教学与学习部的青春期教育计划提供指导，以取得纽约州的初始和专业认证，以教授以下7至12年级的科目：英语，外语（法语和西班牙语），数学，科学（生物学，化学，地球科学和物理学），教授英语作为第二语言（仅限硕士学位）和社会研究。纽约州的教学证书通常在许多其他州接受。教学艺术硕士（MAT）是一项39-48的学分计划，专门为持有相应生物学，化学和英语文科学位的大学毕业生而设计，法文，地质学或地球科学，历史，数学，社会研究或西班牙文，但没有正规的教育背景，并且希望为7-12年级的青少年教育职业做好准备。成功完成该课程
The Department of Teaching & Learning's Adolescence Education program offers instruction leading to New York State initial and professional certification to teach the following subjects in grades 7-12: English, foreign languages (French and Spanish), mathematics, the sciences (biology, chemistry, earth science, and physics), teaching English as a second language (masters degree only) and social studies. Certificates for teaching in New York State are generally accepted for teaching in many other states.The Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) is a 39-48 credit program designed specifically for college graduates holding an appropriate liberal arts degree in biology, chemistry, English, French, geology or earth science, history, mathematics, social studies or Spanish who have not had formal background in education and who wish to prepare for a teaching career in adolescence education grades 7-12.Upon successful completion of the program, candidates will be recommended to the New York State Education Department for Initial/Professional Certification.