Teacher Education

1. Teacher Education Fast Track Program Approval and Other Registration Actions through the Chancellor’s University Report

2. Contents • Step 1 – Identifying Program Needs • Step 2 – Developing Change • Transitional B Certificate Program/Annotation or Extension of Certificate/Curricular Change Teacher Education/ De-Registration • Step 3 – Approval Process

3. Step 1 - Identifying Program Needs Make clear what the existing program is. Make sure to include 5 digit registration number/program code/IRP code. This is not the HEGIS code, and not the curricular code. For Example: 29390 is the IRP code for the Adolescence Education in Biology MA Program at Hunter College. You can check your IRP code at this SED website: http://www.nysed.gov/heds/IRPSL1.html Online: Submit to CUR as an action item. Make clear what kind of program this is and assign the action a number Get Governance Approval

4. Step 2 – Developing Change For Annotation or Extension of Certificate For Transitional B Certification For Curricular Change For De-Registration • Fill out applicable form • From 52.21(b)(4) • Requirements for programs leading to extensions • and annotations • Extension to authorize bilingual education • Extension to authorize bilingual education (other) • Extension to authorize teaching a subject • in grades 5 and 6 • Extension to authorize teaching a subject • in grades 7 through 9 • Extension for gifted education • Extension to authorize coordination of • work-based learning • Annotation to recognize additional study in • teaching students with severe • or multiple disabilities Do a side by side comparison of Old and New Program, being mindful of requirements in appropriate 52.21(b).3 form Also Include Appropriate Background Material Fill out SED Faculty Assignment Form Plus applicable CV’s (max of 2 pages) Fill out form 52.21(b)(3)(xvii) Alternative Certification Program – Transitional B Certificate No additional forms or materials are needed

5. Step 3 - Approval Process Mail, in duplicate, to the Director of Program Review, Articulation and Transfer with CUR Month and Item Number Receive CUR approval by Director of Program Review, Articulation and Transfer Presented to Full Board for approval as part of the CUR Action item, forms, and official letter signed by EVC are sent to SED for Registration Action Follow up or additional questions may be asked by SED Registration letter received from SED Program approval or registration action approval Changes may now be reflected in college catalogue and website

6. Glossary of Acronyms APP Academic Program Planning BOT Board of Trustees CAPPR Committee on Academic Policy, Program, and Research CEO Chief Executive Officer CUR Chancellor’s University Report EVC Executive Vice Chancellor GAC Graduate Advisory Council HEGIS Higher Educational General Information Survey HEO Higher Executive Officer IRP Inventory of Registered Programs LOI Letter of Intent NYSED New York State Education Department (same as SED) OAA Office of Academic Affairs OCUE Office of College and University Evaluation PVN Personnel Vacancy Notice SED State Education Department (same as NYSED)

7. Contact/Reference Information • OAA • If you need to contact OAA: call (212) 794-5544 or (212) 794-5493; fax (212) 794-5706; or email Ekaterina Sukhanova, the Director of Program Review, Articulation and Transfer, at Ekaterina.Sukhanova@mail.cuny.edu • NYSED • Most of the NYSED forms are in this set of appendices, however, the complete NYSED forms can be found at: www.highered.nysed.gov/ocue/tetappl.htm