Certification

Got a question about NYS certification?

Open Advising for Certification

Mondays 4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Wednesdays 12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
No appointment necessary.
Zoom Meeting Room Access Password: certify

Certification Officer: Linda Guyette lguyette@pace.edu

Recent Updates

- Effective April 1, 2025, all current and prospective teachers are required to complete the updated Child Abuse Workshop.
- Current Pace students have access to that workshop effective Fall 2024.
- Pace students, alumni, and current teachers who completed the Child Abuse Workshop prior to Fall 2024 must complete the updated workshop, which is online and free.
- Candidates who take the CST exam, earn a score of 0.5 of the required passing score, and have a minimum GPA of 3.50 are eligible for the new CST waiver.
- For a list of eligible scores, visit the NYSED website.
- Candidates who have an issued Initial or Professional Literacy B-6 or 5-12 certificate are now eligible for the “All Grades” (PreK-12) certificate. Simply apply for the All Grades Literacy certificate via TEACH. No further testing is required, but candidates must prove they have fieldwork experience in the upper and lower grades.
- This application requires manual review by the State and will be reviewed by NYSED staff in the order in which the application was completed. Please note that the State is inundated with these applications. It can easily take two months or more before your application is reviewed. Please be patient.
- Candidates who have an issued Initial or Professional 1-6 or 7-12 Students with Disabilities certificate are now eligible for the new “All Grades SWD” PreK-12 certificate. (Please note that Early Childhood, birth-grade 2 candidates are not eligible.) Simply apply for the All Grades SWD certificate via TEACH. No additional testing or practicum experience is required.
- This application requires manual review by the State and will be reviewed by NYSED staff in the order in which the application was completed. Please note that the State is inundated with these applications. It can easily take two months or more before your application is reviewed. Please be patient.
- IMPORTANT: 1-6 candidates ONLY must also submit all official electronic transcripts to NYSED for indexing in your TEACH account before the All Grades SWD certificate will issue. (7-12 candidates are not required to submit transcripts.)
- Pace students/alumni can order transcripts from the Office of the Registrar. Have them sent electronically to NYSED, to the Office of Teaching Initiatives.