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How to become a teacher in New York

Prep providers

103

Completers

13,218

Newly licensed

13,288

Colleges (IPEDS)

408

Credential rules change. Confirm current requirements with New York State Education Department.

Steps drawn from the state's data

Earn a bachelor's degree. At least one initial credential requires one.
Complete clinical experience such as student teaching.
Pass the tests the state requires (Title II reports that tests are required, not which ones).
Complete a background check or fingerprinting.
Apply to New York State Education Department for an initial credential, such as Initial Certificate.
Career changers can use one of 1 alternative routes instead of a traditional program.

New York teacher certification Alternative routes

Teacher preparation providers in New York

Provider	Program types	Enrollment	Completers
Adelphi University	Traditional	591	289
Alfred University - Main	Traditional	122	29
American Museum of Natural History	Traditional	22	18
Bank Street College of Ed.	Traditional; Alternative, IHE-based	362	107
Bard College	Traditional; Alternative, IHE-based	37	10
Barnard College	Traditional	17	5
Boricua College	Traditional	212	212
Canisius University	Traditional	391	117
Clarkson University	Traditional	59	24
Colgate University	Traditional	21	6
College of Mt. St. Vincent	Traditional	770	234
CUNY Brooklyn College	Traditional; Alternative, IHE-based	2,556	788
CUNY City College	Traditional; Alternative, IHE-based	2,032	557
CUNY College of Staten Island	Traditional	738	225
CUNY Herbert H. Lehman College	Traditional; Alternative, IHE-based	597	338
CUNY Hunter College	Traditional; Alternative, IHE-based	2,743	805
CUNY Medgar Evers College	Traditional	307	30
CUNY NYC College of Technology	Traditional; Alternative, IHE-based	80	8
CUNY Queens College	Traditional; Alternative, IHE-based	2,149	575
CUNY York College	Traditional	104	36
Daemen College	Traditional	116	20
Daemen College-Brooklyn	Alternative, IHE-based	216	86
Dominican University New York	Traditional	104	30
Elmira College	Traditional	80	17
Empire State University	Traditional; Alternative, IHE-based	280	35
Five Towns College	Traditional	18	5
Fordham Univ. Lincoln Ctr/Rose Hill	Traditional; Alternative, IHE-based	277	90
Hartwick College	Traditional	69	11
Hobart and William Smith Colleges	Traditional	60	15
Hofstra University - Main	Traditional; Alternative, IHE-based	498	185
Houghton University	Traditional	107	29
Iona College - New Rochelle	Traditional	157	53
Ithaca College	Traditional	184	70
Keuka College	Traditional	152	45
L.I.U. - Brooklyn	Traditional; Alternative, IHE-based	11	9
L.I.U. - C.W. Post	Traditional	422	203
L.I.U. - Riverhead	Traditional	40	14
L.I.U. - Westchester	Traditional	73	31
Le Moyne College	Traditional	285	97
Manhattan University	Traditional	69	61
Manhattanville College	Traditional	764	246
Marist University	Traditional	399	87
Mercy College - Bronx	Traditional	39	17
Mercy College - Main	Traditional	391	156
Mercy College - Manhattan Campus	Traditional	20	6
Metropolitan College of New York	Traditional	56	22
Molloy University	Traditional	465	64
Monroe College - New Rochelle Campus	Traditional	38	7
Monroe University	Traditional	67	15
Mount St. Mary College	Traditional	200	60

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About teacher preparation in New York

The New York State Board of Regents is committed to ensuring that all students in New York are prepared for college and career success. To maximize student learning, growth, and achievement in the classroom, the New York State Education Department (NYSED) supports and reviews teacher preparation in order to continually improve the effectiveness of teacher candidates and teachers in the field.

New York State (NYS) has more than 80 institutions of higher education, some with multiple campuses, offering traditional teacher preparation programs. A small number of these institutions also offer alternative teacher preparation programs. All alternative teacher preparation programs in NYS are offered by institutions of higher education and lead to a master’s degree.

For this report, the Title II data and examination pass rates in NYS include the following exams:

• Content Specialty Test (CST)

• Educating All Students (EAS) Test

The Content Specialty Tests measure content knowledge in specific subject areas and are aligned with the NYS K-12 learning standards. The Educating All Students Test measures skills and competencies that address: diverse student populations, English language learners, students with disabilities and other special learning needs, teacher responsibilities, and school-home relationships. NYSED works with the Evaluations Systems group of Pearson on the Educating All Students Test and Content Specialty Tests.

In April 2022, the NYS Board of Regents voted to modify the teacher performance assessment requirement by eliminating the requirement of the edTPA for certification and, instead, requiring that New York State registered teacher preparation programs integrate a teacher performance assessment into the candidates’ student teaching, practicum, or similar clinical experience (e.g., residency, mentored in-service component). This assessment would be designed to promote the professional growth of candidates seeking their first Initial teaching certificate and thus serve as both a formative and summative assessment for candidates.