New York Teacher Certification Reciprocity
Gain the credentials you need

• Receiving a New York Teaching Certification


If you are currently residing in another state and have completed a teacher preparation program, there are two main options you have for receiving a New York Teacher Certification.

If you have at least three years of teaching experience OR, have completed a teacher preparation program and received a comparable certification from a state with a reciprocity agreement with New York, you are eligible to apply for a New York Conditional Teaching Certification.


• You must pass the LAST exam and whatever other New York State Teacher Certification Examinations apply. Visit their website to find more information.
• Pass the content examination.
• Pass the teaching skills assessment.
• You must complete a fingerprint supported background clearance check.
  
  Find more information at the Office of School Personnel Review and Accountability (OSPRA) Website.


Send materials to this address:
New York State Education Department
Office of Teaching Initiatives
P.O. Box 22064
Albany, NY 12201


Or request more information by contacting a representative at the New York Department of Education at (518) 474-3901

Learn about the requirements of another state by clicking on one of the state certification links to your left.

Request information from schools by clicking on the links or school logos below.