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 Workshops for 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.
Professional Licensure Disclosure
Effective July 1, 2024, federal regulation requires institutions of higher education
to make a determination whether a Title IV eligible academic program that leads to
professional licensure or certification meets the educational requirements for licensure/certification
in the U.S. State where the institution is located and the U.S. States where “distance
education” students are located at the time of initial enrollment in the program,
as well as U.S. States where the program is advertised as meeting such requirements,
and if applicable, the U.S. State where students attest they intend to be licensed/certified.
The Master of Arts in Teaching French program at Stony Brook University is registered by the New York State Education Department
and thus meets the educational requirements for licensure/certification for New York
State for Adolescent Education: French, grades 7-12.
Regardless of modality, Stony Brook University has determined that if successfully completed, the Master of
Arts in Teaching French, Spanish and Italian teacher certification programs are sufficient
to meet the educational requirements for licensure/certification in New York State
for Adolescent Education, grades 7-12 in the respective subject areas.
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