Teaching Fellows receive Transitional B certification to begin teaching in the Fall. In order to receive this certification, please follow the timeline and program-specific instructions below.

Timeline

Right Away

• Register with TEACH, NYS’s online certification system.
  http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/teach/  (Click Self-Registration link)
  
• If you have not yet passed your exam requirements for the program, register for the New York State Teacher Certification Examinations (NYSTCE): LAST and CST Multi-Subject.
  
• Late registration for July 12 date is June 20.
  
• Get your fingerprints cleared by NYCDOE. Submit the OSPRA 104 form to forward your clearance to NYSED.

Early August

• Receipt of Scores for LAST and CST. Submit LAST scores to Hunter for transcript notation.

End of August

• You will receive an email on how to apply for your Trans B certificate.

To Be Completed Before Last Semester of Coursework

Take the following tests:

• Elementary Assessment of Teaching Skills-Written (ATS-W)
• CST – Students with Disabilities

Apply online for Initial certification or Professional certification (if you have at least 3 years of full-time paid teaching experience) in your subject area.

Useful Links:

• NYSTCE: New York State Teacher Certification Examination
  http://www.nystce.nesinc.com/
  
• NYCDOE: New York City Department of Education (formerly known as the New York City Board of Education)
  http://schools.nyc.gov/
  
• NYSED: New York State Education Department
  http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/teach/

For your Transitional B certification to begin teaching, you will apply for certification in either Childhood Special Education or Middle Childhood Special Education – not both.

Certification Instructions

Trans B certification for Special Education Teaching Fellows teaching grades 1-6

Trans B certification for Special Education Teaching Fellows teaching grades 5-9

Once Special Education Teaching Fellows complete their program, they should apply for initial/professional certification. Trans B certificates are not valid after graduating from the Teaching Fellows program. Instructions on how to apply for initial and professional certification in the Teacher Certification page under Current Students.