Base Certificates

This refers to the New York State teaching certificate that serves as the foundation for a subject area or grade level extension.

Valid base certificates for the Bilingual Education Extension are:

◦ Library Supervisor – Initial Certificate
◦ Reading Teacher – Initial Certificate
◦ Business & Dist Education – Initial Certificate
◦ Residential/Commercial Building Maintenance & Remodeling – Initial Certificate
◦ Electrical-Electronic Technology 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Cybersecurity 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Carpentry 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Plumbing 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Motorcycle, Marine, & Outdoor Power Equipment 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Plant Science 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Nurse’s Assisting 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Hospitality & Tourism 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Aviation Trades (Ground School Training) – Initial Certificate
◦ Nail Specialty 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Emergency & Fire Management Services 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Biology 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Special Education – Initial Certificate
◦ Students With Disabilities – Grades 7-12 – Earth Science – Initial Certificate
◦ Students With Disabilities (Birth – Grade 2) – Initial Certificate
◦ Health Education – Initial Certificate
◦ Research Librarian – Initial Certificate
◦ Assistant Director of School Library Services – Initial Certificate
◦ Students With Disabilities – Grades 7-12 – Social Studies – Initial Certificate
◦ Mechanical Technology 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Computer Forensics 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Dance – Classical Ballet 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Dance Music 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Drama 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Media Communications 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Cosmetology/Barbering 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Dental Laboratory Technology 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Medical Laboratory Technology 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Agricultural Engineering & Mechanics 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Personal Trainer Assisting 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Avionics Trades (Ground School Training) 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Biology, Chemistry and General Science In The Public Junior High – Initial Certificate
◦ Chemistry (Grades 5-9) – Initial Certificate
◦ Students With Disabilities – Grades 5-9 – Concentration In Biology – Initial Certificate
◦ Technology Education – Initial Certificate
◦ Business And Marketing – Initial Certificate
◦ Agriculture – Occupational Education – Initial Certificate
◦ Students With Disabilities – Grades 5-9 – English – Initial Certificate
◦ Students With Disabilities – Grades 5-9 – Mathematics – Initial Certificate
◦ Vehicle Mechanical Repair (Including Heavy Equipment Repair) 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Vehicle Body Repair & Painting 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Masonry 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Animal Production, Science & Business 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Ophthalmic Dispensing 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Warehousing 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Drone Technology 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Biology & General Science 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Dance – Initial Certificate
◦ Early Childhood Education (Birth-Grade 2) – Initial Certificate
◦ English Language Arts (Grades 5-9) – Initial Certificate
◦ Mathematics 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Agriculture – Initial Certificate
◦ Students With Disabilities – Grades 5-9 – Social Studies – Initial Certificate
◦ Textile & Design Cluster 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Computer Technology 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Forensic Science 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Teacher Education And Training 7-12 (CTE) – Initial Certificate
◦ Dance – Modern 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Electro-Mechanical Equipment Occupations (Repair & Installation) 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Medical Assisting 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Travel Services 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Avionics 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Esthetics 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Chemistry 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Physics 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Theatre – Initial Certificate
◦ Students With Disabilities – Grades 7-12 – Chemistry – Initial Certificate
◦ Director Of Libraries – Initial Certificate
◦ Chairman of Library Department – Initial Certificate
◦ Director of Educational Communications – Initial Certificate
◦ Director of Community Relations – Initial Certificate
◦ Educational Communications Coordinator – Initial Certificate
◦ Pre Kindergarten, Kindergarten And Grades 1-6 – Initial Certificate
◦ Human Services & Family Studies Cluster 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Drafting 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Culinary Careers 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Security Operations 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Physical Therapy Aid 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Law Enforcement Services 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Earth Science 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Sciences (All) – Initial Certificate
◦ Biology (Grades 5-9) – Initial Certificate
◦ Students With Disabilities – Grades 5-9 – Concentration In Earth Science – Initial Certificate
◦ Childhood Education (Grades 1-6) – Initial Certificate
◦ Music – Initial Certificate
◦ Citizenship Education – Initial Certificate
◦ Literacy (Grades 5-12) – Initial Certificate
◦ Food & Nutrition 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Geospatial Intelligence / Geographic Information Systems 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Commercial Art 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Professional Photography 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Electrical 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, & Refrigeration 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Residential/Commercial Building Maintenance & Remodeling 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Emergency Medical Services 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Optical Mechanics 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Cosmetology 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Deaf And Hard Of Hearing – Initial Certificate
◦ Blind And Visually Impaired – Initial Certificate
◦ Students With Disabilities – Grades 5-9 – Concentration In Chemistry – Initial Certificate
◦ Students With Disabilities – Grades 5-9 – Concentration In Physics – Initial Certificate
◦ Students With Disabilities – Grades 7-12 – Biology – Initial Certificate
◦ English Language Arts 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Physical Education – Initial Certificate
◦ Mathematics (Grades 5-9) – Initial Certificate
◦ Art – Initial Certificate
◦ Health – Initial Certificate
◦ Visual Arts – Initial Certificate
◦ Family And Consumer Sciences – Initial Certificate
◦ Library – Initial Certificate
◦ Theatre – Initial Certificate
◦ Students With Disabilities (Birth-Grade 2) – Initial Certificate
◦ Students With Disabilities – Grades 7-12 – Mathematics – Initial Certificate
◦ Literacy (Birth-Grade 6) – Initial Certificate
◦ Business And Entrepreneurship 7-12 (Cte) – Initial Certificate
◦ Practical Nursing 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Ground Support Operations 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Airframe Maintenance & Repair 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Welding 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Natural Resources & Ecology 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Upholstering 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Textile Production And Fabrication (Clothing Trades) 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Pharmacy Assisting 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Legal Services 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Barbering 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Speech And Language Disabilities – Initial Certificate
◦ Earth Science (Grades 5-9) – Initial Certificate
◦ Physics (Grades 5-9) – Initial Certificate
◦ Students With Disabilities (Grades 5-9), Generalist – Initial Certificate
◦ Students With Disabilities – Grades 7-12 – Generalist – Initial Certificate
◦ Social Studies (Grades 5-9) – Initial Certificate
◦ Social Studies 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Students With Disabilities (Grades 1-6) – Initial Certificate
◦ Students With Disabilities – Grades 7-12 – English – Initial Certificate
◦ Power Plant Maintenance & Repair 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Graphic Imaging (To Include Printing/Lithography) 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Dental Assisting 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Electrical/Electronic Equipment Occupations (Repair & Installation) 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Machine Tool Operation/Machine Shop 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Animal Science 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Security & Protective Services 7-12 – Initial Certificate
◦ Students With Disabilities – Grades 7-12 – Physics – Initial Certificate
◦ Generalist In Middle Childhood Education (Grades 5-9) – Initial Certificate

​8/23/2018