Internet and Search Feature Policies, Disclaimers, & Notices

The Office of Teaching Initiatives (OTI) is part of the New York State Education Department. The Department's disclaimers and notices apply to the Internet content maintained by OTI. These disclaimers and notices include information about your privacy and security while using this site.

In addition, please note that we provide our Search Certification Requirements feature to help you navigate the requirements for New York's certificate/permit titles and pathways. We make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the feature's programming and content. We determine eligibility for certification, however, according to the candidate's satisfaction of the requirements defined in law, regulation, rule, and policy. In the event of a discrepancy between the search feature and regulation, the Department's regulations are controlling. You may view these regulations at www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/regulations.htm .

Copyright Status Notice:

Unless specifically stated otherwise, all information on the OTI Web site at www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/  is in the public domain. It may be reproduced, published or otherwise used without our permission.  The Torch Image is copyright © 2001 by National Evaluation Systems, Inc. (NES®). "NYSTCE®," New York State Teacher Certification Examinations™," and the "NYSTCE®" logo are trademarks of the New York State Education Department and National Evaluation Systems, Inc (NES®). "NES®" and its logo are registered trademarks of National Evaluation Systems, Inc.

Questions and Comments:

If you have any questions or comments about this information, please contact us at otweb@mail.nysed.gov .