Revised October 2017 INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER ONLINE APPLICATION, AND RECOMMENDATION OF: NEW YORK STATE CERTIFICATION FOR ERS, SCHOOL COUNSELORS, AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS: INITIAL and PROFESSIONAL, PROVISIONAL and PERMANENT Attachments: Page 1: Pages 2-4: Page 5: Requirements you must complete or obtain prior to applying on for certification Instructions for Using Online Services to apply for certification in Teaching, School Counseling, and Administration Checklist of items required to be recommended for certification by the. Submit materials after you have completed the entire application process on and have paid on for your certification(s) IMPORTANT: Students graduating and completing certification programs in May and March should follow the attached instructions for certification application on, complete the entire application process, pay on for your certification(s), and then submit required materials (see page 5) to Warner s Certification Officer after all degree and certification requirements are complete and passes have been awarded for the thesis/portfolio. SEE FOLLOWING PAGE FOR LISTING OF CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. Students walking in the May Diploma Ceremony and/or completing degree and certification programs during the Summer Sessions or during the Fall semester should follow the attached instructions for certification application on, complete the entire application process on, pay on for your certification(s), and then submit required materials (see pages 5) to Warner s Certification Officer after summer courses have concluded. The will recommend you for certification after all degree and certification requirements are complete and passes have been awarded for the thesis/portfolio. SEE FOLLOWING PAGE FOR LISTING OF CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. For additional information, contact Pamela Kaptein, Certification Officer, at 585.276.5405 or certification@warner.rochester.edu. 5
REQUIREMENTS YOU MUST COMPLETE OR OBTAIN PRIOR TO APPLYING ONLINE FOR CERTIFICATION (Revised October 2017) (Please contact Pamela Kaptein, Certification Officer, at 585.276.5405 for additional information.) 1. Fingerprint-Supported Background Check: will indicate your completion of this requirement. (Students applying for professional or permanent certification have fulfilled this requirement previously.) 2. For teacher certification: Passing scores on the required NYS Teacher Certification Exams (including the edtpa) Completion of three workshops Child Abuse Prevention, SAVE, and DASA One semester of college-level study in a foreign language or in ASL Completion of program content pre-requisites For school counseling certification: Completion of three workshops Child Abuse Prevention, SAVE, and DASA For SBL and/or SDL certification: Passing scores on the NYS Leadership Assessments Passing score on the Educating All Students (EAS) Exam, which is a NYS Teacher Certification Exam Completion of three workshops Child Abuse Prevention, SAVE, and DASA 3. Your exact PROGRAM code for each certification for which you are applying. The program code(s) needed for can be found in the table at the end of this document. 1
Instructions for Using Online Services to Apply for Certification in Teaching, School Counseling, and Administration CREATE USER LOGIN AND PASSWORD In order to apply online, you must enter online services via the New York State Office of Teaching Initiatives Website at www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert and create a login and password at the New York State Directory Services. Instructions are provided as you proceed. COMPLETING THE APPLICATION Step 1 Verify/Update Applicant Profile At this point you must enter your personal information, contact information and resident status. This is also the point at which you enter your self-reported education and work experience. Enter your education information in the following format: a. Institution: Drop down list of New York State Higher education institutions with teacher preparation programs. Choose University of Rochester. b. Award Title: Drop down list of awards associated with the University of Rochester. The award title is the degree you have completed, i.e., Master of Science or Master of Arts in Teaching. If you have completed a certification program only in a particular subject area, the award title is Advanced Certificate. For your reference, you can consult the s list of degree and program areas here: https://www.warner.rochester.edu/about/info/programs c. Program: Drop down list of programs available at the chosen institution and with the chosen award title. NOTE: The that you ll need for your application appears in the Program section here. Additionally, the program code(s) needed for can be found in the table at the end of this document. d. Major: This is a generic list of common majors used for internal purposes only. e. Date Degree Received: Enter the date that your degree will be conferred. f. Attended From: Enter the date you began your education at the University of Rochester. Consult your UR transcript, available from the UR Office of the Registrar in 2
