Coursework Requirements
Bilingual – Special Education
Area of Certification
Total Hours on Existing Transcripts
Specific Coursework
Bilingual
  Generalist EC-4
Generalist 4-8
Special Education PK-12


24 semester hours in a combination of subjects, including English, Mathematics, Science, and Social studies Minimum of three (3) hours each in English, mathematics, natural science, and social studies
Career and Technology Education
Area of Certification
Total Hours on Existing Transcripts
Specific Coursework
Health Science Technology 8 - 12 24 semester hours in Health Science Technology See Health Science Technology Education for coursework detail and work experience.

Technology Education 6 - 12

24 semester hours in Technology Education

24 semester hours in Technology Education – twelve (12) of which must be at the upper (junior, senior, or graduate) level

Hotel Management
  (Consumer Science)
Travel & Tourism
  (Consumer Science)
  * Only as requested for high school career paths.

24 semester hours in Hotel Management, or

24 semester hours in Travel and Tourism

24 semester hours inHotel Management/Travel and Tourism – twelve (12) of which must be at the upper (junior, senior, or graduate) level

English, Language Arts and Reading
Area of Certification
Total Hours on Existing Transcripts
Specific Coursework

English Language Arts and Reading
4 - 8; 8 - 12

24 semester hours in English

24 semester hours in English,
twelve (12) of which must be at the upper (junior, senior, or graduate) level

Social Studies
Area of Certification
Total Hours on Existing Transcripts
Specific Coursework

Social Studies 4 - 8

Social Studies  8 -12

36 semester hours in social studies which must include US and World History, government/political science, economics, geography, and psychology/sociology.

9 hours each in US and World History and 6 hours each in government/political science, economics, geography, and psychology/sociology. 

Twelve of the 36 hours must be at the upper (junior, senior, or graduate) level.

Instructional Technology
Area of Certification
Total Hours on Existing Transcripts
Specific Coursework

Computer Science 8 - 12

24 Semesters in Computer Science

24 semester hours in computer science, twelve (12) of which must be upper (junior, senior, or graduate) level

Mathematics
Area of Certification
Total Hours on Existing Transcripts
Specific Coursework

Math 4 -8

Math 8 - 12

24 semester hours in math

24 semester hours in math, twelve (12) of which must be at the upper (junior, senior, or graduate) level

Math/Science 4 -8

12 semester hours in math and 12 semester hours in science

12 semester hours in math, 12 semester hours in science; twelve (12) hours must be upper (junior, senior, or graduate) level

Science
Area of Certification
Total Hours on Existing Transcripts
Specific Coursework

Science 4 - 8

24 semester hours in science

24 semester hours in science,
twelve (12) of which must be at the upper (junior, senior, or graduate) level

Science 8 - 12

42 semester hours in science which must include at least 6 hours each in biology, chemistry, physics or physical science

24 semester hours in one of these areas: biology, chemistry, physics, or physical science, twelve (12) of which must be at the upper (junior, senior, or graduate) level; a minimum of six hours should be completed in each of the remaining areas

Life Science 8 - 12
Chemistry 8 - 12
Physics 8 - 12

24 semester hours in the respective discipline

24 semester hours in the respective discipline, twelve (12) of which must be at the upper (junior, senior, or graduate) level

World Languages
Area of Certification
Total Hours on Existing Transcripts
Specific Coursework

Spanish 6 -12

24 semester hours in Spanish

24 semester hours in Spanish, twelve (12) of which must be at the upper (junior, senior, or graduate) level

Other Certification Areas
Area of Certification
Total Hours on Existing Transcripts
Specific Coursework

Speech 8 - 12

24 semester hours in Speech

24 semester hours in Speech – twelve (12) of which must be at the upper (junior, senior, or graduate) level

 
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