in subparagraph (2)(iii) of this subdivision shall consist of at least 30
semester hours of coursework that meets the content core requirements for an
initial certificate in any certificate title in the classroom teaching service,
except titles in specific career and technical subjects.
(b) Pedagogical core. In lieu of meeting the
pedagogical core requirements in subparagraph (2)(iv) of this subdivision, the
candidate shall complete pedagogical coursework prescribed in subclause (1) of
this clause and the teaching experience prescribed in subclause (2) of this
clause.
(1) Degree completion. The candidate
shall possess a graduate degree in science, technology, engineering or
mathematics from a regionally or nationally accredited institution of higher
education, a higher education institution that the commissioner deems
substantially equivalent, or from an institution authorized by the Board of
Regents to confer degrees and whose programs are registered by the department.
The candidate shall have completed a graduate major in the subject of the
certificate sought, or in a related field approved by the department for this
purpose.
(2) Post-secondary
teaching experience. The candidate must show evidence of at least two years of
satisfactory teaching experience at the post-secondary level in the certificate
area to be taught or in a closely related subject area acceptable to the
department.
(3) Pedagogical study
or two years of satisfactory teaching experience in a school district under a
Transitional G certificate. The candidate shall complete one of the following:
(i) at least six credits of undergraduate
pedagogical core study or four credits of graduate pedagogical study for the
initial certificate in the area of the candidate's certificate, as prescribed
for the certificate title in this paragraph, which shall include study in the
methods of teaching in the certificate area, teaching students with
disabilities; curriculum and lesson planning aligned with the New York State
learning standards; and classroom management and teaching at the developmental
level of students to be taught; or
(ii) a least two years of satisfactory
teaching experience in a school district while the candidate holds a
Transitional G certificate under this
Part.
(v) Students with disabilities (birth-grade
2).
(a) Content core. The content core
prescribed in subparagraph (2)(iii) of this subdivision shall consist of 30
semester hours of coursework in one or more of the liberal arts and sciences.
The candidate shall complete six semester hours in mathematics, six semester
hours in science, and six semester hours in social studies within such content
core in the liberal arts and sciences.
(b) Pedagogical core. Within the pedagogical
core prescribed in subparagraph (2)(iv) of this subdivision, the candidate
shall complete six semester hours of coursework appropriate to the student
developmental level of the certificate. In addition to such prescribed
pedagogical core, the candidate shall complete three semester hours in teaching
literacy skills and 12 semester hours of coursework that includes study in each
of the following subjects:
(1) foundations of
special education;
(2) assessment,
diagnosis, and evaluation of students with disabilities, including
collaboration with caregivers and others, to promote academic achievement and
independence; and
(3) curriculum,
instruction and managing learning environments for students with disabilities,
including instructional and assistive technology.
(c) For candidates applying for a certificate
or license on or after September 2, 2009, the candidate shall complete study in
autism, as prescribed in section
80-1.12 of this Part, or its
equivalent as determined by the commissioner.
(vi) Students with disabilities (grades 1-6)
for candidates who apply for their certificate prior to September 1, 2023, and
meet all requirements for the certificate prior to September 1, 2026.
(a) Content core. The content core prescribed
in subparagraph (2)(iii) of this subdivision shall consist of 30 semester hours
of coursework in one or more of the liberal arts and sciences. The candidate
shall complete six semester hours in mathematics, six semester hours in
science, and six semester hours in social studies within such content core in
the liberal arts and sciences.
(b)
Pedagogical core. Within the pedagogical core prescribed in subparagraph
(2)(iv) of this subdivision, the candidate shall complete six semester hours of
coursework appropriate to the developmental level of the certificate. In
addition to such prescribed pedagogical core, the candidate shall complete
three semester hours in teaching literacy skills and 12 semester hours of
coursework that includes study in each of the following subjects:
(1) foundations of special
education;
(2) assessment,
diagnosis and evaluation of students with disabilities, including collaboration
with caregivers and others, to promote academic achievement and independence;
and
(3) curriculum, instruction and
managing environments for students with disabilities, including instructional
and assistive technology.
(c) For candidates applying for a certificate
or license on or after September 2, 2009, the candidate shall complete study in
autism, as prescribed in section
80-1.12 of this Part, or its
equivalent as determined by the commissioner.
(vii) Students with disabilities (grades
7-12) for candidates who apply for their certificate prior to September 1,
2023, and meet all requirements for the certificate prior to September 1, 2026.
(a) Content core.
(1) For generalist (grades 5-9) certificates,
the content core prescribed in subparagraph (2)(iii) of this subdivision shall
consist of 30 semester hours of coursework in one or more of the liberal arts
and sciences. The candidate shall complete six semester hours in mathematics,
six semester hours in science, and six semester hours in social studies within
such content core and/or the general education core in the liberal arts and
sciences.
(2) For specialist
(grades 5-9) certificates, the content core prescribed in subparagraph (2)(iii)
of this subdivision shall consist of 30 semester hours of coursework in the
subject area of the certificate sought (English, a world language other than
English, biology, chemistry, earth science, physics, mathematics, or social
studies). For social studies (5-9), within the 30 semester hour content core,
the candidate shall complete coursework in economics and government, and a
total of 21 semester hours of coursework that includes study in United States
history, world history, and geography.
