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> Appeals \A Suspension, Revocation, Denial or Recall of Certificates rsi Reinstatement or Renewal of a Suspended or Revoked Certificate 
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Verification and Classification 
\ p^ Authority to Certify and Classify School Personnel v Certification by Approved Programs Certification by Evaluation 
Special Georgia Requirements Classification Validity Periods and Dating of Certificates 
Standard Renewal Requirements 
 
Office Procedures 
 
General Procedures 
 
Official Documents 
 
Disposition of Records 
 
Foreign Credentials 
 
The Complete Package (Initial Certification/Upgrading) 
 
The Complete Package (Adding Fields/Renewals of Conditional Certificates) 
 
The Complete Package (Renewals/Duplicates, Name Changes, PB Certificates) 
 
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Correction of Certificates 
 
Standards and Accreditation Regional Accreditation 
Validation of Degree Acceptable Credit and Degrees 
Recency of Study Reinstatement of Certificates Certificates Issued on Earned Degrees Teaching Field Prerequisites 
 
Teaching Certificates Classification/Introduction 
 
Certificate Titles Temporary Provisional Teaching Certificate Special Provisional Teaching Certificate: Special Education 
 
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Emergency Teaching Certificate 
 
Nonrenewable Professional Teaching Certificate 
 
Performance-Based Teaching Certificate 
 
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This manual represents the state plan for the certification and classifica- 
 
tion of education personnel in Georgia as required by the Quality Basic 
 
Education Act (Official Code of Georgia, Annotated (O.C.G.A.) Section 20- 
 
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2-200). It provides a compilation of state laws, Georgia Board of Educa- 
 
tion policies and Georgia Department of Education regulations that affect 
 
the certification of professional education personnel. 
 
Although the basic structure of the certification classification system has 
 
been developed over the years by the state board and the department of 
 
education, the preparation requirements for the specific fields of certifica- 
 
tion were recommended by teachers, teacher educators and education 
 
leaders through committees established by the Georgia Advisory Council 
 
on Education. These recommendations reflect the expressed needs of 
 
practitioners and the findings of research and national studies. Georgia is 
 
a recognized national leader in performance-based certification. Its min- 
 
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with national studies that emphasize the importance of adequate prepa- 
 
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The format of this manual has been designed to allow for continuous revision as laws, policies or regulations that affect certification of Georgia education personnel change. It is critically important that the holder of this manual maintain its accuracy by updating it when revisions are 
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The preparation of this manual has required the input of many individuals, each of whom has invested many hours of research, writing, review and editing. In addition to thanks for these individual efforts, appreciation must be expressed to those randomly selected local school systems that responded to the initial survey regarding format and content needs. More specifically, members of the Georgia Association of School Personnel Administrators not only responded to the survey but also provided additional suggestions and recommendations regarding the structure of this important manual. Their assistance in this effort is greatly appreciated. 
 
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GPA Grade-Point Average TPAI Teacher Performance Assessment Instruments TCT Teacher Certification Test NOCTI National Occupational Competency Testing Institute NCATE National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education 
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Section Legal Foundations Subject Enabling Laws for Certification 
 
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The Georgia Board of Education is legally authorized to provide policies as necessary to administer the Quality Basic Education Act and other school laws. 
"The State Board of Education shall provide, by regulation, for certifying and classifying all certificated professional personnel employed in the public schools of this state, and no such personnel shall be employed in the public schools of this state unless they shall hold a certificate issued by the state board certifying as to their qualifications and classification in accordance with regulations." (O.C.G.A. Section 20-2-200) 
The Division of Certification of the Georgia Department of Education performs the regulatory function of administering the policies set forth by the Georgia Board of Education. This division classifies and certifies, according to established board policies, all persons professionally employed by the public school systems of Georgia. 
 
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Public Law 93-579, enacted December 31,1974, and amended June 1976, is a federal mandate regarding the individual's right to privacy. The Buckley/Pell amendment (Privacy Act) sets extensive guidelines for the release and subsequent use of information from postsecondary educa- 
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Education records, once released by an institution, are the property of the student and may be released only for a specific purpose (i.e., employment or certification). The organization receiving the transcripts is responsible for protecting the document owner's privacy. The Division of Certification will not, without the applicant's written authorization, evaluate transcripts or release any information not on public record. Individual records will not be discussed over the telephone with anyone. Individuals may have their transcripts reviewed by the division by writing and 
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The Division of Certification, while maintaining microfilm copies of original transcripts, cannot copy or provide copies of transcripts to individuals or to other offices, agencies or institutions except in cases of criminal or Professional Practices Commission investigation. 
 
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Appeals of an evaluator's decisions are begun by requesting a review of the case by the appropriate certification supervisor. Further appeals follow four steps. 1. A review and decision by the associate director or the director of the Division of Certification 2. A review and decision by the appropriate associate state school superintendent 
3. A hearing by the certification appeals officer 4. An appeal to the Georgia Board of Education Appeals should be in writing and state the extenuating circumstances and the relief sought. Each avenue of appeal should be exhausted before beginning the next level of appeal. 
 
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Page No. 130:00 Revision No. 88-7 
Date 1988 
 
The Georgia Board of Education is authorized by law to suspend, revoke or deny certificates for good cause after an investigation is held and notice and a hearing are provided to the certificate holder (O.C.G.A. Section 20-2-200). Any one of the following grounds shall be considered good cause for suspension, revocation or denial of a certificate. 
 
 Obtaining or attempting to obtain a teaching, service or leadership certificate by fraudulent means or through misrepresentation of material facts 
 
 Physical, mental or emotional incapacity or unfitness 
 
 Commission of an act of moral turpitude 
 Conviction, plea of guilty or a plea of nolo contendere for violation of a law punishable as a felony or misdemeanor other than a minor traffic violation 
 
 Incompetency in discharging assigned duties in the area or areas for which the educator is certified 
 Violation of the Code of Ethics of the Education Profession of the State of Georgia 
 
 Revocation of a teaching certificate in another state on grounds consistent with those specified in this section 
 Personal conduct that seriously reduces the certificate holder's effectiveness in his or her employment position or conduct detrimental to the health, welfare, discipline or morals of 
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 Breach of contract of employment by abandonment of the work assignment without release from the contract of employment by a local board of education (The suspension for the first abandonment offense shall not exceed one year commencing on the day the order of the Georgia Board of Education is entered into record.) 
 
 Any other good and sufficient cause 
Suspension or revocation automatically applies to all Georgia certificates held by the individual, except when the certificate has been suspended or revoked for incompetency in a single area of 
certification. 
A certificate may be denied for the applicant's failure to meet the qualifications required by the state board or for any of the grounds for which a certificate may be revoked or suspended. If an application for a certificate is denied on the same grounds for which a certificate may be revoked or suspended, any subsequent application for a certificate will not be filed earlier than two years from the date of the initial denial. On appeal, the state board may exercise discretion on a caseby-case basis in considering the required time lapse before reapplication. 
 
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chief state school officers in other states of the revocation or denial of any certificate. 
 
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Page No. 140:00 Revision No. 88-7 
Date 1988 
 
A suspended certificate is automatically reinstated at the end of the suspension period, provided that it did not expire during that time. If the certificate expired during the period of suspension, a new certificate may be secured at the end of the suspension period by making application and by meeting the current applicable certification renewal requirements of the Georgia Board of Education. 
Any person whose certificate has been suspended may petition for early reinstatement of a suspended certificate or for early renewal of an expired certificate by submitting competent evidence to the Georgia Professional Practices Commission that the reason or reasons for the suspension have ceased to be a factor in the performance or conduct of the educator seeking reinstatement. The Professional Practices Commission will make a recommendation regarding reinstatement to the Georgia Board of Education. 
Any person whose certificate has been revoked may petition for the right to apply for a new certificate by submitting competent evidence to the Georgia Professional Practices Commission that the reason or reasons for the revocation have ceased to be a factor in the performance or conduct of the educator seeking a new certificate. The Professional Practices Commission will make a recommendation regarding the application to the Georgia Board of Education. 
A period of three years must elapse from the date of the certificate revocation before a petition to apply for a new certificate will be considered by the state board. If the initial petition to apply for a new certificate is denied, any subsequent petition to apply for a new certificate may not be filed earlier than two years from the date of the previous denial. The state board reserves the right to consider the time to apply after the initial three-year period on a case-by-case basis. Upon approval of a petition to apply, the individual must satisfy all performance-based certification requirements. 
 
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Page No. 150:00 Revision No. 88-7 
Date 1988 
 
The Professional Practices Commission, established by the General Assembly in 1967, sets and enforces standards of competent professional performance and ethical conduct. The commission provides technical assistance, conducts formal investigations and makes recommendations to the Georgia Board of Education in matters of incompetency, professional ethics, denial of certificate applications, suspension and revocation of teaching certificates, contracts and other education 
concerns. 
 
The Division of Certification refers all legal and ethical questions or concerns to the Professional 
 
Practices Commission for a recommendation during the certification process. When a case is 
 
referred to the commission, all processing of that individual's records is discontinued until the 
 
recommendation is received. Notification of the case's referral to the commission is sent to the 
 
applicant at the time it is referred. The commission makes interview arrangements with the indi- 
 
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Date 1988 
 
The Georgia Board of Education requires and provides for certification of teaching, service and leadership personnel. The legal process of certification in Georgia serves two major purposes. 
1. It provides a formal method whereby an educator may be officially recognized as a professional person. 
2. Through certification, citizens may be assured that their state constitutional guarantee of an adequate educational opportunity for children and youth is being fulfilled in part through the employment of qualified teachers and other professional school personnel. 
The Division of Certification of the Georgia Department of Education regulates and administers the policies set forth by the Georgia Board of Education. This division classifies and certifies all persons professionally employed by the public school systems in Georgia according to these policies, which have the effect of law. 
There are two routes to professional certification in Georgia. The first is certification through the completion of an approved teacher education program in a field recognized by this state. The second route is certification by evaluation of transcripts, which must meet minimum certification standards. Applicants must choose to follow either the course of study recommended by the college or university or the course of study prescribed by the Division of Certification. The applicant must follow the chosen route explicitly. There can be no combination of one route with the other. 
 
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It is the policy of the Georgia Board of Education to certify applicants who have completed approved teacher education programs under the following conditions. 
1. The teacher preparation program held accreditation with a regional accrediting association recognized by the American Council on Education during the year in which the applicant was graduated. 
2. The teacher preparation program was approved by either the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) or by the state accrediting authority in a state that approves teacher preparation programs for the fields and degree levels of the recommended certification during the year in which the applicant was graduated. 
3. The applicant has been recommended for certification by the college official authorized to make such recommendations. 
4. The recommendation for certification is in a field and at a degree level recognized by the Georgia Board of Education. 
5. Any prerequisites specified in this manual for the certificate type, field or level have been met. 
College recommendations for certification are also honored when, as a postdegree student, an individual completes a teacher preparation sequence based on college advisement. 
 
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Paqe No.: 220:00 Revision No.: 88-7 Date: 1988 
 
The Division of Certification will evaluate the transcripts of any Individual who did not complete an approved teacher education program. This evaluation will compare the courses on the transcrlpt(s) with the minimum course requirements in the certification standards. Evaluations are not provided for certificates beyond the current formal degree held by the applicant. The evaluation may be done under the following conditions. 
 
1. The applicant possesses a bachelor's (or higher) degree from a regionally accredited college or university. 
 
2. The applicant has an overall grade-point average of 2.0 or higher. 
 
3. The Division of Certification 1 s authorized by the Georgia Board of Education to evaluate the requested fleid. (The Division of Certification does not currently evaluate transcri pts for Initial certificates in the following fields: behavior disorders; career education specialist; health education; health occupations; diver sified cooperative training; interrelated special education; Interrelated special education/early childhood; marketing education; multlhandicapped ; safety, driver and traffic education; trade and Industrial education; vocational agriculture; vocational home economics; school counseling; s chool psychology or school social work.) 
 
Minimum requirements for certification are outlined 1n the sections titled "Teaching," "Leadership" and "Service." Five components are considered in the evaluation process. 
 
1. General education - the core curriculum in the undergraduate program 
 
2. Content courses - the body of knowledge that refers specifically to the field of certification 
 
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5. Any prerequisites, including other certificates, to the certificate requested 
 
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This letter Is considered to be a contract betwee n the Georgia Department of 9 Education and the applicant and Is considered val id for three years. College 
and university advisors are not to make exception s or substitutions In the requirements listed on the letter without the wr1 tten approval of the Division of Certification. The applicant is bound by the course of study prescribed in this letter; If the- applicant chooses not to foil ow the requirements of the letter, he or she must follow the course of study prescribed by the chosen college or university and obtain a professional r ecommendation from that institution. 
 
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ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS IN GEORGIA 
In response to the shortage of teaching personnel in Georgia, the Georgia Board of Education has established alternative certification programs to recruit personnel Into the teaching profession. These alternative programs address specific fields of critical need, as well as all teaching fields. In order to qualify for alternative certification the applicant must meet the following conditions. 
A. Alternative Certification Program for Critical Shortage Fields (School-Based Preparation Model) 
Effective July 1, 1986, a renewable certificate may be Issued to an applicant who has not completed a teacher preparation program in the fields of science, mathematics and foreign languages, provided that the applicant meets the following conditions. 
1. Is the holder of a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university In the subject area fields of science, mathematics, or foreign languages, and/or meets the content requirements of the subject area field equal to, or more than, the content hours currently required by the State Board of Education in the subject area. 
2. Has an overall grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 point scale. 
3. Has satisfactorily completed the following course requirements for college credit or through an approved local school system staff development program. 
a. Five quarter hours or five SDU's 1n a course related to human growth and development otherwise required of applicants for such certification; 
b. Five quarter hours or five SDU's In a course in the Identification and education of children with special needs (O.C.G.A. 20-2-201); 
c. Ten quarter hours or ten SDU's in courses dealing with curriculum and methods appropriate to secondary teaching and the content field; 
d. Fifteen quarter hours or fifteen SDU's In a one-year supervised classroom internship Involving the appropriate teaching field. 
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4. Has satisfactorily completed the Teacher Certification Test. 
To Implement these changes, the following procedures will apply. 
5. An applicant who meets the content field requirements for science (general science, biology, chemistry, etc.), mathematics or foreign language and lacks any of the professional education course work, may be Issued a provisional (B) certificate upon the request of an appropriate Georgia employer. 
6. The provisional certificate will be Issued In compliance with existing policies and procedures regarding eligibility, validity and level. 
7, Any applicant who previously qualified for a provisional certificate may elect to meet these requirements as an alternative to a previous evaluation. The applicant must request a re-evaluation 1n writing; otherwise, it is expected that he/she will meet requirements specified at the earlier date. 
8. As specified by the state board of education, this policy is effective for one year and 1s subject to review which may result 1n continuation, revision or elimination. If eliminated, evaluations provided under this policy will be acceptable to meet certification requirements for a period of three years from the date of the evaluation. 
B. Alternative Certification Procedures for Fifth-Year Certification 
Effective July 1, 1986, a renewable five-year certificate may be issued to an applicant who has completed a master of education (M.Ed.), or a master of arts in teaching (M.A.T.), or a Master of arts in language teaching (M.A.L.T.) in the same subject area as the bachelor's degree or with comparable subject area content in a teaching field certified by the state board of education, provided that the applicant meets the following conditions. 
1 Has satisfactorily completed a one-year supervised classroom 
internship (or student teaching) involving the appropriate teaching field (either through a state-approved college or university or through a state approved local staff development plan). 
Has satisfactory completed the appropriate teacher certification test. 
3. Has satisfactorily completed a course through either a college or staff development program in the identification and education of children with special learning needs. 
To Implement this change, the following procedures will apply. 
4. This alternative certification procedure is applicable to teaching certificates and 1s not applicable to service or leadership fields. 
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5. To be eligible for this alternative certification procedure, the applicant must meet the content requirements for the teaching field with a total number of quarter hours in content equivalent to a combination of bachelor's level and master's level content requirements for the teaching field. In instances where specific areas of coverage are required, these areas must be covered in the applicant's course work. Any combination of undergraduate or graduate credit may be utilized in meeting the total number of quarter hours required provided that the minimum number of graduate hours specified have been met. 
6. An applicant who meets the requirements specified but lacks the TCT, the special education course or the reading course, if applicable, may be Issued an T certificate valid for one year at the request of a Georgia employer. The TCT, special education course, reading course, if applicable, or any combination of these requirements must be completed during the initial year of certification in order to extend the validity of the T certificate. 
7. An applicant who meets the degree requirement and the content of the teaching field requirement, but who lacks the student teaching or internship may be issued, at the request of a Georgia employer, a provisional certificate valid for one year. 
The Internship requirement must be completed during this Initial year of certification. Any outstanding Georgia special requirements (I.e., TCT, special education course, reading course) must also be completed during this initial year. The provisional certificate will be Issued in compliance with existing policies and procedures regarding eligibility, validity and level. 
C. Alternative Certification Procedures for Selected Special Education Fields 
Effective December 10, 1987, alternative certification procedures were established for the specific special education fields of mental retardation (MR), learning disabilities (LD), behavior disorders (BD), special education/Interrelated (SEI), and multihandlcapped (MH). These alternative procedures will be in effect until revised special education criteria are adopted. Three options are available under these alternative procedures. 
1. An applicant may be issued a professional five-year level certificate in the fields of MR, LD, BD, SEI and MH provided that such applicant meets all of the following conditions. 
a. Holds a master's degree in education in the specific special education field and is professionally recommended by the regionally accredited college or university awarding the degree. 
 
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Has satisfactorily completed a one-year supervised classroom Internship (or student teaching) involving the appropriate teaching field for which fifteen quarter hours of college credit has been awarded.. 
 
An applicant may be issued a Special Provisional (XB) Four-Year level certificate in the field of BD which may be renewed a maximum of four times, provided that such applicant meets the following conditions. 
 
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a. Holds a bachelor's degree In mathematics, science, English or social studies from a regionally accredited college or university and has an overall GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. 
 
b. Completes a minimum of fifteen quarter hours annually toward requirements for the five-year level certificate as specified In item 1 of this provision. 
 
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2. The applicant must have a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university with an overall GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. 
 
3. The certificate must be requested by a Georgia employer with a complete application package that includes a notarized affidavit Indicating that the applicant is the best available candidate. 
 
4. Master's degree level minimum prerequisites Includes the prerequisite of holding a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university with an overall GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. In addition the applicant must have a master's degree from a regionally accredited college or university with an overall GPA of 3.33 on a 4.0 scale and must verify holding or having held a professional master's level certificate Issued by another state in the same field for which a Georgia certificate 1s sought or the applicant has a master's degree in a field recognized for secondary certification in Georgia. 
 
The applicant would be issued a temporary provisional (TB) certificate (bachelor's and master's levels only) valid for one school year which would be renewed twice, provided renewal requirements were met (a minimum of ten quarter hours annually toward the requirements for a Georgia professional certificate). These requirements should include the following. 
 
5. Course work to complete the minimum requirements for the content of the teaching field. 
 
6. Course work to complete the minimum requirements in the professional education sequence. 
 
7. Applicable special Georgia requirements. 
 
8. Posting a passing score on the appropriate certification test during the first year of initial certification. 
 
E. Student Teaching/Internship Regulations 
 
Effective December 1, 1989, student teaching/internship regulations were modified to allow the acceptance of the student teaching/Internship In either the bachelor's or master's field, depending on the applicant's current teaching field. Prior to this date an applicant had to meet the internship requirement at the bachelor's degree level, even though the applicant was teaching in the master's degree field. 
 
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H. Graduates from non-regionally accredited Institutions. 
A TBT certificate valid for one-year at the bachelor's degree level only may be Issued to graduates of non-regionally accredited Institutions under these conditions: 
1. The applicant has been Issued a professional teaching certificate In the state where the non-accredited school Is located. 
2. The applicant has taught for a minimum of three years on the certificate. 
3. The certificate is in the field in which Georgia certifies. 
4. The applicant commits in writing to take 15 quarter hours of appropriate graduate credit at a regionally accredited institution during the first year of employment in Georgia. 
 
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All applicants for certification must satisfy certain special Georgia requirements pertaining to course work, assessments of content knowledge and performance and experience. Life certificate holders are exempt from this policy unless they lose life status by not teaching at least once during a seven-year period. 
1. Course Work 
A. Exceptional Children and Youth (O.C.G.A. Section 20-2-201) By law, any person certified as a teacher, principal or guidance counselor must complete either five quarter hours of acceptable college credit or the equivalent through a Georgia-approved, local staff development program in the identification and education of children with special learning needs. 
B. Teaching Reading (Georgia Board of Education Policy GBBA) Any teacher certified in elementary grades (1-8), early childhood education (K-4), middle grades (4-8), English and the special education fields of mental retardation, learning disabilities, behavior disorders and special education: interrelated must complete five quarter hours of acceptable college credit or the equivalent through a Georgia-approved local staff development program in teaching reading. 
2. Assessments (O.C.G.A Section 20-2-200) 
A. Certification Test 
(1) An applicant seeking initial certification in Georgia after September 1,1985, must post a qualifying score on the appropriate certification test(s) within the first validity period of the certificate. 
(2) An applicant who wishes to add a field to an existing certificate or to upgrade in a different field after September 1,1981, must post a qualifying score on the appropriate certification test(s). 
(3) An applicant who wishes to renew a certificate that expires after July 1,1986, must post a qualifying score on the appropriate certification test(s). 
(4) An applicant who wishes to upgrade a certificate to a higher degree level in the same field after July 1,1986, must post a qualifying score on the appropriate certification test(s). 
B. Performance Assessment 
(1) An applicant seeking initial professional certification in Georgia must demonstrate generic competencies through a formal assessment of on-the-job performance as measured by the Teacher Performance Assessment Instruments (TPAI). 
(2) An applicant completing requirements for a new certificate type that requires a performance assessment for the professional renewable certificate will be required to complete the applicable performance requirements. 
 
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(3) An applicant is allowed a maximum of six opportunities to complete the assessment before being prohibited from re-entering the on-the-job assessment process. Individuals who did not complete the on-the-job assessment because they were not employed in Georgia during part, or all, of the three-year period will be given an opportunity to be assessed (with a three-year maximum validity date). 
 
3. Experience 
 
Experience is a prerequisite for certification in certain fields. The three categories of experience have been defined as teaching, school and occupational experience. 
 
A. Teaching Experience 
 
One year of teaching experience is specifically required for certification for teaching the gifted. 
 
B. School Experience 
 
(1) Three years of acceptable school experience are required for all leadership certificates. 
 
(2) Three years of acceptable school experience or acceptable occupational experience are required for school service certificates in school counseling, school psychology, school social work and school lunch directing. A one-year supervised internship may be substituted for the experience requirement for school counseling and school psychology. 
 
(3) Three years of acceptable school experience, or an appropriate substitute approved by 
 
the state board of education and provided under specific requirements for the particular 
 
field of certification, are required for certification at the six- and seven-year levels in all 
 
 
 
fields. C. Occupational Experience 
 
A minimum of two years of full-time employment in business or industry in the field of certification is required for certification in vocational-technical teaching fields at levels below the bachelor's degree. 
 
One year of full-time employment is required for certification in vocational-technical teaching fields at the bachelor's (or higher) degree level. 
 
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In 1972 the state board of education Implemented the performance based certification program. A major goal of this program was to Incorporate criterion-referenced tests for teacher certification that would assess an individual's teaching field content knowledge. Tests have been developed for the following certification fields. 
 
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Safety, Driver & Traffic 
 
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The Georgia Board of Education classifies school personnel to allow for recognition through certification of a professional educator's preparation in a given discipline. Definitions of adequacy have been revised over time, but individuals are recognized for having completed the preparation requirements in effect when they were certified. 
 
Such recognition is permanent or temporary, depending on whether eligibility must be established for continuation or for a change in status. School personnel are recognized and classified according to disciplines, functions, formal educational attainments and status with respect to current requirements. The state board has authorized the issuance of certificates under the following classification system. 
 
1. Titles of certificates recognize an individual's status as a professional educator and indicate 
 
the extent to which the requirements for current and continued employment have been 
 
satisfied. The state board authorizes the issuance of certificates under nine titles, with a 
 
condition attached to the first five. This condition requires that an employer in Georgia request 
 
the certificate jointly with the applicant. By such action, the employer guarantees that the 
 
applicant is the most qualified candidate available for the position, and the candidate makes a 
 
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commitment to complete the preparation required for certification as a professionally qualified 
 
educator according to a fixed schedule. 
 
A. Temporary provisional certificates may be issued to applicants who do not meet minimum certification requirements in content of the desired teaching field under the following conditions. The applicant must verify holding or having held a professional certificate issued by another state in the same field for which a Georgia certificate is sought or must have a bachelor's degree in a field recognized for secondary certification in Georgia and a grade-point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. This certificate may be issued at the bachelor's level only. Temporary provisional certificates are identified by the letters TB. 
 
