New York

Contact Information

Address:
New York State Education Department
Certification
89 Washington Ave, 5N, EB
Albany, NY 12234

Phone: 518-474-3852
Fax: 518-473-0271

New York Department of Education: http://www.nysed.gov/

Certification Requirements

Teacher Licensure Needed: Yes

Master's Degree Needed: No

Praxis II Library Media Content Test Needed: No

Other Testing Needed: Yes, the New York State Teacher Certification Examination Program Content Specialty Test (CST) – Library Media Specialist

Description: Licensure in library media can be at the BA or MA level.

Evaluation Process for Licensure:

There are 5 Pathways to Licensure in New York.

Pathway I Approved Teacher Preparation Program:

• Completion of a New York State registered Program-Library Media Specialist
• Recommendation from Higher Education Institution
• New York State Teacher Certification Exam—Liberal Arts and Science Test (LAST)
• New York State Teacher Certification Exam—Secondary Assessment of Teaching Skills (ATS-W)
• Content Specialty Test (CST) Library Media Specialist
• Fingerprint Clearance

Pathway II: Individual Evaluation

• Education: Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum 2.50 Undergraduate GPA
• General Core in Liberal Arts and Sciences-30 semester hours
• Graduate Coursework-Library Science-30 semester hours
• Pedagogical Core-21 semester hours
• College supervised Practicum-Library Media Specialist Elementary-20 days
• College supervised Practicum-Library Media Specialist Secondary-20 days
• New York State Teacher Certification Exam-LAST
• New York State Teacher Certification Exam-ATS-W
• CST-Library Media Specialist
• Workshop: Child Abuse Identification
• Workshop: School Violence Intervention and Prevention
• Fingerprint Clearance

Pathway III: Individual Evaluation for Additional Classroom Teaching Certificate

• Hold a Valid NYS Teaching Certificate
• Graduate Coursework-Library Science-30 semester hours
• Pedagogical Core-21 semester hours
• College supervised Practicum-Library Media Specialist Elementary-20 days
• College supervised Practicum-Library Media Specialist Secondary-20 days
• CST-Library Media Specialist
• Workshop-Child Abuse Identification
• Workshop-School Violence Intervention and Prevention
• Fingerprint Clearance

Pathway IV: Interstate Reciprocity

• Education-Bachelor's Degree
• Valid Level 2 or Higher Certification and 3 years experience or completion of approved program-Library Media Specialist
• New York State Teacher Certification Exam-LAST
• New York State Teacher Certification Exam-ATS-W
• CST-Library Media Specialist
• Fingerprint Clearance

Pathway V: National Board Certification

• Hold a valid National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certificate-Early Childhood through Young Adult-Library Media
• Fingerprint Clearance

Reciprocity: New York follows the Interstate Agreement with the 50 states and the District of Columbia in the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education & Certification (NASDEC). However, one must meet the state's requirements for teaching licensure because it is not a law. Further information can be found at http://www.nasdtec.net/?InterstateAgreements.