Actually, YOU can check this! Look at your degree audit (Degree Works) in Web Banner.

Apply for graduation through the Office of Registration and Records.

Please see details on applying for initial certification and professional certification online.

Find it on our Program Code Menu webpage. You will need to know your degree type (BS, BS, MSEd, etc.) and program title, which you can find on your transcript in Web Banner.

Maybe! You are only eligible to use a program code for certificates associated with the education program you have completed. Please do not attempt to use a program code for a non-program certification. This will cause significant delays in your certification application processing.

If you completed a certification program at SUNY Brockport, complete this College Recommendation Request Form. If you completed a certification program at another institution, contact that institution. If you did not complete a certification program, you are not entitled to a College Recommendation.

 Find out how to take the required certification exams and the best time to take them during your time at the University.  

• DASA training options
• Mandated Reporter/Child Abuse Detection (CAD) training options
• School Violence Prevention (SAVE) training options

You can be fingerprinted though the NYSED’s partner provider, IdentoGO. Pick the “Certification” option and register for fingerprinting directly online.

Maybe! If you completed a certification program at the master’s or advanced certificate level that was specifically for the Professional certificate you are pursuing, then that institution can provide a college recommendation. If your master’s or advanced certificate program was not specifically for the Professional certificate you are pursuing, then you do not need a College recommendation. In this case, when you apply for Professional certification in TEACH and get to the program code screen, do not enter a code. Instead, click on the “No, I did not complete a program…” box to complete your application.

From the TEACH Home page, click on the Account Information link. Scroll down on the Account Information page to the menu box. Select Certificates. Scroll down on the Certificates page to the Applications section. On the right side of your application entry, click on the link that reads “View Evaluation History.”

Order an official transcript from SUNY Brockport’s Office of Registration and Records using this Credentials Solutions webpage. Have the transcript sent directly to the NYS Education Department (NYSED) by listing them as the “recipient” of your order using the address below. The state accepts electronic transcripts at transcriptsoti@nysed.govor paper copies at:

New York State Education Department
Office of Teaching Initiatives
89 Washington Ave, 5N EB
Albany, NY 12234

NYSED guidance on submitting transcripts

No. You need to apply for the Initial and/or Professional certificate in TEACH.

You can look up the certificates associated with your program on our Program Code Menu webpage.

Be sure that you have paid for your application. If you have paid the fee, then you may need one of the following:

• If your application is submitted through the “Approved Teacher Prep Program” pathway, then you need a College Recommendation.
• If your application is submitted through a different pathway, then you need to submit an official transcript to the NYSED.