New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter C - Teacher › Part 80 - Requirements for Teachers' Certificates and Teaching Practice › Subpart 80-3 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATES IN THE CLASSROOM TEACHING SERVICE APPLIED AND QUALIFIED FOR ON OR AFTER FEBRUARY 1, 2004, THE EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP SERVICE APPLIED FOR ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 2, 2007, AND AS A SCHOOL COUNSELOR APPLIED AND QUALIFIED FOR ON OR AFTER FEBRUARY 2, 2023 › Section 80-3.7 - Satisfaction of education requirements for certification in the classroom teaching service through individual evaluation

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
This section prescribes requirements for meeting the
						education requirements for classroom teaching certificates through individual
						evaluation. Candidates who apply for any of the certificates in the classroom
						teaching service as described herein may continue to meet the education
						requirements for classroom teaching certificates through individual evaluation.
						Candidates with a graduate degree in science, technology, engineering, or
						mathematics who apply for an initial teaching certificate under subclause
						(a)(3)(ii)(
c
)(
3
) of this section may continue
						to meet the education requirements for classroom teaching certificates through
						individual evaluation after May 1, 2014. The candidate must have achieved a 2.5
						cumulative grade point average or its equivalent in the program or programs
						leading to any degree used to meet the requirements for a certificate under
						this section. In addition, a candidate must have achieved at least a C or its
						equivalent in any undergraduate level course and at least a B- or its
						equivalent in any graduate level course, or, in response to the State of
						emergency declared by the Governor pursuant to an Executive Order for the
						COVID-19 crisis candidates may achieve a passing grade or its equivalent in any
						undergraduate or graduate level course completed during the Spring, Summer, or
						Fall 2020 terms, in accordance with the pass/fail grading policy or its
						equivalent at the institution of higher education (e.g., credit/no credit,
						pass/fail, satisfactory/unsatisfactory policy), in lieu of achieving at least a
						C or its equivalent in any undergraduate level course and at least a B- or its
						equivalent in any graduate level course, in order for the semester hours
						associated with that course to be credited toward meeting the content core or
						pedagogical core semester hour requirements for a certificate under this
						section. All other requirements for the certificate, including but not limited
						to, examination and/or experience requirements, as prescribed in this Part,
						must also be met.
(a) Satisfaction of
					 education requirements through individual evaluation for initial certificates
					 in all titles in classroom teaching service, except in specific career and
					 technical subjects within the field of agriculture, business and marketing,
					 family and consumer sciences, health, a technical area, or a trade (grades 7
					 through 12).
(1) A candidate seeking to
					 fulfill the education requirement for an initial certificate through individual
					 evaluation of education requirements shall meet the general requirements
					 prescribed in paragraph (2) of this subdivision, and the additional
					 requirements, if any, prescribed in paragraph (3) of this subdivision for the
					 certificate title for which application is made. The following initial
					 certificates have no additional requirements prescribed in paragraph (3) of
					 this subdivision: dance (all grades), health education (all grades), music (all
					 grades), physical education (all grades), theater (all grades), visual arts
					 (all grades), educational technology specialist (all grades), agriculture (all
					 grades), family and consumer sciences (all grades), business and marketing (all
					 grades), technology education (all grades) and computer science (all
					 grades).
(2) General requirements.
					 All candidates seeking to fulfill the education requirement for the initial
					 certificate through individual evaluation of education requirements shall meet
					 the general requirements prescribed in this paragraph, or their substantial
					 equivalent as determined by the commissioner, unless the additional
					 requirements for the certificate title sought in paragraph (3) of this
					 subdivision explicitly substitute a different requirement.
(i) Degree completion. The candidate shall
					 possess a baccalaureate from a regionally or nationally accredited institution
					 of higher education, a higher education institution that the commissioner deems
					 substantially equivalent, or from an institution authorized by the Regents to
					 confer degrees and whose programs are registered by the department.
