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The deadline to apply for the Emergency COVID-19 certificate was September 1, 2022. The application for this certificate is no longer available.

The requirements for the Emergency COVID-19 certificate are listed below and are also available on the .

Candidates must meet ONE of the following requirements, based on extension/annotation title and base certificate.

The following extension titles require an exam: Bilingual Education extension, Gifted Education extension, Subject in Grades 7-9 extension, and Subject in Grades 5-9 or 7-12 for Students with Disabilities extension.

The following extension and annotation titles do not require an exam: American Sign Language extension, Coordinator of Work-Based Learning Programs for Career Awareness extension, Coordinator of Work-Based Learning Programs for Career Development extension, Grade Level Extensions to Teach Students with Disabilities, Language Other Than English ��� Early Childhood Education and Childhood Education Extension, Severe or Multiple Disabilities annotation, Specific Subject in a Special Class in Grades 7-12 Limited Extension, Subject in Grades 5-6 extension, and Supplementary Bilingual Education extension.

For the Emergency COVID-19 American Sign Language extension and the Emergency COVID-19 Specific Subject in a Special Class in Grades 7-12 Limited Extension, candidates must hold an appropriate valid Emergency COVID-19 base certificate and must meet all requirements for the non-emergency extension, other than the base certificate requirement, on or before 9/1/2022.

• Emergency COVID-19 Extension Application. Candidates must apply for the Emergency COVID-19 extension, in the title of the non-emergency extension or annotation sought (e.g., Bilingual Education), on or before September 1, 2022.
• Non-Emergency Extension Application. Candidates must apply for one of the following extensions or annotations on or before September 1, 2022: American Sign Language extension, Bilingual Education extension, Coordinator of Work-Based Learning Programs for Career Awareness extension, Coordinator of Work-Based Learning Programs for Career Development extension, Grade Level Extensions to Teach Students with Disabilities, Gifted Education extension, Language Other Than English ��� Early Childhood Education and Childhood Education Extension, Severe or Multiple Disabilities annotation, Specific Subject in a Special Class in Grades 7-12 Limited Extension, Subject in Grades 5-6 or 7-9 Extension, Subject in Grades 5-9 or 7-12 for Students with Disabilities extension, or Supplementary Bilingual Education extension.
  • If candidates only have a disapproved or withdrawn application for the non-emergency extension or annotation sought on file (e.g., Bilingual Education extension), they must submit a new application and fee for the non-emergency extension or annotation as one of the requirements for the Emergency COVID-19 extension.
• Non-Emergency Extension Requirements. The requirements for the non-emergency extension or annotation sought, including any exam requirements, are listed below and available through the .
  • For extension titles that require exam(s) and candidates who hold an appropriate valid Initial, Professional, Permanent base certificate, they must meet all requirements for the non-emergency extension in this title, other than the exam requirement(s), on or before 9/1/2022;
  • OR
  • For extension titles that require exam(s) and candidates who hold an appropriate valid Emergency COVID-19 base certificate, they must meet all requirements for the non-emergency extension in this title, other than the exam requirement(s) and/or base certificate requirement, on or before 9/1/2022;
  • OR
  • For extension/annotation titles that do not require exam(s) and candidates who hold an appropriate valid Emergency COVID-19 base certificate, they must meet all requirements for the non-emergency extension or annotation in this title, other than the base certificate requirement, on or before 9/1/2022.
• Workshops. All candidates must complete the following workshops: Child Abuse Identification and Reporting, School Violence Intervention and Prevention, and Dignity for All Students Act. Candidates who are applying for a special education certificate must also complete the Autism workshop.
• Fingerprinting. Candidates must complete the fingerprint clearance.

The deadline to apply for the Emergency COVID-19 certificate was September 1, 2022. The application for this certificate is no longer available.

The requirements for the Emergency COVID-19 certificate are listed below and are also available on the .