Lattimore Hall. If you do not have this information available, enter the first day of the month. g. Attended To: Enter the date that you completed your degree. If you do not have this information available, enter the first day of the month. h. Number of Credits: Enter the number of credits earned. (Consult your UR transcript, available from the UR Office of the Registrar in Lattimore Hall.) Step 2 Select Certificate(s) This is the point at which you choose your certificate type and title. You must choose from a series of five dynamically filtered dropdowns to arrive at the appropriate certificate for the program you completed. Select your Area of Interest: o Students applying for teacher certification in teaching a language (Chinese, French, German, Italian, Latin or Spanish) should select Classroom Teachers Foreign Languages. o All other students applying for teacher certification should select Classroom Teachers. o Students applying for certification in School Counseling or Administration should select Administrative and Pupil Personnel Services. Select your Subject Area: Students who complete programs in reading must select Literacy. Students who complete degrees with inclusion must select Students with Disabilities when applying for certification in inclusion. Select the Grade Level: Students applying for certification in Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics, Math, English, and Social Studies will have a choice of either Middle Childhood (grades 5-9) or Adolescence (grades 7-12); students who have completed certifications at BOTH levels (that is, grades 5-12, which breaks down into the two levels of grades 5-9 and grades 7-12) must apply for two certificates. Students applying for Initial Certification in Childhood Education may select only Childhood Grades 1-6 (not K-6). Select the Title: Students applying for initial certification in English, Adolescence Grades 7-12 must select English Language Arts 7-12 (not English 7-12). Select the Type of Certificate: Please select from the following only: Initial (for new teachers, and for School Building Leaders); Professional (for teachers after completing three years of full-time experience teaching school, and for School District Leaders); Provisional (for new School Counselors); Permanent (for School Counselors after completing two full-time years of counseling experience in a school). 3
After you have selected your certificate title and type, the next page will be about your educational preparation. Enter the University of Rochester program code in the box and select submit. The program code(s) needed for can be found in the table at the end of this document. Once you have entered the correct program code you will be returned to a table with the following information: o Institution: University of Rochester o Award Title: the award associated with the program you completed o Program Title: the name of the program you completed o Title: the certificate for which you have applied You may apply for more than one certificate in the same session. Step 3 Sign Affidavit Please answer the child support and moral character questions and then sign the affidavit. If you answer yes to any of the moral character questions, you must enter an explanation in the text box provided. You can sign the affidavit by clicking on the button Sign Affidavit. Step 4 Confirm and Sign Application Please sign the application by clicking on the button Sign Application, which attests that all statements and information you provided in the application are true. Please note that up to this point (i.e., signing the application), you may back out of the application process no certificate of affidavit information will be saved. However, after the application is signed, the application is saved and submitted. Step 5 Make Payment You have the choice to pay your application fee online using a credit card or to print out the payment coupon and mail a U.S. Postal Money Order. Upon completing the payment process, will perform an automated evaluation and return a list of unmet requirements. You can print out this evaluation and use it to track your completion of unmet requirements. Step 6 Submit Required Materials Use the checklist on the next page to verify that all of the necessary requirements have been completed. The cannot recommend you to New York State for certification until all requirements are met. 4
