Features of NYSED TEACH

Candidates may now do many things associated with applying for certification from one central place. Features of teach include:

1. Submit an online teacher certification application (via institutional recommendation or transcript evaluation)
2. Submit an online fingerprint clearance application;
3. Make arrangements to pay for the application fees online by using a credit card or printing a payment coupon to mail in with a money order or certified check
4. Check online for the status of a teacher certificate application
5. Check online for the status of a fingerprint clearance application
6. View all online correspondences sent by OTI, including an evaluation history of certification applications filed online.

Apply on your NYSED TEACH account

Candidates will need to apply for their certification via the NYSED TEACH system, and will not have to actually come in to see the certification officer.

Set up your NYSED TEACHC account:

1. Use the following link to create your NYSED TEACH user login and password: 
   www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/teach/
2. Click "Create a NY.gov TEACH account" and follow the instruction provided to self-register.
3. Once you have created your account, you can your NYSED TEAHC account by clicking "Login to TEACH."
4. Enter the username and password you created and click the login button.

Step 1 - Verify/update your profile:

1. Log into your NYSED TEACH account via the following link:
   https://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/teach/
2. Click on the box that says, "TEACH Online Services."
3. Click on "Apply for Certificate" under the Online Application heading.
4. Read the information provided and click "Next" (bottom right) to continue.
5. Click the "Edit Education" box.
6. Provide your college education information using the information found on the back of this information sheet.
7. Once your college education information has been submitted, this cannot be edited.
8. When finished, click the "add" box (bottom right).
9. Confirm that your education information is accurate by clicking the "next" box.
10. Read the information provided.

Step 2: Select certificates:

Use the following information to select the appropriate certificate title and type:

• Select your Area of Interest: CLASSROOM TEACHER or OTHER EXTENSIONS***
• Select your Subject Area: MUST CORRESPOND TO PROGRAM TITLE or Bilingual Education***
• Select the Grade Level: CORRESPONDING GRADE LEVEL.
• Select the Title: SEE PROGRAM NAMES or Bilingual Education Extension***
• Select the Type of Certificate: INTERNSHIP, INITIAL, PROFESSIONAL or TRANSITIONAL B (TF and TFAs only).

           *** Selections when applying for the Bilingual Extension

After you have selected your certificate “title” and “type”, you will be asked to enter a “program code” by default.

To find your program specific “program code” that corresponds to the CCNY School of Education program that you completed or are completing, kindly follow the link below:

         https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/education/program-codes

Enter your specific “program code” and click “submit” then “Next”.

Under “Review Type” you will select "I want my application to be reviewed by the State Education Department”.

Click "Next.”

Read and answer the questions that follow under the headings: "Certification Regarding Child Support" and "Moral Character Determination”.

When finished, sign the affidavit by clicking the "Sign Affidavit" box.

Read the next page and sign the application by clicking the "Sign Application" box.

You will be taken to the checkout section and prompted to make a payment ($50 per certificate).

You may pay online using a credit card or print out the payment coupon and mail in a US Postal Money Order.

Your online account is your access to everything regarding your NYSED certification.

You can check up on the status of your certification application by clicking the “Account Information” link on the main menu.