Certification
Applicants from Other States - Program Completers (Conditional Initial Certificate)
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A one-time Conditional Initial certificate is available to individuals who completed a comparable school building leader/principal preparation program at a college located in another U.S. State or Territory and possess a valid comparable educator certificate/license from another U.S. State or Territory in the subject in which they are applying.
If you do not possess a valid educator certificate/license in another U.S. State or Territory, refer to the requirements for the Initial Certificate.
If your Conditional Initial certificate has expired, refer to: Initial Certificate
To receive a Conditional Initial (1-year) certificate, you must satisfy the requirements below:
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To receive a two-year Conditional Initial certificate, you must satisfy the requirements below:
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School District Leaders |
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A Conditional Initial is not available for this title. Please refer to the following page for more information: Initial Certificate |
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A Conditional Initial is not available for this title. Please refer to the following page for more information: Initial Certificate |
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A Conditional Initial is not available for this title. Please refer to the following page for more information: Initial Certificate |
1. Program must be similar to a New York State-registered teacher preparation program completed at a New York State College/University. Comparability based on Official Compilation of Closed, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York (8 CRR-NY 52.21

2. Certificate must be active in the state of issuance.↩
3. A “regular” certificate, in an equivalent subject area and similar grade-level, that has no limits/restriction. A list of acceptable-level certificates can be found at: http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/certificate/levelcert.html.↩