Do you have to have a teaching degree to be a teacher?

I have changed my major plan, and have decided I want to major in English, and that I might want to be a teacher. Would I need to have any sort of teaching degree, or can I just do the training and have an English degree?

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smmartydude · 41-45, M

Depends....here in NY, you need a master's degree in education and a bachelor's degree in whate ver subject you want to teach