• Emergency COVID-19 Certificate Application. Candidates must apply for the Emergency COVID-19 certificate, in the title of the non-emergency certificate sought (e.g., Childhood Education), on or before September 1, 2022.
• Non-Emergency Certificate Application. Candidates must apply for one of the following certificates that has exam requirement(s) on or before September 1, 2022: Initial or Professional certificate in the classroom teaching service^*, Initial or Professional certificate in the educational leadership service (School Building Leader, School District Leader, School District Business Leader), Initial Reissuance^*, Teaching Assistant certificate, School Administrator and Supervisor (SAS) Provisional Renewal, Supplementary certificate, Transitional A certificate through the Option B pathway, Transitional B certificate, Transitional C certificate, or Transitional D certificate. Please note that the Emergency COVID-19 certificate is not available for candidates who are seeking the Conditional Initial certificate.
  • If candidates only have a disapproved or withdrawn application for the non-emergency certificate sought on file (e.g., Initial Childhood Education certificate), they must submit a new application and fee for the non-emergency certificate as one of the requirements for the Emergency COVID-19 certificate.
  • Please note that the Emergency COVID-19 certificate is not available for candidates who are seeking the following career and technical education (CTE) certificates because these certificates do not require a NYSTCE exam: Initial CTE certificates, Professional CTE Certificate through the "CTE Certificate Progression - Initial/Transitional A Issued Prior to 5/9/2017" pathway, and Professional CTE certificate through the "CTE Program Certificate Progression - Initial/Transitional A Issued Prior to 5/9/2017" pathway.
• Non-Emergency Certificate Requirements. Candidates must meet all requirements for the non-emergency certificate sought, other than the exam requirement(s), on or before September 1, 2022. Examination requirements include the Praxis II Speech-Language Pathology test and exams listed on the . The requirements for the non-emergency certificate sought, including the exam requirement(s), are also available through the .
• Workshops. All candidates must complete the following workshops: Child Abuse Identification and Reporting, School Violence Intervention and Prevention, and Dignity for All Students Act. Candidates who are applying for a special education certificate must also complete the Autism workshop.
• Fingerprinting. Candidates must complete the fingerprint clearance.

* The Emergency COVID-19 certificate is not available for candidates who are seeking the following career and technical education (CTE) certificates because these certificates do not require a NYSTCE exam: Initial CTE certificates, Initial Reissuance CTE certificates, Professional CTE Certificate through the "CTE Certificate Progression - Initial/Transitional A Issued Prior to 5/9/2017" pathway, and Professional CTE certificate through the "CTE Program Certificate Progression - Initial/Transitional A Issued Prior to 5/9/2017" pathway.

• Examples of candidates who may be eligible for the Emergency COVID-19 certificate include, but are not limited to, those who:
  • Complete or completed a New York State registered teacher or educational leadership preparation program leading to Initial or Professional certification, or a registered extension program, prior to the Fall 2022 term, including traditional programs and Transitional B, C, and D programs;
  • Graduate or graduated from an acceptable out-of-state teacher or educational leadership preparation program and have less than three years of acceptable experience in another state prior to the Fall 2022 term (e.g., not eligible for the ���Endorsement of a Certificate��� pathway);
  • Are seeking Initial or Professional teacher certification through the "Individual Evaluation" pathway;
  • Are seeking a Teaching Assistant certificate and have not passed the Assessment of Teaching Assistant Skills (ATAS);
  • Are seeking a Transitional A certificate through the Option B pathway, or a Transitional B, C, or D certificate;
  • Held an Initial teacher or school building leader certificate, have less than three years of experience, and are seeking an Initial Reissuance;
  • Hold or held a Transitional G certificate, or have acceptable postsecondary teaching experience, and are seeking an Initial or Professional teacher certificate; and
  • Hold a valid New York State teacher certificate and are seeking an additional Initial or Professional teacher certificate, Supplementary certificate, or certain extensions.