Teacher Certification
Stony Brook University requires that students must have completed an undergraduate
degree and have at least 36 credits in the content field for admission to the MAT
program. This course of study should be substantially the equivalent to that of a
Stony Brook undergraduate degree program.
The Master of Arts in Teaching is a New York State registered and approved program
that qualifies students for license upon successful degree completion. Students must
complete all courses required for the MAT and must receive a grade of B or better
in all pedagogy and foundation courses as well as an overall GPA of 3.0 or better
in all course work attempted while matriculated in a graduate teacher preparation
program.
Workshops
Teacher preparation candidates must be fingerprinted and must also complete certification
workshops in:
- Child Abuse
- Dignity for All Students Act (DASA)
- School Violence (Project Save)
- Identification and Referral of Substance Abuse
See Certification and Licensing Workshopsfor details and schedules.
Tests
All students will have to complete the Educating All Students Test and the revised CST (Content Specialty Test) in the area of the Certificate. It is the student’s responsibility to monitor the
TEACH website at http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/certificate/ to ensure that they are taking the appropriate examinations.
Note: As of April 27, 2022, the NYS Education Department eliminated the edTPA as a certification
requirement. Effective September 1, 2023, in lieu of the edTPA, all students in teacher
preparation programs will be required to complete a teacher performance assessment.
This assessment will be developed, administered, and evaluated by Stony Brook University
instructors.
Mandatory Professional Licensure Disclosure for Registered Teacher Certification Programs
at Stony Brook:
New York State prides itself in the high quality of its licensed and certified professionals.
For the protection of its citizens, each license and certificate has requirements
that individuals must meet in order to be licensed or certified in New York State.
SUNY’s academic programs leading to licensure or certification are carefully designed
to meet and exceed these State requirements. This is a role SUNY plays in protecting
the public.
Per federal regulations on state authorization (34 CFR 600.9) and disclosure of information
about licensed programs (34 CFR 668.43), Stony Brook University has determined that
if successfully completed, the Master of Arts in Teaching Biology, Chemistry, Earth
Science and Physics teacher certification programs are sufficient to meet the educational
requirements for licensure/certification in New York State.
For purposes of state authorization and disclosure of information about licensed programs,
Stony Brook University determines a student’s initial location based on the reported
permanent (“home”) address on the admission application. (See Student Location Procedure for complete details.)
Enrolled out-of-state students and prospective students are strongly encouraged to
contact their state’s licensure entity to review all licensure and certification requirements
imposed by their state(s) of choice.
Visit the New York State Education Department's Office of Teaching Initiatives website for complete details on certification requirements.
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