New York State Teacher Certification
TEACHER CERTIFICATION IS CONFERRED BY NEW YORK STATE ONLY WHEN THE STUDENT APPLIES TO THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AFTER THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION RECOMMENDS THOSE WHO COMPLETE A DEGREE OR PROGRAM AND WHEN THEY HAVE MET ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION.. OTHERS MUST APPLY ON THEIR OWN BEHALF.
Students who are not pursuing New York State certification or licensure do not have to meet the requirements for such certification or licensure in order to ern a Masters degree. For further information on teacher and leader certification outside of New York State, see:
https://www.mville.edu/sites/default/files/dept-school_of_education/professional_licensure_and_certification_information_sp21_3.pdf
It is the responsibility of the candidate to be familiar with and to fulfill all of the Content Core and program Liberal Arts requirements, certification exams, mandated workshops, and any other requirements for certification. New York State certification requirements are subject to frequent change. The information herein is accurate as of the date of publication. Efforts are made to communicate changes to certification requirements via Manhattanville student email, but it is the responsibility of candidates to remain up-to-date and to meet current requirements.
Every Manhattanville candidate for an initial teaching certificate in Early Childhood and/or Childhood must have completed at least 18 credits in one Liberal Arts discipline or in closely-related disciplines.. For ALL Secondary subjects, Art and Music, the candidate must have completed at least 30 credits outside of the Masters in the specific area of certification. In certain cases, these courses may be completed as part of the graduate program. TESOL, Physical Education, and Computer Science also require specific pre-requisite courses. For detailed requirements, see the relevant program page.
No courses graded Pass/Fail can be accepted for purposes of certification, unless the credit-granting policies of the relevant college can be documented. Courses with grades below C cannot be counted toward fulfillment of certification requirement.
Determination as to whether a specific course is acceptable in meeting a requirement will be made by the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, in consultation with the faculty where needed. A course designated as meeting a specific distribution requirement by a college does NOT automatically qualify. The Office of Graduate Advising my request course descriptions or syllabi for any course.
Candidates for NY certification must achieve qualifying scores on the specific tests required by NYSED for the relevant subjects and/or grade levels, including the Educating All Students test and one or more Content Specialty Tests. These are apart from and in addition to any comprehensive examinations required for the Masters degree.
For further information on specific tests for all certification titles, students can consult http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert, the Graduate Advising Office, and the relevant program plans below.
The New York State Education Department currently requires all candidates for certification to complete a two-hour seminar on identifying and reporting suspected child abuse and maltreatment, a two-hour seminar on school violence prevention and intervention (SAVE), and a six-hour workshop on Bullying, Harassment, and Cyber-bullying (Dignity for All Students, or DASA), which must be offered by NYSED-approved providers. Certification in Special Education also requires a four-hour workshop on autism. Candidates for certification in Childhood Education must also complete a workshop at the college on Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Health and Safety. The workshops are offered by the college, for a fee. If the seminars are completed elsewhere, proof of completion must be provided to the Office of Graduate Advising..
Fingerprinting is required prior to doing Field Experience and/or Student/Supervised Teaching. To arrange to be fingerprinted for NYSED, go to www.identogo.com.