TITLE

Alternative Route --- College Faculty Certification Option

HISTORY

Legislation enacted in 1996.

MOTIVATION

To allow entry into secondary school classrooms for persons with experience teaching in colleges or universities.

GRADE LEVELS AND/OR SUBJECT AREAS COVERED

Secondary level (grades 8-12).

WHO OPERATES

State (EPSB).

REQUIREMENTS TO ENTER PROGRAM

To participate, a candidate must:

(a) Hold a master's or doctoral degree in the academic subject area for which certification is sought; and

(b) Have a minimum of five years of full-time teaching experience (or its equivalent of at least 90 semester credit hours taught) in the academic subject area for which certification is sought, in a regionally- or nationally-accredited IHE.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

College faculty members applying for certification:

(a) Shall, contingent upon meeting the requirements, be issued a Statement of Eligibility, valid for five years;

(b) Shall, contingent upon confirmation of employment, be issued a Provisional Teaching Certificate for participation in the internship program;

(c) Shall, contingent upon successful completion of the teacher internship program, be issued the Professional Certificate, valid for an additional four years, and may renew the Professional Certificate for additional five-year periods, contingent upon three years of successful teaching experience or six semester hours of additional graduate credit.

(d) The candidate shall be placed on the local district salary schedule for the rank corresponding to the degree held.

NUMBER OF CREDIT HOURS TO COMPLETE

No additional credit hours. See description of ACP for detailed information on the required internship program.

WHO EVALUATES

Internship committee assesses first year performance.