Coursework Requirements

Area of Certification

Total Hours on Existing Transcripts

Specific Coursework

Bilingual – ESL – Special Education

Bilingual Generalist EC-4
Bilingual Generalist 4-8
Special Education PK-12**
English as a Second Language EC-4*
English as a Second Language 4-8*

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

Business – All Level

24 semester hours in Business

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

Marketing – All Level

24 semester hours in Marketing

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

Technology Education – All Level

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

Family & Consumer Science – All Level

24 semester hours in Family & Consumer Science

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

English Reading Language Arts

English/Language Arts/Reading 4-8

English/Language Arts/Reading 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

Fine & Performing Arts
Dance 24 semester hours in Dance 24 semester hours in Dance, twelve (12) of which must be at the upper (junior, senior, or graduate) level
Music 24 semester hours in Music 24 semester hours in Music, twelve (12) of which must be at the upper (junior, senior, or graduate) level
Theatre 24 semester hours in Theatre 24 semester hours in Theatre, twelve (12) of which must be at the upper (junior, senior, or graduate) level
Visual Arts 24 semester hours in Visual Arts 24 semester hours in Visual Arts, twelve (12) of which must be at the upper (junior, senior, or graduate) level
History & Social Studies

History 4 - 8 & 8 - 12

24 semester hours in History

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

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

Computer Science

24 Semesters in Computer Science

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

Technology Applications EC-12

 

24 semester hours in technology

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

Mathematics

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

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

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

French 6 -12

24 semester hours in French

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

Other Certification Areas

Speech – All Level

24 semester hours in Speech

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

Journalism – All Level

24 semester hours in Journalism

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

Health

24 semester hours in Health

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

Physical Education

24 semester hours in Physical Education

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