This document is the first in a series of ten related works investigating the experience of New York State in the implementation of performance based teacher education (PBTE) and consists of preliminary data gathering efforts to describe the persons applying for individual assessment for certification and a survey to determine their receptivity to individual assessment emphasizing demonstration of competence. The survey is restricted to individuals desiring certification on the basis of (1) accumulation of sufficient credits, though they have been earned from one or more institutions with approved programs, (2) reciprocity of licensing provisions with other states, and (3) completion of teacher education sequences and experience in states that have no licensing reciprocity with New York State. Two major questions addressed in the survey are (1) how much time and (2) how much money are applicants willing to expend in completing assessment activities. The first chapter of the report presents historical notes to the survey. Chapter two focuses on the development of forms for recording data and a set of recording procedures. Chapter three presents a summary and analysis of data obtained, presented in three subsections, covering the major questions, several hand tallies to manipulate the data, and the survey. Chapter four presents suggestions for utilizing the survey results. The appendix to this document is an abbreviative form of the entire appendix, printed in a separate volume, and contains instrumentation, recording instructions, various codings, identification of errors in sampling, analysis of errors, and identification of cards corrected. (MJB)