Continuing Professional Development
Alternate Pathways to Add-on Certifications
Working teachers often learn that they may earn add-on certification areas by transcript review, a direct-application-to-NYS Education Department process that is facilitated locally by a certification officer at Erie-2 BOCES. If you are interested:
- Contact Mrs. Nancy Burns, Erie 2 BOCES, 8685 Erie Road, Angola, NY 14006. Phone: (716) 549-4454 or 1-800-228-1184 (within New York State). She will identify coursework that may qualify you for additional certification areas.
- Contact Dr. Anna Thibodeau, Chair of the Language, Learning, and Leadership department, to determine whether you will be allowed to enroll in the course(s) for this purpose. PLEASE NOTE: permission will only be granted in accordance with national accreditation and SUNY Fredonia standards and is not guaranteed.
- Fill out an online application for non-degree study at SUNY Fredonia. Before submitting, contact the Graduate Studies Office to ensure appropriate fee payment and to allow waiver of recommendation letters (recommendation letters are not required for non-degree study).
- Once you have been approved for non-degree study, registration instructions will be sent to your email address. Please note that you may have to obtain an override code from the College of Education (716-673-3701 or 716-673-3702) if the course is major-restricted.