(b) Pedagogical core. Within the pedagogical
core prescribed in subparagraph (2)(iv) of this subdivision, the candidate
shall complete six semester hours of coursework appropriate to the student
developmental level of the certificate sought. In addition to such prescribed
pedagogical core, the candidate shall complete three semester hours in teaching
literacy skills and 12 semester hours of coursework that includes study in each
of the following subjects:
(1) foundations of
special education;
(2) assessment,
diagnosis and evaluation of students with disabilities, including collaboration
with caregivers and others, to promote academic achievement and independence;
and
(3) curriculum, instruction and
managing learning environments for students with disabilities, including
instructional and assistive technology.
(c) For candidates applying for a certificate
or license on or after September 2, 2009, the candidate shall complete study in
autism, as prescribed in section
80-1.12 of this Part, or its
equivalent as determined by the commissioner.
(viii) Students with disabilities (all
grades).
(a) Content core. The content core
prescribed in subparagraph (2)(iii) of this subdivision shall consist of 30
semester hours of coursework in one or more of the liberal arts and sciences.
The candidate shall complete six semester hours in mathematics, six semester
hours in science, six semester hours in social studies, and six semester hours
in English language arts within such content core, and the candidate shall have
sufficient pedagogical skills to teach these subjects.
(b) Pedagogical core. In addition to the
pedagogical core prescribed in subparagraph (2)(iv) of this subdivision, the
candidate shall complete three semester hours in teaching literacy skills and
12 semester hours of coursework that includes study in each of the following
subjects:
(1) foundations of special
education;
(2) assessment,
diagnosis, and evaluation of students with disabilities, including caregivers
and others, to promote academic achievement and independence; and
(3) curriculum, instruction, and managing
learning environments for students with disabilities, including instructional
and assistive technologies and transition
preparation.
(ix) Deaf and hard of hearing (all grades).
(a) Content core. The content core prescribed
in subparagraph (2)(iii) of this subdivision shall consist of 30 semester hours
of coursework in one or more of the liberal arts and sciences.
(b) Pedagogical core. In addition to the
pedagogical core prescribed in subparagraph (2)(iv) of this subdivision, the
candidate shall complete three semester hours in teaching literacy skills and
12 semester hours of coursework that includes study in each of the following
subjects:
(1) foundations of special
education;
(2) assessment,
diagnosis and evaluation of students who are deaf or hard of hearing, including
collaboration with caregivers and others, to promote academic achievement and
independence;
(3) curriculum,
instruction and managing learning environments for students who are deaf or
hard of hearing, including the use of instructional and assistive technology;
and
(4) using and teaching American
Sign Language and other strategies for communicating in the deaf
culture.
(c) For
candidates applying for a certificate or license on or after September 2, 2009,
the candidate shall complete study in autism, as prescribed in section
80-1.12 of this Part, or its
equivalent as determined by the commissioner.
(x) Blind or visually impaired (all grades).
(a) Content core. The content core prescribed
in subparagraph (2)(iii) of this subdivision shall consist of 30 semester hours
of coursework in one or more of the liberal arts and sciences.
(b) Pedagogical core. In addition to the
pedagogical core prescribed in subparagraph (2)(iv) of this subdivision, the
candidate shall complete three semester hours in teaching literacy skills and
12 semester hours of coursework that includes study in each of the following
subjects:
(1) foundations of special
education;
(2) assessment,
diagnosis and evaluation of students who are blind or visually impaired,
including collaboration with caregivers and others, to promote academic
achievement and independence;
(3)
curriculum, instruction and managing learning environments for students who are
blind or visually impaired, including instructional and assistive technology;
and
(4) reading and teaching
Braille.
(c) For
candidates applying for a certificate or license on or after September 2, 2009,
the candidate shall complete study in autism, as prescribed in section
80-1.12 of this Part, or its
equivalent as determined by the commissioner.
(xi) Speech and language disabilities (all
grades).
(a) Content core. The content core
prescribed in subparagraph (2)(iii) of this subdivision shall consist of 30
semester hours of coursework in the subject of speech and language
disorders.
(b) Pedagogical core.
(1) In addition to the pedagogical core
coursework prescribed in clause (2)(iv)(a) of this subdivision, the candidate
shall complete three semester hours in teaching literacy skills and six
semester hours that includes study in each of the following subjects:
(i) foundations of special education;
and
(ii) assisting students with
speech and language disabilities and their teachers with the teaching and
learning of the general curriculum.
(2) Practicum. In lieu of the pedagogical
core teaching experience prescribed in clause (2)(iv)(b) of this subdivision,
the candidate shall satisfactorily complete a college-supervised practicum, as
defined in section
52.21(b)(1) of
this Title, of 150 clock hours that includes experiences with students with
speech and language disabilities in early childhood (birth-grade 2), childhood
(grades 1-6), middle childhood (grades 5-9), and adolescence (grades 7-12). The
practicum shall include experiences in elementary and/or secondary schools. One
year of paid, satisfactory, full-time experience as a teacher of speech and
language disabilities on the elementary and/or secondary level may be accepted
in lieu of the college-supervised practicum in speech and language disabilities
when such experience is verified by the employing school district
administrator. To satisfy this requirement, any experience as a teacher of
speech and language disabilities in a New York State public school must be in
accordance with the commissioner's regulations.