CHECKLIST OF ITEMS REQUIRED TO BE RECOMMENDED FOR CERTIFICATION BY WARNER SCHOOL S CERTIFICATION OFFICER (Revised October 2017) Use the checklist below to be sure that the appropriate documentation is either recorded in your account (in the case of all workshops) or has been submitted to the. 1. A certificate indicating completion of the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) Training. Workshop should be recorded in your account. Required for all applicants. 2. A certificate indicating completion of a workshop on recognizing the signs of child abuse. Workshop should be recorded in your account. Required for initial and provisional certification only. Not required for either SBL or SDL certification. 3. A certificate indicating completion of a workshop on school violence prevention and intervention. Workshop should be recorded in your account. Required for initial and provisional certification only. Not required for either SBL or SDL certification. 4. Proof that you have completed one semester of college-level study in a foreign language or in American Sign Language. Proof can be provided by submitting official transcripts or official results of a language proficiency exam. Appropriate documentation must be submitted to the. If you completed the foreign language requirement after being admitted to the, submit the official transcript directly to the Certification Officer. Required for initial teacher certification only. 5. Proof that you have completed any content pre-requisites for your program. Appropriate documentation must be submitted to the. If you completed the content pre-requisites after being admitted to the, submit the transcript directly to the Certification Officer. Required for initial teacher certification only. Official transcripts confirming pre-requisites can be sent to: Pamela Kaptein Box 270425 LeChase 222 Rochester, NY 14627 6. Passing scores on the NYS Leadership Assessments For SDL certification only After verifying that all of the checklist items have been fulfilled, complete the Recommendation Form. Allow up to five business days from submission of the form for recommendation to appear on your account. 5
Codes needed for when asking for recommendation from the Administration: The code is the same for both initial and professional certification. Use the same code(s) when applying for Certificate of Internship School counseling: select "counseling and human development" for program name. The code for provisional certification in school counseling is 10647. The code for permanent certification in school counseling is 10648. Teaching Students With Disaibilities: AB4 Advanced Certificate in School Building Leadership 28986 AB5 M.S. in School Building Leadership 28983 AD4 Advanced Certificate in School District Leadership 28988 AD5 M.S. in School District Leadership 28989 AM4 AM5 CA1 CA2 CS1 CS2 CS3 CS4 CS5 CS6 DA1 DA2 DA5 DA6 DB6 DE6 DF6 DG6 Advanced Certificate in School District Leadership (w/ additional certification as School Building Leader) M.S. in School District Leadership (w/ additional certification as School Building Leader) C.A.S. in Counseling & Human Dev (w/ spec. in School Counseling) C.A.S. in Counseling & Human Dev (w/ spec. in Community Counseling for school counselors) M.S. in Counseling & Human Dev (w/ spec. in School Counseling) M.S. in Counseling & Human Dev (w/ spec. in School Counseling; 3+2 program) M.S. in Counseling & Human Dev (w/ spec. in School Counseling and additional concentration in Community Counseling) M.S. in Counseling & Human Dev (w/ spec. in School Counseling and additional concentration in Diversity) M.S. in Counseling & Human Dev (w/ spec. in School Counseling and additional concentration in Disabilities) M.S. in Counseling & Human Dev (w/ spec. in School Counseling and additional concentration in Leadership) Advanced Certificate in Inclusion Early Childhood Education (for current teachers w/ Master Advanced Certificate in Inclusion Childhood Education (for current teachers w/ Master Advanced Certificate in Teaching Students with Significant Disabilities (as Generalist, for current teachers w/ Master (w/ biology extension; for current teachers w/ Master (w/ English extension; for current teachers w/ Master (w/ French extension; for current teachers w/ Master (w/ German extension; for current teachers w/ Master SDL-28988; SBL-28986 SDL-28989; SBL-28986 10648- professional only 10648- professional only 10647- provisional only 10647- provisional only 10647/10648- see note in first column 10647/10648- see note in first column 10647/10648- see note in first column 10647/10648- see note in first column 25040 25041 34426
