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New York State Certification Exam Requirements*

LAST=Liberal Arts and Science test  ATS-W=Assessment of Teaching Skills-Written (Elementary/Secondary) CST=Content Specialty Test 
If you are applying for more than one certification area, you do NOT need to take the same test more than once


Certification area

LAST

ATS-W
Elementary

ATS-W
Secondary

CST Title

Bilingual Education extension/annotation**

 

 

Business and Marketing

x

X

 

Business and Marketing

Early Childhood Education

x

x

 

Multi subject

Childhood  Education

x

x

 

Multi subject

Dance Education

x

x

 

Dance

English Language Arts 7-12

x

x

English Language Arts

Family and Consumer Science

x

x

 

Family and Consumer Science

Foreign Language Education: French 7-12

x

x

French

Foreign Language Education: German 7-12

x

x

German

Foreign Language Education: Russian 7-12

x

x

Russian

Foreign Language Education: Spanish 7-12

x

x

Spanish

Gifted Education Extension

 

Gifted Education

Health Education

x

x

 

Health Education

Literacy Studies b-6 and/or Literacy 5-12

x

x

 

Literacy

Mathematics 7-12

x

x

Mathematics

Music Education

x

x

 

Music

Physical Education

x

x

 

Physical Education

School Psychologist

 

 

School Counselor

 

 

Science Education: Biology

x

x

Biology

Science Education: Chemistry

x

x

Chemistry

Science Education: Earth Science

x

x

Earth Science

Science Education: Physics

x

x

Physics

Severe or Multiple Disabilities

 

 

Social Studies Education

x

x

Social Studies

Students with Disabilities b-2

x

x

 

1.Multi subject
2.Students with Disabilities

Students with Disabilities 1-6

x

x

 

1.Multi subject
2.Students with Disabilities

Students with Disabilities 7-12 or 5-9, subject specific

x

x

1.CST in subject area
2.Students with Disabilities

Students with Disabilities 7-12, generalist

x

x

1.Multi subject 7-12
2.Students with Disabilities

Speech and Language Disabilities

x

x

 

 

Teaching of English as a Second Language (TESOL)

x

x

ESOL

**Bilingual extension requires the BEA exam
School Administration

Certification Area Exam Exam

School Building Leader (SBL)

School Building Leader-part 1

School Building Leader-part 2

School District Leader (SDL)

School District Leader-part 1***

School District Leader-part 2***

School District Business Leader (SDBL)

School District Business Leader-part 1***

School District Business Leader-part 2***

***exam is also a graduation requirement.

We anticipate that Teacher and school building leader candidates applying for certification on or after May 1st, 2014 will be required to take certain new exams. At the February 2012 meeting, the New York State Board of Regents approved a change to the implementation schedule for the new testing requirements for the initial certification of teachers and school building leaders.Please contact the Office of Educational Support Services at (516) 463-5747 or the state website

To register for the exams, exam schedule and test frameworks, visit www.nystce.nesinc.com