B. Special provisional certificates provide an alternative route to obtaining a professional certificate in a special education field. A special provisional certificate may be issued in the following fields. (1) Behavior disorders -- The applicant must hold a bachelor's degree in behavioral science or psychology and have a grade-point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. (2) Mental retardation, learning disabilities and special education/interrelated fields -- The applicant must hold a bachelor's degree in mathematics, science, English or social studies and have a grade-point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. This certificate may be issued at the bachelor's level only. Special provisional certificates are identified by the letters XB. 
 
C. Provisional certificates may be issued to individuals who are completing requirements for professional certification while they are employed. Provisional certificates may be issued to applicants above the five-year (master's-degree) level in teaching fields only if all applicable content requirements are met; service and leadership fields are restricted to the five-year level. Provisional certificates are identified by the letter B. 
 
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while they are employed in the field being added. Initial probationary certificates are not issued in certain fields, including school counseling, ad^ninistration/supervision and speech and language pathology. Probationary certificates are identified by the letters PA. 
 
E. Emergency certificates may be issued to recognize professionally prepared teachers who lack recent study and/or the TCT under certain conditions. Such certificates are issued in teaching or service fields only. Emergency certificates are identified by the letter E. 
 
F. Nonrenewable professional certificates recognize professionally prepared personnel who must satisfy performance assessment criteria and who also may need to complete one or more special Georgia course requirements. Nonrenewable professional certificates are identified by the letter N. 
G. Professional renewable certificates may be issued to individuals employed in all school personnel functions who completed applicable requirements after permanent life certification was discontinued and before the adoption of performance-based requirements. Professional renewable certificates are identified by the letters T, S or L, depending on the type of certificate. (See types of certificates below.) 
 
H. Performance-based certificates recognize professionally prepared school personnel who have satisfied special Georgia course requirements and performance requirements. Performance-based certificates are applicable to most teaching fields and the service field of speech and language pathology and are identified by the letters PB. 
 
I. Life professional certificates may be issued as duplicates to individuals who qualified for 
 
permanent certification before July 1,1974, and who have continued to earn the school 
 
 
 
experience required to maintain permanent certification. Persons who have not met the 
 
appropriate requirements to maintain a life certificate may obtain a renewable certificate 
 
in their teaching field. Individuals who currently hold active life certificates may carry 
 
that designation forward to the highest levels corresponding to the highest degree earned 
 
in the field in which the life certificate was originally issued. No new life certificates may 
 
be issued. Life certificates are identified by the letter D. 
 
2. Types of certification recognize three personnel school functions defined as teaching, leadership and service. All fields are grouped under one of these functions. 
 
A. Teaching certificates are issued in fields that prepare an individual to teach the subject 
 
matter offered as a part of the school curriculum. These certificates are identified by the 
 
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B. Leadership certificates are issued in fields that prepare an individual to administer or supervise a school system, school or school program. These certificates are identified by the 
letter L. 
 
C. Service certificates are issued in fields that prepare an individual to provide support to students, school personnel and school operations. These certificates are identified by the 
letter S. 
 
3. Levels of certification recognize formal education attainments marked by diplomas or degrees. The state board also provides for an entry level and for advanced levels of specialization in each field. Six such levels of completion are recognized. The first two levels are for vocational technical teaching fields; the one-year level recognizes high school graduates with appropriate job-related experiences; the two-year level recognizes associate degrees or the equivalent; and the four-, five-, six- and seven-year levels, respectively, recognize 
bachelor's, master's, educational specialist's and doctoral degrees. 
 
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4. Fields of certification recognize the discipline, area of specialization or study completed by an individual as a major part of his or her college preparation program. The number and names of fields, as well as the preparation required, may be changed by the state board after periodic analyses of the extent to which Georgia is providing adequate educational opportunities for its children and youth through currently recognized fields. 
 
 
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Criteria and Procedures for Permitted Personnel "Permitted personnel is defined as persons who may not qualify for professional certificates, 
 
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2. a very limited curriculum would be offered without the services of such personnel. 
 
2. Following are examples of how permitted personnel might be used. 
A. A college teacher may teach an honors or advanced placement course in the field in which he or she has an academic concentration. 
B. A retired teacher may teach in the field in which he or she previously held certification without having to be recertified. 
 
C. A business person (banker, lawyer, doctor, etc.) may teach elective courses in the curriculum, provided that the school system can justify the need for the courses. 
 
D. A native speaker of a foreign language may teach a conversation course (third- or fourthyear students) in the native language. Any foreign language is acceptable; however, such an individual may not teach Spanish, French or German unless certified personnel are hired to teach the first two years of the language. The first two years of Spanish, French, German and Latin are core courses and must be taught by certified teachers. Georgia colleges and universities prepare teachers in these languages, and certification tests are established for them; therefore, only certified personnel may teach the first two years of 
language study in Spanish, French, German and Latin. 
 
E. A dancer from a recognized ballet or other dance company may teach a class (ballet, 
 
improvisation, etc.) in dance. 
 
 
 
F. A professional playwright or professional actor may teach a class in drama or playwriting 
 
(similar to the "Artists in Schools" model). 
 
G. A violinist with a recognized symphony may teach a strings class. 
 
H. A registered nurse may teach a class as a part of the comprehensive health education curriculum. 
 
I. A business person may teach a class in computer education. 
 
3. A native speaker of a foreign language or an individual with native fluency may receive a permit to teach a language all day at all levels under the following conditions. 
A. The applicant is proficient in English. 
B. The language is one of the less commonly taught languages, such as Afrikaans, Akan, Arabic, Chinese (all dialects), Danish, Dutch, Farsi, Finnish, Greek (Modern), Hebrew (Modern), Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Norwegian, Polish, Portugese, Russian, Swedish, Thai, Urdu and Vietnamese. 
C. A probationary certificate is inappropriate because the individual has no opportunity for advanced study in that language in Georgia. 
D. There is no teacher certification test in the foreign language. 
E The applicant must have received a rating of at least "advanced" on the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) administered in the declared language. The OPI is a nationally accepted measurement of oral language skill and is used by the federal government to assess the ability to function using oral language. The OPI must be administered by a certified examiner from the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). The 
 
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validation of "native-speaker ability" through the OPI is completely the responsibility of the applicant and the school system. The interview procedure should be arranged by the applicant or system by contacting the following individual. 
 
Rosemarie Raffa American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 6 Executive Boulevard, Upper Level Yonkers, New York 10701 (914) 963-8830 
 
F. Each individual hired for three or more FTE segments daily must take the exceptional child course within the first year of service. 
 
G. Each foreign language teacher hired for three or more FTE segments daily must also take a total of 10 quarter hours in foreign language methodology. A minimum of five quarter hours of acceptable credit must be completed during the first validity period of the permit and five during the second validity period. This credit must include five quarter hours of acceptable credit in teaching foreign languages at the secondary (7-12) level and five quarter hours (or the equivalent through a state-approved staff development program) in methodology for teaching foreign languages at the elementary level (K-8). Ten quarter hours of K-12 foreign language methodology may be substituted for the two courses required above. 
 
4. Resource Support: Each school shall establish a mentor system to provide permitted personnel with orientation to the school, guidance for basic principles of classroom management and support as they adjust to the school situation. 
 
5. Validity: Permits are renewable annually upon the request of the local school system. 
 
6. Salary: Salary will be funded by the state for state-approved courses. 
 
7. Procedures 
 
A. In local school systems permitted personnel may be used only as teachers. 
 
B. The local school system superintendent and the chairperson of the local school board must 
 
complete DE Form 0242 (Request for Permit) supplied by the office of the state school 
 
superintendent. Submission of this notarized form verifies the following. 
 
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2. The local system has been unsuccessful in recruiting teachers for this position either 
 
from listings of teachers supplied by the recruitment office of the Georgia Department of 
 
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E. Permits are not transferable from one local system to another. 
 
F. The permit will carry a four, five, six or seven rank, comparable to the highest degree held. 
 
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Validity periods for certificates are provided by the Georgia Board of Education and are used in conjunction with titles and levels. Certificates are issued with specific validity periods and must be renewed. Seven titles require renewal credits; two do not. Life Professional (D) certificates require that as a minimum, one year of recognizable school experience be earned every seven years. Nonrenewable Professional (N) certificates require conversion to a renewable certificate by meeting specific Georgia requirements. All other titles require renewal. 
Dating of certificates identifies the parameters of the validity periods and is subject to the following general regulations. 
1. Certificates may not be dated before the beginning of the fiscal year in which they are issued. 
2. Certificates are dated to expire on June 30 of the last year of validity. 
3. For certification by approved programs, the certificate will be valid from the date the institution certified on the transcript that all degree requirements were completed or July 1, whichever is more recent. 
4. For certification by evaluation, the certificate will be valid from the date all scholastic requirements were completed. 
5. For performance-based certification, the certificate will be valid from the date when the last of the performance requirements were completed or July 1, whichever is more recent. 
6. For experience-based certification, if experience requirements for a certificate are completed during the school year, the certificate will be valid from the following July 1. 
Requirements regarding the validity period and dating of specific certificate titles are delineated in the following sections: teaching field titles in Section 510, service field titles in Section 610 and leadership field titles in Section 710. 
 
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Professional, renewable teaching, service or leadership certificates may be renewed by earning 10 quarter hours of acceptable college credit or the equivalent in a local staff development program specifically approved for renewal credit. All renewal credit for any certificate title must be earned after the initial validity date and may not be more than seven years old at the time application is made. College course credit or staff development credit earned before the issuance of the certificate to be renewed will not be credited for renewal purposes. All certificates that carry a standard validity period may be renewed during the last fiscal year of the certificate's validity period. Early renewal does not affect the validity period of the certificate. 
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to an advanced degree level of the same type and field as those of the active hie certificate. Newly established fields do not carry life status. 
 
The following types of credit are acceptable for renewing certificates. 
 
1. Any of the special Georgia courses required to extend a certificate may be used to meet renewal 
requirements. Any special Georgia course that does not already appear on a transcript must be used to renew the certificate. 
 
2. Any course work taken to add a new field of certification to an existing certificate or to add a new certificate type may be used to renew an existing professional certificate. 
 
3. Any credit earned to renew a probationary certificate may be used for the renewal of the base certificate. 
 
4. Any 10 quarter hours of credit earned for the renewal of a professional certificate with the approval of an employing Georgia superintendent will be acceptable. 
 
5. Any course work taken in the content of the certificate field or professional education course 
 
work addressing the certification or the age level of the learners covered by the certificate may 
 
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6. Renewal credit may be earned as part of an advanced degree program in education with the approval of a college advisor. 
 
7. Credit required for the renewal or reissuance of a provisional, probationary or emergency 
 
certificate will be specified in the correspondence from the Division of Certification. These 
 
requirements must be followed exactly and be satisfied within the validity date of the certificate in order to renew the certificate. 
 
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Ten quarter hours of credit will renew all professional certificates, regardless of their fields, as 
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Georgia has been and continues to be a net importer of teachers and other educational personnel from other states. With a significant number of out-of-state applicants annually seeking certification in Georgia, the issue of reciprocal certification based on degrees or certification in other states is a concern from both applicants and Georgia employers. While Georgia has not historically been involved in interstate agreements or contracts, it has addressed the issue of reciprocity with its own plan. 
 
Georgia's reciprocal plan is composed of three primary components that are 
 
listed below. These provide opportunities for professional educators to be 
 
certified and employed in Georgia. These opportunities together with alter- 
 
native certification programs in special education fields; the alternative 
 
program for mathematics, science and foreign language fields; plus the histor- 
 
 
 
ical opportunities for provisional or probationary certification provide a wide spectrum of licensure alternatives that maximize the employment options provided local Georgia school systems to ensure adequate staff for the 
 
educational programs addressing the needs of Georgia children and youth. 
 
1. Applicants from any state may obtain an initial Georgia certificate if they have completed an approved professional education program in a field recognized in Georgia. This requires that the degree or program be completed at an institution that is accredited by one of the regional accrediting bodies recognized in Georgia. Currently, there are the following. 
 
The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSA) 
 
The New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) 
 
The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) 
 
The Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges (NASC) 
 
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) 
 
The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) 
 
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Such accreditation and approval must have been in effect during the year in which an applicant was graduated. Further, the applicant must be professionally recommended for certification by the college official authorized to make such a recommendation. This recommendation must be in a field and at a degree level recognized by the Georgia Board of Education. Georgia special requirements and prerequisites required by either state law or state board policy will be required if not previously met; however, an initial certificate may be issued for a one-year period without these requirements if 
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This recognition of personnel who have prepared to enter the education profession is as applicable to college and university programs in other states as it is to Georgia colleges and universities. In essence, it provides initial certification in a reciprocal manner if an applicant has been professionally prepared in an educational field 
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2 Applicants who did not complete approved professional education programs but have met professional certification requirements in another state may qualify for temporary provisional certification. The applicant must verify holding or having held a professional certificate issued by another state in the same field for which Georgia certification is sought. In addition, the applicant must have a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university with an overall GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. This certificate must be requested by a Georgia employer and may be issued annually for up to three years provided the applicant opportunities to complete Georgia 
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Application for certification may be made as soon as all requirements for a certificate have been completed. Application forms may be obtained from a local school superintendent's office, the education department of any Georgia teacher education institution or the Division of Certification, Georgia Department of Education, 1452 Twin Towers East, Atlanta 30334-5070. 
Requests for evaluations may be submitted if the individual has completed degree requirements appropriate to the entry degree level of the certificate field of interest. Evaluations may not be provided beyond the individual's formal degree level. The Division of Certification limits the number of evaluations provided to any individual to no more than three during any fiscal year. 
All materials submitted to the Division of Certification are handled on a first-come, first-served basis. Hand-delivered materials are treated as if they were received in the mail on the day they arrive. Certificates may not be picked up by applicants, nor may they be processed in one day. 
Applicants can speed the processing of materials by ensuring the following. 
1. The application package is complete. (See complete package process, 310:00,310:01,310:02, 310:03, 310:04.) 
2. All forms are completed correctly, with appropriate signatures. 
3. Correct forms are used for each transaction. 
4. All supporting documents are complete and official. 
5. On requests for evaluations, these items are included and legible: name, Social Security number, return address and requested field(s) of certification. 
6. If certification fee is required, it is remitted payable to The State of Georgia in the form of a cashier's check or money order (see 340:00). 
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Official transcripts are those with imprinted college or university seals or special seals used by the institution for certification purposes. Transcripts must bear the stamp or signature of the registrar. 
 
Transcripts must include course numbers, titles, grades and credit earned. When appropriate they must also bear a degree statement and degree date that specifies the month, day and year the degree was awarded. 
 
College recommendation forms must also bear the seal of the college or university or a notary seal in addition to the appropriate signatures. 
 
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Certification applicants who completed course work outside of the United States must provide official transcripts that include course titles, grades or marks and course credits earned (specified in clock hours or lecture and laboratory hours per course), as well as degree statements and translations into English. Independent evaluations will be required if the documents submitted to the Division of Certification are insufficient for processing. Such independent evaluations must be made by a nationally recognized agency, such as the following. 
 
1. Educational Credential Evaluators Inc. P.O. Box 17499 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53217 
 
2. World Education Services Inc. P.O. Box 745, Old Chelsea Station New York, New York 10011 
 
3. International Education Research Foundation Inc. 
P.O. Box 24679 Los Angeles, California 90024 
 
4. International Education Evaluations Inc. 363 Ridgewood Avenue Charlotte, North Carolina 28209 
 
5. International Consultants of Delaware 
 
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Applicants for a Georgia certificate must submit a complete application package, including all required documents, to the Division of Certification. Incomplete applications will not be processed, but are returned to the applicant with correspondence indicating the necessary additional documentation. The following documents should be included for initial certification or for upgrading to a higher level certificate. 
 
1. The application DE Form 70-B (blue, long form) 
 
2. The college recommendation DE Form 71 (yellow). One copy should be submitted from each college where a teacher-preparation degree or program was completed. 
 
3. An official transcript with the approved college seal and registrar's signature from each col- 
 
lege attended. If the degree was obtained at a non-Georgia institution from which official 
 
transcripts will not be released directly to the applicant, DE-0190 should be submitted. This 
 
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4. The verification of experience DE Form 0005 must be submitted when required by the certificate type, when adding fields that require practicum or internship requirements or as a substitute for out-of-state applicants' recency-of-study requirements. (A copy of the certificate valid when experience was earned must also be submitted.) 
 
5. Other forms appropriate to the field (listed in 310:03) 
 
6. Applicable application fee, if any (see 340:00) 
 
The applicant for certification must meet all requirements for certification in effect on the date the complete application package, including all required documentation, is received. The applicant is responsible for providing accurate and complete documentation. 
 
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1. Adding Fields 
The following documents must be included when adding fields to existing certificates, adding a type or a combined renewal and adding a field. 
A. The application DE Form 70-B (blue, long form) 
B. Official transcripts (with approved college seal and registrar's signature) listing course work that applies toward the requested certificate 
C. The college recommendation form (if an approved program was followed) 
D. Other forms appropriate to the field (listed in 310:03) 
E. Applicable application fee, if any (see 340:00) 
2. Renewals of Conditional Certificates 
The following documents must be included when renewing provisional or probationary certificates. 
A. The application DE Form 70-B (blue, long form) (Section 10 must be completed by the Georgia employer.) 
B. Official transcripts (with approved college seal and registrar's signature) for course work specified in correspondence from the Division of Certification for the reissuance of the certificate 
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1. Renewals The following documents must be included for the renewal of professional certificates. 
 
A. The application DE Form 70-A (green, short form) 
B. Official college transcripts (with approved college seal and registrar's signature) reflecting course work taken for renewal credit or DE Form 0224 reflecting credit taken through an approved local staff development program 
C. Applicable application fee, if any (see 340:00) 
2. Duplicates and name changes 
The following items are necessary to request a duplicate certificate or name change. 
A. The application Form DE 70-A (green, short form) 
B. Applicable application fee, if any (see 340:00) 
3. Conversion of N Certificates to PB Certificates 
The following documents must be included to convert Nonrenewable Professional (N) certificates to Performance-Based (PB) certificates when special Georgia course work requirements are being met. 
A. The application form DE 70-A (green, short form) 
B. Official college transcripts (with approved college seal and registrar's signature) reflecting course work completion or DE-0224 reflecting credit for these requirements through an approved staff development program 
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The following forms are specific to field or type and must be included in the complete package when appropriate. 
1. Speech and Language Pathologist (SLP), DE Form 0729, Verification of Clock Hours of Clinical Practicums 
2. Audiology (AU), DE Form 0153, Verification of Clock Hours of Clinical Practicums 
3. Degree Validation, DE Form 0727, for undergraduate degrees earned from unaccredited institutions for which 15 quarter hours of acceptable graduate status course work have been completed in an accredited graduate college 
4. Alternate plan for sixth-year certification based on doctoral program, DE Form 0193 
5. Foreign Credentials, DE Form 0745, a chronological listing from first grade onward 
6. Verification of course work in Library Media, DE Form 1118 
7. Work Experience, DE Form 0194, required for persons seeking initial certification in vocational fields and for certificate types that allow for occupational experience to meet experience requirements 
8. School Experience Verification, DE Form 0192, when required 
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Applicants requesting an evaluation related to a Georgia certificate must submit these required documents to the Division of Certification. 
The following documents must be included for an evaluation. 
A. The application DE Form 0241 (Application for Evaluation) 
B. Official college transcripts (with approved college seal and registrar's signature) from all colleges and universities attended 
C. A money order or cashier's check made payable to the State of Georgia in the appropriate amount (the fee is $20 per evaluation). No personal checks or cash will be accepted. 
 
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An individual may make application to the Division of Certification for the following reasons. 
 
1. The applicant has completed a college-approved teacher education program. 
 
2. The applicant has completed requirements to renew, upgrade, add to or change a certificate. 
 
3. The applicant has completed special Georgia requirements that should lead to additional certification. 
 
4. The applicant needs a duplicate certificate or a name change. 
 
Written requests may be made for the following reasons. 
 
1. To have transcripts evaluated for initial or additional certification 
 
A certification fee of $20 will be required. (See certification fees, Section 340:00.) 
 
2. To secure course approvals for outstanding requirements (Requests should be made at least 45 days before the course registration date.) 
 
3. To request correction of an error on a certificate (The original certificate must be returned with the request.) 
 
4. To clarify evaluations received from the certification office 
 
Information about an individual's file cannot be given over the telephone (See 110:00). All requests must be submitted in writing to the Division of Certification, 1452 Twin Towers East, Atlanta 30334-5070, along with the following data. 
 
1. Full name (Files in the certification office are set alphabetically by complete name, regardless of how the name appears on the certificate.) 
 
2. Social Security number 
 
3. Any history germane to the request 
 
4. A copy of any correspondence referenced 
 
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The evaluator may give out only information that is public knowledge or very general in nature. Evaluations, even on a very informal basis, may not be made on the telephone or in a personal visit. 
 
Personal visits to the Division of Certification may be made on an appointment basis only. If clarification of an evaluation is sought and cannot be handled through a written request, an appointment with the evaluator should be made by calling the certification office. 
 
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State salary is based upon the certificate held; therefore, it is important that all information on the certificate be correct. When a new certificate is received, it should be examined carefully. If an error is detected, both copies of the certificate should be returned to the Division of Certification with a letter of explanation. 
If the Division of Certification discovers an error, it will take measures to make the necessary correction. As stated in Section 130:00, an incorrectly issued certificate may be recalled. A correction that improves the certificate may not be retroactive for more than one year; therefore, the corrected certificate will be valid from the previous July 1 (the beginning of that fiscal year). A correction that lowers or reduces the certificate level must be made in the school year in which the error is detected. 
 
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The Georgia Board of Education is legally authorized to charge fees for applications for certification, requests for evaluations, and certain other certification transactions. The fees provided for shall be paid by an applicant by cashier's check or money order as a condition for filing the application or for making other applicable requests [O.C.G.A. 20-2-200 (e)] 
1. Fee Exemption 
No certification fee will be required for any of the following applications. 
If the applicant graduated from a Georgia institution with a stateapproved preparation program and is applying for initial certification (first Georgia certificate) 
If the applicant provides verification of employment in a Georgia local unit of administration, Georgia private school or other Georgia governmental agency that requires a certificate for employment and is requesting: 
-an Initial certificate -a renewal of a certificate 
This also requires that employment be within the validity period of the certificate sought. 
To qualify for an exemption of a fee for certification, the application form must provide employment verification from the employer with Identification of the employing Georgia local unit of administration, Georgia private school or state agency and the signature of the employing superintendent or his/her designee. In instances when employment is with a state agency other than a public school system, or Georgia private school, the signature of the agency director, his or her designee, or the chief personnel officer's signature 1s required. 
C. There is no fee for a duplicate evaluation if it is still valid. Any evaluation that 1s three years old or older is no longer considered valid and a new evaluation would be required. In this case a fee shall be required. 
D. There is no fee for name changes as long as a duplicate certificate is not requested. 
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A. To request an evaluation of a completed college degree program or other credentials to determine eligibility for a Georgia certificate and/or to identify requirements to qualify for a Georgia certificate. Requests for evaluation require that the $20 fee be Included for each field or endorsement. 
 
B. To apply for a duplicate certificate 
 
C. All applications for a higher certificate when the applicant holds a Georgia certificate. 
 
D. All applications for a certificate which add a field or which endorses a certificate. 
 
E. All applications for conditional certificates except as excluded from fees in item 1. 
 
F. All applications for certification from an applicant who 1s not actively employed in a certified position 1n a Georgia public or private school or state agency. 
 
G. All applications for renewal of any certificate if the applicant Is not currently employed in a certified position In a Georgia public or private school or state agency. 
 
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3. Other Applicable Regulations 
A. If a fee is required for the transaction requested, the application or request must be accompanied by a cashier's check or money order in the appropriate amount made payable to the State of Georgia. Without the fee appropriately Included, all material will be returned without any further review. 
B. Cash will not be accepted under any circumstances. Submission of cash will result In a delayed return due to the necessity of issuing a check to the applicant. All materials will be returned as though no fee was submitted. 
C. No personal checks will be accepted under any circumstances and materials will be returned as though no fee were submitted. 
 
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The Georgia Board of Education recognizes only those colleges and universities that have attained regional accreditation as a minimum qualitative standard. Regional accrediting agencies for education are located throughout the United States and its territories. 
 
The Division of Certification is bound by state board policy to deny the issuance of a certificate to any graduate of an institution not regionally accredited unless the degree has been validated by 
graduate study in an accredited institution. 
 
