Education Program - Program Updates
New Changes Starting in February 2004
What are the new changes?
Upon successful completion of your respective program & passing scores of the necessary New York State Teacher Certification Exams (N.Y.S.T.C.E.), you will then apply for an Initial Certification. The Initial Certification will be valid for three years. A one-year extension is possible with 24 semester hours of approved graduate study. The Initial Certification cannot be extended more than once. For more info, go to: http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/certificate/faqcertip.htm - 6
Requirements for a Professional Certificate:
- Master's degree* http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/certificate/faqcertip.htm - 5
- Three years teaching experience, including a one-year mentored teaching experience
- Renewed every five years with 175 hours of professional development
- For more specific information: http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/certificate/reqeffective.htm
Which New York State Teacher Certification Exams (N.Y.S.T.C.E.) are necessary?
Adolescence Education Program (Grades 7-12 in various subjects):
- Take the Liberal Arts & Sciences Test (L.A.S.T.) your first semester of your Junior Year
- You should take the Content Specialty Test (C.S.T.) in your respective discipline the second semester of your Junior Year
- The Secondary Assessment of Teaching Skills-Written (A.T.S.-W.) should be taken either during your Professional Semester (first semester Senior) or during Student Teaching
Childhood Education (Elementary grades 1-6):
- Take the L.A.S.T. your first semester of your Junior Year
- The Multi-Subject C.S.T. replaces the former Elementary Education C.S.T., and you should take it your second semester of your Junior Year
- The Elementary Assessment of Teaching Skills-Written (A.T.S.-W.) should be taken either during your Block II Semester (first semester Senior) or during Student Teaching
- New requirements for current certificate holders to obtain an additional certificate in any title - your 30-credit concentration. Go to: http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/certificate/notice12122003.htm
Dual Certification Program in Special/Childhood Education (grades 1-6):
- Take the L.A.S.T. your second semester of your Sophomore Year
- The Multi-Subject C.S.T. should be taken your first semester of your Junior Year
- The Elementary Assessment of Teaching Skills-Written (A.T.S.-W.) should be taken during your second semester of your junior year
- The Students with Disabilities C.S.T. should be taken either your first semester of your Senior Year or during Student teaching
- New requirements for current certificate holders to obtain an additional certificate in any title - your 30-credit concentration. Go to: http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/certificate/notice12122003.htm
Other:
- For more specific information concerning the New York State Certification Exams, go to: http://www.N.Y.S.T.C.E..nesinc.com/ (Preparation Guides, Test Frameworks, N.Y.S.T.C.E. registration information, and test dates & locations)
- To check the current status of any application submitted to the Office of Teaching Initiatives within the past five years: http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/certificate/core.htm
*Please note that you will need to take the Praxis I: Pre-Professional Skills Tests (P.P.S.T.) at least two semesters before enrolling for EDU330
Questions, Comments, Suggestions?
If you would like more information about education programs at Plattsburgh State, please contact
Departments of Educational Studies and Services
Office: Sibley 302, Plattsburgh, NY 12901
Phone: (518) 564-2122
Fax: (518) 564-2149
E-mail: education@plattsburgh.edu