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 80-3.3 - Requirements for the initial certificate in the classroom teaching service

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
General
					 requirements.
(1) Duration. The
					 initial certificate in the classroom teaching service shall be valid for five
					 years from its effective date.
(2)
					 A candidate with a baccalaureate or higher degree who holds a certificate
					 issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards in a title
					 which the department has determined to be equivalent to the title of the
					 initial certificate in the classroom teaching service sought shall be deemed to
					 have met the requirements for such initial certificate prescribed in
					 subdivision (b) or (c) of this section.
(3) Satisfaction of education requirements.
(i) A candidate for the initial certificate
					 in a title in the classroom teaching service may meet the education
					 requirements for such certificate through completion of a program registered
					 pursuant to section
					 52.21 
					 of this Title which leads to the certificate sought or, for candidates
					 specified in subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, through equivalent study as
					 determined by individual evaluation in accordance with the requirements of
					 section
					 80-3.7 
					 of this Subpart.
(ii) A candidate
					 for the professional certificate in a specific career and technical subject
					 within the field of agriculture, business and marketing, family and consumer
					 sciences, health, a technical area, or a trade (grades 7 through 12) may meet
					 the education requirements for such certificate through completion of a program
					 registered pursuant to section
					 52.21 
					 of this Title which leads to the certificate sought or, for candidates
					 specified in subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, through equivalent study as
					 determined by individual evaluation in accordance with the requirements of
					 section
					 80-3.7 
					 of this Subpart.
(iii) The option
					 to complete the education requirements for the certificates specified in
					 subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of this paragraph through equivalent study, as
					 determined by individual evaluation in accordance with the requirements of
					 section
					 80-3.7 
					 of this Subpart will continue to be available for individuals who hold an
					 initial, professional, provisional or permanent certificate in the classroom
					 teaching service.
(4) A
					 candidate seeking certification to teach a specific career and technical
					 subject requiring Federal or State licensure and/or registration to legally
					 perform that service shall hold such valid Federal or State licensure and/or
					 registration. A candidate seeking certification to teach practical nursing
					 shall hold a valid license and registration in New York State as a registered
					 professional nurse.