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Teaching Assistant Certificate Program

Certificate Requirements

Teaching Assistant Certification Instructions

Click on the link, below, to learn how to receive your Teaching Assistant Certification:

Federal Requirements under NCLB:

  • Currently employed TAs are "grandfathered" if they have a Continuing Certificate AND are tenured.
  • Currently employed TAs with a Continuing Certificate who are NOT tenured (Provisional status) have until January 2006 to fulfill the NCLB requirements: passing grade on the NYSATAS exam OR complete 2 years of college (48 credits) OR earn an Associate Degree.
  • All TAs hired after January 2002 must have a high school diploma AND a passing grade on the NYSATAS exam OR have completed 2 years of college (48 credits) OR earn an Associate Degree. This requirement must be met immediately if hired to work in a Title I or school-wide program.

New York State Requirements:

  • Currentlyemployed TAs are "grandfathered" if they have a Continuing Certificate, unless they choose to apply for a Level I, II, or III Certificate under the new regs. (In order to be "grandfathered", a TA must have obtained a Continuing Certificate by February 2004.)
  • All TAs hired after February 2004 must pass the NYSATAS exam AND complete 18 credits of college coursework within 3 years AND complete 75 hours of professional development every five years.

Elizabeth Tarvin, Chair 
(845) 341-4482
E-mail

SUNY Orange
115 South Street
Middletown, NY 10940