(ii) The candidate shall complete study in
					 child abuse identification, school violence and harassment, bullying and
					 discrimination prevention and intervention, as prescribed in sections
					 80-1.4 and
					 80-1.13  of this Part.
(iii) Content core. The candidate shall
					 complete 30 semester hours of coursework in the subject area of the certificate
					 title, which may include no more than six of the 30 semester hours in a
					 cognate, meaning a related field as determined by the department; provided,
					 however that a candidate seeking an initial certificate in computer science
					 shall only be required to complete 12 semester hours of coursework in the
					 subject area of the certificate title; provided further, however, that a
					 candidate seeking an initial certificate in indigenous culture and language
					 studies shall only be required to complete the number of semester hours of
					 coursework in the subject area of the certificate title as prescribed in
					 subparagraph (xiv) of paragraph (3) of this subdivision; provided further,
					 however, that a candidate who holds a classroom teaching certificate in a
					 science certificate title, and is seeking a certificate in a different science
					 certificate title(s), shall only be required to complete 18 semester hours of
					 coursework in the subject area(s) of the additional science certificate
					 title(s).
(iv) Pedagogical core.
					 The candidate shall complete pedagogical coursework as prescribed in clause (a)
					 of this subparagraph and teaching experience as prescribed in clause (b) of
					 this subparagraph, provided that candidates identified in this subparagraph
					 shall not be required to demonstrate completion of the pedagogical core
					 requirements. A candidate who holds one or more provisional certificates,
					 permanent certificates, initial certificates, or professional certificates in a
					 title in the classroom teaching service, other than a title in a specific
					 career and technical subject (grades 7-12), shall not be required to
					 demonstrate completion of the pedagogical core requirements for an additional
					 initial certificate in the classroom teaching service sought, except for such
					 candidates who are seeking an additional initial certificate in one or more of
					 the following titles: early childhood education, childhood education,
					 generalist in middle childhood education (grades 5-9), specialist in middle
					 childhood education (grades 5-9), English to speakers of other languages (all
					 grades), indigenous culture and language studies (all grades), literacy
					 (birth-grade 6), literacy (grades 5-12), literacy (all grades), students with
					 disabilities (birth-grade 2), students with disabilities (grades 1-6), students
					 with disabilities (grades 5-9), students with disabilities (grades 7-12),
					 students with disabilities (all grades), deaf and hard of hearing (all grades),
					 blind or visually impaired (all grades), and speech and language disabilities
					 (all grades).
(a) Coursework. The candidate
					 shall complete 18 semester hours of coursework that includes study in each of
					 the following subjects:
(1) human development
					 and learning, including but not limited to the impact of culture, heritage,
					 socioeconomic level and factors in the home, school and community that may
					 affect a student's readiness to learn;
(2) teaching students with disabilities and
					 special health-care needs to develop the skills necessary to provide specially
					 designed instruction to students with disabilities to participate and progress
					 in the general education curriculum, three semester hours;
(3) teaching literacy skills, three semester
					 hours;
(4) curriculum, instruction,
					 and assessment, including instructional technology; and
(5) foundations of education (historical,
					 philosophical, sociological and/or legal).
(b) Teaching experience.
(1) Candidates who apply for a certificate
					 prior to September 1, 2027 shall satisfactorily complete 40 school days in a
					 college-supervised student teaching experience or as an employed
					 teacher.
(2) Candidates who apply
					 for a certificate on or after September 1, 2027 shall satisfactorily complete
					 14 weeks of full-time college-supervised student teaching, as defined in
					 section 52.21(b)(2)(ii)(c)(2) 
					 of this Title, or 70 full-time school days or 140 at least half-time school
					 days as a paid, employed teacher, provided that such paid employment experience
					 must include at least one continuous period of no fewer than 35 days.