To be accepted for certification in Georgia, a portion of the degree must have been earned during or subsequent to the calendar year in which accreditation occurs, at an institution approved by the accrediting agency of the region in which the institution is located. 
 
The Division of Certification uses Accredited Institutions of Postsecondary Education as its reference for establishing which schools are regionally accredited. This book is available from the Council on Postsecondary Accrediting, One Dupont Circle, Suite 760, Washington, D.C. 
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The Division of Certification recognizes the following accrediting agencies. 
 
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Georgia Board of Education policy prohibits the acceptance of a degree from a college or university not regionally accredited without validation by a regionally accredited graduate school. Also, a degree from a currently accredited college or university must be validated if it was earned at a 
time when the institution was not accredited. 
 
If a master's or higher-level degree was earned at an institution not regionally accredited, it will not be accepted for certification purposes under any conditions. 
 
Two plans for validation exist. An applicant may follow either plan. 
 
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SECTION: Standards and Accreditation SUBJECT: Acceptable Credit and Degrees 
 
Paae No.: 420:00 Revision No.: 88-6 Date: 1989 
 
Following are the standards for acceptable college credit as defined by state board policy. 
 
1. Course work at the bachelor's level must be earned with a minimum grade of C, a 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. Graduate-level course work that 1s not applicable to a graduate degree must carry resident credit with a grade of B or better to be used to add or establish a field at that level. The Division of Certification will accept C work on the graduate level if the course In which a C was earned Is being used to add a field at the bachelor's level or to renew any professional certificate. 
 
2. For certification purposes, three semester hours equal five quarter hours. 
 
3. Except 1n the case of critical shortage fields or Georgia special 
 
requirements, professional education credit must be taken as resident 
 
credit at a regionally accredited college or university that offers a 
 
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considered for certification purposes. 
 
4. For those teaching fields declared to be in critical shortage by the Georgia Board of Education, professional education courses may be taken either as resident credit at a regionally accredited college or university or as staff development credit through a state-approved staff development program. 
 
5. The year-long, supervised internship, which is the only substitute for student teaching, may be completed either through a college or university that has an approved preparation program in that field or through a stateapproved local staff development program. 
 
6. Content courses may be taken at any regionally accredited college or university. 
 
7. A minimum of one half of all content credit earned at the bachelor's level for any field must be earned above the sophomore level unless otherwise specified in the specific field requirements listed in Section 500. 
 
8. A maximum of one quarter of all credit for the content of any 
 
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10. The special courses required by Georgia law and policy must meet the standard grades to be acceptable, regardless of the Institutional requirements. If thesp courses were completed In a college program with a grade that does not meet minimum standards, they must be repeated either for college credit or for staff development credit. 
 
11. Experience may not be used to satisfy the student teaching, Internship or practlcum experience required of Individuals on an Initial provisional certificate Issued after 9/1/83. Experience earned out-of-state may be substituted for the student teaching, Internship or practlcum experience, provided that the Individual taught on a valid teaching certificate In the field for which certification 1s requested. Credit Is granted for experience at the rate of five quarter hours for each year taught under the conditions listed above. 
 
12. Junior college credit Is acceptable for minimum certification requirements under these conditions. 
 
A. The junior college 1s regionally accredited. 
 
B. The grade earned equals a 2.0 or better on a 4.0 scale (C or better). 
 
C. The credit earned meets general education requirements. 
 
D. The credit earned meets the content requirements of a teaching field. 
 
E. The credit earned meets either the requirements of a certification evaluation or professional certification requirements. Renewal credit must be approved by the applicant's employing Georgia superintendent. 
 
F. The certification evaluation does not specify that the credit must be earned above the sophomore level. No junior college credit will apply above the sophomore level. 
 
G. The credit earned to meet foundations of education requirements 1n the professional education sequence and/or to meet the course requirement for the Identification and education of exceptional children Is acceptable. 
 
13. Acceptable college or university credit, regardless of when 1t was taken, 
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14. Continuing Education Units (CEUs) may not be used to establish or renew 
 
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15. The Division of Certification is authorized to accept appropriate college 
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A. Verification that the applicant successfully taught a course at the college or university level must be provided by the institution's president or dean. 
 
B. The college or university must be regionally accredited at the time of the teaching experience. 
 
C. The college or university must have a state-approved or National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education-approved preparation program in the field of the experience, and the program must be in a field recognized for certification In Georgia. 
 
D. Teaching experience must be for course work normally associated with a state-approved teacher education program and should match the specific course requirement for which It substitutes. 
 
E. Course verification must be provided by the dean of the school of education or the department chairperson and must include the following information. 
 
(1) Quarter or semester and year the course was taught 
 
(2) Department course number 
 
(3) Course title 
 
(4) A statement that the course was taught for resident credit 
 
(5) The credit hours (expressed as quarter hours or semester hours) awarded to students who completed the course 
 
F. The course must have been taught for two or more quarters or two or more semesters. 
 
G. No more than 10 quarter (six semester) hours of the course requirements for the certification field will be credited through college or university teaching experience. 
 
H. No more than 10 quarter (six semester) hours of the professional education sequence will be credited through college or university teaching experience. 
 
I. The following will noi be acceptable as teaching experience substitutions. 
 
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(3) Teaching courses for continuing education credit, staff development credit or through correspondence 
 
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Section Standards and Accreditation Subject Recency of Study 
 
Page No. 430:00 Revision No. 88-7 
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An applicant for an initial Georgia certificate must meet at least one of the following requirements. 
1. Resident credit for 10 quarter hours earned within the seven years preceding the date of application 
2. Credit for at least one year of acceptable experience on a valid certificate in another state within the seven years preceding the date of application 
Any special Georgia requirements, if not already satisfied, may be used as a part of the recencyof-study requirements to reinstate the certificate. 
 
  
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Professional renewable certificates that have expired within the last seven 
 
years may be renewed through standard renewal procedures. Any special Georgia 
 
course work required for the field and a successful score on the appropriate 
 
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requirements of that field in addition to the special Georgia requirements The applicant must post a satisfactory score on the appropriate Teacher Certification Test in either case. 
 
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SECTION: Standards and Accreditation SUBJECT: Certificates Issued on Earned Degrees 
 
Paae No.: 450:00 Revision No.: 90-7 Date: 1989 
 
All certificates In Georgia are Issued on the basis of earned degrees, and the level of certification recognizes the degree level attained. (See Sections 240:00, 520:00, 620:00 and 720:00 for additional Information.) There are two exceptions: Vocational/technical certificates at the one- and two-year levels and, under very specific circumstances, six-year certificates are not based on earned degrees. 
 
One-year-level certificates 1n vocational fields may be Issued based on a high school diploma or equivalent plus a minimum of two years of occupational work experience In the field of concentration. Two-year-level certificates In vocational fields may be Issued based on the completion of an associate degree or on completion of one of the following conditions. 
 
1. An associate degree or 90 quarter hours of acceptable college credit through a regionally accredited college 
 
2. A two-year program consisting of 2,000 clock hours through a regionally accredited vocational/technical school 
 
3. A minimum of 45 quarter hours of acceptable college credit and a minimum of 1,000 clock hours of technical training through an accredited vocational/technical school 
 
At the education specialist's degree level there are two routes to six-year certification. 
 
1. An individual completes an education specialist's degree program and 
 
receives a professional recommendation from the dean of education at the 
 
Institution. On February 22, 1967, the state board of education adopted 
 
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"Applicants who begin their sixth-year programs after September 1968 will be required to complete a program on which the graduate Institution will confer some type of degree, certificate or diploma." 
 
On July 9, 1987, the state board of education clarified this policy by 
 
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"If a certificate or diploma Is granted, Instead of a degree, requirements for such must be equal to, or greater than, those required by an education specialist's degree program in the same field." 
 
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A. The Individual has been granted admission to unconditional candidacy for the doctoral degree. 
B. The Individual has completed preliminary screening. 
C. The Individual has completed all course work and been given approval of the dissertation topic. 
 
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Eligibility for a bachelor's-level professional certificate in a teaching field is a prerequisite for certain other fields, types or levels of certification. To be eligible, an applicant must meet the conditions necessary to obtain a professional certificate for at least one year. Establishing such eligibility would meet the prerequisite for the following certificates. 
 
1. All fifth-year teaching certificates (except under certain conditions as outlined under the alternative certification routes. See Sections 240:00, 510:01, 510:02, 510:03.) 
 
2. Media specialist certificates 
 
3. Administration and supervision certificates 
 
4. Director of vocational education certificates 
 
5. Director of special education certificates 
 
6. Director of media services certificates 
 
7. Instructional supervision certificates 
 
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Service fields for which a bachelor's-level teaching field certificate is not required include the 
 
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1. Audiology 
 
2. School counseling 
 
3. School nutrition director 
 
4. School psychology 
 
5. School social work 
 
6. Speech and language pathology 
 
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bachelor's-level teaching certificate (NT-4) as a prerequisite, but does require eligibility for 
 
certification in one of the following service fields: school counseling, school social work or school 
 
psychology. Individuals who have held an NT-4 certificate for three years, had six assessment opportunities 
 
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Section Standards and Accreditation 
Subject Experience for Salary and/or Certification Purposes 
 
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Local units of administration are responsible for verifying and evaluating satisfactory experience for certification and/or salary purposes. Employing Georgia superintendents shall verify all experience not already credited to the teacher1 by the Georgia Department of Education before July 1,1981.2 If any irregularity appears in the reporting or verification of any experience, the teacher will be required to submit additional records. Contested experience earned before July 1,1981, may be appealed to the state superintendent of schools. Contested experience earned July 1,1981, and thereafter may be appealed through local appeal channels. 
In verifying experience, it is the responsibility of the employing superintendent to document all satisfactory prior experience consistent with the following standards. In like manner, the experience of a system superintendent must be verified by the chairperson of the local board of education. Credit will not be allowed for experience earned in Georgia schools without a valid certificate issued by this state, except in conditions noted under Section C. (This does not apply to experience earned before the 1950-51 school year, the first year in which all teachers were required by law to hold a certificate.) 
Standards for Crediting Experience 
Experience recognizable for salary and/or certification purposes is determined according to the following regulations. 
A. Unit of Experience 
1. Credit for one year of experience may be earned for any of the following categories. 
a. The standard unit of experience for professional school personnel is full-time employment for a regular school term. 
b. At least 120 days while under contract and eligible for state salary in a regular school term, or fractions of school terms representing 120 days of consecutive service (e.g., January to June; September to December of consecutive years) 
c. Two one-half years of experience credit earned in regular school terms may be combined to constitute one year of experience when earned in consecutive years. One-half year of experience may be earned by2 
(1) 90 days of full-time employment under contract during one school year, or 
(2) one year of half-time employment under contract (120 days minimum). 
Half-time employment is defined as a minimum of four hours of employment daily. Any time between half- and full-time (eight hours) is considered half-time for experience purposes. 
d. Six months of active military service combined with two or more months of teaching experience, provided that the military service interrupted continuous teaching or prevented entrance into teaching immediately after college graduation 
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e. Eight full months of active military service (See Section C: Experience in a Position for Which a Certificate is Not Required.) 
 
2. No more than one year of experience can be credited for any 12-month period. 
 
3. Experience earned during a school year will be credited at the beginning of the next contract year. 
 
B. Experience in a Position for Which a Certificate or License is Required 
Teachers1 must hold a valid teaching certificate or professional license related to the field of employment during the period in which the experience is acquired. (Georgia Code 20-2-200) 
 
1. Serving in a local unit of administration (i.e., public elementary or secondary schools or regional education service agencies) in any professional position for which certification is 
required 
 
2. Serving in a private elementary or secondary school in any professional position for which certification is required. Private elementary or secondary schools must be regionally or state accredited at the time the experience is earned.3 
 
3. Teaching in elementary or secondary schools in foreign countries while a U.S. citizen and while holding a valid teaching credential recognized in the United States 
 
4. Teaching in kindergarten, prekindergarten or Head Start programs, provided that they 
are under the legal jurisdiction of a public school board of education or are regionally or state accredited3 
 
5. Teaching elementary and secondary school subjects and trade subjects to children or to 
 
adults (including veterans), provided teaching was on a full-time basis and was under the 
 
direction of a local school administration, the Georgia Department of Education or any other state agency 
 
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7. Full-time experience in speech and hearing centers 
 
8. Serving in a training school or youth development center in any professional position for which certification is required 
 
9. Serving an internship or practicum sponsored cooperatively by an institution of higher education and a cooperating agency (clinic, local school or agency of government) or an internship sponsored by a local unit of administration (i.e., local school system or RESA) through an approved staff development program, on a full-time basis for a period of nine 
months or longer 
 
10. Serving as a full-time librarian in a bookmobile or public library, provided it primarily 
 
serves schools and school-aged children. (Regional library experience earned on a public 
 
librarian's certificate will be accepted.) 
 
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11. Serving in professional employment in the U.S. Department of Education or in a state department of education 
 
12. Employment by a governmental agency when the work is primarily with school-aged 
 
children. This applies to such areas as a social worker attached to a court or other related 
 
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13. Work in a clinical situation related to reading, psychology or a field of special education, provided the individual holds a certificate or license 
 
Experience in a Position for Which a Certificate is Not Required 
Experience for Which a Degree From an Accredited College/University is Required 
1 Full-time teaching in a regionally accredited3 college or university as a regular faculty member, provided the person holds academic rank (e.g., instructor, assistant professor, associate professor or professor) 
Full-time is defined as teaching 15 quarter hours per quarter for three consecutive quarters and/or holding a full-time contract from the institution. 
2. Serving in a full-time professional position such as president, dean, counselor or librarian in a regionally accredited3 college or university 
 
3. Teaching in the Peace Corps 
4. Serving in professional employment in the U.S. Department of Education or in a state department of education 
5 Serving in a private elementary or secondary school in any professional position, as long as the school was regionally or state-accredited at the time the experience was earned 
 
6. Experience in the administration of the Child Nutrition Program in the U.S. Department of Agriculture is creditable experience for school nutrition directors. 
7 Experience in a professional position that required the individual to organize, manage or teach in a formal training program/environment (i.e., school business managers, school personnel directors, school facilities planners or school plant directors) 
 
8 Serving in a food service management supervisory position in a public or private organization is creditable experience for school nutrition directors. This includes the American Dietetic Association's approved internship. 
Experience for Which a Degree is Not Required 
 
9 Serving on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States. A maximum of three years of credit may be allowed for military service according to the following schedule 
(except for the requirements of the Veterans Reemployment Act). 
 
eight full months = one year 
 
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Teaching experience that is a part of military duty may not be added to the maximum of three years of credit allowed. 
 
D. Experience Recognized For Certification Purposes Only 
1 Experience as a cooperative extension service agent is creditable experience, provided the " experience is full-time and the individual has, as a minimum, a bachelor's degree from an 
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Nonteaching work experience accepted toward experience requirements for the issuance of a teaching certificate will not apply toward experience recognized for state salary increases. (For example: The two years of journeyman experience as a welder required tor vocational education certification will not count as teaching experience.) 
2 As an exception, a maximum of three years' experience in fields required for certification ' in specific vocational education fields is acceptable for salary purposes; however, this experience must come after the first two years, which represent the content of the teaching field and are used for the issuance of the certificate. 
 
E. Experience Recognized for Salary Purposes Only 
Entry-level certified personnel subject to performance-based certification shall be eligible to be advanced to Step 1 (three years of experience) on the state salary schedule upon completion of requirements for the performance-based certificate and one year of satisfactory experience. Certified personnel who complete the requirements for the performance-based certificate during their second or third year of satisfactory experience shall move to Step 1 on the state salary schedule the month after completing requirements. 
The individual advanced to Step 1 on the state salary schedule shall be eligible to advance annually or periodically as authorized on the state salary schedule, provided the experience is 
satisfactory. 
This provision does not apply to any individual who has three years of creditable experience and is already paid at the Step 1 level on the state salary schedule. 
 
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F. Experience Not Recognized For Either Salary or Certification 
 
1. Supply or substitute teaching 2. Clerical or nonprofessional experience in an education institution 
 
3. Service as a member of a board of education 
 
4. Service as a teacher's aide or assistant 
5. Teaching experience in private elementary or secondary schools that do not hold regional or state accreditation3 
6. Teaching in a college or university that does not hold regional accreditation3 
 
7 Occupational experience required for the issuance of an initial certificate to an individual will not apply toward experience recognized for state salary increases. 
 
G. Experience That Must Be Reported to the Division of Certification 
 
1. Three years of acceptable school experience to establish eligibility for advanced 
 
certification (where applicable) 
 
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3 Any years of acceptable work experience required to meet content of the teaching field in " vocational education. This experience must be verified by the employing superintendent 
 
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4. Verification of one full year of acceptable school experience in every seven years since a life certificate was issued (to maintain the life status) 
5. Experience used to meet recency-of-study requirements 
 
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1. The term "teacher" is used generically to include all certified professional education 
 
personnel as defined in Georgia Code 20-2-200. 
 
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would be eligible for state salary, such as pre- or postplanmng and accrued sick or annual 
 
leave days taken, may be included in the computations. 
 
3. Following are the regional accreditation agencies currently recognized by the Georgia 
 
Department of Education. 
 
 Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools 
 
 New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools 
 
 North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools 
 
 Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools 
 
 Southern Association of Colleges and Schools 
 
 Western Association of Colleges and Schools 
The state accreditation agency currently recognized by the Georgia Department * Education 4 the officially recognized state accrediting commission in the state. (In Georgia this is the G^aAc^tmg Commission; in some states it could be the state education agency.) 
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School personnel in Georgia are classified according to disciplines, functions, formal educational attainments and status with respect to current certification requirements. The Georgia Board of Education has authorized the issuance of certificates according to the following designations: types of certificates, titles of certificates, levels of certification and fields of certification. (See Section 240:00.) 
Types of certification recognize three personnel functions: teaching, service and leadership. All fields of certification are classified in one of these three groups. This section, numbered 500, addresses the teaching certificate. Teaching certificates are issued in fields that prepare individuals to teach specific subject matter in the school curriculum. 
 
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Titles of certificates recognize an individual's status as a professional educator and the extent to which he or she has satisfied requirements for continued certification. The title also indicates any special conditions, restrictions or privileges that affect the individual's status as a teacher. 
Nine titles may be issued in the teaching fields. Each title carries specific requirements for renewing, upgrading or maintaining a teaching certificate. (See Section 240:00.) 
 
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DEFINITION 
The 'temporary provisional teaching certificate Is Issued to applicants who do not meet minimum certification requirements In the content of the teaching field but who can verify that they hold or have held a professional certificate issued by another state In the same field for which they seek Georgia certification or who have a bachelor's degree In a field recognized for secondary certification in Georgia. The TBT is also Issued at the bachelor's degree level to graduates of non-reg1onally accredited institutions under certain conditions 
 
DEGREE/CERTIFICATE LEVELS Temporary provisional teaching certificates may be issued at the bachelor'sdegree level (Level four: TBT-4) or master's-degree level (level five: TBT-5) under the specific conditions identified. 
 
APPLICATION PROCESS Temporary provisional certificates must be jointly requested by a Georgia education employer and the applicant. By this action, the employer guarantees that the applicant Is the most qualified candidate for the position, and the applicant makes a commitment to complete the requirements for the professional certificate according to a fixed schedule. 
Form DE 70-B (long form) must be completed for the initial certificate and for renewal or relssuance of the special provisional certificate. The signature of the employer Is required In either case. Official transcripts of all college course work, the employer's notarized affidavit indicating that the applicant is the best available candidate and, if applicable, copies of out-of-state professional certificates must be submitted with the first application; thereafter, transcripts and/or appropriate staff development forms must be submitted with each renewal application to document that required course work has been completed. 
 
VALIDITY The validity period begins on the date requirements are met or July 1, whichever Is more recent, and expires June 30 of the following year. If the applicant Is employed after January 1, the validity period begins on the first day of the month 1n which employment begins and expires June 30 of the following year. Special provisional certificates may be Issued for a maximum of three validity periods, provided that renewal requirements are satisfied each year. 
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by another state In the same field for which a Georgia certificate 1s sought 
 
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I or must have a bachelor's degree 1n a field recognized for secondary certification 1n Georgia. In any case, the applicant must have a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university with an overall GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. 
 
Non-Regionally Accredited Schools. 
 
A temporary provisional certificate (TBT) valid for one year, at the bachelor's degree level only, may be Issued to graduates of non-regionally accredited Institutions under these conditions: 
 
1. The applicant has been Issued a professional teaching certificate In the state where the non-accredited school Is located. 
 
2. The applicant has taught for a minimum of three years on the certificate. 
 
3. The certificate Is 1n a field 1n which Georgia certifies. 
 
4. The applicant commits 1n writing to take 15 quarter hours of appropriate graduate credit at a regionally accredited Institution during the first year of employment 1n Georgia. 
 
Master's-degree level minimum prerequisites. 
 
The master's-degree level minimum prerequisites Include the prerequisites cited at the bachelor's-degree level. In addition the applicant must have a > master's degree from a regionally accredited college or university with an overall GPA of 3.33 on a 4.0 scale and must verify holding or having held a professional master's level certificate issued by another state in the same field for which a Georgia certificate 1s sought or the applicant has a master's degree 1n a field recognized for secondary certification 1n Georgia. 
 
SPECIAL GEORGIA REQUIREMENTS The following special Georgia requirements must be completed during the first validity period of the temporary provisional certificate: five quarter hours or the equivalent in a state-approved staff development program in the Identification and education of children with special education needs. If the content field requires a course in teaching reading, this course must also be completed. In addition, a passing score on the appropriate certification test must be posted during the first validity period. 
 
RENEWAL/REISSUANCE REQUIREMENTS To qualify for the first renewal or reissuance of the temporary provisional certificate, the applicant must have done the following. 
 
1. Posted a passing score on the appropriate certification test 
 
2. Completed any outstanding special Georgia requirements 
 
3. Completed any additional course work specified In the certification 
 
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These requirements must total 10 quarter hours or the equivalent In staff development credit, plus the certification test for the first renewal, or If the applicant Is a graduate of an unaccredited school these requirements must total 15 quarter hours of appropriate graduate credit as stated above plus the TCT for the first renewal. 
After the first renewal, relssuance or renewal of the temporary provisional certificate requires completion of a minimum of 10 quarter hours of appropriate college credit toward the requirements of the professional certificate as specified In the certification evaluation. All requirements must be completed within a maximum of three validity periods. Failure to complete requirements in each validity period renders the individual Ineligible to renew the certificate. 
 
Letter of Eligibility 
A temporary provisional certificate (TBT) may be issued to individuals who have met requirements for professional certification In another state but who have not been Issued a certificate because the certificate cannot be Issued unless the Individual 1s employed in that state, under the following conditions: 
1. The Individual has an eligibility letter from the certification office of the state verifying that the Individual is ellglblle for a professional certificate and listing conditions under which the certificate may be Issued. The letter must be dated within the last three years. 
2. The field of certification Is in a field In which Georgia certifies. 
3. The field of certification Is the same as the field being requested in Georgia. 
 
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DEFINITION The special provisional teaching certificate for special education Is Issued In the fields of behavior disorders, mental retardation, learning disabilities and Interrelated: special education. It provides an alternative route to obtaining a professional certificate, but has a limited effective period, because this option will expire when revised criteria and certification standards for these special education fields are adopted by the state board of 
education. 
 
DEGREE/CERTIFICATE LEVELS Special provisional teaching certificates for special education fields may be Issued at the bachelor's-degree level (Level four: XBT-4) for the specific 
fields and under the specific conditions Identified. 
 
APPLICATION PROCESS Special provisional certificates must be jointly requested by a Georgia education employer and the applicant. By this action, the employer guarantees that the applicant Is the most qualified candidate available for the position, and the applicant makes a commitment to complete the requirements for the 
professional certificate according to a fixed schedule. 
 
Form DE 70-B (long form) must be completed for the Initial certificate and for 
 
renewal or relssuance of the special provisional certificate. The signature 
 
 
 
of the employer 1s required 1n either case. Official transcripts of all 
 
college course work must be submitted with the first application. A copy of 
 
the planned master's degree program must be submitted before the first renewal; 
 
thereafter, official transcripts and/or appropriate staff development forms 
 
must be submitted with each renewal application to document that required 
 
course work has been completed. The certificate may not be requested before 
 
July 1 of the fiscal year 1n which the certificate will be used. 
 
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The validity period begins on the date requirements for the certificate are 
 
met or July 1, whichever Is more recent, and expires June 30 of the following 
 
calendar year. If the applicant Is employed after January 1, the validity 
 
period begins on the first day of the month In which employment begins and 
 
expires June 30 of the following calendar year. This certificate may be 
 
Issued for a maximum of five validity periods, provided that renewal 
 
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Behavior Disorders. A special provisional certificate may be Issued if the applicant holds a bachelor's degree in behavioral science or psychology from a regionally accredited college or university and has an overall undergraduate GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. 
 