Codes needed for when asking for recommendation from the DH6 DI6 (w/ social studies extension; for current teachers w/ Master (w/ Italian extension; for current teachers w/ Master DK6 (w/ Chemistry extension; for current teachers w/ Master Teaching Students With Disaibilities: Non-degree programs for additional teaching certificates: DL6 DM6 DP6 DS6 DZ6 NA1 NA2 NB1 NB2 NB3 NE1 NE2 NE3 NF1 NF2 NG1 NG2 (w/ Latin extension; for current teachers w/ Master (w/ mathematics extension; for current teachers w/ Master (w/ Physics extension; for current teachers w/ Master (w/ Spanish extension; for current teachers w/ Master (w/ earth science extension; for current teachers w/ Master Advanced Certificate in Early Childhood Education (for current teachers w/ Master Advanced Certificate in Childhood Education (for current teachers w/ Master (Biology; for current teachers w/ Master (Biology; for current teachers w/ Master Advanced Certificate in Adolescent Education (Biology extension to grades 5-6) (English; for current teachers w/ Master (English; for current teachers w/ Master Advanced Certificate in Adolescent Education (English extension to grades 5-6) (French; for current teachers w/ Master (French; for current teachers w/ Master (German; for current teachers w/ Master (German; for current teachers w/ Master 25034 25035 NH1 (Social Studies; for current teachers w/ Master
Codes needed for when asking for recommendation from the Non-degree programs for additional teaching certificates: NH2 (Social Studies; for current teachers w/ Master NH3 Advanced Certificate in Adolescent Education (Social Studies extension to grades 5-6) NI1 (Italian; for current teachers w/ Master NI2 (Italian; for current teachers w/ Master NK1 (Chemistry; for current teachers w/ Master NK2 (Chemistry; for current teachers w/ Master NK3 Advanced Certificate in Adolescent Education (Chemistry extension to grades 5-6) NL1 (Latin; for current teachers w/ Master NL2 (Latin; for current teachers w/ Master NM1 (Mathematics; for current teachers w/ Master NM2 (Mathematics; for current teachers w/ Master NM3 Advanced Certificate in Adolescent Education (Mathematics extension to grades 5-6) NP1 (Physics; for current teachers w/ Master NP2 (Physics; for current teachers w/ Master NP3 Advanced Certificate in Adolescent Education (Physics extension to grades 5-6) NR1 Advanced Certificate in Teaching Literacy (birth-6grade) 25039 NR2 Advanced Certificate in Teaching Literacy (grades 5-12) 25039 NS1 NS2 NT1 (Spanish; for current teachers w/ Master (Spanish; for current teachers w/ Master Advanced Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Language in K-12 Schools (for current teachers w/ Master 25037
Codes needed for when asking for recommendation from the NX2 (General Science 7-12; for current science teachers w/ Master Non-degree programs for additional teaching certificates: NX3 NY1 NY2 NZ1 (General Science 5-12; for current science teachers w/ Master (Chinese; for current teachers w/ Master (Chinese; for current teachers w/ Master (Earth Science; for current teachers w/ Master Professional certificates for teachers: NZ2 (Earth Science; for current teachers w/ Master NZ3 Advanced Certificate in Adolescent Education (Earth Science extension to grades 5-6) PA1 M.S. in Professional Study: Generalist (Early Childhood) 25031 PA2 M.S. in Professional Study: Generalist (Childhood) 25031 PA3 M.S. in Inclusion Early Childhood Education (for current 25055 PA4 M.S. in Inclusion Childhood Education (for current 25056 PA6 M.S. in Inclusion Adolescence Education as Generalist (for current 34427 PA8 M.S. in Professional Study: Generalist (Childhood/Early Childhood w/ spec. in Urban 25031 PB1 Adolescence Education (Biology) PB2 (Biology) PB5 M.S. in Middle Childhood for Adolescence Education Teachers (Biology) 25030 PB6 M.S. in Inclusion Adolescence Education: Biology (for current Adolescence biology 25071 PB8 Adolescence Education (Biology, w/ spec. in Urban PD1 M.S. in Prof. Study: Generalist (elementary inclusion) 25031 PD2 M.S. in Prof. Study: Generalist (early childhood inclusion) 25031 PD4 M.S. in Prof. Study: Generalist (secondary inclusion) 25031 PD5 M.S. in Teaching Students with Significant Disabilities 34425