(3) For a candidate applying for a first
					 certificate, the experience prescribed in subclause (
1
) or
					 (
2
) of this subdivision must be in a school at one or more of
					 the grade levels within the range of grades covered by the certificate and must
					 be in the subject area of the certificate title sought by the candidate. For
					 other candidates, such experience must be in a school offering instruction in
					 any grade, pre-kindergarten through grade 12. For experience as an employed
					 teacher, the candidate shall submit a statement verifying the period of
					 employment from the employing school district administrator in the case of a
					 public school and the appropriate school administrator in the case of a
					 nonpublic school.
(3) Additional requirements. A candidate
					 seeking to fulfill the education requirement for the initial certificate
					 through individual evaluation of education requirements shall meet the
					 additional requirements in this paragraph or their substantial equivalent as
					 determined by the commissioner, if so prescribed for that certificate title, in
					 addition to the general requirements prescribed in paragraph (2) of this
					 subdivision.
(i) Early childhood education,
					 childhood education, and generalist in middle childhood education.
(a) Content core. The content core prescribed
					 in subparagraph (2)(iii) of this subdivision shall consist of 30 semester hours
					 of coursework in one or more of the liberal arts and sciences. The candidate
					 shall complete six semester hours in mathematics, six semester hours in
					 science, and six semester hours in social studies within the content core in
					 the liberal arts and sciences.
(b)
					 Pedagogical core. Within the pedagogical core prescribed in subparagraph
					 (2)(iv) of this subdivision, the candidate shall complete six semester hours of
					 coursework that is appropriate to the student developmental level of the
					 certificate title. The candidate shall also complete three additional semester
					 hours in teaching literacy skills.
(ii) Specialist in middle childhood education
					 (5-9) and adolescence education (712).
(a)
					 Content core. The content core prescribed in subparagraph (2)(iii) of this
					 subdivision shall consist of 30 semester hours of coursework in the subject
					 area of the certificate title sought (English, a world language other than
					 English, biology, chemistry, earth science, physics, mathematics, or social
					 studies). For social studies (5-9) and social studies (7-12), within the 30
					 semester hour content core, the candidate shall complete coursework in
					 economics and government, and a total of 21 semester hours of coursework that
					 includes study in United States history, world history and geography.
(b) Pedagogical core. Within the pedagogical
					 core prescribed in subparagraph (2)(iv) of this subdivision, the candidate
					 shall complete six semester hours of coursework that is appropriate to the
					 student developmental level of the certificate title. The candidate shall also
					 complete three additional semester hours in teaching literacy skills.
(c) Repealed
(iii) English to speakers of other languages.
(a) Content core. The content core prescribed
					 in subparagraph (2)(iii) of this subdivision shall consist of 30 semester hours
					 of coursework in one or more of the liberal arts and sciences and shall include
					 study in linguistics and English grammar. Study in the content core shall
					 include 12 semester hours in a world language other than English.
(b) Pedagogical core. Within the pedagogical
					 core prescribed in subparagraph (2)(iv) of this subdivision, the candidate
					 shall complete a total of six semester hours of coursework that includes study
					 in methods of second-language teaching at the elementary and secondary levels.
					 The candidate shall also complete three additional semester hours in teaching
					 literacy skills.
(iv)
					 Literacy (birth-grade 6) and literacy (grades 5-12).
(a) Content core. The content core prescribed
					 in subparagraph (2)(iii) of this subdivision shall consist of at least 30
					 semester hours of coursework that meets the content core requirements for an
					 initial certificate in any certificate title in the classroom teaching service,
					 except titles in specific career and technical subjects.
(b) Pedagogical core. In lieu of meeting the
					 pedagogical core requirements in subparagraph (2)(iv) of this subdivision, the
					 candidate shall complete pedagogical coursework prescribed in subclause (1) of
					 this clause and the teaching experience prescribed in subclause (2) of this
					 clause.
(1) Degree completion. The candidate
					 shall possess a graduate degree in science, technology, engineering or
					 mathematics from a regionally or nationally accredited institution of higher
					 education, a higher education institution that the commissioner deems
					 substantially equivalent, or from an institution authorized by the Board of
					 Regents to confer degrees and whose programs are registered by the department.
