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Teacher Certification Titles
Effective September 1, 2004

February 2005

Number 05-04 February 2005
(Updates & Replaces 02-05)

All candidates who apply for teacher certification on or after February 2, 2004 will be subject to new certification requirements as found in Part 80 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education. Those new certification requirements also reflect a number of new or revised certificate titles. This Briefing Bulletin contrasts the certificate titles available prior to February 2, 2004 with the new certificate titles effective on or after February 2, 2004.

It is important to note that teacher certification candidates who:

have been issued a provisional certificate with an effective date that begins on or before February 1, 2004; and have not allowed their provisional certification to lapse; and will seek permanent certification in the same certificate title will not be affected by the new certification requirements or new certificate titles.

Teacher certification candidates who:

apply for a new certificate title after February 2, 2004 will gain certification under the new requirements and titles.

Local leaders should be aware of those certification title areas that are narrowed after February 2, 2004. There is the potential for significant impact on staffing and teacher assignments in the future for those teachers certified under the new titles.

If you should have any questions about this Briefing Bulletin, please contact NYSUT's Research and Educational Services at 1-800-342-9810.

Certificate Titles prior to February 2, 2004

Certificate Titles as of February 2, 2004

Early Childhood/Elementary

• Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, and Grades 1-6

• Early Childhood Annotation

• Bilingual Education Extension – Elementary

• Extension to Teach a Language Other Than English in the Elementary Grades (PreK-6)

• Early Childhood Education (Birth-Grade 2)

• Childhood Education (Grades 1-6)

• Literacy (Birth-Grade 6)

• Students with Disabilities (Birth-Grade 2)

• Students with Disabilities (Grades 1-6)

• Extension to Teach a Language Other Than English in the Elementary grades (Birth-Grade 2) (Grades 1-6)

Middle

• Extension for Instruction in Academic Subjects in Early Secondary Grades

• English Language Arts (Grades 7-9) or (Grades 5-6)

• Mathematics (Grades 7-9) or (Grades 5-6)

• Social Studies (Grades 7-9) or (Grades 5-6)

• Biology ( Grades 7-9) or (Grades 5-6)

• Chemistry ( Grades 7-9) or (Grades 5-6)

• Earth Science (Grades 7-9) or (Grades 5-6)

• Physics (Grades 7-9) or (Grades 5-6)

• General Science (Grades 7-9) or (Grades 5-6)

• Languages Other Than English (Grades 7-9) or (Grades 5-6)

• Generalist in Middle Childhood Education (Grades 5-9)

• English Language Arts (Grades 5-9)

• Language other than English (specified) (Grades 5-9)

• Mathematics (Grades 5-9)

• Biology (Grades 5-9)

• Chemistry (Grades 5-9)

• Earth Science (Grades 5-9)

• Physics (Grades 5-9)

• Social Studies (Grades 5-9)

• Students with Disabilities (Grades 5-9)

• Extension for Instruction in Academic Subjects in Early Secondary Grades

• English Language Arts (Grades 7-9) or (Grades 5-6)

• Mathematics (Grades 7-9) or (Grades 5-6)

• Social Studies (Grades 7-9) or (Grades 5-6)

• Biology ( Grades 7-9) or (Grades 5-6)

• Chemistry ( Grades 7-9) or (Grades 5-6)

• Earth Science (Grades 7-9) or (Grades 5-6)

• Physics (Grades 7-9) or (Grades 5-6)

• General Science (Grades 5-9)

• Languages Other Than English (Grades 7-9) or (Grades 5-6)

Secondary

• Language Other Than English (Grades 7-12)

• Mathematics (Grades 7-12)

• Biology (Grades 7-12)

• Social Studies (Grades 7-12)

• Chemistry (Grades 7-12)

• Earth Science (Grades 7-12)

• English (Grades 7-12)

• Physics (Grades 7-12)

• Bilingual Education Extension - Non-Elementary

• English Language Arts (Grades 7-12)

• Language other than English (specified) (Grades 7-12)

• Mathematics (Grades 7-12)

• Biology (Grades 7-12)

• Chemistry (Grades 7-12)

• Earth Science (Grades 7-12)

• Physics (Grades 7-12)

• Social Studies (Grades 7-12)

• Students with Disabilities (Grades 7-12)

• Specific family and consumer science titles (specified) (Grades 7-12)

• Specific technical subject titles (specified) (Grades 7-12)

• Specific trade subject titles (specified) (Grades 7-12)

• Specific health occupations subject titles (specified) (Grades 7-12)

• Specific business and marketing subject titles (specified) (Grades 7-12)

• Specific agricultural subject titles (specified) (Grades 7-12)

• Literacy (Grades 5-12)

• General Science Extension (Grades 7-12)

All Grades

• Blind and Partially Sighted (Teacher of)

• Special Education

• Speech and Hearing Handicapped (Teacher of)

• Deaf and Hearing Impaired (Teacher of)

• English to Speakers of Other Languages (PreK-12) (Teacher of)

• Reading

• Recreation

• Physical Education

• Music

• Speech

• Dance

• Art

• Business and Distributive Education

• Health

• Home Economics

• Technology Education

• Agriculture – Occupational

• Business and Distributive Education – Occupational

• Health Occupations

• Home Economics – Occupational

• Technical Subjects

• Trade Subjects

• School Media Specialist

• School Media Specialist (Educational Communications)

• School Media Specialist (Library)

• Deaf and Hard of Hearing

• Blind and Visually Impaired

• Speech and Language Disabilities

• Dance

• Health Education

• Music

• Physical Education

• Theatre

• Visual Arts

• English to Speakers of other Languages

• Agriculture

• Family and Consumer Sciences

• Business and Marketing

• Technology Education

• Library Media Specialist

• Educational Technology Specialist

• Bilingual Education Extension

• Bilingual Education Extension – Library Media/Education Technology Specialist

• Gifted Education Extension

• American Sign Language as the Medium of Instruction Extension

• Severe or Multiple Disabilities Annotation

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