Instructions for Pursuing NYS Teacher Certification
(if you already have a degree or college credits)

* Log on to www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert.
* Click on Teaching in New York; scroll down and select �Which Pathway is Right for Me?�.
* Choose one of the nine Candidate Profiles and proceed from there.
* After you have registered, call or email Charlotte Zupetz, Regional Teacher Certification Officer for Orange and Ulster Counties, at 845-291-0100 ext. 10140 or czupetz@ouboces.org. Ms. Zupetz will advise you, though it may take some time.
* Log onto www.sunyorange.edu/education and view the different education programs. Select the one that best fits your career goals.
* Apply to SUNY Orange. Once accepted, have your transcripts evaluated. You will then be assigned an education advisor at Orange.
* The Jointly Registered Teacher Education Program (JRTEP) is designed for students who plan to transfer to SUNY New Paltz. Courses in the JRTEP may transfer to other SUNY four-year education programs.
* The Liberal Arts and Sciences: Foundations in Education program is for students who will earn their four-year degree at any other college.

If you have further questions, call the SUNY Orange Education Department at 
845-341-4054 or email dianne.gersbeck@sunyorange.edu.