					 The candidate shall have completed a graduate major in the subject of the
					 certificate sought, or in a related field approved by the department for this
					 purpose.
(2) Post-secondary
					 teaching experience. The candidate must show evidence of at least two years of
					 satisfactory teaching experience at the post-secondary level in the certificate
					 area to be taught or in a closely related subject area acceptable to the
					 department.
(3) Pedagogical study
					 or two years of satisfactory teaching experience in a school district under a
					 Transitional G certificate. The candidate shall complete one of the following:
(i) at least six credits of undergraduate
					 pedagogical core study or four credits of graduate pedagogical study for the
					 initial certificate in the area of the candidate's certificate, as prescribed
					 for the certificate title in this paragraph, which shall include study in the
					 methods of teaching in the certificate area, teaching students with
					 disabilities; curriculum and lesson planning aligned with the New York State
					 learning standards; and classroom management and teaching at the developmental
					 level of students to be taught; or
(ii) a least two years of satisfactory
					 teaching experience in a school district while the candidate holds a
					 Transitional G certificate under this
					 Part.
(v) Students with disabilities (birth-grade
					 2).
(a) Content core. The content core
					 prescribed in subparagraph (2)(iii) of this subdivision shall consist of 30
					 semester hours of coursework in one or more of the liberal arts and sciences.
					 The candidate shall complete six semester hours in mathematics, six semester
					 hours in science, and six semester hours in social studies within such content
					 core in the liberal arts and sciences.
(b) Pedagogical core. Within the pedagogical
					 core prescribed in subparagraph (2)(iv) of this subdivision, the candidate
					 shall complete six semester hours of coursework appropriate to the student
					 developmental level of the certificate. In addition to such prescribed
					 pedagogical core, the candidate shall complete three semester hours in teaching
					 literacy skills and 12 semester hours of coursework that includes study in each
					 of the following subjects:
(1) foundations of
					 special education;
(2) assessment,
					 diagnosis, and evaluation of students with disabilities, including
					 collaboration with caregivers and others, to promote academic achievement and
					 independence; and
(3) curriculum,
					 instruction and managing learning environments for students with disabilities,
					 including instructional and assistive technology.
(c) For candidates applying for a certificate
					 or license on or after September 2, 2009, the candidate shall complete study in
					 autism, as prescribed in section
					 80-1.12  of this Part, or its
					 equivalent as determined by the commissioner.
(vi) Students with disabilities (grades 1-6)
					 for candidates who apply for their certificate prior to September 1, 2023, and
					 meet all requirements for the certificate prior to September 1, 2026.
(a) Content core. The content core prescribed
					 in subparagraph (2)(iii) of this subdivision shall consist of 30 semester hours
					 of coursework in one or more of the liberal arts and sciences. The candidate
					 shall complete six semester hours in mathematics, six semester hours in
					 science, and six semester hours in social studies within such content core in
					 the liberal arts and sciences.
(b)
					 Pedagogical core. Within the pedagogical core prescribed in subparagraph
					 (2)(iv) of this subdivision, the candidate shall complete six semester hours of
					 coursework appropriate to the developmental level of the certificate. In
					 addition to such prescribed pedagogical core, the candidate shall complete
					 three semester hours in teaching literacy skills and 12 semester hours of
					 coursework that includes study in each of the following subjects:
(1) foundations of special
					 education;
(2) assessment,
					 diagnosis and evaluation of students with disabilities, including collaboration
					 with caregivers and others, to promote academic achievement and independence;
					 and
(3) curriculum, instruction and
					 managing environments for students with disabilities, including instructional
					 and assistive technology.
(c) For candidates applying for a certificate
					 or license on or after September 2, 2009, the candidate shall complete study in
					 autism, as prescribed in section
					 80-1.12  of this Part, or its
					 equivalent as determined by the commissioner.
(vii) Students with disabilities (grades
					 7-12) for candidates who apply for their certificate prior to September 1,
					 2023, and meet all requirements for the certificate prior to September 1, 2026.
(a) Content core.