The bachelor's degree must be in the specified fields unless the applicant has a degree in sociology or anthropology and meets the 2.5 GPA and the following course requirements: 80 quarter hours to Include 60 quarter hours In sociology, psychology and anthropology (with a minimum of 40 quarter hours In the area of concentration and 10 quarter hours in each of the other two behavioral sciences) and 20 quarter hours in supporting work selected from economics, geography, history and political science. 
 
Mental Retardation. Learning Disabilities and Interrelated/Special Education. A special provisional certificate may be Issued If the applicant holds a bachelor's degree 1n mathematics, science, English or social studies from a regionally accredited college or university and has an overall undergraduate GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. 
 
The bachelor's degree must be In the specified fields. The only exceptions are as follows: applicants with degrees In biology, chemistry, physics or earth science who can meet the minimum requirements for the broad field science certificate and applicants with degrees in economics, geography, history or political science who can meet the minimum requirements for the broad field social science certificate. 
 
SPECIAL GEORGIA REQUIREMENTS The following special Georgia requirements must be completed during the first validity period of the special provisional certificate: five quarter hours or the equivalent In a state-approved staff development program In each of the following courses: teaching reading and the Identification and education of children with special education needs. 
A passing score on the appropriate certification test must be posted. 
 
RENEWAL/REISSUANCE REQUIREMENTS To qualify for the renewal or relssuance of a special provisional certificate, the applicant must do the following. 
1. Complete any outstanding special Georgia course requirements. 
2. Complete a minimum of 15 quarter hours annually toward requirements for the master's degree In the same field as the XBT-certif1cate. 
3. A copy of the planned master's degree program, signed by an advisor, must be submitted with the first request for renewal. 
 
  
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A passing score on the appropriate certification test Is required In the year 1n which the last course requirements are completed. All requirements for the professional master's-level certificate must be completed within a maximum of five validity periods. Failure to complete annual requirements for renewal of the special provisional certificate renders the Individual Ineligible for certification In any field. 
 
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DEFINITION The provisional teaching certificate Is issued to an Individual who has completed content requirements of a teaching field, but who must still complete professional education requirements. Provisional certificates are also Issued when an applicant Is within 10 quarter hours of meeting all requirements. 
The BT 1s also Issued to an Individual who Is within two courses of completing all requirements, for the T-4 certificate. (This does not apply to special education fields). The provisional teaching certificate in special education fields for which the certification office evaluates may be Issued when all content requirements of a teaching field and five quarter hours In methods and materials for teaching in the specific field have been completed. 
 
DEGREE/CERTIFICATION LEVELS Provisional certificates may be issued at all degree levels, bachelor's through doctoral. They may also be issued at one of two levels below the bachelor's degree for vocational teaching fields (Level one: T-l and level two: T-2). 
APPLICATION PROCESS Provisional certificates must be jointly requested by a Georgia education employer and the applicant. By this action, the employer guarantees that the applicant Is the most qualified candidate available for the position, and the applicant makes a commitment to complete the required preparation according to a fixed schedule. The certificate may not be requested before July 1 of the fiscal year In which the certificate will be used. 
Form DE 70-B (long form) must be completed for the initial certificate and for the renewal or reissuance of a provisional certificate. The signature of the employer is required In either case. Official transcripts of all college course work must be submitted with the first application; thereafter, official transcripts and/or appropriate staff development forms must be submitted with each renewal application to show that required course work has been completed. 
VALIDITY The validity period begins on the date requirements for the certificate are met or July 1, whichever Is more recent, and expires June 30 of the following calendar year. If the applicant is employed after January 1, the validity period begins on the first day of the month in which employment begins and expires June 30 of the following calendar year. This certificate may be issued for a maximum of three validity periods provided that renewal requirements are satisfied each year. 
 
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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH LEVEL 
 
1. Level one: 
 
A high school diploma or equivalent, plus a minimum of two years of occupational work experience In the field of certification requested. 
 
This certificate may only be Issued as a provisional (BT-1) and may have a total validity period of three years. The Special Georgia requirements, Including the NOCTI exam, must be met during the first year of validity. 
 
Upon completion of the 40 quarter hours of professional education and the NOCTI exam, the T-l will be Issued with a three-year validity period. During the validity of the T-l, the applicant must complete any additional college credit to meet the 90 quarter hours required for upgrading to the T-2.. 
 
Level two: (T-2) 
 
Associate of arts degree (or the equivalent*) and two years of occupational experience in the technical field requested 
 
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Master's degree from a regionally accredited college or university and completion of all content requirements for the T-5 certificate in a specific teaching field (One year of appropriate occupational experience is required if the request Is In a technical field.) 
 
The level five certificate may be issued in either or both the bachelor's or master's f1eld(s) to an applicant who holds a bachelor's degree in one teaching field and a master's degree in a second teaching field as long as the applicant Is eligible for a professional bachelor's level certificate In any field. 
 
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For example, the applicant has a bachelor's degree in English and a master's degree In social studies. The level five certificate may be Issued In either English or social studies If the applicant 1s eligible for a professional certificate in English. 
 
Level six: (T-6) 
 
Education specialist's degree from a regionally accredited college or university and completion of all cumulative content requirements for the T-6 certificate in a specific teaching field (Content hours must total 50 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit.) 
 
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Doctoral degree from a regionally accredited college or 
university and completion of all cumulative content requirements for the T-6 certificate in a specific teaching field (Content hours must total 50 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit.) 
 
SPECIAL GEORGIA REQUIREMENTS The following special Georgia requirements must be met during the first validity period of the provisional certificate: completion of the exceptional child course and of the appropriate teacher certification test or NOCTI written examination. If the content field requires a course 1n teaching reading, this course must also be completed during the first validity period. 
 
RENEWAL/REISSUANCE REQUIREMENTS To qualify for the first renewal or reissuance of a provisional certificate, the applicant must do the following. 
1. Post a qualifying score on the appropriate teacher certification test. 
2. Complete any outstanding special Georgia course work requirements. 
3. Complete any additional course work as specified 1n the certification evaluation for the first validity period. 
These requirements will total 10 quarter hours of course work plus the teacher certification test. 
Renewal or reissuance of the provisional certificate after the first validity period requires completion of an additional 10 quarter hours of credit as specified in the certification evaluation. All requirements must be completed within a maximum of three validity periods. Failure to complete requirements in each validity period renders the individual ineligible to renew the certificate. 
 
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Definition The probationary teaching certificate is issued to an individual who has a valid professional teaching certificate in at least one field and wishes to add another teaching field. The probationary status indicates that all professional requirements for the teaching field have not been met. 
Degree/Certification Levels Probationary certificates may be issued at the bachelor's-degree level (Level four: T-4), at the master's-degree level (Level five: T-5), at the education specialist's-degree level (Level six: T-6) and at the doctoral-degree level (Level seven: T-7). 
Application Process Probationary certificates must be jointly requested by a Georgia education employer and the applicant. By this action, the employer guarantees that the applicant is the most qualified candidate available for the position, and the applicant makes a commitment to complete the required preparation according to a fixed schedule. The certificate may not be requested before July 1 of the fiscal year in which the certificate will be used. 
If the applicant is employed before October 1 of the school year, he or she must have a minimum of 20 quarter hours in the probationary teaching field. An applicant hired on or after October 1 must have a minimum of 10 quarter hours in the probationary teaching field. 
Form DE 70-B (long form) must be completed for the initial probationary certificate and for the renewal or reissuance of the probationary certificate. An official transcript must be attached if it is not already on file in the Division of Certification. 
Validity The validity period begins on the date requirements for the certificate are met or July 1, whichever is more recent, and expires June 30 of the following year. If an applicant is employed after January 1, the validity period begins on the first day of the month in which employment begins and expires June 30 of the same calendar year. This certificate may be issued for a maximum of five validity periods provided that the renewal requirements are satisfied each year. 
Individuals who have completed the required 20 quarter hours (if employed in August or September) must complete 10 quarter hours toward their evaluation. Individuals with only 10 quarter hours (employed after October 1) must complete 20 quarter hours toward their evaluation (10 to make up the deficiency and 10 to renew). 
Minimum Requirements for Each Level An individual must hold a professional, valid certificate at the level for which the probationary certificate is sought and have completed the appropriate number of hours in the probationary (PA) field, as described. 
1. Individuals employed before the beginning of the school year or during August and September must have completed a minimum of 20 quarter hours toward the PA certification field. 
2. Individuals employed on or after October 1 must have completed a minimum of 10 quarter hours toward the PA certification field. The 10-quarter-hour deficiency must be made up before June 30, and the appropriate 10 quarter hours of renewal credit must also be completed. Accordingly, during this first year, 20 quarter hours of credit toward requirements for adding the field must be completed to continue the PA certification beyond June 30. 
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Renewal/Reissuance Requirements To qualify for renewal or reissuance of the probationary certificate, the applicant must complete a minimum of 10 or 20 quarter hours of course work, according to the instructions given in the letter from the Division of Certification. Failure to complete requirements in each validity period renders the applicant ineligible to renew the certificate. 
 
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These courses can Include the exceptional child course and the teaching of reading. Standard renewal requirements still apply as outlined above. 
 
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR ENDORSEMENTS 
 
At the request of the employer and the applicant a probationary endorsement in Career Exploration (PECE), Coordinator of Cooperative Education (CVAE), English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Gifted, Related Vocational Instruction (RVI), Preschool Handicapped, or Teacher of the visually impaired may be granted under the following conditions. 
 
1. The applicant has earned 10 acceptable quarter hours in the field requested as outlined In the teaching endorsement section of this manual. 
 
2. If the applicant does not have 10 acceptable quarter hours in the field requested, the applicant will then be required to sign a letter of commitment agreeing to complete all remaining quarter-hour-requirements during the validity period of the certificate (one year). 
 
At the request of the employer a probationary endorsement 1n Diversified 
 
Cooperative Training (DCT) may be granted and maintained under the following 
 
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1. The Individual has earned a minimum of 10 quarter hours towards the 
 
DCT requirements. 
 
2. The endorsement may be Issued as a probationary certificate for a maximum of two validity periods providing that minimum renewal 
requirements) are met the first year. 
 
3. In order to continue DCT certification beyond the initial two years, all requirements must be completed. 
 
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Definition 
 
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The emergency teaching certificate may be issued to an individual who does not meet recency-ot- 
 
study requirements for the initial Georgia certificate, does not meet renewal or recent study 
 
requirements for an expired Georgia certificate and/or has not posted a passing score on the 
 
certification test under certain conditions. 
 
If the TCT has not been satisfied, Form DE 0098 must be completed verifying the following. 
 
1. The applicant has not resigned, been released, dismissed or otherwise separated from a previous or current position due to the lack of a passing score on the appropriate certification test. 
2. The applicant has not been employed in Georgia in an elementary or secondary school, public or private, since July 1,1986. 
The request for an emergency certificate follows a previously issued certificate valid for one year for which requirements were not completed. 
 
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degree level (Level five), at the education specialist's-degree level (Level six) and at the doctoral- 
 
degree level (Level seven) for all teaching and service fields.The emergency factor is applicable to 
 
provisional (B), nonrenewable professional (N) and professional (T and PBT) certificates. 
 
Application Process Emergency certificates must be jointly requested by a Georgia education employer and the applicant. By this action, the employer guarantees that the applicant is the most qualified candidate available for the position, and the applicant makes a commitment to complete all requirements necessary within the validity period of the certificate. The certificate may not be requested before July 1 of the fiscal year in which the certificate will be used. 
Form DE 70-B Gong form) must be completed. The signature of the employer and date of employment are required. Official transcripts and other components of an application package should be submitted unless already on file in the certification office. Documentation of a passing score on the appropriate certification test must also be included unless already on file. 
Form DE 0098 must be completed if the TCT has not been satisfied. 
 
The validity period begins on July 1 and ends on June 30 of the following calendar year. If the applicant is employed after January 1, the validity period begins on the first day of the month m which employment begins and expires June 30 of the following year. 
Minimum Requirements for Each Level At each level, the applicant must have held or have been eligible for a valid teaching certificate 
at that level. 
Special Georgia Requirements Unless previously satisfied, the Georgia special requirement for five quarter hours or equivalent credit in the exceptional child course required by law and the teaching of reading, if applicable, must be completed during the validity period of the emergency certificate. If the certification test is required and has not been completed, it must be completed during the validity period of the emergency certificate. 
 
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Renewal/Reissuance Requirements Emergency certificates may not be renewed or extended. In order for the certificate holder to qualify for a professional certificate, the emergency factor must be removed within the validity 
period of the emergency certificate. All course work and/or test requirements must be completed. An emergency certificate may not be issued for consecutive validity periods, nor may it be issued for a school year succeeding a year in which the applicant held another one-year certificate title. 
 
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Definition The nonrenewable professional teaching certificate recognizes professionally prepared persons who still must complete one or more of the special Georgia requirements (teacher certification test 
or course work) and/or the teacher performance assessment. 
 
Degree/Certification Levels Nonrenewable professional certificates may be issued at the bachelor's-degree level (Level four: NT-4), the master's-degree level (Level five: NT-5), the education specialist's-degree level (Level 6: NT-6), and doctoral degree level (Level 7: NT-7) for all teaching fields. They may also be issued at two levels below the bachelor's degree for vocational teaching fields (Level one: NT-1 and Level 
two: NT-2). 
 
Application Process Initial certificates require submission of form DE 70-B Gong form), official college transcripts and 
form DE 71 (the college recommendation). 
 
The NT certificate is nonrenewable; however, if the issued certificate has a one-year validity period because one or more special Georgia requirements have not been met, it may be extended by submission of form DE 70-A (short form) and official verification of completed requirements 
through submission of a transcript or staff development form. 
 
Validity The validity period begins on the date requirements for the certificate are met or July 1, whichever is more recent, and expires June 30 three years later. If the applicant is employed after January 1, the validity period begins on the first day of the month in which employment begins and expires June 30 three years later. The expiration date will be June 30 of the following year if the special Georgia requirements (teacher certification tests and courses) have not been met. After completion of these special requirements, the certificate will be extended for two additional years. 
Minimum Requirements for Each Level 
 
1. Level one: (NT-1) 
2. Level two: (NT-2) 
3. Level four: (NT-4) 
4. Level five: (NT-5) 
5. Level six: (NT-6) 
 
A high school diploma or equivalent, plus a minimum of two years of occupational work experience in the field of certification requested; completion of the NOCTI examination and the exceptional child course; and completion of all professional education requirements 
Associate of arts degree (or the equivalent*), two years of appropriate occupational experience and completion of all content and professional education requirements 
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university and completion of all content and professional education requirements (One year of appropriate occupational experience is required if the request is in a specific vocational field.) 
Master's degree and completion of all content and professional education requirements (One year of appropriate occupational experience is required if the request is in a technical field.) 
Education specialist's degree, completion of all content and professional education requirements and three years of acceptable school experience and applicable prerequisites 
 
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of the NT certificate: the exceptional child course and the appropriate teacher certification test or 
 
NOCTI written examination. If the content field requires a course in teaching reading, this 
 
course must also be completed during the first validity period. The on-the-job assessment 
 
phase (teacher performance assessment) must be started and completed while the NT certificate 
 
is valid (a maximum of three years, total time; a maximum of six assessment opportunities). 
 
Renewal/Reissuance Requirements 
 
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years Individuals who do not complete the assessment phase within the allotted time are prohi- 
 
bited from re-entry to the on-the-job assessment process. Individuals who did not complete the on- 
 
the-job assessment because they were not employed in Georgia during part, or all, ot the 
 
three-year period will be given an opportunity to be assessed (with a three-year maximum valid- 
 
ity date). Information regarding the reissuance of an NT certificate under such conditions may be 
 
obtained from a local regional assessment center. 
 
The certificate holder must upgrade the nonrenewable professional certificate to a performancebased or professional teaching certificate within the specified time limits m order to maintain 
 
certification in Georgia. See Acceptable Credit and Degrees -- Section 420:00. 
 
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Definition Performance-based teaching certificates recognize professionally prepared school personnel who have satisfied special Georgia course requirements and performance (TCT and TPAI) requirements. All applicants seeking initial professional certification in Georgia after September 1,1985, must fulfill requirements for this certificate (unless they meet the requirements for the TPAI exemption, Section 230:00.) 
Degree/Certification Levels Performance-based certificates are issued in all teaching fields at all levels: two, four, five, six and seven. Performance-based certification may be carried to higher levels once an individual has achieved it. (Issued at one-year level until July 1,1988). 
Application Process The initial performance-based certificate is automatically issued upon receipt of the performancebased assessment report under the following conditions. 
1. The applicant already holds an NT certificate. 
2. All special Georgia course and test requirements have been completed. 
If the performance assessments are completed before any one of the special Georgia course and/or test requirements, the applicant must submit form DE 70-A (short form) and documentation through an official transcript or staff development form that the course(s) have been completed. 
Renewal and reissuance applications may be requested on form DE 70-A (short form) along with an official transcript or staff development form documenting completion of 10 quarter hours of course work for renewal. 
Validity All PBT certificates are valid for five years. Validity begins on the date all performance-based requirements are successfully completed and ends June 30 five years later. 
Minimum Requirements for Each Level Each level requires completion of all professional requirements, including all special Georgia course and assessment requirements. 
Special Georgia Requirements The following special Georgia requirements must be successfully completed before the PBT certificate can be issued. 
1. The exceptional child course 2. The teaching reading course (if required in the specific teaching field) 3. The appropriate teacher certification test or written portion of the NOCTI 4. The on-the-job assessment (TPAI) 
Renewal/Reissuance Requirements Performance-based certificates have standard validity periods of five years. To renew, applicants must submit form DE 70-A and documentation through an official transcript or staff development form that 10 quarter hours of renewal credit have been earned. These credits may be earned as course work in the area of certification, as course work leading toward a higher degree level, as course work toward adding a new field of certification or in an area of assessed need as determined by an employing Georgia superintendent. 
The PBT title may be carried forward to higher-level degrees in all teaching fields for which tests have been established. 
 
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In the past, professional renewable certificates were issued to individuals who completed all pro- 
 
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may be carried forward to higher degree levels in all teaching fields. A professional renewable 
 
certificate will be issued to any applicant who qualifies for the performance assessment exemp- 
 
tion and satisfies all applicable requirements. (See Section 230:00 for TPAI exemption.) 
 
Degree/Certification Levels The professional renewable certificate is issued at all levels (one, two, four, five, six and seven) 
and in all teaching fields. 
 
Application Process The professional renewable certificate is no longer issued as an initial certificate. 
 
To renew, the applicant must submit form DE 70-A (short form) along with documentation through an official transcript or staff development form that renewal credit has been earned. 
 
Validity The validity period begins on the date all renewal requirements for the certificate are met or July 1, whichever is more recent, and expires on June 30 five years later. 
 
Minimum Requirements for Each Level For all levels, one through seven, all professional requirements, special Georgia course require- 
ments and the teacher certification test must be completed. 
 
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all other special Georgia requirements. 
 
Special Georgia Requirements The following special Georgia requirements must be completed. 
 
1. The exceptional child course 2. The teaching reading course (if required in the specific teaching field) 
 
3. The appropriate teacher certification test or written portion of the NOCTI 
 
In some cases, requirements for the T certificate vary. Careful attention should be paid to correspondence from the Division of Certification to ensure that correct requirements are met. 
 
Renewal/Reissuance Requirements The professional renewable certificate has a standard validity period of five years. 1 o renew, applicants must submit form DE 70-A plus documentation through an official transcript or staff development form that 10 quarter hours of renewal credit have been earned. These credits may be earned as course work in the area of certification, as course work leading toward a higher degree level, as course work toward adding a new field of certification or in an area of assessed need as 
determined by an employing Georgia superintendent. 
 
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DEFINITION 
Life professional teaching certificates may be issued as duplicates to individuals who held permanent (life) certification before July 1, 1974, and who continue to earn the school experience required to maintain permanent certification. 
 
DEGREE/CERTIFICATION LEVELS 
Duplicates of this certificate may be issued at these levels: four, five, six and seven. 
 
APPLICATION PROCESS Initial certificates are no longer issued. 
To apply-for a duplicate, the applicant must submit form OE 70-A (short form) and documentation that he or she has taught at least one year in every seven since the life certificate was issued. 
Individuals who currently hold active DT certificates may carry the life designation forward to the highest levels corresponding to the highest degree earned in the field 1n which the life certificate was originally issued. To apply for such an upgrade, the applicant must submit form DE 70-B (long form), official transcripts of the earned degree, a professional recommendation and  experience verification. New fields may not be issued with a life designation. 
VALIDITY The life status remains in effect as long as the individual holding it obtains one year of appropriate and documented school experience in every seven following the issuance of the initial certificate. 
The life status may be carried to higher levels provided that the certification field is the same as the field in which the original certificate was granted. Upgrades will become valid on the date on which all requirements for the new degree were completed. New fields added at the same or higher levels do not carry life status. 
 
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RENEWAL/RE ISSUANCE REQUIREMENTS A life certificate that has not been maintained by appropriate experience may not be renewed. It may be reinstated as a professional renewable certificate once renewal requirements, as specified in correspondence from the Division of Certification, are met. Renewal requirements include special Georgia course work and an acceptable score on the appropriate teacher certification test. 
 
 
 
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Definition Life professional teaching certificates may be issued as duplicates to individuals who held permanent (life) certification before July 1,1974, and who continue to earn the school experience required to maintain permanent certification. 
Degree/Certification Levels Duplicates of this certificate may be issued at these levels: four, five, six and seven. 
Application Process Initial certificates are no longer issued. 
To apply for a duplicate, the applicant must submit form DE 70-A (short form) and documentation that he or she has taught at least one year in every seven since the life certificate was issued. 
Individuals who currently hold active DT certificates may carry the life designation forward to the highest levels corresponding to the highest degree earned in the field in which the life certificate was originally issued. To apply for such an upgrade, the applicant must submit form DE 70B (long form), supporting documentation through official transcripts of the earned degree, a professional recommendation and experience verification. New fields may not be issued with a life designation. 
Validity The life status remains in effect as long as the individual holding it obtains one year of appropriate and documented school experience in every seven following the issuance of the initial certificate. 
The life status may be carried to higher levels provided that the certification field is the same as the field in which the original certificate was granted. Upgrades will become valid on the date on which all requirements for the new degree were completed. New fields added at the same or higher levels do not carry life status. 
Minimum Requirements for Each Level Life certificates were granted at all levels to persons who qualified for a professional teaching certificate and who had five years of teaching experience before September 1,1974. The life certificate had to be requested before July 1,1975. 
Special Georgia Requirements There are no special Georgia requirements for the DT certificate. 
Renewal/Reissuance Requirements A life certificate that has not been maintained by appropriate experience may not be renewed. It may be reinstated as a professional renewable certificate once renewal requirements, as specified in correspondence from the Division of Certification, are met. Renewal requirements include special Georgia course work and an acceptable score on the appropriate teacher certification test. 
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Levels of certification recognize an individual's formal education accomplishments, which are marked by diplomas or degrees. Each teaching field has an entry level and advanced levels. Requirements must be met at each level before a higher-level certificate can be issued. 
 
Six levels are recognized for certification purposes and each has specific 
requirements for general and professional education. The first level is Level one. 
 
1. Level One (vocational education fields only) 
 
Prerequisites 
 
Completion of a high school diploma or equivalent, plus a minimum of two years of occupational work experience in the field of certification 
 
General Education None required 
 
Professional Education 
 
40 quarter hours in appropriate professional education courses, including the following 
 
A. 10 quarter hours in foundations of education (nature of the learner and historical, philosophical and sociological foundations) 
 
B. 10 quarter hours in curriculum and methods specific to the age level and certificate field requested 
 
15 quarter hours in full-time, daily, in-school 
 
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B. A two-year program consisting of a minimum of 2,000 clock hours through an accredited vocational/technical school in the field in which certification is requested 
 
C. A minimum of 45 quarter hours of acceptable college or university credit and a minimum of 1,000 clock 
hours through an accredited vocational/technical school in the field in which certification is requested. 
 
In addition, a minimum of two years of occupational work experience in the field of certification will be required. 
 
