Number of Teaching Licenses Issued
  2002-03 2001-02 2000-01 1999-00 1998-99 1997-98 1996-97 1995-96 1994-95 1993-94 1992-93 1991-92 1990-91
Persons who completed an  approved college teacher  preparation program           1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5,347 3,637   5,598
Internship program                 98 183 250 169 45
Alternative Route -- MINT       600                  
Apprentice Teacher Cards issued  (no longer available)                 256 553 502 593 665
Fully certified by  Certificate                          
Review Panel           326 285 96 23 81* 77 65 65
Waivers           575 549 649 409 268 597 641 606
Applicants evaluated           24,124 22,219 23,814 24,930 19,520 21,632 21,792  
Areas of certification  evaluated           41,138 38,468 42,389 46,029 36,592 41,357 41,465  

1/  In 1997-98, 18,999 certificates issued to 12,677 people. 2/  In 1996-97, 18,061 certificates were issued to 12,265 people. 3/  In 1995-96, 18,801 certificates were issued to 13,273 people. 4/  Total 10,085 certificates issued to 9,138 people.

*  366 individuals were fully certified by the Certificate Review Panel in March 1994.  Includes June 1995 special English as a Second Language Review Panel. Number of Teachers Employed