Becoming A Permanent New York State Certified Teacher

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Becoming A Permanent New York State Certified
Teacher

• Brought to you in only 10 easy steps with some
  monetary requirements.

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Step 1 Your Baccalaureate Degree

• You will need 18 semester hours in education
  courses, 36 semester hours in one of the five
  degree-bearing subject areas

• English
• Language (other than English)
• Mathematics
• Social Studies
• Science

or
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Step 1 Your Baccalaureate Degree (continued)

• 18 semester hours in one of the other four
  degree-bearing subject areas

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Earth Science

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Step 2 Student Teaching

• Must be either college-supervised or one-year
  full-time, satisfactory paid teaching experience
  in the area of certification

To have such experience considered in lieu of
student teaching,form OT-11, signed by your
superintendent.
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Step 3 Professional Education Credits

• Must have 18 Semester Hours in Accredited
  Education Courses

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Step 4 Language Other Than English

• Applicant must show proficiency in a language
  other than English. College transcripts will
  show applicable credits.

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Step 5 NYS Teacher Certification Examinations
You must achieve passing scores on the following
NYS Teacher Certification Examinations

• LAST Liberal Arts and Science Test
• ATS-W Assessment of Teaching Skills Written
• CST Content Specialty Test
• ATS-P Assessment of Teaching Skills Performance

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Cost per NYS Teacher Certification Examination

• LAST, ATS-W, and CST each costs 70
• ATS-P costs 145

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Step 6 Child Abuse Identification Workshop

• Two hours of coursework are required

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Cost of Each Program

• Typical program cost is 75.00 USD
• In New York City the UFT offers this workshop
  free of charge

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Step 7 School Violence Prevention Intervention
Workshop

• Two hours of coursework are required. (If you
  are enrolled in a NYC teacher education program,
  this requirement will be part of your program and
  will appear on your transcript.)
• For a list of workshop providers online, go to
  the NYS Education Department's Office of
  Professions or call the Office of the Professions
  at [phone]. In New York City, the UFT
  offers this workshop free of charge.

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Cost for the Violence Prevention and Intervention
Workshop

• 75.00 USD

Two hours of coursework are required. If you are
enrolled in a NYS teacher education program, this
requirement will be part of your program and will
appear on your transcript. In New York City,
the UFT offers this course for a small fee.
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Step 8 Fingerprinting

• Fingerprint clearance is required for
  certification.
• Fingerprint packets are available from your
  district, charter school, BOCES, or college. If
  you have already been fingerprinted by the City
  Board of Education, you still must obtain State
  clearance for certification. Submit form OSPRA
  104 to the NYCBOE authorizing them to forward the
  results of the criminal history check to SED to
  obtain clearance.

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Step 9 Masters Degree

• Applicant must have a Masters Degree in
  Education or related field

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Step 10 Approved Teaching Experience

• Applicant must have two (2) years teaching
  experience.

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Step 11 Citizenship Requirement

• Individuals with INS Permanent Residence status
  qualify for a permanent teacher certificate.  To
  verify your permanent residence status, submit
  ONE of the following with your application

• A photocopy of your permanent resident card
  ("Green Card") or
• A photocopy of your passport stamped with
  "Processed for 1-551 Temporary Evidence of Lawful
  Admission for Permanent Residence" or
• A certified and sealed copy of a letter from the
  INS verifying permanent residence.

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Step 12 Good Moral Character Requirement

• The State Education Department is authorized to
  investigate complaints submitted by anyone who
  has information that a person holding a teaching
  certificate or who is an applicant for
  certificate has been convicted of a crime or has
  committed an act which raises a reasonable
  question as to the individual's moral character. 
  
• Applicants for certification are asked to provide
  information about past convictions, misconduct,
  etc., on the application for a certificate.

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Overall Cost of Permanent Teacher Certification

• College tuition
• LAST
• ATS-W
• CST
• ATS-P
• Child Abuse Workshop
• School Violence and Prevention Workshop
• Fingerprinting
• Masters Degree

• variable
• 70.00
• 70.00
• 70.00
• 145.00
• 75.00
• 75.00
• 85.00
• variable

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590.00

• College Tuition and Masters Degree at a
  competitive program