(c) For candidates applying for a certificate
or license on or after September 2, 2009, the candidate shall complete study in
autism, as prescribed in section
80-1.12 of this Part, or its
equivalent as determined by the commissioner.
(xii) Library media specialist (all grades).
(a) Content core. The content core prescribed
in subparagraph (2)(iii) of this subdivision shall consist of 30 semester hours
of graduate study in library science, including instructional and assistive
technology.
(b) Pedagogical core.
In lieu of meeting the pedagogical core requirements in subparagraph (2)(iv) of
this subdivision, the candidate shall complete pedagogical coursework
prescribed in subclause (
1) of this clause and the practicum
prescribed in subclause (
2) of this clause.
(1) Coursework. The candidate shall complete
21 semester hours of coursework that includes study in each of the following
subjects:
(i) human development and learning,
including but not limited to the impact of culture, heritage, socioeconomic
level and factors in the home and community that may affect a student's
readiness to learn;
(ii)
foundations of education (historical, philosophical, sociological and/or
legal);
(iii) enhancing the
learning of students with disabilities;
(iv) increasing the literacy skills of all
students, six semester hours; and
(v) planning and delivering school library
and media services.
(2)
Practicum. For candidates applying for a certificate prior to September 1,
2027, the candidate shall satisfactorily complete a college-supervised
practicum, as defined in section
52.21(b)(1) of
this Title, providing library services, of 20 school days in an elementary
school and 20 school days in a secondary school. One year of paid,
satisfactory, full-time experience as a library media specialist on the
elementary and/or secondary level may be accepted in lieu of the
college-supervised practicum in library media when such experience is verified
by the employing school district administrator. To satisfy this requirement,
any experience as a library media specialist in a New York State public school
must be in accordance with the commissioner's regulations.
(3) Clinical experience. For candidates
applying for a certificate on or after September 1, 2027, the candidate shall
satisfactorily complete a practicum, as defined in section
52.21(b)(2) of
this Title, providing library services, of 7 weeks full-time in an elementary
school and 7 weeks full-time in a secondary school. One year of paid,
satisfactory, full-time experience as a library media specialist on the
elementary and/or secondary level may be accepted in lieu of the practicum in
library services when such experience is verified by the employing school
district administrator. To satisfy this requirement, any experience as a
library media specialist in a New York State public school must be in
accordance with the commissioner's regulations.
(xiii) For candidates with a baccalaureate
degree and/or a graduate degree and two years of post-secondary teaching
experience in the certificate area to be taught or in a closely related subject
area acceptable to the department, the candidate shall not be required to meet
the general requirements in subparagraph (2)(iii) or (2)(iv) of this
subdivision. However, the candidate shall meet the following requirements:
(a) Degree completion. The candidate shall
possess a graduate degree in the area of a certificate title sought or in a
closely related subject area acceptable to the department, or a baccalaureate
degree in the area of a certificate title or in a closely related subject area
acceptable to the department and a graduate degree in another area, from an
institution of higher education that is accredited by an institutional
accrediting agency recognized for this purpose by the United States Department
of Education, a higher education institution that the commissioner deems
substantially equivalent, or from an institution authorized by the Board of
Regents to confer degrees and whose programs are registered by the department.
The candidate shall have completed a major in the subject of the certificate
sought, or in a related field approved by the department for this
purpose.
(b) Post-secondary
teaching experience. The candidate must show evidence of at least two years of
satisfactory teaching experience at the post-secondary level in the certificate
area to be taught or in a closely related subject area acceptable to the
department.
(c) Pedagogical study
or two years of satisfactory teaching experience in a school district under a
Transitional G certificate. The candidate shall complete one of the following:
(1) at least six credits of undergraduate
pedagogical core study or four credits of graduate pedagogical study for the
initial certificate in the area of the candidate's certificate, as prescribed
for the certificate title in this paragraph, which shall include study in the
methods of teaching in the certificate area, teaching students with
disabilities, curriculum and lesson planning aligned with the New York State
learning standards, and classroom management and teaching at the developmental
level of students to be taught; or
(2) at least two years of satisfactory
teaching experience in a school district while the candidate holds a
Transitional G certificate under this Part.
(xiv) Indigenous culture and language
studies.
(a) Content core. The content core
prescribed in subparagraph (2) (iii) of this subdivision shall consist of:
(i) 18 semester hours of coursework in the
subject area of the certificate title; or
(ii) 12 semester hours of coursework in the
subject area of the certificate title and acceptable proficiency in an
indigenous language as determined by a designated official in the Nations who
is approved by the department.
(b) Pedagogical core. Within the pedagogical core prescribed in
subparagraph (2)(iv) of this subdivision, the candidate shall complete three
additional semester hours in teaching literacy
skills.