General Education 
 
None required 
 
Professional Education 
 
Forty quarter hours in appropriate professional education courses, including the following 
 
A. 10 quarter hours in foundations of education (nature of the learner and historical, philosophical and sociological foundations) 
 
B. 10 quarter hours in curriculum and methods specific to the age level and certificate field requested 
 
C. 15 quarter hours in full-time, daily, in-school student teaching for nine to 12 weeks or the approved substitute (a year-long internship supervised by both college or university and local system personnel or an internship through an approved local staff development program) 
 
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A. 20 quarter hours in the humanities with a minimum of 10 quarter hours in English 
 
B. 10 quarter hours in mathematics and 10 quarter hours in science 
 
C. 20 quarter hours in social science 
 
(For vocational fields, the bachelor's degree must be in the requested field of certification or in a closely related field. If the bachelor's degree is in an unrelated field, the highest level the applicant can achieve is Level two. To upgrade, the individual must affiliate with an accredited institution with an approved program in vocational education. Upon completion of all courses in content and professional education, the individual must receive a professional recommendation. Courses used to establish the bachelor's level (Level four) may not also be used to establish Level five certification.) 
 
Professional Education 
 
40 quarter hours in appropriate professional education courses, including the following 
 
10 quarter hours in foundations of education (nature of the learner and historical, philosophical and sociological foundations) 
 10 quarter hours in curriculum and methods specific to the age level and certificate field requested 
 
15 quarter hours in full-time, daily, in-school student teaching for nine to 12 weeks or the approved substitute (a year-long internship supervised by both college or university and local system personnel or an internship through an approved local staff development program) 
 
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Completion of prerequisites at the bachelor's 
 
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level unless specifically not required 
 
and 15 quarter hours in appropriate graduate courses, 
 
including the following 
 
A. 10 quarter hours in professional education (nature of the learner, principles of learning, programs and problems of the school, educational foundations, curriculum and methods) 
 
B. Five quarter hours in the methodology of educational research 
 
LEVEL SIX 
 
Prerequisites 
 
Completion of an education specialist's degree or the alternate route to certification and completion of all prerequisites at the master's level (Level five) 
 
General Education None required 
 
Professional Education 
 
15 quarter hours in appropriate graduate courses, including the following 
 
A. Ten quarter hours in professional education (nature of 
 
the learner, principles of learning, programs and 
 
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curriculum and methods) 
 
B. Five quarter hours of advanced educational research methods or application of research 
 
LEVEL SEVEN 
 
Prerequisites 
 
Completion of an approved doctoral program from a regionally accredited graduate institution and completion of all prerequisites through either the five- or six year level. 
 
General Education 
 
None required 
 
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Policy and Procedure Manual 
 
Section Teaching Certificates Subject Certificate Fields 
 
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Fields of certification provide recognition of the discipline, area of specialization or study completed by an individual as the major component of the college preparation program. The number and names of teaching fields, as well as the preparation required for certification, may be changed by the state board of education after periodic analyses of the extent to which Georgia is providing adequate educational opportunities for its children and youth through currently recognized fields. The teaching fields described on the following pages are those in which Georgia cur- 
rently certifies. They are listed in alphabetical order. 
 
530:01 Agriculture Education 
 
530:28 Interrelated Special 
 
530:02 Art Education 
 
Education/Early Childhood 
 
530:03 Behavior Disorders 
 
530:29 Italian 
 
530:04 Biology 
 
530:30 Japanese 
 
530:05 Business 
 
530:31 Latin 
 
530:06 Career Education Specialist 
 
530:32 Learning Disabilities 
 
530:07 Chemistry 
 
530:33 Marketing Education 
 
530:08 Chinese 
 
530:34 Mathematics 
 
530:09 Dance 
 
530:35 Mental Retardation 
 
530:10 Drama 
 
530:36 Middle Grades 
 
530:11 Early Childhood Education 
 
530:37 Multihandicapped 
 
530:12 Earth/Space Science 
 
530:38 Music 
 
530:13 Economics 
 
530:39 Physically/Orthopedically 
 
530:14 English 
 
Handicapped 
 
530:15 French 
 
530:40 Physics 
 
530:16 Geography 
 
530:41 Political Science 
 
530:17 German 
 
530:42 Reading Specialist 
 
530:18 Greek 
 
530:43 Russian 
 
530:19 Health Education 
 
530:44 Safety, Driver and Traffic 
 
530:20 Health Occupations 
 
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530:46 Social Science 
 
530:23 Hebrew 
 
530:47 Spanish 
 
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530:48 Speech 
 
530:25 Home Economics 
 
530:49 Trade and Industrial Education 
 
530:26 Industrial Arts 
 
530:50 Visually Impaired 
 
530:27 Interrelated Special Education 
 
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Bachelor's Degree Four-Year 
 
Completion of an approved preparation program in agriculture at the bachelor's-degree level and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
A provisional certificate in agriculture may be issued, provided the following requirements are met. 
 
A minimum of 75 quarter hours in the following areas 
 
1. A core of 40 quarter hours with at least 10 quarter hours in each of three areas selected from agribusiness, forestry, agriculture power and mechanics, production agriculture or horticulture and 10 quarter hours taken either from the core or from the science areas listed below 
 
2. 15 quarter hours in science selected from plant pathology, entomology, bacteriology, genetics, botany, or biology 
 
3. A concentration of 20 additional quarter hours taken from one of the areas listed in the core: agribusiness, forestry, agriculture power and mechanics, production agriculture or horticulture 
 
Master's Degree Five-Year 
 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate at the bachelor's-degree level in agriculture 
Completion of anapproved preparation program in agriculture at the master'sieve1 and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
 
No minimum content requirements are listed for this field. 
 
Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
 
Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate at the master's level in agriculture 
Completion of an approved preparation program in agriculture at the education specialist's degree level and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Doctoral Degree Seven-Year 
 
Eligibility for a six-year professional certificate in agriculture 
Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program from a 
 
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graduate institution verifying the following 
 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
 
B. That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence* in identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to solve these problems 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year . certificate when eligibility for the six-year certificate in that field or area has been established. 
Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be through a formal defense before a committee composed of faculty members of the institution or an external committee selected by the institution. Any external committee must be composed of persons who hold the earned doctorate in education or a field related to the student's area of study and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal defense is followed to verify demonstrated research competencies, an acceptable procedure must be explained in writing by the institution granting the degree. 
 
Special Georgia Requirements 
 
Course work: A course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs. 
 
Teacher Certification Test: agriculture 
 
To add this field to an existing professional certificate 
 
Affiliation with an institution with an approved program in agriculture, completion of that program and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
See Section 560:00. 
 
In-field Statement 
 
An individual with a certificate in agriculture is in-field to teach agriculture in grades 7-12. 
 
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Bachelor's Degree Four-Year 
Master's Degree Five-Year 
Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
Doctoral Degree Seven-Year 
 
Minimum Certification Content: 60 quarter hours in the following areas 
1. 50 quarter hours in art content, distributed as follows 
15 quarter hours in art history and criticism 
35 quarter hours in producing art (production of two- and threedimensional art must be included, along with drawing and design, with emphasis in one area of concentration) 
2. 10 quarter hours in art methodology, K-12, which may be included in the professional education sequence 
A minimum of 30 quarter hours must be taken above the sophomore level. 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate in art education 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit in art content courses 
If the applicant is eligible for bachelor's-level certification in any other field, a master's-level certificate in art may be added when he or she has completed the 60 quarter hours of art listed at the bachelor's level, provided that a minimum of 25 of those hours carried acceptable graduate credit. 
Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in art education 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit, the majority of which must be in pure art content. A maximum of 10 graduate quarter hours may be in a closely related field. (Combined art content of the master's and specialist's programs must equal a minimum of 50 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit.) 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
Eligibility for a six-year professional certificate in art education 
Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate institution (It is the institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral program in terms of the student's field of service and individual needs.) 
2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate institution verifying the following 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
B. That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence* in identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research proecedures to solve these problems 
 
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Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year certificate when eligibility for the six-year certificate in that field or area has been established. Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be through a formal defense before a committee composed of faculty members of the institution or an external committee selected by the institution. Any external committee must be composed of persons who hold the earned doctorate in education or a field related to the student's area of study and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal defense is followed to verify demonstrated research competencies, an acceptable procedure must be explained in writing by the institution granting the degree. 
Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs 
Teacher Certification Test: art 
Completion of art content courses at the required degree level, according to the general rules for adding a field 
See Section 560:00. 
An individual with a certificate in art is in-field to teach art, drawing, painting, graphics, crafts, sculpture, three-dimensional art and art history and appreciation in grades K-12. 
 
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Bachelor's Degree Four-Year 
 
Completion of an approved preparation program In behavior disorders at the bachelor's degree level and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
No minimum content requirements are listed for this field 
 
Master's Degree Five-Year 
 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate at the bachelor's-degree level in a teaching field 
Completion of an approved preparation program In behavior disorders at the master's-degree level and a professional recommendation from the preparing Institution 
 
No minimum content requirements are listed for this field. 
 
Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
 
Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate at the master's level in behavior disorders 
Completion of an approved preparation program in behavior disorders at the education spedallst's-degree level and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
 
Doctoral > Degree 
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Eligibility for a six-year professional certificate in behavior disorders 
Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate institution (It is the Institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral program In terms of the student's field of service and individual needs.) 
2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate Institution verifying the following 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the Institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification 1s requested 
B. That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence* in Identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to solve these problems 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
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Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year certificate when eligibility for the six-year certificate in that field or area has been established. 
Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be through a formal defense before a committee composed of faculty members of the institution or an external committee selected by the institution. Any external committee must be composed of persons who hold the earned doctorate in education or a field related to the student's area of study and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal defense 1s followed to verify demonstrated research competencies, an acceptable procedure must be explained in writing by the institution granting the degree. 
Course work.: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs and a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program in teaching reading 
Teacher Certification Test: behavioral disorders 
To add to a valid four-year teaching certificate, the applicant must have 40 quarter hours, distributed as follows 
A. Five quarter hours 1n introduction to exceptional 
child or psychology of the exceptional child 
B. Five quarter hours In the nature and character- 
istlcs of children with emotiona disturbances or behavior disorders 
Five quarter hours in methods/materials for teaching children with emotional disturbances or behavior disorders 
D. Five quarter hours in teaching reading 
E. 10 quarter hours in a supervised practicum or internship with behavior-disordered children 
F. 10 quarter hours selected from the following: abnormal psychology, behavior modification and/or management of exceptional children or educational tests and measurements, with a maximum of five quarter hours in any one area 
 
  
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Bachelor's Degree Minimum Certification Content: 40 quarter hours in pure biology con- 
 
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level 
 
Master's Degree Five-Year 
 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate in biology 25 quarter hours of pure biology content at the graduate level 
 
If the applicant is eligible for bachelor's-level certification in any other field, a master's-level certificate in biology may be added when he or she has completed the 40 quarter hours of biology listed at the bachelor's level, provided a minimum of 25 of those hours carried acceptable grad- 
uate credit. 
 
Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
 
Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in biology 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit, the majority of which must be in biology content. A maximum of 10 graduate quarter hours may be in a closely related field. (Combined biology content of the master's and specialist's programs must equal a minimum of 50 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit.) 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Doctoral Degree Eligibility for a six-year professional certificate in biology 
 
Seven-Year 
 
Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
 
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1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate institution (It is the institution's responsibility to plan 
 
the doctoral program in terms of the student's field of service and 
 
individual needs.) 
 
2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate institution verifying the following 
 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
 
B. That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence* in identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to 
solve these problems 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year certificate when eligibility for the six-year certificate in that field or area has been 
established. Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be through a formal defense before a committee composed of faculty members of the institution or an external committee selected by the institution. Any external committee must be composed of persons who hold the earned 
 
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and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person 
 
evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal defense is followed to verify 
 
demonstrated research competencies, an acceptable procedure must be 
 
explained in writing by the institution granting the degree. 
 
Special Georgia Requirements 
 
Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs 
 
Teacher Certification Test: science 
 
To add this field to an existing professional certificate 
In-field Statement 
 
Completion of biology content courses at the required degree level, according to the general rules for adding a field 
See Section 560:00. An individual with a certificate in biology is in-field to teach biology and life science in grades 7-12. 
 
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Four-Year 
 
1. 10 quarter hours in accounting 
 
2. 10 quarter hours in economics 
 
3. Five quarter hours in business communication/business reports 
 
4. Five quarter hours in business law/legal environments 
 
5. Five quarter hours in keyboarding/typing (must include the advanced course) 
 
6. Five quarter hours selected from business, office administration and business education 
 
7. 20 quarter hours selected from one of the following options 
 
A. Five quarter hours in shorthand (must include the advanced course) and 
 
Five quarter hours in office procedures/office technology and 
 
10 quarter hours in information processing (must include data and word processing) 
 
B. 15 quarter hours in information processing and 
 
Five quarter hours in administrative office management/office 
 
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Master's Degree Five-Year 
Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
Doctoral Degree Seven-Year 
 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate in business education 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit in business courses similar to those described in the bachelor's program 
If the applicant is eligible for bachelor's-level certification in any other field, a master's-level certificate in business may be added when he or she has completed the 60 quarter hours of business listed at the bachelor's level, provided that a minimum of 25 of those hours carried acceptable graduate credit. 
Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in business education 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit, the majority of which must be in pure business content. A maximum of 10 graduate credit hours may be in a closely related field. (Combined business content of the master's and specialist's programs must equal a minimum of 50 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit.) 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
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Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
 
 
 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accred- 
 
ited graduate institution (It is the institution's responsibility to plan 
 
the doctoral program in terms of the student's field of service and 
 
individual needs.) 
 
2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate institution verifying the following 
 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
 
B. That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence* in identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to 
solve these problems 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year certificate when eligibility for the six-year certificate in that field or area has been 
established. 
Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be through a formal defense before a committee composed of faculty members of the institution or an external committee selected by the institution. Any external committee must be composed of persons who hold the earned doctorate in education or a field related to the student's area of study and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal defense is followed to verify demonstrated research competencies, an acceptable procedure must be explained in writing by the institution granting the degree. 
 
Special Georgia Requirements 
 
Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs 
 
Teacher Certification Test: business education 
 
To add this field to an existing professional certificate 
In-field Statement 
 
Completion of business education courses at the required degree level, according to the general rules for adding a field 
See Section 560:00. An individual with a certificate in business education is in-field to teach all business-education courses, including courses on computer education, in grades 7-12. 
 
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Bachelor's Degree Four-Year 
 
Certificate is not issued at the bachelor's level. 
 
Master's Degree Five-Year 
 
Eligibility for a four-year professional teaching certificate 
Completion of an approved preparation program in career education at the master's level and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
 
No minimum content requirements are listed for this field. 
 
Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
 
Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in career education 
Completion of an approved preparation program in career education at the education specialist's level and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Doctoral Degree Seven-Year 
 
Eligibility for a six-year professional certificate in career education specialist. 
Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate institution (It is the institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral program in terms of the student's field of service and 
individual needs.) 
 
2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate institution verifying the following 
 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
 
B. That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence* in identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to solve 
these problems 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year certificate when eligibility for the six-year certificate in that field or area has been established. 
 
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faculty members of the institution or an external committee 
 
selected by the institution. Any external committee must be 
 
composed of persons who hold the earned doctorate in 
 
education or a field related to the student's area of study 
 
and are employed by agencies other than the one employing 
 
the person evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal 
 
defense is followed to verify demonstrated research 
 
competencies, an acceptable procedure must be explained in 
 
writing by the institution granting the degree. 
 
Special Georgia Requirements 
 
Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs 
Teacher Certification Test: none 
 
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Affiliation with an institution with an approved program in career education, completion of the program and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
See Section 560:00. 
An individual with a certificate in career education specialist is in-field to teach courses in career education in grades 7-12 and CVAE in grades 7-12. 
 
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Bachelor's Degree Minimum Certification Content: 40 quarter hours in pure chemistry con- 
 
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level 
 
Master's Degree Five-Year 
 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate in chemistry 25 quarter hours of pure chemistry content at the graduate level 
 
If the applicant is eligible for bachelor's-level certification in any other field, a master's-level certificate in chemistry may be added when he or she has completed the 40 quarter hours of chemistry listed at the bachelor's level, provided that a minimum of 25 of those hours carried accep- 
table graduate credit. 
 
Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
 
Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in chemistry 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit, the majority of which must be in pure chemistry content. Remaining credit may be in a closely related field. (Combined chemistry content of the master's and education specialist's programs must equal 50 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit.) 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Doctoral Degree Seven-Year 
 
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1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate institution (It is the institution's responsibility to plan 
 
the doctoral program in terms of the student's field of service and 
 
individual needs.) 
 
2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate institution verifying the following 
 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
 
B. That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence* in identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to 
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Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs 
Teacher Certification Test: science 
Completion of chemistry content courses at the required degree level, according to the general rules for adding a field 
See Section 560:00. 
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Master's Degree Flve-Year 
 
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50 quarter hours 1n the following: 
1. 45 quarter hours In Chinese content, including oral communication skills, grammar, composition, literature and culture 
A maximum of 10 quarter hours may be allowed for courses in history and culture of the country or for compentency acquired 1n high school or through residence in a foreign country in which Chinese 1s the official language. (One year will be the equivalent of five quarter hours). 
A minimum of 25 quarter hours must be earned above the sophomore level. 
A provisional certificate may be Issued when the 45 quarter hours of Chinese content have been taken. 
2. Five (5) quarter hours of course work 1n the area of K-8 or K-12 foreign language methods, materials and curriculum (this course may be a part of the professional education sequence) 
If this course work does not reflect early childhood and middle grades foreig n language pedagogy, the conversion course must be taken during the first year of certification. The conversion course shall be a five (5) credit hour/ 5 SDU s tate approved course in K-8 foreign language methodology Anyone holding foreign language (7-12) certification prior to 7/1/89 can maintain that certificate or conve rt to K-12. A life certificate holder may convert to K-12 and maintain life status. All foreign language certificate s issued after 7/1/89 will be issued K-12.. 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate in Chinese 
25 quarter hours of Chinese at the graduate level 
If the applicant is eligible for bachelor's-level certification in any other field, a master's-level certificate in Chinese may be added when he or she has completed the 50 quarter hours of Chinese listed at the bachelor's level, provided a minimum of 25 of those hours carried acceptable graduate credit. 
 
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Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in Chinese 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit, the majority of which must be in Chinese content. Remaining credit may be in a closely related field. (Combined content of the master's and education specialist's programs must equal 50 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit.) 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Doctoral Degree Seven-Year 
 
Eligibility for a six-year professional certificate in Chinese 
Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate institution (It is the institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral program in terms of the student's field of service and Individual needs.) 
 
2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate Institution verifying the following 
 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
 
B. That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence* in Identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to solve these problems 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year 
 
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Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be through a formal defense before a committee composed of faculty members of the Institution or an external committee selected by the institution. Any external committee must be composed of persons who hold the earned doctorate In education or a field related to the student's area of study 
 
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Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent 1n an approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs 
Teacher Certification Test: none 
Completion of content courses at the required degree level, according to the general rules for adding a field 
See Section 560:00. 
An individual with a certificate 1n Chinese (7-12) is in-field to teach Chinese in grade 7-12. An individual with a certificate 1n Chinese (K-12) is in-field to teach Chinese in grades K-12. 
 
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Bachelor's Degree Four-Year 
Master's Degree Five-Year 
 
Minimum Certification Content: 45 quarter hours with a minimum of 25 quarter hours in movement experiences, including advanced competency in modern dance or ballet and an intermediate level of competency in two forms selected from modern dance, ballet, folk dance, square dance, round dance, ethnic dance, traditional and contemporary social dance, jazz, tap or other stylistic forms 
Remaining credit may be taken in kinesiological and physiological aspects of dance, creative experience (choreography or improvisation), performance and production experiences (including design, construction and use of dance costumes, properties, stage sets and makeup) and cognitive experiences (including dance theory, dance history, dance philosophy and dance aesthetics). 
A minimum of 20 quarter hours must be taken above the sophomore level. 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate in dance education 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit in dance 
If the applicant is eligible for bachelor's-level certification in any other field, a master's-level certificate in dance may be issued when he or she has completed the 45 hours of dance listed at the bachelor's level, provided a minimum of 25 of those hours carried acceptable graduate credit. 
 
Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
 
Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in dance education 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit, the majority of which must be in dance content. Remaining credit may be in a closely related performance area. (Combined content of master's and education specialist's programs must equal 50 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit.) 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Doctoral Degree Seven-Year 
 
Eligibility for a six-year professional certificate in dance 
Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate institution (It is the institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral program in terms of the student's field of service and individual needs.) 
2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate institution verifying the following 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
B. That the applicant has completed a program which requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence* in identifying significant education 
 
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Three years of acceptable school experience 
Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year certificate when eligibility for the six-year certificate in that field or area has been established. 
*Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be through a formal defense before a committee composed of faculty members of the institution or an external committee selected by the institution. Any external committee must be composed of persons who hold the earned doctorate in education or a field related to the student's area of study and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal defense is followed to verify demonstrated research competencies, an acceptable procedure must be explained in writing by the institution granting the degree. 
Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs 
Teacher Certification Test: none 
Completion of dance content courses at the required degree level, according to the general rules for adding a field 
See Section 560:00. 
An individual with a certificate in dance is in-field to teach modern dance, ballet, folk dance, square dance, round dance, ethnic dance, traditional and contemporary social dance, jazz, tap or other dance forms in grades K-12. 
 
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Bachelor's Degree Four-Year 
 
Minimum Certification Content: 45 quarter hours covering each of the following areas: theater history and dramatic literature, acting, directing, stagecraft (construction of flats, lighting and sound), basic design (scenery, costumes and makeup), creative dramatics, media in dramatic arts (film, video and radio) and reader's theater/oral interpretation 
A minimum of 20 quarter hours must be taken above the sophomore level. 
 
Master's Degree Five-Year 
 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate in drama 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit in drama 
If the applicant is eligible for bachelor's-level certification in any other field, a master's-level certificate in drama may be issued when he or she has completed the 45 hours of drama listed at the bachelor's level, provided a minimum of 25 of those hours carried acceptable graduate credit. 
 
Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
Doctoral Degree Seven-Year 
 
Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in drama education 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit, the majority of which must be in drama content. Remaining credit may be in a closely related performance area. (Combined content of master's and education specialist's programs must equal 50 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit.) 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
Eligibility for a six-year professional certificate in drama 
Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate institution (It is the institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral program in terms of the student's field of service and individual needs.) 
2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate institution verifying the following 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
B. That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence* in identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to solve these problems 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
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Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs 
Teacher Certification Test: none 
Completion of drama content courses at the required degree level, according to the general rules for adding a field 
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Minimum Certification Content: 45 quarter hours selected from the following areas (in which courses are designed specifically for teachers for the young child), with a maximum of 10 quarter hours in any one area 
1. Communication arts, including five quarter hours in teaching reading (language development, including listening, speaking, reading and writing, and children's literature) 
 
2. Socio-behavioral (socio-behavioral and anthropological forces that shape lives of young children and introductory courses in sociology, anthropology, family living and social psychology) 
 
3. Science/mathematics (physical and biological sciences and mathematics for the young child) 
 
4. Creative arts (creative activities in art, music and drama for the young child) 
 
5. Health and physical education (health and physical education for the young child) 
 
 
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A minimum of 20 quarter hours must be taken above the sophomore level. 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate in early childhood or elementary education 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit with five quarter hours in each of the following areas: communication arts, mathematics/science, creative activities, health and physical education and social sciences (All courses must be designed for teachers of the young child.) 
 
If the applicant is eligible for a bachelor's level certificate in any other field, a master's-level certificate in early childhood education may be issued upon completion of the requirements outlined in the above paragraph provided the applicant has a total of 45 quarter hours in the combined undergraduate and graduate courses which must include five quarter hours in the teaching of reading, five quarter hours in child growth and development with focus on the young child, five quarter hours in early childhood curriculum/methods, and five quarter hours in a college-supervised practicum in grades 
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25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit, the majority of which must be in early childhood content. A maximum of 10 hours may be in a closely related field. 
 
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Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Doctoral Degree Seven-Year 
 
Eligibility for a six-year professional certificate in early childhood education 
Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate institution (It is the institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral program in terms of the student's field of service and individual needs.) 
 
2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate institution verifying the following 
 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
 
B. That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence* in identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to solve these problems 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year certificate when eligibility for the six-year certificate in that field or area has been established. 
Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be through a formal defense before a committee composed of faculty members of the institution or any external committee selected by the institution. Any external committee must be composed of persons who hold the earned doctorate in education or a field related to the student's area of study and are employed by agencies other 
 
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Special Georgia Requirements 
 
Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs and a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program in teaching reading. 
 
To add this field to an existing professional certificate 
 
 
Teacher Certification Test: Early Childhood Education 
To add early childhood education to a certificate in middle grades, secondary fields, K-12 fields or special education fields, the applicant must complete 35 quarter hours, including five quarter hours in each of the following areas, all designed for the young child 
1. Child growth and development with focus on the young chi Id 
2 A college-supervised practicum in grades K-4 
3 General curriculum/methods for the young child 
4. Teaching reading 
5. Creative arts 
6. Mathematics 
7. Social sciences, physical/biological sciences or health and physical education, 
 
To add early childhood education to a certificate in elementary education (1-8), the applicant must complete 15 quarter hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, including five quarter hours in each of the following areas. 
 