Codes needed for when asking for recommendation from the PD7 M.S. in Prof. Study: Generalist (early childhood/childhood inclusion w/ spec. in Urban 25031 Professional certificates for teachers: PD8 PE1 PE2 PE5 PE6 PE8 PF1 PF2 PF6 PF8 PG1 PG2 PG6 PG8 PH1 PH2 PH5 M.S. in Prof. Study: Generalist (secondary inclusion w/ spec. in Urban Adolescence Education (English) (English) M.S. in Middle Childhood for Adolescence Education Teachers (English) M.S. in Inclusion Adolescence Education: English (for current Adolescence English Adolescence Education (English, w/ spec. in Urban Adolescence Education (French) (French) M.S. in Inclusion Adolescence Education: French (for current Adolescence French Adolescence Education (French, w/ spec. in Urban Adolescence Education (German) (German) M.S. in Inclusion Adolescence Education: German (for current Adolescence German Adolescence Education (German, w/ spec. in Urban Adolescence Education (Social Studies) (Social Studies) M.S. in Middle Childhood for Adolescence Education Teachers (Social Studies) 25031 25030 25069 25076 25078 25030 PH6 M.S. in Inclusion Adolescence Education: Social Studies (for current Adolescence social studies 25070 PH8 PI1 Adolescence Education (Social Studies, w/ spec. in Urban Adolescence Education (Italian)
Codes needed for when asking for recommendation from the PI8 Adolescence Education (Italian, w/ spec. in Urban Professional certificates for teachers: PK1 PK2 PK5 PK6 PK8 PL1 PL6 PL8 PM1 PM2 PM5 Adolescence Education (Chemistry) (Chemistry) M.S. in Middle Childhood for Adolescence Education Teachers (Chemistry) M.S. in Inclusion Adolescence Education: Chemistry (for current Adolescence chemistry Adolescence Education (Chemistry, w/ spec. in Urban Adolescence Education (Latin) M.S. in Inclusion Adolescence Education: Latin (for current Adolescence Latin Adolescence Education (Latin, w/ spec. in Urban Adolescence Education (Mathematics) (Mathematics) M.S. in Middle Childhood for Adolescence Education Teachers (Mathematics) 25030 25073 25079 25030 PM6 M.S. in Inclusion Adolescence Education: Mathematics (for current adolescence mathematics 25068 PM9 PP1 PP2 PP5 PP6 PP8 PS1 PS2 Adolescence Education (Mathematics, w/ spec. in Urban Adolescence Education (Physics) (Physics) M.S. in Middle Childhood for Adolescence Education Teachers (Physics) M.S. in Inclusion Adolescence Education: Physics (for current Adolescence physics Adolescence Education (Physics, w/ spec. in Urban Adolescence Education (Spanish) (Spanish) 25030 25074
Codes needed for when asking for recommendation from the PS6 M.S. in Inclusion Adolescence Education: Spanish (for current Adolescence Spanish 25077 Professional certificates for teachers: Second certificates for teachers: PS8 Adolescence Education (Spanish, w/ spec. in Urban PT1 M.S. in Professional Study: Generalist (ESOL) 25031 PT8 M.S. in Professional Study: Generalist (ESOL w/ spec. in Urban Teaching & Leadership ) 25031 PX1 Adolescence Education (Distance Option) PX2 M.S. in Professional Study: Generalist (Distance Option) 25031 PX5 PY1 PY8 PZ1 PZ2 PZ5 PZ6 PZ8 M.S. in Middle Childhood for Adolescence Education Teachers (Distance Option) Adolescence Education (Chinese) Adolescence Education (Chinese, w/ spec. in Urban Adolescence Education (Earth Science) (Earth Science) M.S. in Middle Childhood for Adolescence Education Teachers (Earth Science) M.S. in Inclusion Adolescence Education: Earth Science (for current Adolescence earth science Adolescence Education (Earth Science, w/ spec. in Urban 25030 25030 25075 SA1 M.S. in Early Childhood Education (for current 25005 SA2 M.S. in Childhood Education (for current 25006 SB1 M.S. in Middle Childhood Education: Biology (for current 25010 SB2 M.S. in Adolescence Education: Biology (for current 25021 SB3 M.S. in Adolescence Education: Biology(for current teachers including extension to grades 5-6) 25021 SD2 SE1 SE2 M.S. in Teaching Students with Disabilities in Secondary Schools as Generalist (for current M.S. in Middle Childhood Education: English (for current M.S. in Adolescence Education: English (for current 34424 25008 25019
