When you register for the NYSTCE, you will be asked to answer the following background questions. Providing accurate and complete background information about yourself is important. The information that you provide will be kept confidential.

If you register on the Internet, you will answer the following questions interactively as you register. If you register by U.S. mail, enter your responses to the following questions on the registration form. Each question number corresponds to the section of the registration form where you will record your response.

Background Questions

11.  Current Educational Status Select the option that best describes your educational status. Some high school Received high school diploma or equivalent Received associate degree Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior Received bachelor’s degree Received master’s degree Received doctorate

12.  NYCDOE Program (not applicable to ATAS or ATS–P) If you are associated with a New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) program and have been directed by the NYCDOE to report your test scores to them, indicate the NYCDOE program from the list below that applies to you. If you are registering by mail, enter the two-digit program code that corresponds to your program on the registration form. Select only one program. If you select an NYCDOE program, your test scores will be released to the NYCDOE as well as the NYSED and the institution you indicate in 13, if applicable. Program (program code) Conditional Initial Certification (09) Conversion/Supplemental Certificate Program (08) NYC Teaching Fellows (01) Other Transitional B Certificate Program (05) Paraprofessional-to-Teacher Program (06) Peace Corps Fellows (03) Teach for America (02) Teaching Opportunity Program (TOP) (04)

13.  Matriculation Status (not applicable to ATAS or ATS–P) If you are currently matriculated (enrolled in a degree program) or have been matriculated at any time since September 2, 1993, at a New York State college or university, indicate that college or university. If you attended more than one institution on the list, please select the institution that granted or will grant the more advanced degree. If you are registering by mail, see “Institution Codes” for the three-digit institution code to enter on the registration form. Your test scores will be released to the New York State institution that you indicate during registration unless you provide written notification to Evaluation Systems that you do not wish your scores to be released to that institution. Your written notification must be received by Evaluation Systems by one week after the test date.

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