1. Child growth and development with focus on the young child 
 
2. Teaching reading 
 
3. General curriculum/methods for the young child or a practicum/internship/workshop in early childhood education or one year of satisfactory teaching experience in grades K-4 
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Minimum Certification Content: 50 quarter hours in the following. 
45 quarter hours that provide preparation in at least two of the teaching areas applicable to the middlegrades program. The primary concentration must include a minimum of 25 quarter hours in one of the following areas. 
 
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A. Language arts, with coverage 1n spelling, English grammar and composition, reading (other than the teaching of reading) and five quarter hours in pre-adolescent literature 
B. Science, with coverage in at least three of the following areas: earth/space science, physics, biology, chemistry and physical science 
C. Social studies, with five quarter hours in geography, five quarter hours in U.S. history and the remaining 15 quarter hours 1n non-U.S. history, economics, political science and behavioral science 
Mathematics, with five quarter hours In algebra, 
five quarter hours in geometry and the remaining 15 
quarter hours in other mathematics content (This content does not Include statistics or computer science.) 
The secondary concentration must contain a minimum of 20 quarter hours and may be taken in any one of the teaching areas applicable to the middle-grades program, which Includes art, music, health and physical education and the four areas listed above. The primary and secondary concentrations may not be in the same area. 
The provisional certificate may be issued when the 45 quarter hours of middle grades content have been taken. 
In addition, the applicant must have five quarter hours or five staff development units in teaching reading. 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate in middle grades 
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2. 10 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit 1n a secondary concentration selected from one of the four listed above or from music, art, health and physical education 
 
The primary concentration and secondary concentration may not be In the same area. 
 
If the applicant 1s eligible for bachelor's-level certification in any other field, a master's-level certificate In middle grades may be issued when he or she has completed the 45 hours of content listed at the bachelor's level, provided a minimum of 25 (15 quarter hours in the primary concentration and 10 quarter hours in the secondary concentration) of those hours carried acceptable graduate credit. In addition, the applicant must complete 15 quarter hours or the equivalent through staff development, including five quarter hours in the nature and curriculum needs of the middle-grades learner, five quarter hours in teaching reading and five quarter hours in a supervised practicum 1n grades 4-8 or one year of acceptable teaching experience in grades 4-8. 
 
Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
 
Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in middle grades education. 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit, the majority of which must be in middle-grades content. Remaining credit may be in a closely related field. (Combined content of master's and education specialist's programs must equal 50 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit.) 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
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Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate Institution (It is the institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral program in terms of the student's field of service and 
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A. That the applicant has completed successfully the institution's doctoral program 1n the field for which certification is requested 
B. That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence* in identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to solve these problems 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year certificate when eligibility for the six-year certificate in that field or area has been established. 
"Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be through a formal defense before a committee composed of faculty members of the institution or an external committee selected by the institution. Any external committee must be composed of persons who hold the earned doctorate in education or a field related to the student's area of study and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal defense is followed to verify demonstrated research competencies, an acceptable procedure must be explained 1n writing by the institution granting the degree. 
Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the Identification and education of children with special education needs and a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent In an approved staff development program, in teaching reading 
Teacher Certification Test: middle grades 
To add middle grades to a professional teaching certificate in elementary education (1-8) and the secondary (7-12) field of English, mathematics, science or social studies, the applicant must complete 15 quarter hours of college credit, or the equivalent through an approved staffdevelopment program, that includes five quarter hours in the nature and curriculum needs of the middle grades 
 
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To add middle grades to a professional teaching certificate 1n any other field, the applicant must complete the middle grades content cours es at the required degree level plus 15 quarter hours of col lege credit, or the equivalent through an approved staff de velopment program, that includes five quarter hours In the nature and curriculum needs of the middle-grades learne r, five quarter hours In teaching reading, and five qu arter hours in a supervised practicum 1n grades 4-8 or one year of acceptable teaching experience 1n grades 4-8. 
An Individual with a certificate in middle grades is in-field to teach all subjects offered in grades 4-8 and remedial instruction in grades 5 and 9-12 in reading, mathematics, writing. 
 
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Special Georgia Requirements 
 
Certificate is not issued at bachelor's level. 
See physically/orthopedically handicapped, Section 530:40. 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate in a teaching field 
Completion of an approved preparation program in multihandicapped and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in multihandicapped 
Completion of an approved preparation program in multihandicapped and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
Eligibility for a six-year certificate in multihandicapped 
Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate institution (It is the institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral program in terms of the student's field of service and individual needs.) 
2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate institution verifying the following 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
B. That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence* in identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to solve these problems 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year certificate when eligibility for the six-year certificate in that field or area has been established. "Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be through a formal defense before a committee composed of faculty members of the institution or an external committee selected by the institution. Any external committee must be composed of persons who hold the earned doctorate in education or a field related to the student's area of study and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal defense is followed to verify demonstrated research competencies, an acceptable procedure must be explained in writing by the institution granting the degree. 
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See Section 560:00. An individual with a certificate in multihandicapped is in-field to teach multihandicapped children in grades K-12 in self-contained classrooms or in resource settings. 
 
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Minimum Certification Content: 65 quarter hours in the following areas 
1 60 quarter hours in music content with coverage in fundamentals, theory, conducting, instrumental music and orchestration 
A minimum of 30 quarter hours must be taken above the sophomore level. The provisional certificate can be issued when the 60 quarter hours in music content are met. 
2. a minimum of five quarter hours, which may be a part of the professional education sequence, must be taken in the elementary and secondary methods of teaching music. 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate in music 
25 quarter hours of graduate credit in music." 
If the applicant is eligible for bachelor's-level certification in any other field, a master's-1eve1 certificate in music may be issued when he or she has completed the 65 quarter hours listed at the bachelor s level, provided a minimum of 25 quarter hours in content carried acceptable graduate credit. 
Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in music 
25 quarter hours of graduate credit, the majority of which must be in music content. Remaining credit may be in a closely related performance field. (Combined content of master's and education specialist's programs must equal 50 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit.) 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
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A. That the applicant has completed successfully the institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
 
B. That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence* in identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to solve these problems 
 
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and are employed by agencies other than the one employing 
 
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writing by the institution granting the degree. 
 
Special Georgia Requirements 
 
Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs 
 
Teacher Certification Test: music 
 
To add this field to an existing professional certificate 
 
Completion of music content courses at the required degree level, according to the general rules for adding a field, and a specific course in the methods of teaching music 
See Section 560.00. 
 
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Minimum Certification Content: 30 quarter hours in orthopedically impaired content, distributed as follows 
1. Five quarter hours in introduction to exceptional children or psychology of the exceptional child 
 
2. Five quarter hours in nature, needs and medical aspects of children with crippling and special health impairments 
 
3. 20 quarter hours selected from the following: language development, tests and measurements, family counseling for exceptional children, problems of the physically handicapped, behavior modification and/or management of exceptional children and physical education and recreation for the physically handicapped, with a maximum of five quarter hours in each area 
 
A minimum of 15 quarter hours must be taken above the sophomore level. 
 
This certificate is issued as the NT-4, valid for three years during which time the TPAI is completed and the certificate is then reissued as the T-4 (valid for the additional time remaining to complete the five years allowed for the completion of the master's degree.) The field of Physically/Orthopedically Handicapped requires completion of a master's degree within five years leading 
to the T-5 in multihandicapped. 
 
Master's Degree Five-Year 
Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
Doctoral Degree Seven-Year 
Special Georgia Requirements 
 
 
There is no certification at the five-year level for physically/orthopedically handicapped. See multihandicapped. Section 530:37. 
See multihandicapped, Section 530:37. 
See multihandicapped, Section 530:37. 
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Minimum Certification Content: 40 quarter hours of pure physics content, which must include introductory physics, intermediate physics and modern physics (atomic, nuclear and solid-state physics) 
 
A minimum of 20 quarter hours must be taken above the sophomore level. 
 
Master's Degree Five-Year 
 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate in physics 25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit in physics 
 
If the applicant is eligible for bachelor's-level certification in any other field, a master's-level certificate in physics may be issued when he or she has completed the 40 hours of physics listed at the bachelor's level, provided a minimum of 25 of those hours carried acceptable graduate credit. 
 
Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
 
Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in physics 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit, the majority of which must be in physics content. Remaining credit may be in a closely related field. (Combined content of master's and education specialist's programs must equal 50 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit.) 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
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Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs 
Teacher Certification Test: science 
Completion of physics content courses at the required degree level, according to the general rules for adding a field 
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Minimum Certification Content: 60 quarter hours distributed as follows 
 
Bachelor's Degree Four-Year 
 
1. 40 quarter hours in political science to include five quarter hours in each of the following areas. 
 
U.S. Constitutional law, comparative governments, history of political thought and international relations 
 
A minimum of 20 quarter hours must be taken above the sophomore level. 
 
2. The additional 20 quarter hours must be selected from any of the following disciplines: history, geography, sociology, psychology, anthropology and economics. 
 
Master's Degree Five-Year 
Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
Doctoral Degree Seven-Year 
 
 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate in political science 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit in political science 
If the applicant is eligible for bachelor's-level certification in any other field, a master's-level certificate in political science may be issued when he or she has completed the 60 quarter hours listed at the bachelor's level, provided a minimum of 25 quarter hours of political science content carried acceptable graduate credit. 
Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in political science 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit, the majority of which must be in political science content. Remaining credit may be in a closely related field. (Combined content of master's and education specialist's programs must equal 50 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit.) 
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2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate institution verifying the following 
 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
B. That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence* in identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to solve these problems 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year certificate when eligibility for the six-year certificate in that field or area has been established. 
Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be through a formal defense before a committee composed of faculty members of the institution or an external committee selected by the institution. Any external committee must be composed of persons who hold the earned doctorate in education or a field related to the student's area of study and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal defense is followed to verify demonstrated research competencies, an acceptable procedure must be explained in writing by the institution granting the degree. 
 
Special Georgia Requirements 
 
Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs 
 
Teacher Certification Test: social studies 
 
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Completion of political science content courses at the required degree level, according to the general rules for adding a field 
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Bachelor's Degree Four-Year 
 
Certificate is not issued at the bachelor's level 
 
Master's Degree Five-Year 
 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate in any teaching field 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit in reading, including coverage of the following topics: the reading program, reading disabilities, diagnosis of reading difficulties and remedial reading 
 
Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
 
Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in reading 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit, the majority of which must be in reading content. Remaining credit may be in a closely related field. (Combined content of master's and education specialist's programs must equal 50 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit.) 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Doctoral Degree Seven-Year 
 
Eligibility for a six-year professional certificate in reading 
Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate institution (It is the institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral program in terms of the student's field of service and individual needs.) 
 
2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate institution verifying the following 
 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
 
B. That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence* in identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to solve these problems 
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Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year certificate when eligibility for the six-year certificate in that field or area has been established. 
 
*Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be through a formal defense before a committee composed of faculty members of the institution or an external committee selected by the institution. Any external committee must be composed of persons who hold the earned doctorate in education or a field related to the student's area of study and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal defense is followed to verify demonstrated research competencies, an acceptable procedure must be explained in writing by the institution granting the degree. 
 
Special Georgia Requirements 
 
Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs 
 
Teacher Certification Test: reading 
 
To add this field to an P existing professional certificate 
 
Completion of reading content courses at the required degree level, according to the general rules for adding a field 
See Section 560.00. 
 
In-field Statement 
 
An individual with a certificate in reading is in-field to teach reading in grades K-12. If the bachelor's-level certificate is early childhood, middle grades or elementary grades, the certificate holder is in-field to teach in self-contained classrooms in those grades, provided that the bachelor's level certificate is maintained. The higher certificate (in reading) is recognized. 
 
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50 quarter hours in the following areas: 
1. 45 quarter hours in Russian content, including oral communication skills, grammar, composition, literature and culture 
 
A maximum of 10 quarter hours may be allowed for courses In history and culture of the country or for competency acquired 1n high school or through residence In a foreign country in which Russian is the official language. (One year will be the equivalent of five quarter hours). 
 
A minimum of 25 quarter hours must be earned above the sophomore level. 
 
A provisional certificate may be Issued when the 45 quarter hours of Russian content have been taken. 
 
2. Five (5) quarter hours of course work In the area of K-8 or K-12 foreign language methods, materials and curriculum (this course may be a part of the professional education sequence) 
 
If this course work does not reflect early childhood and 
 
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certification. The conversion course shall be a five (5) 
 
credit hour/ 5 SDU state approved course 1n K-8 foreign 
 
language methodology. Anyone holding foreign language 
 
(7-12) certification prior to 7/1/89 can maintain that 
 
certificate or convert to K-12. A life certificate holder 
 
may convert to K-12 and maintain life status. All foreign 
 
language certificates Issued after 7/1/89 will be Issued 
 
K-12. 
 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate in 
 
Master1 s 
 
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Degree Five-Year 
 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit in 
 
Russian 
 
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Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in Russian 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit, the majority of which must be In Russian content. Remaining credit may be In a closely related field. (Combined content of the master's and education specialist's programs must equal 50 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit). 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Doctoral Degree Seven-Year 
 
 
Eligibility for a six-year professional certificate in Russian 
Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate Institution (It Is the Institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral program in terms of the student's field of service and individual needs.) 
The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate institution verifying the following 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
 
B. That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence* in Identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to solve 
these problems 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year 
 
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1n that field or area has been established. 
 
Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be 
 
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faculty members of the institution or an external committee 
 
selected by the institution. Any external committee must be 
 
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and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal defense is followed to verify demonstrated research competencies, an acceptable procedure must be explained in writing by the institution granting the degree. 
Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent In an approved staff development program, 1n the identification and education of children with special education needs 
Teacher Certification Test: none 
Completion of content courses at the required degree level, according to the general rules for adding a field 
See Section 560.00. 
An individual with a certificate in Russian (7-12) 1s in-f1eld to teach in Russian grades 7-12. An individual with a certificate in Russian (K-12) is in-field to teach Russian In grades K-12. 
 
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Bachelor's Degree Four-Year 
 
Completion of an approved preparation program in safety, driver and traffic education at the bachelor's-degree level and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
 
No minimum content requirements are listed for this field. 
 
Master's Degree Five-Year 
 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate in safety, driver and traffic education 
 
Completion of an approved teacher preparation program at the master'sdegree level in safety, driver and traffic education and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
 
Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
 
Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in safety, driver and traffic education 
Completion of an approved teacher-preparation program at the education specialist's-degree level in safety, driver and traffic education and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Doctoral Degree Seven-Year 
 
Eligibility for a six-year professional certificate in safety, driver and traffic education 
 
Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accred- 
 
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individual needs.) 
 
2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate institution verifying the following 
 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
 
B. That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence* in identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to solve these problems 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year certificate when eligibility for the six-year certificate in that field or area has been established. 
 
*Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be through a 
 
formal defense before a committee composed of faculty members of the 
 
institution or an external committee selected by the institution. Any 
 
external committee must be composed of persons who hold the earned 
 
doctorate in education or a field related to the student's area of study 
 
and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person 
 
 
 
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evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal defense is followed to verify demonstrated research competencies, an acceptable procedure must be explained in writing by the institution granting the degree. 
Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs 
Teacher Certification Test: none 
Affiliation with an institution with an approved program in safety, driver and traffic education, completion of the program and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
See Section 560:00. 
An individual with a certificate in safety, driver and traffic education is in-field to teach safety, driver and traffic education in grades 7-12. 
 
 
 
  
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Bachelor's Degree Four-Year 
 
Minimum Certification Content: 70 quarter hours, with 40 quarter hours in one science area, selected from biology, chemistry, earth-space science or physics, and 15 quarter hours each in two of the other science areas (If earth-space science is selected as the major area, the course work must cover geology, astronomy and meteorology.) 
 
A minimum of 20 quarter hours in the major area must be taken above the sophomore level. A total of 30 quarter hours of the 70 required must be taken above the sophomore level. 
 
Master's Degree Five-Year 
 
Eligibility for a four-year certificate in science 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit in science, including coverage in three science areas 
 
If the applicant is eligible for bachelor's-level certification in any other field, a master's-level certificate in science may be issued when he or she has completed the 70 quarter hours of science listed at the bachelor's level, provided a minimum of 25 of those hours carried acceptable graduate credit, and covered at least three science areas. 
 
Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
 
Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in science 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit, the majority of which must be in science content. Remaining credit may be in a closely related field. (Combined content of master's and education specialist's programs must equal 50 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit.) 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Doctoral Degree Seven-Year 
 
Eligibility for a six-year professional certificate in science 
Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate institution (It is the institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral program in terms of the student's field of service and individual needs.) 
 
2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate institution verifying the following 
 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the 
 
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applying appropriate research procedures to solve 
 
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Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year certificate when eligibility for the six-year certificate in that field or area has been established. 
 
Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be through a formal defense before a committee composed of faculty members of the institution or an external committee selected by the institution. Any external committee must be composed of persons who hold the earned doctorate in education or a field related to the student's area of study and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal defense is followed to verify demonstrated research competencies, an acceptable procedure must be explained in writing by the institution granting the degree. 
 
f Special Georgia Requirements 
 
Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs 
 
Teacher Certification Test: science 
 
To add this field to an existing professional certificate 
 
Completion of science content courses at the required degree level, according to the general rules for adding a field 
See Section 560.00. 
 
An individual with a certificate in science is in-field to 
 
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teach biology, chemistry, earth-space science, physics and 
 
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all other science-content courses in grades 7-12. 
 
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quarter hours in meteorology 
 
A minimum of 20 quarter hours must be taken above the sophomore level. 
 
Master's Degree Five-Year 
 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate in earth/space science 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit in earth/space science content 
 
If the applicant is eligible for bachelor's-level certification in any other field, a master's-level certification in earth/space science may be issued when he or she has completed the 40 quarter hours of earth/space content listed at the bachelor's level, provided a minimum of 25 of those hours carried acceptable graduate credit. 
 
Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
 
Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in earth/space science 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit, the majority of which must be in earth/space science content. Remaining credit may in a closely related field. (Combined content of master's and education specialist's programs must equal 50 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit.) 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
 
 
Doctoral Degree 
 
Eligibility for a six-year professional certificate in earth/space science 
 
Seven-Year 
 
Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate institution (It is the institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral program in terms of the student's field of service and 
individual needs.) 
 
2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate institution verifying the following 
 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
 
B. That the applicant has completed a program that requires a 
 
research-based project or projects and that the individual has 
 
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external committee must be composed of persons who hold the earned 
 
doctorate in education or a field related to the student's area of study 
 
and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person 
 
evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal defense is followed to verify 
 
demonstrated research competencies, an acceptable procedure must be 
 
explained in writing by the institution granting the degree. 
 
Special Georgia Requirements 
 
Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs 
 
Teacher Certification Test: science 
 
To add this field to an existing professional certificate 
 
Completion of earth/space content courses at the required degree level, according to the general rules for adding a field 
See Section 560:00. 
 
In-field Statement 
 
An individual with a certificate in earth/space science is in-field to teach geology, astronomy, meteorology and earth science in grades 7-12. 
 
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Bachelor's Degree Four-Year 
 
Minimum Certification Content: 60 quarter hours 
40 quarter hours in economics distributed as follows 
1. Five quarter hours in each of the following areas: macro-economics, micro-economics, personal economics/consumer economics and U.S. economic institutions 
 
A minimum of 20 quarter hours must be taken above the sophomore level. 
 
2. An additional 20 quarter hours selected from any of the following disciplines: history, geography, political science, sociology, psychology and anthropology 
 
Master's Degree Five-Year 
 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certification in economics 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit in economics 
 
If the applicant is eligible for bachelor's-level 
 
certification in any other field, a master's-level 
 
certificate in economics may be issued when he or she has 
 
completed the 60 hours listed at the bachelor's level, 
 
provided a minimum of 25, quarter hours of economics 
 
 
 
content carried acceptable graduate credit. 
 
Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
 
Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in economics 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit, the majority of which must be in economics content. Remaining credit may be in a closely related field. (Combined content of master's and education specialist's programs must pnual SO quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit.) 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Eligibility for a six-year professional certificate in 
 
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2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate institution verifying the following 
 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
 
B. That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence* in identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to solve these problems 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year certificate when eligibility for the six-year certificate in that field or area has been established. 
Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be through a formal defense before a committee composed of faculty members of the institution or an external committee selected by the institution. Any external committee must be composed of persons who hold the earned doctorate in education or a field related to the student's area of study and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal defense is followed to verify demonstrated research competencies, an acceptable procedure must be explained in writing hy the institution granting the degree. 
 
Special Georgia Requirements 
 
Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs 
 
Teacher Certification Test: social science 
 
Completion of minimum content courses at the required 
 
To add this 
 
degree level, according to the general rules for adding a 
 
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Minimum Certification Content: 60 quarter hours in English content distributed as follows 
 
T. A minimum of five quarter hours in each of the following: British literature, American literature, history of the English language, structure (grammar/syntax) of the English language (above the sophomore level), written composition (above the freshman level), speech and the teaching of reading. 
 
2. A maximum of 15 quarter hours may be taken in reading, speech, play production, journalism and literature in a foreign language. (The 15 quarter hours include speech 
and teaching reading.) 
 
3. In addition, the applicant must have five quarter hours or five staff development units in teaching reading; however, the provisional certificate may be issued when the 60 quarter hours of English content have been taken. 
 
Master's 
 
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A minimum of 30 quarter hours must be taken above the sophomore level. 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate in English 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit in English which must include: 
1. A five quarter hour course in each of the following: advanced composition, literary criticism, and the teaching of writing. 
 
2. The remaining 10 hours must include course work in the 
areas of language, linguistics, history of English, communication, non-print media, literature, composition 
reading or speech. 
 
If the applicant is eligible for bachelor's-level certification in any other field, a master's-level certificate in English may be issued when he or she has completed the 65 quarter hours of English listed at the bachelor's level, provided a minimum of 25 of those hours carried acceptable graduate credit. 
 
Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in 
 
Education 
 
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Specialist's 
 
Degree 
 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit, the majority 
 
Six-Year 
 
of which must be in English content. Remaining credit may 
 
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Doctoral Degree Seven-Year 
 
Eligibility for a six-year professional certificate in English 
Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate institution (It is the institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral program in terms of the student's field of service and individual needs.) 
 
2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate institution verifying the following 
 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
 
B. That the applicant has completed a program that 
 
requires a research-based project or projects and that 
 
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identifying significant education problems and in 
 
applying appropriate research procedures to solve these 
 
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Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year certificate when eligibility for the six-year certificate in that field or area has been established. 
 
*Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be through a formal defense before a committee composed of faculty members of the institution or an external committee selected by the institution. Any external committee must be composed of persons who hold the earned doctorate in education or field related to the student's area of study and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal defense is followed to verify demonstrated research competencies, an acceptable procedure must be explained in writing by the institution granting the degree. 
 
Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three 
 
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semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved 
 
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Completion of English content courses at the required degree level, according to the general rules for adding a field 
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An individual with a certificate in English is in-field to teach literature, grammar, composition, drama, journalism and all other English-related subjects in grades 7-12 and remedial reading and writing in grades 9-12. 
 
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50 quarter hours In the following areas: 
1. 45 quarter hours in French content, inlcudlng oral communication skills, grammar, composition, literature and culture 
A maximum of 10 quarter hours may be allowed for courses 1n history and culture of the country or for compentency acquired 1n high school or through residence in a foreign country 1n which French 1s the official language. (One year will be the equivalent of five quarter hours). 
A minimum og 25 quarter hours must be earned above the sophomore level 
A provisional certificate may be Issued when the 45 quarter hours of French content have been taken. 
2. Five (5) quarter hours of course work In the area of K-8 or K-12 foreign language methods, materials and curriculum (this course may be a part of the professional education sequence) 
If this course work does not reflect early childhood and middle grades foreign language pedagogy, the conversion course must be taken during the first year of certification. The conversion course shall be a five (5) credit hour/ 5 SDU state approved course 1n K-8 foreign language methodology Anyone holding foreign language (7-12) certification prior to 7/1/89 can maintain that certificate or convert to K-12. A life certificate holder may convert to K-12 and maintain life status. All foreign language certificates issued after 7/1/89 will be Issued K-12. 
 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate In 
 
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Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate 1n French 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit, the majority of which must be 1n French content. Remaining credit may be 1n a closely related field. (Combined content of the master's and education specialist's programs must equal 50 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit (five of these hours may be graduate credit 1n advanced foreign language methods/materlals/currlculum). 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
Eligibility for a six-year professional certificate In French 
Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate Institution (It 1s the Institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral program In terms of the student's field of service and individual needs.) 
2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate Institution verifying the following 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the Institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
B. That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence* In identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to solve these problems 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year certificate when eligibility for the six-year certificate In that field or area has been established. 
Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be through a formal defense before a committee composed of faculty members of the institution or an external committee selected by the institution. Any external committee must be composed of persons who hold the earned doctorate in education or a field related to the student's area of study 
 
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and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal defense 1s followed to verify demonstrated research competencies, an acceptable procedure must be explained In Teacher Certification Test: French writing by the institution granting the degree. 
Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs 
Teacher Certification Test: French 
Completion of content courses at the required degree level, according to the general rules for adding a field 
See Section 560:00. 
An individual with a certificate 1n French (7-12 is 
In-field to teach French in grades 7-12. An Individual with a certificate in French (K-12) is in-field to teach French in grades K-12 
 
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Bachelor's Degree Four-Year 
 
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Minimum Certification Content: 60 quarter hours 
 
40 quarters in geography distributed as follows: 
 
1. Five quarter hours in each of the following areas: human geography, physical geography, methodology of geography with emphasis on field study, selected world regions and economic geography 
 
A minimum of 20 quarter hours must be taken above the sophomore level. 
 
