GSE Certification and Licensure

Curriculum and Teaching
Karen Andronico, [email protected], 212-636-6491, Room 1102 - I

Educational Leadership, Administration and Policy
Stanley Kaminsky, [email protected], 212-636-6437, Room 1119 - A

Psychological and Educational Services
Elizabeth Casey, [email protected], 212-636-6469, Room 1008 - E

Higher Education

• Academic360.com: www.academic360.com
• American Association of Community Colleges: www.aacc.nche.edu
• American College Personnel Association: www.acpa.nche.edu
• Higher Ed Jobs.com: www.higheredjobs.com
• National Association of Student Personnel Administrators: www.naspa.org
• StudentAffairs.com: www.studentaffairs.com
• The Chronicle of Higher Education Job Marketplace: www.chronicle.com/jobs
• University Jobs: https://www.universityjobs.com/
• University Work: www.universitywork.com

K-12 Education

• Connecticut Regional Applicant and Placement Program: www.ctreap.net
• Dutchess and Ulster County BOCES: www.dcboces.org
• Education World: www.educationworld.com/
• K-12 Jobs: www.k12jobs.com
• Nassau County BOCES: www.nassauboces.org
• National Association of Independent Schools: www.nais.org
• New York Archdiocese: archny.org/
• New York City Board of Education: schools.nyc.gov
• Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES: www.pnwboces.org/
• TeacherEdge: www.teacheredge.com
• Teachers-Teachers: www.teachers-teachers.com
• The National Teacher Recruitment Clearinghouse: www.recruitingteachers.org
• The New Jersey Teacher Recruitment Initiative: www.njhire.com

Non-Profits

• Idealist: www.idealist.org
• Social Service.com: www.socialservice.com

Periodicals

• Education Week: www.edweek.com
• New York Times: www.nytimes.com
• The Chronicle of Higher Education: www.chronicle.com

State Certification

• 50 States' Certification Information: www.uky.edu/Education/TEP/usacert.html
• New York State Certification Information: www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert

Teaching Abroad

• EduFind TESOL Professionals' Web:edufindme.com/
• Office of Overseas Schools, US Department of State: www.state.gov/m/a/os
• Teach Abroad: www.teachabroad.com
• The International Educator: www.tieonline.com

Career Counseling

• Metropolitan New York College Placement Officers Assoc. (MNYCCPOA)
• Mid Atlantic Career Counseling Association (MACCA)
• National Career Development Association (NCDA)

Education Administration

• American Association of School Administrators (AASA)
• American Association of School Personnel Administrators (AASPA)
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
• National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)
• National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)
• National School Boards Association (NSBA)

General Counseling and Psychology

• American Counseling Association (ACA)
• American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA)
• American Psychological Association (APA)
• New York Mental Health Counselors Association (NYMHCA)
• New York State Psychological Association (NYSPA)

Higher Education

• American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)
• American Association for Higher Education (AAHE)
• American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
• American College Counseling Association (ACCA)
• American College Personnel Association (ACPA)
• American Educational Research Association (AERA)

N-12 Education

• European Council of International Schools (ECIS)
• NAFSA: Association of International Educators (NAFSA)
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
• National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
• National Education Association (NEA)
• National High School Association (NHSA)
• National Middle School Association (NMSA)

School Counseling

• American School Counseling Association (ASCA)
• National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)
• New York State Association for College Admission Counseling (NYSACAC)
• New York State School Counseling Association (NYSSCA)
• Westchester Putnam Rockland Counseling Association (WPRCA)

School Psychology

• International School Psychology Association (ISPA)
• National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
• New York Association of School Psychologists (NYASP)

Teaching

• American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
• American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)
• Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
• International Reading Association (IRA)
• National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE)
• National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT)
• National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
• National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
• National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
• Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Training and Development (HR)

• American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)

Registration information, including the examination schedule, test center locations, the test frameworks, and the preparation guides are all currently available online.

• Online NYS Certification Application

Teacher candidates who meet all program requirements, complete the course of study and meet established field experience competencies are eligible for and will receive Fordham University’s endorsement for New York state initial certification in their program area provided they also have:

• Earned a passing score on the relevant New York state teacher examinations (LAST, ATS-W and CST).
• Completed a workshop in child abuse detection and prevention (EDGE 0210) taught by a New York state-qualified instructor (Fordham routinely arranges for a state-qualified instructor to teach this workshop on campus; a fee for this workshop is paid directly to the agency providing the instruction).
• Completed a workshop in school safety and violence education (EDGE 0230) taught by a New York state-qualified instructor (Fordham routinely arranges for a state-qualified instructor to teach this workshop on campus; a fee for this workshop is paid directly to the agency providing the instruction).
• Gained mastery of content in drug and alcohol education (EDGE 0220) introduced through workshops arranged at Fordham for no additional fee.
• Completed fingerprint requirements.

Certification Toolkit

The information contained in this toolkit is for Fordham University students who are enrolled in a New York State Education Department (NYSED) approved degree program in teaching, administration or pupil personnel services that qualifies the graduate for state certification.

Fordham will endorse graduates of all Graduate School of Education degree-granting programs except for the following, which are not New York State approved. Refer to the New York State Education Department (NYSED) website to review specific certification requirements.

Fordham-Endorsed New York State Certification Process
To initiate the NY State certification process with Fordham's endorsement, complete the online application form.

Certification Outside New York State
If you are interested in applying for certification outside of New York State, you can access information about individual state's requirements at their respective State Licensing Agencies.

Most states will require documentation to verify the completion of your Fordham degree. If you require assistance, please contact the Certification Office at 212-636-7816.

New York State Education Department (NYSED)
Office of Teaching Initiatives
Phone: 518-474-3901

Further Information

• Certification Online Records System (CORE): Online Tracking of NY State Certification Applications
• General Certification Information
• Office of School Personnel Review and Accountability (OSPRA): Fingerprinting Information, Phone: 518-473-2998
• Testing Requirements