TEACH Certification Application Help

As teacher candidates enter their information into TEACH, the information below can be helpful. You must wait to apply for certificates until after your recommendation has been entered into TEACH. For dual-certification students, you will need to complete the application twice - once for each certification.


Early Childhood with Childhood Education (Bachelor of Science in Education)

Degree: Bachelor of Science in Education

SUNY Geneseo program: Early Childhood Education and Childhood Education

Major: Education

Area of interest: Classroom Teacher

Subject area(s): Early Childhood Education AND Childhood Education

Grade level(s): Birth - Grade 2 AND Grades 1-6

Title: Early Childhood Education (Birth-Grade 2) AND Childhood Education (Grades 1-6)

Type of certificate: Initial Certificate (Click "add" after each certificate is added. Then finished adding, click "next")

Childhood with Special Education (Bachelor of Science in Education)

Degree: Bachelor of Science in Education

SUNY Geneseo program: Early Childhood Education with Special Education (1-6)

Major: Education

Area of interest: Classroom Teacher

Subject area(s): Childhood Education

Grade level(s): Childhood education grades 1-6

Title: Childhood Education (Grades 1-6) AND Students with Disabilities (Grades 1-6)

Type of certificate: Initial Certificate (Click "add" after each certificate is added. Then finished adding, click "next")

Adolescence Education (BS or BA)

Degree: Bachelor of Arts OR Bachelor of Science

SUNY Geneseo program: Choose from the Adolescence Education options (not 7-12 options)

Major: Content Area

Area of interest: Classroom Teacher (Spanish and French candidates would select "Classroom Teacher-Foreign Languages")

Subject area(s): Content Area (Adolescence Science candidates select "General Science Extension" for your second certification)

Grade level(s): Adolescence 7-12 (Adolescence Science candidates select "General Science Extension, Initial Extension Annotation" for your second certification)

Title: Content Area 7-12 (Adolescence Science candidates, you will select your content area the first time and "General Science Extension, Initial Extension Annotation" the second time. Note: English Language Arts is correct, not English)

Type of certificate: Initial Certificate (Click "add" after each certificate is added. Then finished adding, click "next")

Reading and Literacy B-12 (Master of Science in Education)

Degree: Master of Science in Education

SUNY Geneseo program: Reading and Literacy B-12

Major: Education

Area of interest: Classroom Teacher

Subject area(s): Literacy

Grade level(s): Birth - Grade 6 AND Grades 5-12

Title: Literacy (Birth- Grade 6) AND Literacy (Grades 5-12)

Type of certificate: Initial Certificate (Click "add" after each certificate is added. Then finished adding, click "next")