(1) For generalist (grades 5-9) certificates,
					 the content core prescribed in subparagraph (2)(iii) of this subdivision shall
					 consist of 30 semester hours of coursework in one or more of the liberal arts
					 and sciences. The candidate shall complete six semester hours in mathematics,
					 six semester hours in science, and six semester hours in social studies within
					 such content core and/or the general education core in the liberal arts and
					 sciences.
(2) For specialist
					 (grades 5-9) certificates, the content core prescribed in subparagraph (2)(iii)
					 of this subdivision shall consist of 30 semester hours of coursework in the
					 subject area of the certificate sought (English, a world language other than
					 English, biology, chemistry, earth science, physics, mathematics, or social
					 studies). For social studies (5-9), within the 30 semester hour content core,
					 the candidate shall complete coursework in economics and government, and a
					 total of 21 semester hours of coursework that includes study in United States
					 history, world history, and geography.
(b) Pedagogical core. Within the pedagogical
					 core prescribed in subparagraph (2)(iv) of this subdivision, the candidate
					 shall complete six semester hours of coursework appropriate to the student
					 developmental level of the certificate sought. In addition to such prescribed
					 pedagogical core, the candidate shall complete three semester hours in teaching
					 literacy skills and 12 semester hours of coursework that includes study in each
					 of the following subjects:
(1) foundations of
					 special education;
(2) assessment,
					 diagnosis and evaluation of students with disabilities, including collaboration
					 with caregivers and others, to promote academic achievement and independence;
					 and
(3) curriculum, instruction and
					 managing learning environments for students with disabilities, including
					 instructional and assistive technology.
(c) For candidates applying for a certificate
					 or license on or after September 2, 2009, the candidate shall complete study in
					 autism, as prescribed in section
					 80-1.12  of this Part, or its
					 equivalent as determined by the commissioner.
(viii) Students with disabilities (all
					 grades).
(a) Content core. The content core
					 prescribed in subparagraph (2)(iii) of this subdivision shall consist of 30
					 semester hours of coursework in one or more of the liberal arts and sciences.
					 The candidate shall complete six semester hours in mathematics, six semester
					 hours in science, six semester hours in social studies, and six semester hours
					 in English language arts within such content core, and the candidate shall have
					 sufficient pedagogical skills to teach these subjects.
(b) Pedagogical core. In addition to the
					 pedagogical core prescribed in subparagraph (2)(iv) of this subdivision, the
					 candidate shall complete three semester hours in teaching literacy skills and
					 12 semester hours of coursework that includes study in each of the following
					 subjects:
(1) foundations of special
					 education;
(2) assessment,
					 diagnosis, and evaluation of students with disabilities, including caregivers
					 and others, to promote academic achievement and independence; and
(3) curriculum, instruction, and managing
					 learning environments for students with disabilities, including instructional
					 and assistive technologies and transition
					 preparation.
(ix) Deaf and hard of hearing (all grades).
(a) Content core. The content core prescribed
					 in subparagraph (2)(iii) of this subdivision shall consist of 30 semester hours
					 of coursework in one or more of the liberal arts and sciences.
(b) Pedagogical core. In addition to the
					 pedagogical core prescribed in subparagraph (2)(iv) of this subdivision, the
					 candidate shall complete three semester hours in teaching literacy skills and
					 12 semester hours of coursework that includes study in each of the following
					 subjects:
(1) foundations of special
					 education;
(2) assessment,
					 diagnosis and evaluation of students who are deaf or hard of hearing, including
					 collaboration with caregivers and others, to promote academic achievement and
					 independence;
(3) curriculum,
					 instruction and managing learning environments for students who are deaf or
					 hard of hearing, including the use of instructional and assistive technology;
					 and
(4) using and teaching American
					 Sign Language and other strategies for communicating in the deaf
					 culture.
(c) For
					 candidates applying for a certificate or license on or after September 2, 2009,
					 the candidate shall complete study in autism, as prescribed in section
					 80-1.12  of this Part, or its
					 equivalent as determined by the commissioner.
