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Pre-Professional and Professional Teaching Certificate Experience Requirements

Pre-Professional Teaching Assistant Certificate Experience Requirements

Individuals must have one year of full-time experience in a New York State public or private school as a teaching assistant while holding a valid New York State Teaching Assistant Level I, Level II, Level III, or Initial Teaching Assistant certificate.

Professional Teaching Assistant Certificate Experience Requirements

  • Individuals must have three years of full-time experience in a New York State public or private school as a teaching assistant while holding a valid New York State Teaching Assistant Level I, Level II, Level III, Initial Teaching Assistant, or Pre-Professional certificate

OR

  • One year of full-time experience as a classroom teacher in a New York State public or private school while holding and working under a valid New York State classroom teaching certificate

Examples of Unacceptable Experiences

  • Classroom teacher without a valid New York State classroom teaching certificate
  • Teacher aide
  • Teaching assistant experience outside New York State
  • Teaching assistant experience without a valid New York State teaching assistant certificate
  • Teaching assistant experience with New York State classroom teaching certificate