Learn about the New York State Education Department certification requirements.
Certification
Got a question about certification?
Current students, alumni, and prospective students log in to Open Advising for Certification on Mondays (4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.) and Wednesdays (3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.). No appointment is necessary. Zoom Meeting Room Access Password: certify
Certification Officer: Linda Guyette, (914) 773-3536 lguyette@pace.edu
New “All Grades” (PreK-12) Literacy and Students with Disabilities
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- Candidates who have an issued Initial or Professional Literacy B-6 or 5-12 certificate are now eligible for the “All Grades” (PreK-12) certificate. Simply apply for the All Grades Literacy certificate via TEACH. No further testing or practicum experience is required.
- This application requires manual review by the State and will be reviewed by NYSED staff in the order in which the application was completed. Please note that the State is inundated with these applications. It can easily take two months or more before your application is reviewed. Please be patient.
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- Candidates who have an issued Initial or Professional 1-6 or 7-12 Students with Disabilities certificate are now eligible for the new “All Grades SWD” PreK-12 certificate. (Please note that Early Childhood, birth-grade 2 candidates are not eligible.) Simply apply for the All Grades SWD certificate via TEACH. No additional testing or practicum experience is required.
- This application requires manual review by the State and will be reviewed by NYSED staff in the order in which the application was completed. Please note that the State is inundated with these applications. It can easily take two months or more before your application is reviewed. Please be patient.
- IMPORTANT: 1-6 candidates ONLY must also submit all official electronic transcripts to NYSED for indexing in your TEACH account before the All Grades SWD certificate will issue. (7-12 candidates are not required to submit transcripts.)
- Pace students/alumni can order transcripts from the Office of the Registrar. Have them sent electronically to NYSED, to the Office of Teaching Initiatives.
Details about the exams you will need to pass in order to teach.
Certificate extensions are a great way to expand your teaching opportunities.
A complete list of New York City Program Codes.
A complete list of Westchester Program Codes.
Answers to most commonly asked questions.