Professional Certification - Master's Degree Requirement

According to NYSED Office of Teaching Initiatives, in order to satisfy the master's degree requirement and requirement for 12 graduate semester hours in the content core for professional certification, you must have been awarded a master's or equivalent degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education or from an institution authorized by the Regents to confer degrees.

Full details may be found at the NYSED website: http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/certificate/relatedmasters.html

Professional Certification - List of Related SPD Master's Degree Courses

Content Areas:
Biology
Business and Marketing
Chemistry
Dance
Early Childhood, Childhood, Middle Childhood Generalist
Earth Sciences
English Language Arts
English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
Family and Consumer Science
Health Education
Languages Other Than English
Literacy
Mathematics
Music
Physical Education
Physics
Social Studies
Students with Disabilities (Birth-2, 1-6, 5-9 generalist, 5-9 specialist)
Technology Education
Visual Arts

Statement of Student Responsibility

Students themselves—whether new, returning, or continuing—are responsible for reviewing, understanding, and adhering to their degree and/or certificate program requirements. (SPD’s Non-matriculating [non-degree] Graduate Students [GSP] are responsible for adhering to the guidelines related to non-matriculated status.) All SPD students are responsible for reviewing, understanding, and complying with University and SPD regulations, policies, and procedures, as described in all official publications, the University website, and the SPD website, including, but not limited to, SPD’s online references, the SPD Bulletin and SPD Academic Calendar.