(x) Blind or visually impaired (all grades).
(a) Content core. The content core prescribed
					 in subparagraph (2)(iii) of this subdivision shall consist of 30 semester hours
					 of coursework in one or more of the liberal arts and sciences.
(b) Pedagogical core. In addition to the
					 pedagogical core prescribed in subparagraph (2)(iv) of this subdivision, the
					 candidate shall complete three semester hours in teaching literacy skills and
					 12 semester hours of coursework that includes study in each of the following
					 subjects:
(1) foundations of special
					 education;
(2) assessment,
					 diagnosis and evaluation of students who are blind or visually impaired,
					 including collaboration with caregivers and others, to promote academic
					 achievement and independence;
(3)
					 curriculum, instruction and managing learning environments for students who are
					 blind or visually impaired, including instructional and assistive technology;
					 and
(4) reading and teaching
					 Braille.
(c) For
					 candidates applying for a certificate or license on or after September 2, 2009,
					 the candidate shall complete study in autism, as prescribed in section
					 80-1.12  of this Part, or its
					 equivalent as determined by the commissioner.
(xi) Speech and language disabilities (all
					 grades).
(a) Content core. The content core
					 prescribed in subparagraph (2)(iii) of this subdivision shall consist of 30
					 semester hours of coursework in the subject of speech and language
					 disorders.
(b) Pedagogical core.
(1) In addition to the pedagogical core
					 coursework prescribed in clause (2)(iv)(a) of this subdivision, the candidate
					 shall complete three semester hours in teaching literacy skills and six
					 semester hours that includes study in each of the following subjects:
(i) foundations of special education;
					 and
(ii) assisting students with
					 speech and language disabilities and their teachers with the teaching and
					 learning of the general curriculum.
(2) Practicum. In lieu of the pedagogical
					 core teaching experience prescribed in clause (2)(iv)(b) of this subdivision,
					 the candidate shall satisfactorily complete a college-supervised practicum, as
					 defined in section
					 52.21(b)(1)  of
					 this Title, of 150 clock hours that includes experiences with students with
					 speech and language disabilities in early childhood (birth-grade 2), childhood
					 (grades 1-6), middle childhood (grades 5-9), and adolescence (grades 7-12). The
					 practicum shall include experiences in elementary and/or secondary schools. One
					 year of paid, satisfactory, full-time experience as a teacher of speech and
					 language disabilities on the elementary and/or secondary level may be accepted
					 in lieu of the college-supervised practicum in speech and language disabilities
					 when such experience is verified by the employing school district
					 administrator. To satisfy this requirement, any experience as a teacher of
					 speech and language disabilities in a New York State public school must be in
					 accordance with the commissioner's regulations.
(c) For candidates applying for a certificate
					 or license on or after September 2, 2009, the candidate shall complete study in
					 autism, as prescribed in section
					 80-1.12  of this Part, or its
					 equivalent as determined by the commissioner.
(xii) Library media specialist (all grades).
(a) Content core. The content core prescribed
					 in subparagraph (2)(iii) of this subdivision shall consist of 30 semester hours
					 of graduate study in library science, including instructional and assistive
					 technology.
(b) Pedagogical core.
					 In lieu of meeting the pedagogical core requirements in subparagraph (2)(iv) of
					 this subdivision, the candidate shall complete pedagogical coursework
					 prescribed in subclause (
1
) of this clause and the practicum
					 prescribed in subclause (
2
) of this clause.
(1) Coursework. The candidate shall complete
					 21 semester hours of coursework that includes study in each of the following
					 subjects:
(i) human development and learning,
					 including but not limited to the impact of culture, heritage, socioeconomic
					 level and factors in the home and community that may affect a student's
					 readiness to learn;
(ii)
					 foundations of education (historical, philosophical, sociological and/or
					 legal);
(iii) enhancing the
					 learning of students with disabilities;
(iv) increasing the literacy skills of all
					 students, six semester hours; and
(v) planning and delivering school library
					 and media services.
