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Once you complete a Post Baccalaureate Certificate Program in Adolescence
Education you will receive New York State Initial Teacher Certification. That is
the credential required to teach a specified subject area in all school
districts in New York State.
New York State has initial teacher certification and professional teacher
certification. After receiving initial teacher certification, one has five years
to obtain professional teacher certification. To continue teaching beyond five
years in New York State one needs to obtain professional teacher certification.
After receiving initial teacher certification in your subject area you have five
years to obtain professional teacher certification. To obtain professional
teacher certification you have to complete a master's degree in your
subject area or
in Adolescence Education. If you already possess a master's degree in your
subject area,
then after completing a Post Baccalaureate Certificate Program in Adolescence
Education and earning initial teacher certification in a subject area and
working as a teacher for three years you could apply directly to the New York
State Education Department for professional teacher certification.
An alternative to the Post Baccalaureate Certificate Program in Adolescence
Education is a Master's of Science in Teaching (MST) or a Master's of Arts in
Teaching (MAT). These programs provide you with initial teacher certification
upon completion. After obtaining an MST or MAT and completing three years of
teaching, you can then apply to the New York State Education Department for
professional teacher certification.
The Post Baccalaureate Certificate Program in Adolescence Education can be
completed in one calendar year if you attend full-time. The tuition charged for
this program is undergraduate tuition. After that one year, you can start to
teach. The MST and MAT programs taken on a full-time basis require from two to two and one-half years to complete.
The tuition charged for these programs is graduate tuition. You must wait
until you complete the MST or MAT to obtain initial teacher certification and start teaching.
That is two or two and
one-half years before you can begin teaching. The MST and MAT programs cost more
in tuition and require an additional year or year and one-half during which you
must forego earning income. |
