Department of Teaching, Learning, and Culture
Graduation & Certification
Graduation
Students must apply for graduation several months prior to the expected date of graduation. You can apply online, by clicking here. Check with your advisor to make sure you have met all the requirements for graduation. If you discover that you will not be able to graduate as planned, you must reapply for the next graduation (see dates below). In order to graduate, all stops on your record must be cleared, including bursar, library, financial aid, etc.
Please note the following application periods:
| For February Graduation |
Apply between July 1 - November 1 |
| For June Graduation |
Apply between November 1 - March 1 |
| For September Graduation |
Apply between April 1- July 1 |
Certification
How do I apply for State certification?
The process of applying for certification consists of 2 parts: the student's responsibility and the College's. You must file an application with NYS through their TEACH Online Services application system. You can do this by downloading the Student Information Sheet from the Certification Office website and following the steps carefully. The College's responsibility is to submit an electronic recommendation on your behalf, which is done once your program completes a degree audit and submits it to the College's Certification Officer, Mr. Gareth Williams. This is generally done around the time of graduation (February, September, and June), after all grades are in for the most recent semester. Once both pieces of information are in the State system, an evaluation will be done. If all items are satisfied, the State will issue the certificate, and you will appear in the State system as certified. The physical certificate should be mailed out immediately and you would normally receive it within a couple of weeks.
What State certification exams do I have to take?
For New York State teaching certification all candidates must pass the LAST, ATS-W, and a
CST-Multi-subject exam. Please note that these requirements are set by the State, not by City College, and are subject to change. Check the
New York State website for more and current information. Passing these exams is not a requirement for graduation, but they are required for State teaching certification.
CST examinations:
- Bilingual Childhood Education
BEA (Bilingual Education Assessment)
CST-Multisubject
- Childhood Education
CST-Multisubject
- Early Childhood Education
Where can I find more information?
You can find instructions for the Teach Online system here:
Student Information Sheet
What are the program codes that are needed for the TEACH Online system?
Note that students in Bilingual Childhood Education (Streams A, B, & C) and in Bilingual Special Education (Streams I & II) enter two codes each. Other students enter one code:
- Bilingual Childhood Education (Stream A & C)
Childhood Education: 25906
Bilingual Extension: 25901
- Bilingual Childhood Education (Fellows): 25902
- Bilingual Education (Stream B)
Bilingual Extension: 25901
- Bilingual Special Education (Streams I & II)
Students w/Disabilities 1-6: 25896
Bilingual Extension: 25901
- Bilingual Special Education Fellows: Please see your advisor
- Bilingual Extension: 25901
- Childhood Education: 25906
- Literacy
Grades 1-6:
Grades 5-9:
Please contact the College's certification officer, Mr. Gareth Williams in NAC 3/213 (gawilliams@ccny.cuny.edu), for more information or with questions about certification.