(2)
					 Practicum. For candidates applying for a certificate prior to September 1,
					 2027, the candidate shall satisfactorily complete a college-supervised
					 practicum, as defined in section
					 52.21(b)(1)  of
					 this Title, providing library services, of 20 school days in an elementary
					 school and 20 school days in a secondary school. One year of paid,
					 satisfactory, full-time experience as a library media specialist on the
					 elementary and/or secondary level may be accepted in lieu of the
					 college-supervised practicum in library media when such experience is verified
					 by the employing school district administrator. To satisfy this requirement,
					 any experience as a library media specialist in a New York State public school
					 must be in accordance with the commissioner's regulations.
(3) Clinical experience. For candidates
					 applying for a certificate on or after September 1, 2027, the candidate shall
					 satisfactorily complete a practicum, as defined in section
					 52.21(b)(2)  of
					 this Title, providing library services, of 7 weeks full-time in an elementary
					 school and 7 weeks full-time in a secondary school. One year of paid,
					 satisfactory, full-time experience as a library media specialist on the
					 elementary and/or secondary level may be accepted in lieu of the practicum in
					 library services when such experience is verified by the employing school
					 district administrator. To satisfy this requirement, any experience as a
					 library media specialist in a New York State public school must be in
					 accordance with the commissioner's regulations.
(xiii) For candidates with a baccalaureate
					 degree and/or a graduate degree and two years of post-secondary teaching
					 experience in the certificate area to be taught or in a closely related subject
					 area acceptable to the department, the candidate shall not be required to meet
					 the general requirements in subparagraph (2)(iii) or (2)(iv) of this
					 subdivision. However, the candidate shall meet the following requirements:
(a) Degree completion. The candidate shall
					 possess a graduate degree in the area of a certificate title sought or in a
					 closely related subject area acceptable to the department, or a baccalaureate
					 degree in the area of a certificate title or in a closely related subject area
					 acceptable to the department and a graduate degree in another area, from an
					 institution of higher education that is accredited by an institutional
					 accrediting agency recognized for this purpose by the United States Department
					 of Education, a higher education institution that the commissioner deems
					 substantially equivalent, or from an institution authorized by the Board of
					 Regents to confer degrees and whose programs are registered by the department.
					 The candidate shall have completed a major in the subject of the certificate
					 sought, or in a related field approved by the department for this
					 purpose.
(b) Post-secondary
					 teaching experience. The candidate must show evidence of at least two years of
					 satisfactory teaching experience at the post-secondary level in the certificate
					 area to be taught or in a closely related subject area acceptable to the
					 department.
(c) Pedagogical study
					 or two years of satisfactory teaching experience in a school district under a
					 Transitional G certificate. The candidate shall complete one of the following:
(1) at least six credits of undergraduate
					 pedagogical core study or four credits of graduate pedagogical study for the
					 initial certificate in the area of the candidate's certificate, as prescribed
					 for the certificate title in this paragraph, which shall include study in the
					 methods of teaching in the certificate area, teaching students with
					 disabilities, curriculum and lesson planning aligned with the New York State
					 learning standards, and classroom management and teaching at the developmental
					 level of students to be taught; or
(2) at least two years of satisfactory
					 teaching experience in a school district while the candidate holds a
					 Transitional G certificate under this Part.
(xiv) Indigenous culture and language
					 studies.
(a) Content core. The content core
					 prescribed in subparagraph (2) (iii) of this subdivision shall consist of:
(i) 18 semester hours of coursework in the
					 subject area of the certificate title; or
(ii) 12 semester hours of coursework in the
					 subject area of the certificate title and acceptable proficiency in an
					 indigenous language as determined by a designated official in the Nations who
					 is approved by the department.
(b) Pedagogical core. Within the pedagogical core prescribed in
					 subparagraph (2)(iv) of this subdivision, the candidate shall complete three
					 additional semester hours in teaching literacy
					 skills.