The UFT Course Program offers certificate programs from Brooklyn College, The College of Mount St. Vincent, New York Institute of Technology and St. Francis College. These programs will not lead to NYS initial certification.
Before choosing a program, we advise you to consult with our certification office at 212-420-1830 or with an educational liaison at your UFT borough office to make sure it meets your needs.
BROOKLYN COLLEGE
The UFT in collaboration with Brooklyn College offers Certified Teachers the opportunity to apply to NYSED for additional Certification in teaching Students with Disabilities. This package consists of the four course criteria required by NYSED to apply for Certification in Teaching Students with Disabilities through: Pathway: Individual Evaluation for Additional Classroom Teaching Certificate. Teachers should consult the NYSED website for additional individual requirements and deadlines.
Courses in this certificate program
NOTE: For further information regarding this certificate program and to register for. FALL 2021 please pre-register at uft.org and then download and fill out this Off-Campus Graduate Admission form Email the completed form to: specialized [at] brooklyn [dot] cuny [dot] edu (specialized[at]brooklyn[dot]cuny[dot]edu) with your course(s) of choice or call 718-951-5448.
For registration information only, call a UFT Course Program assistant at 212-475-3737.
NOTE: Tuition is subject to change.
MERCY COLLEGE
The NYSUT/Education and Learning Trust, in collaboration with Mercy College offers a program to prepare students for a Bilingual Extension Advanced Certificate. Only those participants holding an initial teaching certification and a master’s degree are eligible for this program which may lead to professional certification depending on your credentials. Participants must also complete field experiences at the appropriate grade level of the certificate and achieve a passing score on the Bilingual Evaluation Assessment (BEA) exam to be eligible for certification.
If you have questions or need further advisement, please call Allison Gurdineer at (914) 674-7601. For more information about Mercy College admissions, please visit the college's website.
Required bilingual extension courses
*courses offered on campus only
A total of 50 hours of field experience in a bilingual setting is required in EDUC 602 (25 hours) and EDUC 604 (25 hours).
MERCY COLLEGE
Students who possess a BA or BS degree and an appropriate teaching certificate may apply to the NYS Education Department for a Student with Disabilities extension certificate upon successful completion of the required course work and satisfaction of all other NYSED requirements. For further information, contact Mercy College or the NYSED.
Required core courses
*available on campus only
NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
The post masters Advanced Certificate in Bilingual School Counseling is for school counselors who wish to extend their ability to work with diverse student populations
15 credits in theory and practice will help you:
Foundation Course (Required)
Core Knowledge and Skills (Select 3):
Field Experience (required)
For general information regarding this program, contact NYIT by schoolcounseling [at] nyit [dot] edu (email) or call 212-231-1529.
NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
The 15-credit Student Behavior Management Certificate may be applied toward a Master of Science in School Counseling (Guidance) for students who apply and are accepted.
Student Behavior Management Certificate offers
Required courses in this certificate program
ADMISSIONS INFORMATION
Matriculation is required for both the Behavior Management Certificate and the master’s degree program, upon completion of 6 graduate credits.
For an application to the graduate program, contact NYIT by schoolcounseling [at] nyit [dot] edu (email) or 212-231-1529. Additional information can be found on the NYIT website.
NYSUT COLLEGE PARTNERS
Certified teachers, who seek an additional certification in Students with Disabilities (SWD) at the same developmental level, can take one course under each of the four competency areas, for a total of 12 semester hours, to satisfy the requirement under additional pedagogy.
Assessment, Diagnosis and Evaluation
Curriculum Instruction
Foundations of Special Education
Managing Environment
ELT is currently in transition of offerings and expects to have the Empire State College course work for Students with Disabilities offered exclusively by Summer 2020. Please read additional information below about the course offerings that are being phased out.
Individuals pursuing this additional certificate will apply on their own to the State Education Department, must pass the Content Specialty Test for Students with Disabilities, must pass the Content Specialty Test (CST) – Multi-Subject: Secondary Teachers (Grade 7–Grade 12), as well as complete the three-hour Autism workshop. ELT is an approved provider for the three-hour mandated Autism workshop.
NYIT AND THE NATIONAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
Career Development Facilitator (CDF) training, offered through the National Career Development Association (NCDA), leads to a certificate of completion from the NCDA and eligibility for national certification from the Center for Credentialing in Education (CCE), a corporate affiliate of the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC). The NYIT CDF training program is endorsed by the NCDA.
Through your GCDF Training with NYIT you will learn to:
Graduate courses for the GCDF certificate
These are 3-credit graduate courses. Please call 212-231-1529 for certificate program date offerings.
Note: Candidates holding an MS in Counseling, or provisional/permanent school counselor certification, or who have successfully completed an equivalent introductory course in career counseling, are exempt from taking EDCO 705.
Tuition/CDF Certification
Tuition for EDCO 707 and EDCO 709 is $1,320 plus $50 UFT registration fee per course and $223 for the NCDA/CDF instructional materials, certification training, and the NCDA certificate of completion.