Codes needed for when asking for recommendation from the Second certificates for teachers: SE3 SF1 SF2 SF3 SG1 SG2 SG3 SH1 SH2 SH3 SI2 SK1 SK2 SK3 SL1 SL2 SL3 SM1 SM2 SM3 SP1 SP2 M.S. in Adolescence Education: English (for current teachers including extension to grades 5-6) M.S. in Middle Childhood Education: French (for current M.S. in Adolescence Education: French (for current M.S. in Adolescence Education: French (for current teachers including extension to grades 5-6) M.S. in Middle Childhood Education: German (for current M.S. in Adolescence Education: Foreign Languages (German; for current M.S. in Adolescence Education: German (for current teachers including extension to grades 5-6) M.S. in Middle Childhood Education: Social Studies (for current M.S. in Adolescence Education: Social Studies (for current M.S. in Adolescence Education: Social Studies (for current teachers including extension to grades 5-6) M.S. In Adolescence Education: Foreign Languages (Italian for current M.S. in Middle Childhood Education: Chemistry (for current M.S. in Adolescence Education: Chemistry (for current M.S. in Adolescence Education: Chemistry (for current teachers including extension to grades 5-6) M.S. in Middle Childhood Education: Latin (for current M.S. in Adolescence Education: Latin (for current M.S. in Adolescence Education: Latin (for current teachers including extension to grades 5-6) M.S. in Middle Childhood Education: Mathematics (for current M.S. in Adolescence Education: Mathematics (for current M.S. in Adolescence Education: Mathematics (for current teachers including extension to grades 5-6) M.S. in Middle Childhood Education: Physics (for current M.S. in Adolescence Education: Physics (for current 25019 25014 25042 25042 25016 25044 25044 25009 25020 25020 25044 25011 25022 25022 25017 25045 25045 25007 25018 25018 25012 25023
Codes needed for when asking for recommendation from the Second certificates for teachers: Teaching/Entry level: SP3 M.S. in Adolescence Education: Physics (for current teachers including extension to grades 5-6) 25023 SR1 MS in Reading & Literacies (birth-6 grade) 25038 SR2 MS in Reading & Literacies (grades 5-12) 25038 SR7 M.S. in Teaching Literacy (requested change to: MS in Reading & Literacies) (birth-6 grade) (w/ conc. in Urban 25038 SR8 M.S. in Teaching Literacy (requested change to: MS in Reading & Literacies) (grades 5-12) (w/ conc. in Urban 25038 SS1 M.S. in Middle Childhood Education: Spanish (for current 25015 SS2 M.S. in Adolescence Education: Spanish (for current 25043 SS3 M.S. in Adolescence Education: Spanish (for current teachers including extension to grades 5-6) 25043 ST1 M.S. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Grades K-12 (for current 25036 SY2 M.S. In Adolescence Education: Foreign Languages (Chinese for current 25044 SZ1 M.S. in Middle Childhood Education: Earth Science (for current 25013 SZ2 M.S. in Adolescence Education: Earth Science (for current 25024 SZ3 M.S. in Adolescence Education: Earth Science (for current teachers including extension to grades 5-6) 25024 TA1 M.S. in Early Childhood Education 25005 TA3 M.S. in Childhood Education 25006 TB3 M.S. in Adolescence Education: Biology 25021 TB4 M.A.T. in Adolescence Education: Biology 25048 TD3 M.S. in Teaching Students with Disabilities in Secondary Schools as Generalist 34424 TE3 M.S. in Adolescence Education: English 25019 TE4 M.A.T. in Adolescence Education: English 25081 TF3 M.S. in Adolescence Education: French 25042 TF4 M.A.T. in Adolescence Education: French 25052 TG3 M.S. in Adolescence Education: Foreign Languages (German) 25044 TG4 M.A.T. in Adolescence Education: German 25054 TH3 M.S. in Adolescence Education: Social Studies 25020 TH4 M.A.T. in Adolescence Education: Social Studies 25047 TI3 M.S. in Adolescence Education: Foreign Languages (Italian) 25044 TK3 M.S. in Adolescence Education: Chemistry 25022 TK4 M.A.T. in Adolescence Education: Chemistry 25049 TL3 M.S. in Adolescence Education: Latin 25045 TM3 M.S. in Adolescence Education: Mathematics 25018 TM4 M.A.T. in Adolescence Education: Mathematics 25046 TP3 M.S. in Adolescence Education: Physics 25023 TP4 M.A.T. in Adolescence Education: Physics 25050
Codes needed for when asking for recommendation from the Teaching/Entry level: TS3 M.S. in Adolescence Education: Spanish 25043 TS4 M.A.T. in Adolescence Education: Spanish 25053 TT1 M.S. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Grades K-12 25036 TY3 M.S. in Adolescence Education: Foreign Languages (Chinese) 25044 TZ3 M.S. in Adolescence Education: Earth Science 25024 TZ4 M.A.T. in Adolescence Education: Earth Science 25051