2. The additional 20 quarter hours must be selected from any of the following disciplines: history, economics, political science, sociology, psychology and anthropology. 
 
Master's Degree Five-Year 
 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate in geography 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit in geography 
 
If the applicant is eligible for bachelor's-level certification in any other field, a master's-level certificate in geography may be issued when he or she has completed the 60 quarter hours listed at the bachelor's level, provided that a minimum of 25 quarter hours of geography content carried acceptable graduate credit. 
 
Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
 
Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in geography 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit, the majority of which must be in geography content. Remaining credit may be in a closely related field. (Combined content of master's and education specialist's programs must equal 50 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit.) 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Eligibility for a six-year professional certificate in 
 
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A. That the applicant has completed successfully the institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
 
B. That the applicant has completed a program which requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence* in identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to solve 
these problems 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year certificate when eligibility for the six-year certificate in that field or area has been established. 
 
*Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be through a formal defense before a committee composed of faculty members of the institution or an external committee selected by the institution. Any external committee must be composed of persons who hold the earned doctorate in education or a field related to the student's area of study and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal defense is followed to verify demonstrated research competencies, an acceptable procedure must be explained in writing by the institution granting the degree. 
 
Special Georgia Requirements 
 
Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs 
Teacher Certification Test: social science 
 
Completion of minimum content courses at the required 
 
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50 quarter hours in the following areas: 
1. 45 quarter hours in German content, including oral communication skills, grammar, composition, literature and culture 
A maximum of 10 quarter hours may be allowed for courses in history and culture of the country or for competency acquired in high school or through residence in a foreign country in which German Is the official language. (One year will be the equivalent of five quarter hours). 
A minimum of 25 quarter hours must be earned above the sophomore level. 
A provisional certificate may be issued when the 45 quarter hours of content have been taken 
2. Five (5) quarter hours of course work in the area of K-8 or K-12 foreign language methods, materials and curriculum (This course may be a part of the professional education sequence) 
If this course work does not reflect early childhood and middle grades foreig n language pedagogy, the conversion course must be taken during the first year of certification. The conversion course shall be a five (5) credit hour/ 5 SDU s tate approved course in K-8 foreign language methodology Anyone holding foreign language (7-12) certification prior to 7/1/89 can maintain that certificate or conve rt to K-12. A life certificate holder may convert to K-12 and maintain life status. All foreign language certificate s Issued after 7/1/89 will be issued K-12. 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate in German 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit in German 
If the applicant is eligible for bachelor's-level certification in any other field, a master's-level certificate in German may be issued when he or she has completed the 50 quarter hours of German listed at the bachelor's level, provided a minimum of 25 of those hours carried acceptable graduate credit 
 
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Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in German 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit, the majority of which must be in German content. Remaining credit may be in a closely related field. (Combined content of the master's and education specialist's programs must equal 50 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit.) 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Doctoral Degree Seven-Year 
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Eligibility for a six-year professional certificate in German 
Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate Institution (It is the institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral program in terms of the student's field of service and individual needs.) 
2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the 
graduate institution verifying the following 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the 
institution's doctoral program In the field for which certification 1s requested 
 
B. That the applicant has completed a program that 
requires a research-based project or projects and that the Individual has demonstrated competence* 1n identifying significant education problems and In applying appropriate research procedures to solve 
these problems 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year 
 
certificate when eligibility for the six-year certificate 
 
in that field or area has been established. 
 
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Special Georgia Requirements 
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and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal defense is followed to verify demonstrated research competencies, an acceptable procedure must be explained in writing by the institution granting the degree. 
Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent In an approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs 
Teacher Certification Test: German 
Completion of content courses at the required degree level, according to the general rules for adding a field 
See Section 560:00. 
An individual with a certificate in German <7-12>1s In-field to teach German in grades 7-12. An individual with a certificate in German (K-12) is in-field to teach German in grades K-12. 
 
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Pagg No.: 530:18 Revision No : 90-7 
 
Bachelor's Degree Four-Year 
 
50 quarter hours In the following areas: 
1. 45 quarter hours In Greek, content, Including oral communication skills, grammar, composition, literature and culture 
 
A maximum of 10 quarter hours may be allowed for courses In history and culture of the country or for competency acquired In high school (one year will be the equivalent of 
five quarter hours). 
 
A minimum of 25 quarter hours must be earned above the sophomore level. 
 
A provisional certificate may be Issued when the 45 quarter hours of Greek content have been taken. 
 
2 Five (5) quarter hours of course work In the area of K-8 or K-12 foreign language methods, materials and curriculum (this course may be a part of the professional education sequence) 
 
If this course work does not reflect early childhood and 
 
middle grades foreign language pedagogy, the conversion 
 
 
 
course must be taken during the first year of certification. The conversion course shall be a five (5) credit hour/5 SDU state approved course In K-8 foreign 
 
language methodology. Anyone holding foreign language 
 
(7-12) certification prior to 7/1/89 can maintain that 
 
certificate or convert to K-12. A life certificate holder 
 
may convert to K-12 and maintain life status. All foreign 
 
language certificates issued after 7/1/89 will be issued 
 
K-12. 
 
Master's Degree Five-Year 
 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate in Greek 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit in Greek 
 
If the applicant is eligible for bachelor1s-level 
 
certification in any other field, a master's-level 
 
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Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in Greek 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit, the majority of which must be in Greek content. Remaining credit may be In a closely related field. (Combined content of the master's and education specialist's programs must equal 50 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit.) 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
Eligibility for a six-year professional certificate in Greek 
Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate institution (It Is the Institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral program in terms of the student's field of service and Individual needs.) 
2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate institution verifying the following 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the 
institution's doctoral program In the field for which certification Is requested 
B. That the applicant has completed a program that 
requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence* in identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to solve these problems 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year certificate when eligibility for the six-year certificate In that field or area has been established. 
Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be through a formal defense before a committee composed of faculty members of the institution or an external committee selected by the institution. Any external committee must be composed of persons who hold the earned doctorate in education or a field related to the student's area of study 
 
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Special Georgia Requirements 
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and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal defense is followed to verify demonstrated research competencies, an acceptable procedure must be explained In writing by the institution granting the degree. 
Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs. 
Teacher Certification Test: none 
Completion of content courses at the required degree level, according to the general rules for adding a field 
See Section 560:00. 
An individual with a certificate In Greek (7-12) is In-field to teach Greek 1n grades 7-12. An individual with a certificate in Greek (K-12) is in-field to teach Greek in grades K-12. 
 
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Bachelor's Degree Completion of an approved preparation program in health at the 
 
Four-Year 
 
bachelor's-degree level and a professional recommendation from the 
 
preparing institution 
 
No minimum course requirements are listed for this field. 
 
Master's Degree Five-Year 
 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate in health 
Completion of an approved preparation program in health at the master's level and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
 
Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
 
Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in health 
Completion of an approved preparation program in health at the education specialist's-degree level and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Doctoral Degree Seven-Year 
 
Eligibility for a six-year professional certificate in health Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
 
1 Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accred- 
 
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the doctoral program in terms of the student's field of service and 
 
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A That the applicant has completed successfully the institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
 
B. That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence* in identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to 
solve these problems 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year certificate when 
 
eligibility for the six-year certificate in that field or area has been 
 
established. Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be through a 
 
formal defense before a committee composed of faculty members of the 
 
institution or an external committee selected by the institution. Any 
 
external committee must be composed of persons who hold the earned 
 
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doctorate in education or a field related to the student's area of study 
 
and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person 
 
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explained in writing by the institution granting the degree. Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs 
Teacher Certification Test: health Completion of health content courses at the required degree level, according to the general rules for adding a field 
See Section 560:00. An individual with a certificate in health is in-field to teach health in grades 7-12. 
 
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Bachelor's Degree Four-Year 
 
Completion of an approved preparation program in health occupations at the bachelor's-degree level and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
No minimum content requirements are listed for this field. 
 
Master's Degree Five-Year 
 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate at the bachelor's-degree level in health occupations 
Completion of an approved preparation program in health occupations at the master's-degree level and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
 
No minimum content requirements are listed for this field. 
 
Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
 
Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate at the master's level in health occupations 
Completion of an approved preparation program in health occupations at the education specialist's-degree level and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Doctoral Degree Seven-Year 
 
Eligibility for a six-year professional certificate in health occupations 
Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate institution (It is the institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral program in terms of the student's field of service and 
individual needs.) 
 
2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate institution verifying the following 
 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
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Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year certificate when eligibility for the six-year certificate in that field or area has been established. 
 
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Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be through a formal defense before a committee composed of Xculty members of the institution or an external comm ttee selected by the institution. Any external committee must be composed of persons who hold the earned doctorate in education or a field related to the student's area of study and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal defense is followed to verify demonstrated research competencies, an acceptable procedure must be explained in 
writing by the institution granting the degree. 
 
Special Georgia Requirements 
To add this field to an existing professional certificate 
In-field Statement 
 
Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the identification and education of 
children with special education needs 
 
Teacher Certification Test: NOCTI/Health Occupations (See 
 
NOCTI Bulletin) 
 
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See Section 560.00. 
 
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Bachelor's Degree Four-Year 
 
Minimum Certification Content: 70 quarter hours in health and physical education, distributed as follows 
1. 25 quarter hours (of which 15 must be taken above the sophomore level) in health education, including the following 
 
A. Five quarter hours in health education methods, materials and curriculum 
 
B. 20 quarter hours selected from nutrition; human sexuality; alcohol, tobacco and drugs; psychological and social health and first aid, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation 
 
2. 45 quarter hours in physical education, including a minimum of the following 
 
A. 20 quarter hours selected from history and principles of physical education; measurement and evaluation in physical education; physiology of exercise; kinesiology and adaptive physical education 
 
B. A minimum of five quarter hours in elementary or children's physical education 
 
C. A minimum of 10 quarter hours in physical education activities with at least one course taken from each of these six categories: individual sports, team sports, aquatics, dance, fitness and outdoor 
activities 
 
D. 10 additional quarter hours in any of the above areas or in any other physical education content 
 
A minimum of 35 of the required 70 quarter hours must be 
 
taken above the sophomore level. A minimum of 15 of these 35 quarter hours must be upper-division courses in health 
 
content. 
 
(D Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate 
 
Master's 
 
in health and physical education 
 
Degree Five-Year 
 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit in health and physical education, including a minimum of 10 quarter 
 
hours in graduate health content and a minimum of 10 
 
quarter hours in graduate physical education content 
 
If the applicant is eligible for bachelor's-level 
 
certification in any other field, a master's-level 
 
certificate in health and physical education may be issued 
 
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Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
 
provided a minimum of 25 quarter hours carried acceptable graduate credit and include 10 quarter hours in graduate health content and 10 quarter hours in graduate physical education content. 
Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in health and physical education 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Doctoral Degree Seven-Year 
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Eligibility for a six-year professional certificate in health and physical education 
Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a 
regionally accredited graduate institution (It is the 
institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral program in terms of the student's field of service and individual needs.) 
2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate institution verifying the following 
 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
 
B That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence* in identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to solve 
these problems 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year 
 
certificate when eligibility for the six-year certificate 
 
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Any external committee must be composed of persons who hold 
 
the earned doctorate in education or a field related to the 
 
student's area of study and are employed by agencies other 
 
than the one employing the person evaluated. If a pattern 
 
other than the formal defense is followed to verify 
 
demonstrated research competencies, an acceptable procedure 
 
must be explained in writing by the institution granting 
 
the degree. 
 
Special Georgia Requirements 
 
Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs 
 
Teacher Certification Test: health and physical education 
 
To add this field to an existing professional certificate 
In-field Statement 
 
Completion of health and physical education content courses at the required degree level, according to the general rules for adding a field 
See Section 560.00. 
An individual with a certificate in health and physical education is in-field to teach health and physical education in grades K-12. 
 
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Bachelor's Degree Four-Year 
 
Minimum Certification Content: 30 quarter hours distributed as follows 
1. Five quarter hours in introduction to exceptional children or psychology of the exceptional child 
 
2. Five quarter hours in each of the following areas: psychology of the deaf, structure and function of hearing and vocal mechanisms, audiology, teaching communication skills to the hearing impaired and methods of teaching speech reading to the deaf 
 
A minimum of 15 quarter hours must be taken above the sophomore level. 
 
Master's Degree Five-Year 
 
Eligibility for a bachelor's-level certificate in hearing impaired 
25 quarter hours of graduate credit in hearing impaired 
 
If the applicant is eligible for bachelor's-level certification in any other field, a master's-level certificate in hearing impaired may be issued when he or she has completed the 30 quarter hours of hearing impaired content listed at the bachelor's level, plus five quarter hours in methods and materials for teaching hearing impaired and five quarter hours in a practicum for hearing impaired, provided 25 of those hours carried acceptable graduate credit. 
 
Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
 
Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in hearing impaired 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit, the majority of which must be in hearing impaired content. Remaining credit may be in a closely related field. (Combined content of master's and education specialist's programs must equal 50 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit.) 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
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Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
 
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A. That the applicant has completed successfully the institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
 
B. That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence* in identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to solve these problems 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year certificate when eligibility for the six-year certificate in that field or area has been established. 
Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be through a formal defense before a committee composed of faculty members of the institution or an external committee selected by the institution. Any external committee must be composed of persons who hold the earned doctorate in education or field related to the student's area of study and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal defense is followed to verify demonstrated research competencies, an acceptable procedure must be explained in writing by the institution granting the degree. 
 
Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs (may be taken as content in bachelor's-level requirements) 
 
Teacher Certification Test: hearing impaired 
 
Completion of hearing-impaired content at the appropriate degree level, five quarter hours in methods and materials for teaching the hearing impaired and five quarter hours in a supervised practicum or internship in hearing impaired 
 
See Section 560:00. 
 
An individual with a certificate in hearing impaired is in-field to teach hearing-impaired children in grades K-12 in self-contained classrooms and in resource settings. 
 
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Pagp No.: 530:23 Revision No.: 90-7 
 
Bachelor's Degree Four-Year 
 
50 quarter hours in the following areas: 
1. 45 quarter hours in Hebrew content, including oral communication skills, grammar composition, literature and culture 
 
A maximum of 10 quarter hours may be allowed for courses 1n history and culture of the country or for competency acquired 1n high school (one year will be the equivalent of 
five quarter hours). 
 
A minimum of 25 quarter hours must be earned above the sophomore level. 
 
A provisional certificate may be Issued when the 45 quarter hours of Hebrew content have been taken. 
 
2. Five (5) quarter hours of course work In the area of K-8 or K-12 foreign language methods, materials and curriculum (this course may be a part of the professional education sequence) 
 
If this course work does not reflect early childhood and middle grades foreign language pedagogy, the conversion course must be taken during the first year of certification. The conversion course shall be a five (5) credit hour/5 SDU state approved course in K-8 foreign language methodology. Anyone holding foreign language (7-12) certification prior to 7/1/89 can maintain that certificate or convert to K-12. A life certificate holder may convert to K-12 and maintain life status. All foreign language certificates Issued after 7/1/89 will be Issued 
K-12.. 
 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate In 
 
Master's 
 
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Degree Five-Year 
 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit in 
 
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25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit, the majority of which must be In Hebrew content. Remaining credit may be In a closely related field. (Combined content of master's and education specialist's programs must equal 50 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit.) 
Three years of acceptable school experience Eligibility for a six-year professional certificate In Hebrew 
Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate Institution (It Is the Institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral program in terms of the student's field of service and individual needs ) 
2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate institution verifying the following 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the Institution's doctoral program 1n the field for which certification is requested 
B. That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence* In identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to solve these problems 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year certificate when eligibility for the six-year certificate In that field or area has been established. 
Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be through a formal defense before a committee composed of faculty members of the institution or an external committee selected by the institution. Any external committee must be composed of persons who hold the earned doctorate In education or a field related to the student's area of study 
 
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and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal defense Is followed to verify demonstrated research competencies, an acceptable procedure must be explained In writing by the Institution granting the degree. 
Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three Special semester hours, or the equivalent In an approved Georgia staff development program, in the Identification and education Requirements of children with special education needs 
Teacher Certification Test: none 
Completion of content courses at the required degree level, according to the general rules for adding a field 
See Section 560.00. 
An Individual with a certificate in Hebrew (7-12) 1s 1n-f1eld to teach Hebrew 1n grades 7-12. An individual with a certificate in Hebrew (K-12) Is in-field to teach Hebrew in grades K-12. 
 
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Master's Degree Five-Year 
Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
Doctoral Degree Seven-Year 
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Minimum Certification Content: 60 quarter hours 
 
40 quarter hours in History distributed as follows 
 
1. 10 quarter hours in U.S. history, 10 quarter hours in world history and five quarter hours in nonwestern history 
 
A minimum of 20 quarter hours must be taken above the sophomore level. 
 
2. The additional 20 quarter hours must be taken from any of the following disciplines: economics, geography, political science, sociology, psychology and anthropology. 
 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate in history 
 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit in history 
 
If the applicant is eligible for bachelor's-level certification in any other field, a master's-level certificate in history may be issued when he or she has completed the 60 quarter hours of content listed at the bachelor's level, provided 25 quarter hours of history content carried acceptable graduate credit. 
 
Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in history 
 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit, the majority of which must be in history content. Remaining credit- may be in closely related fields. (Comhinpd content of master's and education specialist's programs must equal 50 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit.) 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Eligibility for a six-year professional certificate in history 
 
Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate institution (It is the institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral program in terms of the student's field of service and individual needs.) 
 
2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate institution verifying the following 
 
  
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B. That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence* in identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to solve these problems 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year certificate when eligibility for the six-year certificate in that field or area has been established. 
*Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be through a formal defense before a committee composed of faculty members of the institution or an external committee selected by the institution. Any external committee must be composed of persons who hold the earned doctorate in education or a field related to the student's area of study and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal defense is followed to verify demonstrated research competencies, an acceptable procedure must be explained in writing by the institution granting the degree. 
Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs 
Teacher Certification Test: social science 
Completion of minimum content courses at the required degree level, according to the general rules for adding a field 
See Section 560.00. 
 
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Bachelor's Degree Four-Year 
Master's Degree Five-Year 
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Doctoral Degree Seven-Year 
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This certificate is issued on the basis of an official college recommendation verifying that the applicant has completed a professional education program in home economics. 
A provisional certificate in home economics may be issued at the request of an employing superintendent if the following requirements are met. 
A minimum of 60 quarter hours in the following areas 
1. 15 quarter hours in family and child development, including a nursery school practicum 
2. 15 quarter hours in textiles, including laboratory experiences in textiles, selection and construction 
3. 15 quarter hours in food and nutrition 
4. 15 quarter hours in housing, management and family economics, including home management theory and resident and consumer education 
A minimum of 30 quarter hours must be taken above the sophomore level. 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate in home economics 
Completion of an approved master's degree in home economics and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in home economics 
Completion of an approved education specialist's degree in home economics and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
Eligibility for the six-year professional certificate in home economics 
Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate institution (It is the institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral program in terms of the student's field of service and individual needs.) 
 
  
 
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The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate institution verifying the following A. That the applicant has completed successfully the 
institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
 
B. That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence* in identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to solve these problems 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year certificate when eligibility for the six-year certificate in that field or area has been established. 
 
*Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be 
 
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selected by the institution. Any external committee must 
 
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writing by the institution granting the degree. 
 
Special Georgia Requirements 
 
Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs 
 
Teacher Certification Test: home economics 
 
Completion of an approved professional-education program in 
 
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1 15 quarter hours in industrial materials and processes (wood 
 
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2. 15 quarter hours in industrial graphics and communications (graphic arts, drafting, electricity and electronics) 
3. 10 quarter hours in power/transportation (energy, power and transportation) 
4 Five quarter hours in general industrial arts, including units in communications, construction, manufacturing and power transportation 
5. Five quarter hours selected from areas listed above or from related courses 
A minimum of 25 quarter hours must be taken above the sophomore level. 
 
Master's Degree Five-Year 
 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate in industrial arts 25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit in industrial arts 
 
If the applicant is eligible for bachelor's-level certification in any other 
 
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Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
 
Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in industrial arts 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit, the majority of which must be in industrial arts content. Remaining credit may be in a closely related field. (Combined content of master's and education specialist s programs must equal 50 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit.) 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Doctoral Degree Seven-Year 
 
Eligibility for a six-year professional certificate in industrial arts 
Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
1 Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate institution (It is the institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral program in terms of the student's field of service and individual needs.) 
2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate institution verifying the following A That the applicant has completed successfully the institution's ' doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
 
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B That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence* in identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to solve these problems 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year certificate when eligibility for the six-year certificate in that field or area has been established. Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be through a formal defense before a committee composed of faculty members of the institution or an external committee selected by the institution. Any external committee must be composed of persons who hold the earned doctorate in education or a field related to the student s area of study and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal defense is followed to verity demonstrated research competencies, an acceptable procedure must be explained in writing by the institution granting the degree. 
Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs 
Teacher Certification Test: industrial arts 
Completion of all industrial arts content courses at the required degree level, according to the general rules for adding a field 
See Section 560:00. 
An individual with a certificate in industrial arts is in-field to teach industrial arts in grades 7-12. 
 
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Bachelor's Degree Four-Year 
 
Completion of an approved preparation program in interrelated special education at the bachelor's-degree level and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
 
No minimum content requirements are listed for this field. 
 
Master's Degree Five-Year 
 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate in interrelated special education 
Completion of an approved teacher preparation program at the master's level in interrelated special education and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
 
Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
 
Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in interrelated special education 
Completion of an approved teacher preparation program at the education specialist's level in interrelated special education and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
 
Three years of acceptable teaching experience 
 
Doctoral Degree Seven-Year 
 
Eligibility for a six-year professional certificate in interrelated special education Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accred- 
 
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the doctoral program in terms of the student's field of service and 
 
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2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate institution verifying the following 
 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
 
B. That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence* in identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to 
solve these problems 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year certificate when eligibility for the six-year certificate in that field or area has been 
established. Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be through a formal defense before a committee composed of faculty members of the institution or an external committee selected by the institution. Any external committee must be composed of persons who hold the earned doctorate in education or a field related to the student's area of study and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person 
 
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Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be through a formal defense before a committee composed of faculty members of the institution or an external committee selected by the institution. Any external committee must be composed of persons who hold the earned doctorate in education or a field related to the student's area of study and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal defense is followed to verify demonstrated research competencies, an acceptable procedure must be explained in writing by the institution granting the degree. 
 
Special Georgia Requirements 
 
Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs and a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in teaching reading 
 
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To add interrelated special education to a professional certificate in mental retardation, learning disabilities or behavior disorders, the applicant must complete 25 quarter hours of acceptable undergraduate or graduate credit, concentrated in each of the two program areas not covered by the existing certificate, as follows: 
 
.10 quarter hours in nature or characteristics of children with learning disabilities, behavior disorders, or mental retardation--5 quarter hours in each program area not covered by the existing certificate 
 
.10 quarter hours in methods and materials for teaching learning disabled, behavior disordered, or mentally retarded children--5 quarter hours in each program area not covered by the existing certificate 
 
.5 quarter hours in a supervised practicum or internship with mildly handicapped children 
 
See Section 560:00. 
 
In-field Statement 
 
 
An individual with a certificate in interrelated special education is in-field to teach remedial mathematics/reading, K-12, to be a resource teacher in the fields of mental retardation, learning disabilities and behavior disorders or in an interrelated self-contained classroom. This certificate holder is not in-field to teach in selfcontained classrooms in any one of the three special education fields. 
 
