New York Teacher Reciprocity:

  • 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.


    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.




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