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TEACH Online Services Help: Applying for your Certification

Create User Login and Password: In order to apply online you must create a TEACH login and password at the New York State Directory Services. Instructions are provided as you go through the self-registration process. To self-register and login to TEACH go to http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/teach/ and follow the instructions provided at this site. Please click the link in the purple box to the right on the screen to set up your account!
To log into TEACH, click the “Access My Account” button

Enter your Username and Password (that you JUST created) and click the “Login” button

Once you have logged into TEACH…

Click on the purple box that says: TEACH Online Services

Click on “Apply for Certificate” under the Online Application heading

Read the information provided and click Next (bottom right) to continue

Click the “Edit Education Info.” Box

Click the radio button in front of “Approved New York Teacher Certification Programs: Select this radio button if you completed a New York State institution that leads to a recommendation for a teaching certificate.”

Please use the table below to help you choose your options

(REMINDER: Childhood Inclusive Students are eligible for the Childhood 1-6 and Students with Disabilities 1-6 certifications)

Your Intended Certification	Childhood Education	Early Childhood Education	Childhood/ Students with Disabilities	Music Education	Speech and Language Disabilities
Institution	SUC Fredonia	SUC Fredonia	SUC Fredonia	SUC Fredonia	SUC Fredonia
Award Title	Bachelor of Science in Education	Bachelor of Science in Education	Bachelor of Science in Education	Bachelor of Music	Bachelor of Science in Education
Program	Childhood Education (1-6)	Early Childhood Education	Childhood Inclusive Education	Music Education NOT Music Education "K-12"	Speech and Language Disabilities
Major	Education	Education	Education	Music	Other
Date Degree Received	Graduation Date
Attended From	When did you begin your coursework at SUNY Fredonia?
Attended To	Graduation Date
Number of Credits

Your Intended Certification	Biology 7-12 (Or Other Science)	Mathematics 7-12	Social Studies 7-12	Middle School Math 5-9	English Language Arts 7-12	Spanish or French 7-12
Institution	SUC Fredonia	SUC Fredonia	SUC Fredonia	SUC Fredonia	SUC Fredonia	SUC Fredonia
Award Title	Bachelor of Science	Bachelor of Science	Bachelor of Arts	Bachelor of Science	Bachelor of Arts	Bachelor of Arts
Program	Adolescence Education: Biology (or other Science)	Adolescence Education: Mathematics	Adolescence Education: Social Studies	Middle Childhood Specialist- Mathematics	Adolescence Education: English	Adolescence Education: Spanish or French
Major	Biology	Mathematics	Social Studies	Mathematics	English	Spanish or French
Date Degree Received	Graduation Date
Attended From	When did you begin your coursework at SUNY Fredonia?
Attended To	Graduation Date
Number of Credits

PLEASE NOTE: If you are a Childhood Education Major with a Middle School Extension, it will be necessary to go through the “Edit Education Info.” twice! Once imputing your information for Childhood Education certification and ONCE MORE imputing information for your Middle School Extension certification.

When finished, click the “Done” box

Confirm that your Education Information is accurate by clicking the “Next” box

Read the information provided

Select your Certificate Title

Use the tables below to guide you through the drop-down boxes section:

Your Intended Certification	Childhood Education	Students with Disabilities	Early Childhood Education	Music Education	Speech and Language Disabilities
Area of Interest	Classroom Teacher
Subject Area	Childhood Education	Students with Disabilities	Early Childhood Education	Music	Speech and Language Disabilities
Grade Level	Childhood Grades 1-6	Childhood Grades 1-6	Early Childhood- Birth-Grade 2	PreK-12 All Grades	PreK-12 All Grades
Title	Childhood Education (Grades 1-6)	Students with Disabilities (Grades 1-6)	Early Childhood (Birth- Grade 2)	Music	Speech and Language Disabilities
Type of Cert	Initial Certificate

Your Intended Certification	Biology 7-12 (Or Other Science)	English Language Arts 7-12	Social Studies 7-12	Mathematics 7-12	Middle Childhood Mathematics 5-9	Spanish/ French 7-12
Area of Interest	Classroom Teacher					Classroom Teacher- Foreign Languages
Subject Area	Biology (Other Science)	English	Social Studies	Mathematics	Mathematics	Spanish/French
Grade Level	Adolescent- Grades 7-12	Adolescent- Grades 7-12	Adolescent- Grades 7-12	Adolescent- Grades 7-12	Middle Childhood- Grades 5-9	Adolescent- Grades 7-12
Title	Biology 7-12 (Or Other Science)	English Language Arts 7-12	Social Studies 7-12	Mathematics 7-12	Mathematics Grades 5-9	Spanish/French 7-12
Type of Cert	Initial Certificate

When finished, click “Add”

PLEASE NOTE If you are a Childhood Education Major with a Middle School Extension, it will be necessary to go through the “Select you Certificate Title” twice! Once inputing your information for Childhood Education certification and ONCE MORE inputing information for your Middle School Extension certification. Same goes for Childhood Inclusive Education.

When finished with each certification, click “Add”

When finished, click “Next”

Part III

At this point you will be asked if you are currently enrolled or have graduated from an APPROVED TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM. Since you are/have you will need to enter in the program code for your major. Please use the table below to assist you.

CERTIFICATE TITLE/ PROGRAM TITLE	PROG. CODE	DEGREE	LEVEL
Biology 7-12	23156	BS	UG
Chemistry 7-12	23157	BS	UG
Childhood 1-6	23152	BSED	UG
Childhood Inclusive/Childhood and St. w/Disabilities	31761	BSED	UG
Early Childhood Birth-2	23153	BSED	UG
Earth Science 7-12	23160	BS	UG
English Language Arts 7-12	23149	BA	UG
French 7-12	23155	BA	UG
Mathematics 5-9	24313	BS	UG
Mathematics 7-12	23159	BS	UG
Music	23150	MUS B	UG
Physics 7-12	23148	BS	UG
Social Studies 7-12	23158	BA	UG
Spanish 7-12	23154	BA	UG
Speech/ Language Disabilities	23151	BSED	UG
English Language Arts Grades 7-9 Extension	There is no program code needed for any middle school extensions.
Mathematics Grades 7-9 Extension
Social Studies Grades 7-9 Extension
Spanish Grades 7-9 Extension
French Grades 7-9 Extension

When finished, click “Next”

The rest is up to you!

Proceed with reading and answering 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. With that, READ the information on the next page and sign the application by clicking the “Sign Application” box. After that, you will be taken to the “check out” section and will be prompted to make a payment. BE SURE TO READ CAREFULLY and FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS!

TEACH Online Services will be available to you 24/7 so that you may enter your application online and check the status of your application at your convenience.

Initially TEACH Technical support will be available to you by telephone Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. at (518) 486-6041 or 24/7 via email at teachhelp@mail.nysed.gov. Please note, the above venues are only able to supply technical assistance as you access TEACH Online Services. If you have questions concerning your certification(s), you should contact your college certification office via e-mail at edu@fredonia.edu. If your college is unable to answer your questions, you may contact the Office of Teaching Initiatives at tcert@mail.nysed.gov. However, due to the large volume of e-mail received, the Office of Teaching Initiatives may not be able to respond in as timely a manner as we would like.

COE: Office of Student Services