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Subseries 1: Reports of Examinations for College Graduate Certificates

Scope and Content Note:

The college graduate certificates were issued beginning in 1884 to any graduate of a college approved by the Board of Regents, and entitled the holder to teach in any school in the State. Beginning in 1902, graduates were required to have also completed an approved program of teacher education. A college graduate limited certificate was issued for two years to any college graduate who then was required to demonstrate, through state examinations, proficiency in teaching techniques. Successful completion of the exams resulted in renewal of the license for one year. Then, after three years teaching experience, a college graduate life certificate was issued. College graduate professional certificates were issued, without examinations, to college graduates whose work included educational training. This volume apparently contains the examination results of candidates seeking to qualify for the college graduate limited and life certificates. Each examination report gives the date and place of the exam, and the name of the examiner. A list of candidates gives the following information for each: name; address; and scores in examination subjects such as psychology, history of education, and teaching methods of English, mathematics, and other subjects. The volume in the 1997 accretion to this subseries consists of reports of examinations for college graduate certificates for the years 1919-1933.