This document describes a program which attempts to comply with the New York State Regents' plan requiring that all programs leading to teacher certification be reorganized in a competency-based, field-centered format. Part one of the document is a note to the student. Part two is a description of the program, including (a) a position statement; (b) entrance requirements; (c) expected strategies and experiences required of program participants in order for them to be recommended for certification; (d) assessment, which includes skills, knowledge, and attitudes to be attained, as well as assessment procedures, conditions and criteria; (e) student guidance; and (f) program evaluation and management. Part three is a discussion of involvement and describes (a) the representatives and processes by which participants were selected ,(b) the agreed-upon responsibilities of interested parties in program implementation, and (c) reservations the implementation agencies may have about the proposed program and the manner in which these reservations can affect implementation. Part four presents additional information concerning the program. The last part contains appendixes, which deal with the North Country Competency-Based Teacher Education Elementary School Policy Council. (PB)