Certification
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
The STEM pathway is an expedited pathway for college professors with advanced degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) to become certified as secondary classroom teachers in New York.
The STEM pathway requires that the candidate hold an appropriate graduate degree with a graduate major in the subject of the teaching certificate sought, or in a related field approved by the department for this purpose in science, technology, engineering or math and has two years of acceptable experience teaching in a post-secondary institution.
Transitional G certificate
The Transitional G certificate will allow an individual to teach math or one of the sciences at the secondary level without completing additional pedagogical study for two years. After two years of successful teaching experience with the district on a Transitional G certificate the teacher would be eligible for the initial certificate in that subject area.
Requirements:
- Hold an appropriate graduate degree with a graduate major in the subject of the teaching certificate sought, or in a related field approved by the department for this purpose in science, technology, engineering or math.
- Two years of acceptable experience teaching in a post-secondary institution.
- Pass the Liberal Arts and Sciences Test
- Have a commitment from a school district for employment for 2 years
- The district will commit to providing mentoring and appropriate professional development in the areas of pedagogy during the period that the teacher is employed on a Transitional G certificate.
- Workshops
- Fingerprint clearance
Initial certificate
The Initial certificate will allow the teacher to teach at the secondary level in a New York State Public School
Requirements:
- Hold an appropriate graduate degree with a graduate major in the subject of the teaching certificate sought, or in a related field approved by the department for this purpose in science, technology, engineering or math.
- Two years of acceptable experience teaching in a post-secondary institution.
- Pass the Liberal Arts and Sciences Test
- Completed six credits of undergraduate or four credits of graduate pedagogical study
- Workshops
- Fingerprint clearance