  
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Bachelor's Degree Four-Year 
 
Completion of an approved preparation program in interrelated special education/early childhood education at the bachelor's-degree level and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
 
No minimum content requirements are listed for this field. 
 
Master's Degree Five-Year 
 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate in interrelated special education/early childhood 
Completion of an approved teacher preparation program at the master's-degree level in interrelated special education/early childhood and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
 
Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
 
Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in interrelated special education/early childhood 
Completion of an approved teacher preparation program at the education specialist's-degree level in interrelated special education/early childhood and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
 
I Doctoral Degree Seven-year 
 
Three years of acceptable teaching experience 
Eligibility for a six-year professional certificate in interrelated special education/early childhood 
Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate institution (It is the institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral program in terms of the student's field of service and individual needs.) 
 
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Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year certificate when eligibility for the six-year certificate in that field or area has been established. 
 
*Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be through a formal defense before a committee composed of faculty members of the institution or an external committee selected by the institution. Any external committee must be composed of persons who hold the earned doctorate in education or a field related to the student's area of study and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal defense is followed to verify demonstrated research competencies, an acceptable procedure must be explained in writing by the institution granting the degree. 
 
Special Georgia Requirements 
 
Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, on the identification and education of children with special education needs and a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in teaching reading. 
 
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Affiliation with an institution with an approved program in interrelated special education/early childhood, completion of that program and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
See Section 560:00. 
 
In-field Statement 
 
An individual with a certificate in interrelated special education/early childhood is in-field to teach preschool 
handicapped classes, early childhood classes in grades K-4 and to be a resource teacher for mildly handicapped students in the areas of mental retardation, learning disabilities and behavior disorders in grades K-4. 
 
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Pagft Nn.: 530:29 Rpvlslon No.: 90-7 
50 quarter hours 1n the following areas: 
1. 45 quarter hours In Italian content, including oral communication skills, grammar, composition, literature and culture 
A maximum of 10 quarter hours may be allowed for courses in history and culture of the country or for competency acquired in high school or through residence In a foreign country in which Italian is the official language. (One year will be the equivalent of five quarter hours). 
 
A minimum of 25 quarter hours must be earned above the sopomore level. 
 
A provisional certificate may be Issued when the 45 quarter hours of Italian content have been taken 
 
2. Five (5) quarter hours of course work In the area of 
K-8 or K-12 foreign language methods, materials and curriculum (this course may be a part of the professional education sequence) 
 
If this course work does not reflect early childhood and middle grades foreign language pedagogy, the conversion course must be taken during the first year of certification. The conversion course shall be a five (5) credit hour/ 5 SDU state approved course In K-8 foreign language methodology. Anyone holding foreign language (7-12) certification prior to 7/1/89 can maintain that certificate) or convert to K-12. A life certificate ho der may convert to K-12 and maintain life status. All foreign language certificates issued after 7/1/89 will be Issued 
K-12. 
 
Master's Degree Five-Year 
 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate in Italian 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit In Italian 
 
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Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate In Italian 
 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit, the majority of which must be 1n Italian content. Remaining credit may be 1n a closely related field. (Combined content of the master's and education specialist's programs must equal 50 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit.) 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Eligibility for a six-year professional certificate in German 
Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
 
1. 
 
Completion of an approved doctoral program at a 
regionally accredited graduate Institution (It 1s the 
 
institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral 
 
program 1n terms of the student's field of service and 
 
individual needs.) 
 
2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the 
graduate institution verifying the following 
 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the 
Institution's doctoral program In the field for 
which certification 1s requested 
 
B. That the applicant has completed a program that 
requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence* in identifying significant education problems and 1n applying appropriate research procedures to solve 
these problems 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year certificate when eligibility for the six-year certificate 
1n that field or area has been established. 
 
"Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be through a formal defense before a committee composed of faculty members of the institution or an external committee selected by the Institution. Any external committee must be 
composed of persons who hold the earned doctorate in education or field related to the student's area of study 
 
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and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal defense 1s followed to verify demonstrated research competencies, an acceptable procedure must be explained in writing by the institution granting the degree. 
Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent In an approved staff development program, In the Identification and education of children with special education needs 
Teacher Certification Test: None 
Completion of content courses at the required degree level, according to the general rules for adding a field 
See Section 560:00. 
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Master's Degree Five-Year 
 
Paqft No.: 530:30 Rpvision No.: 9JkL 
50 quarter hours In the following areas: 
1. 45 quarter hours in Japanese content, including oral communication skills, grammar, composition, literature and culture, 
A maximum of 10 quarter hours may be allowed for courses in history and culture of the country or for competency acquired in high school or through residence in a foreign country 1n which Japanese is the official language. (One year will be the equivalent of five quarter hours). 
A minimum of 25 quarter hours must be earned above the sophomore level 
A provisional certificate may be Issued when the 45 quarter hours of Japanese content have been taken. 
2. Five (5) quarter hours of course work in the area of 
K-8 or K-12 foreign language methods, materials and curriculum (this course may be a part of the professional education sequence) 
If this course work does not reflect early childhood and middle grades foreign language pedagogy, the conversion course must be taken during the first year of certification. The conversion course shall be a five (b) credit hour/ 5 SDU state approved course 1n K-8 foreign language methodology. Anyone holding foreign language (7-12) certification prior to 7/1/89 can maintain that certificate or convert to K-12. A life certificate holder may convert to K-12 and maintain life status. All foreign language certificates issued after 7/1/89 will be Issued K-12. 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate in Japanese 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit in Japanese 
If the applicant is eligible for bachelor's-level certification In any other field, a master's-level certificate in Japanese may be issued when he or she has completed the 50 quarter hours of Japanese listed at the bachelor's level, provided a minimum of 25 of those hours carried acceptable graduate credit 
 
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25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit, the majority of which must be in Japanese content. Remaining credit may be In a closely related field. (Combined content of the master's and education specialist's programs must equal 50 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit.) 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
Eligibility for a six-year professional certificate in Japanese 
Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
1 Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate institution (It is the Institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral program in terms of the student's field of service and individual needs.) 
2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate institution verifying the following 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification 1s requested 
B That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence in Identifying significant education problems and 1n applying appropriate research procedures to solve these problems 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year certificate when eligibility for the six-year certificate in that field or area has been established. 
Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be through a formal defense before a committee composed of faculty members of the institution or an external committee selected by the institution. Any external committee must be composed of persons who hold the earned doctorate in education or a field related to the student's area of study 
 
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and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal defense is followed to verify demonstrated research competencies, an acceptable procedure must be explained in writing by the institution granting the degree. 
Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs 
Teacher Certification Test: none 
Completion of content courses at the required degree level, according to the general rules for adding a field 
See Section 560:00. 
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P^gp No.: 530:31 Rpv1s1on No.: 90-7 
 
Bachelor's Degree Four-Year 
 
50 quarter hours In the following: 
1. 45 quarter hours In Latin content, Including oral communication skills, grammar, composition, literature and culture 
 
A maximum of 10 quarter hours may be allowed for courses 1n history and culture of the country or for competency acquired In high school. (One year will be the equivalent 
of five quarter hours). 
 
A minimum of 25 quarter hours must be earned above the sophomore level 
 
A provisional certificate may be Issued when the 45 quarter hours of Latin content have been taken. 
 
2. Five (5) quarter hours of course work 1n the area of K-8 or K-12 foreign language methods, materials and curriculum (this course may be a part of the professional education sequence) 
 
If this course work does not reflect early childhood and middle grades foreign language pedagogy, the conversion 
 
course must be taken during the first year of 
 
certification. The conversion course shall be a fiye (b) 
 
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credit hour/5 SDU state approved course in K-8 foreign 
 
language methodology. Anyone holding foreign language (7-12) certification prior to 7/1/89 can maintain that certificate or convert to K-12. A life certificate holder 
 
may convert to K-12 and maintain life status. All foreign language certificates Issued after 7/1/89 will be Issued 
 
K-12. 
 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate In 
 
Master's 
 
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25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit In Latin 
 
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If the applicant is eligible for bachelor's-level certification 1n any other field, a master's-level certificate in Latin may be issued when he or she has completed the 50 quarter hours of Latin listed at the bachelor's level, provided 25 of those hours carried 
 
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Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate In Latin 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit, the majority of which must be In Latin content. Remaining credit may be 1n a closely related field. (Combined content of the master's and education specialist's programs must equal 50 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit.) 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
Eligibility for a six-year professional certificate in Latin 
Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate Institution. (It Is the Institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral program 1n terms of the student's field of service and Individual needs.) 
2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate institution verifying the following 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
B That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence In Identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to solve these problems 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year certificate when eligibility for the six-year certificate 1n that field or area has been established. 
Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be through a formal defense before a committee composed of faculty members of the institution or an external committee selected by the institution. Any external committee must be composed of persons who hold the earned doctorate In education or a field related to the student's area of study 
 
  
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Pagft No.: 530:31b Revision No: 90-7 
and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal defense Is followed to verify demonstrated research competencies, an acceptable procedure must be explained 1n writing by the Institution granting the degree. 
Course work: a course of five quarter, hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent In an approved staff development program, 1n the Identification and education of children with special education needs 
Teacher Certification Test: Latin 
Completion of content courses at the required degree level, according to the general rules for adding a field 
See Section 560:00. 
An Individual with a certificate 1n Latin (7-12) 1s 1n-f1eld to teach Latin In grades 7-12. An Individual with a certificate 1n Latin (K-12) 1s In-field to teach Latin 1n grades K-12. 
 
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Bachelor's Degree Four-Year 
 
Minimum Certification Content: 30 quarter hours, distributed as follows 
1. Five quarter hours In Introduction to exceptional children or psychology of the exceptional child 
 
2. Five quarter hours In nature or characteristics of children with learning disabilities 
 
3. Five quarter hours in teaching reading 
 
4. 15 quarter hours selected from language development, reading difficulties, behavior modification and/or management of exceptional children, tests and measurements and remedial reading, with not more than five 
quarter hours in any one area 
 
Master's Degree Five-Year 
 
A minimum of 15 quarter hours must be taken above the sophomore level. 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate In learning disabilities 
25 hours of acceptable graduate credit In learning disabilities content 
 
If the applicant is eligible for bachelor's-level certification in any other field, a master's-level certificate in learning disabilities may be issued when he or she has completed the 30 hours of learning disabilities content listed at the bachelor's level, plus five quarter hours in methods and materials for teaching children with learning disabilities and five quarter hours in a supervised practicum or internship in learning disabilities, provided 25 of those hours 
carried graduate credit. 
 
Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in 
 
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B That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence in identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to solve 
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in that field or area has been established. 
 
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the person evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal 
 
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See Section 560:00. 
 
In-f1eld Statement 
 
An Individual with a certificate In learning disabilities is In-field to teach children with learning disabilities in grades K-12 in self-contained classrooms and in resource settings, K-12. This certificate holder 1s also in-field to teach remedial mathematics/reading, K-12. 
 
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A provisional certificate may be issued at the request of an employing superintendent, provided that the following course work has been completed: a minimum of 30 quarter hours in economics, merchandising, marketing, sales promotion and management, with not more than 10 
quarter hours in any one area. 
 
Master's Degree Five-Year 
 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate in marketing education 
Completion of a master's program in marketing education and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
 
Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
 
Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in marketing education 
Completion of an education specialist's degree in marketing education and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
 
Doctoral Degree Seven-Year 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience Eligibility for a six-year professional certificate in marketing education 
Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accred- 
 
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A. That the applicant has completed successfully the institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
 
B. That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence* in identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to 
solve these problems 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year certificate when 
 
eligibility for the six-year certificate in that field or area has been 
 
established. 
 
Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be through a 
 
formal defense before a committee composed of faculty members of the 
 
institution or an external committee selected by the institution. Any 
 
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Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs 
 
Teacher Certification Test: marketing and distributive education 
 
To add this field to an existing professional certificate 
 
Affiliation with an institution with an approved program in marketing education, completion of the program and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
See Section 560:00. 
 
In-field Statement 
 
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Minimum Certification Content: 60 quarter hours in the following areas 
 
1. 55 quarter hours in mathematics content (mathematics, statistics, computer science, and mathematics education) to specifically include 15 quarter hours in calculus and a minimum of 3 quarter hours each in geometry, linear algebra, abstract/modern algebra, computer education (may be a 200-leyel course, but not an introductory course) and statistics. 
A minimum of 30 quarter hours must be taken above the sophomore level. 
The provisional certificate may be issued when the 55 quarter hours of mathematics content have been taken. 
2. A five-quarter hour course, which may be a part of the professional education sequence, must be taken in the methods of teaching mathematics. 
 
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Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate in mathematics 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit in mathematics, statistics, computer science and/or mathematics education, with a minimum of 15 quarter hours in pure mathematics 
 
If the applicant is eligible for bachelor's-level certification in any other field, a master's-level certificate in mathematics may be issued when he or she has completed the 60 quarter hours of mathematics listed at the bachelor's level, provided a minimum of 25 in Math content carried acceptable graduate credit 
 
Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
 
Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in mathematics 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit, the majority of which must be in mathematics, statistics, computer science or mathematics education content. Remaining credit may be in a closely related field. (Combined content of master's and education specialist s programs must equal 50 quarter hours of acceptable graduate 
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Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate institution (It is the institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral program in terms of the student's field of service and 
individual needs.) 
 
2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate institution verifying the following 
 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
 
B. That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence* in identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to solve 
the problems 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year certificate when eligibility for the six-year certificate in that field or area has been established. 
 
*Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be 
 
through a formal defense before a committee composed of 
 
faculty members of the institution or an external committee 
 
selected by the institution. Any external committee must be 
 
composed of persons who hold the earned doctorate in 
 
education or a field related to the student's area of study 
 
and are employed by agencies other than the one employing 
 
the person evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal 
 
defense is followed to verify demonstrated research 
 
competencies, an acceptable procedure must be explained in 
 
writing by the institution granting the degree. 
 
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Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the identificaton and education of children with special education needs 
 
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Completion of mathematics content courses at the required degree level, according to the general rules for adding a field, and a five-quarter-hour course in the methods of teaching mathematics 
 
See Section 560:00. 
An individual with a certificate in mathematics is in-field to teach all courses in mathematics and/or computer science in grades 7-12, and remedial mathematics in grades 9-12. 
 
 
 
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Minimum Certification Content: 30 quarter hours distributed as follows 
1. Five quarter hours in introduction to exceptional children or psychology of the exceptional child 
 
2. Five quarter hours in the nature of mental retardation or psychology of mental deficiency 
 
3. Five quarter hours in teaching reading 
 
4. 15 quarter hours selected from: language development, family counseling for exceptional children, recreation for the exceptional child, tests and measurements, behavior modification and/or management of exceptional children and occupations and guidance for the mentally retarded, with a maximum of five quarter hours in any one area 
 
A minimum of 15 quarter hours must be taken above the sophomore level. 
 
Master's Degree Five-Year 
 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate in mental retardation 25 quarter hours of graduate credit in mental retardation 
 
If the applicant is eligible for bachelor's-level certification in any other field, a master's-level certificate in mental retardation may be issued when he or she has completed the 30 quarter hours of mental retardation content listed at the bachelor's level, plus five quarter hours in methods and materials for teaching mentally retarded children and five quarter hours in a practicum in mental retardation, provided 25 of those hours 
carried acceptable graduate credit. 
 
Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
 
Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in mental retardation 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit, the majority of which must be in mental retardation content. Remaining credit may be in a closely related field. (Combined content of master's and education specialist's programs must equal 50 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit.) 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Doctoral Degree Seven-Year 
 
Eligibility for a six-year professional certificate in mental retardation Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accred- 
 
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problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to 
 
solve these problems 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year certificate when eligibility for the six-year certificate in that field or area has been 
established. 
Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be through a formal defense before a committee composed of faculty members of the institution or an external committee selected by the institution. Any external committee must be composed of persons who hold the earned doctorate in education or a field related to the student's area of study and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal defense is followed to verify demonstrated research competencies, an acceptable procedure must be explained in writing by the institution granting the degree. 
 
Special Georgia Requirements 
 
Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs and a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in teaching reading 
 
Teacher Certification Test: special education professional knowledge or mental retardation 
 
To add this field to an existing professional certificate 
 
Completion of mental retardation content at the appropriate degree level, five quarter hours in methods and materials for teaching the mentally'retarded and five quarter hours in a supervised practicum or internship in mental retardation 
 
See Section 560:00. 
 
In-field Statement 
 
An individual with a certificate in mental retardation is in-field to teach mentally retarded children in grades K-12 in self-contained classrooms and in resource settings. This certificate holder is also in-field to teach remedial mathematics/reading, K-12. 
 
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Minimum Certification Content: 75 quarter hours selected from history, economics, geography, political science or behavioral science (psychology, sociology and anthropology), distributed as follows 
1. A core of 45 quarter hours in three of the areas, with a minimum of 15 quarter hours in each 
 
2. A concentration of 30 quarter hours in one area not included in the core 
 
A minimum of 15 of the 30 quarter hours in the concentration must be taken above the sophomore level. 
 
A minimum of 15 of the total 75 quarter hours must deal with the nonwestern world (cultural anthropology, cultural geography, modern history and comparative economic systems). 
 
If the concentration of 30 quarter hours is in history, a minimum of 10 quarter hours must be U.S. history. If the concentration is in behavioral science, there must be a minimum of five quarter hours in each of the following: psychology, sociology and anthropology. 
 
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A minimum of 30 of the total 75 quarter hours must be taken above the sophomore level. 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate in social science 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit in social science content courses, including coverage in three social science areas 
 
If the applicant is eligible for bachelor's-level 
 
certification in any other field, a master's-level 
 
certificate in social science may be added when he or she 
 
has completed the 75 quarter hours of social science listed 
 
at the bachelor's level, provided that a minimum of 25 of 
 
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Eligibility for a six-year professional certificate in social science 
Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate institution (It is the institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral program in terms of the student's field of service and individual needs.) 
 
2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate institution verifying the following 
 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
 
B. That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence* in identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to solve these problems 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year certificate when eligibility for the six-year certificate in that field or area has been established. 
 
Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be 
 
through a formal defense before a committee composed of 
 
faculty members of the institution or an external committee 
 
selected by the institution. Any external committee must be 
 
composed of persons who hold the earned doctorate in 
 
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and are employed by agencies other than the one employing 
 
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1. 45 quarter hours 1n Spanish content, Including oral communication skills, grammar, composition, literature and culture 
 
A maximum of 10 quarter hours may be allowed for courses 1n history and culture of the country or for competency acquired In high school or through residence in a foreign country In which Spanish Is the official language. (One year will be the equivalent of five quarter hours). 
 
A minimum of 25 quarter hours must be earned above the sophomore level. 
 
A provisional certificate may be Issued when the 45 quarter hours of Spanish content have been taken. 
 
2. Five (5) quarter hours of course work In the area of K-8 or K-12 foreign language methods, materials and curriculum (This course may be a part of the professional education sequence) 
 
If this course work does not reflect early childhood and 
 
 
 
middle grades foreign language pedagogy, the conversion course must be taken during the first year of 
 
certification. The conversion course shall be a five (5) 
 
credit hour/ 5 SDL) state approved course 1n K-8 foreign 
 
language methodology. Anyone holding foreign language 
 
(7-12) certification prior to 9/1/89 can maintain that 
 
certificate or convert to K-12. A life certificate holder 
 
may convert to K-12 and maintain life status. All foregln 
 
language certificates issued after 9/1/89 will be Issued 
 
K-12. 
 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate in 
 
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25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit, the majority of which must be 1n Spanish content. Remaining credit may be In a closely related field. (Combined content of the master's and education specialist's programs must equal 50 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit.) 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Doctoral Degree Seven-Year 
 
Eligibility for a six-year professional certificate In Spanish 
Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate institution (It is the Institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral program 1n terms of the student's field of service and Individual needs.) 
 
2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate Institution verifying the following 
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B. That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the Individual has demonstrated competence* 1n identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to solve these problems 
 
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Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent 1n an approved staff development program, In the Identification and education 
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Teacher Certification Test: Spanish 
Completion of content courses at the required degree level, according to the general rules for adding a field 
 
See Section 560:00. 
 
An Individual with a certificate In Spanish (7-12 s 1n-f1eld to teach Spanish 1n grades 7-12. An "dividual with a certificate In Spanish (K-12) 1s 1n-f1eld to teach 
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acting, technical production, history of the theater and play directing), 
 
discussion and debate and oral interpretation 
 
Master's Degree Five-Year 
 
A minimum of 20 quarter hours must be taken above the sophomore level. Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate in speech 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit in speech 
 
Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
 
If the applicant is eligible for bachelor's-level certification in any other field a master's-level certificate may be issued in speech when he or she has completed the 45 hours of speech content listed at the bachelor s level, provided a minimum of 25 of those hours carried acceptable graduate credit. 
Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in speech 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit, the majority of which must be in speech content. Remaining credit may be in a closely related field. (Combined content of the master's and education specialist s programs must equal 50 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit.) 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Doctoral Degree Seven-Year 
 
Eligibility for a six-year professional certificate in speech Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
 
1 Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate institution (It is the institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral program in terms of the student's field of service and individual needs.) 
2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate institution verifying the following 
 
A That the applicant has completed successfully the institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
 
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Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs 
Teacher Certification Test: communicative arts 
Completion of speech content courses at the required degree level, according to the general rules for adding a field 
See Section 560:00. An individual with a certificate in speech is in-field to teach speech, debate, oral communication and all speech-related subjects in grades 7-12. 
 
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Completion of an approved preparation program in trade and industrial education at the bachelor's level and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution. 
No minimum content requirements are listed for this field. 
 
Master's Degree Five-Year 
 
Eligibility for a four-year professional certificate in trade and industrial education 
Completion of an approved teacher preparation program at the master's level in trade and industrial education and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
 
Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
 
Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in trade and industrial education 
Completion of an approved teacher preparation program at the education specialist's-degree level in trade and industrial education and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
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Eligibility for a six-year professional certificate in trade and industrial education 
Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate institution (It is the institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral program 1n terms of the student's field of service and individual needs.) 
 
2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate institution verifying the following 
 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the Institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
 
B. That the applicant has completed a program that 
 
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and are employed by agencies other than the one employing 
 
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competencies, an acceptable procedure must be explained in 
 
writing by the institution granting the degree. 
 
Special Georgia Requirements 
 
Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs 
Teacher Certification Test: None 
 
To add this field to an existing professional certificate 
II In-field Statement 
 
Affiliation with an institution with an approved program in trade and industrial education, completion of the program and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
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An individual with a certificate in trade and industrial education is in-field to teach survey courses in trade and industrial education in grades 7-12. An individual who teaches specific fields within trade and industrial education must hold certification in the specific field. 
 
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Bachelor's Degree Four-Year 
 
Minimum Certification Content: 30 quarter hours in visuany impaired content, including the following: 
1. Five quarter hours in introduction to or psychology of exceptional children 
 
2 Five quarter hours in introduction to the education of the visually impaired or in the psychology of the 
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3. Five quarter hours in anatomy and hygiene of the eye 
 
4. Five quarter hours in Braille reading and writing 
 
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; in ouarter hours selected from the following areas: ies?s and measurements, behavior modification and/or management of exceptional children, rehabilitation for the handicapped, mobility education and language development with a maximum of five quarter hours in any one area 
A minimum of 15 quarter hours must be taken above the sophomore level 
Eligibility tor a four-year professional certificate in visually impaired 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit in visually impaired content 
 
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level five quarter hours in curriculum and methods for leaching Usually impaired and five Quarter hours in a visua ly impaired practicum. provided a minimum of 25 of 
those hours carried acceptable graduate credit. 
 
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Doctoral Degree Seven-Year 
Special Georgia Requirements 
 
Eligibility for a six-year professional certificate in visually impaired 
Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate institution (It is the institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral program in terms of the student's field of service and individual needs.) 
2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate institution verifying the following 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
B. That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence* in identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to solve these problems 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year certificate when eligibility for the six-year certificate in that field or area has been established. 
^Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be through a formal defense before a committee composed of faculty members of the institution or an external committee selected by the institution. Any external committee must be composed of persons who hold the earned doctorate in education or a field related to the student's area of study and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal defense is followed to verify demonstrated research competencies, an acceptable procedure must be explained in writing by the institution granting the degree. 
Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs 
 
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In-field Statement 
 
Teacher Certification Test: none 
 
Completion of visually impaired content courses at the required degree level, five quarter hours in methods and materials for teaching the visually impaired and five quarter hours in a supervised internship 
 
See Section 550:09 and 560:00. 
 
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Section Teaching Certificates Subject Vocational Fields 
 
Page No. 540:00 Revision No. 90-7 
Date 1989 
 
The nrevious section (530:00) dealt primarily with academic fields of certification Although some SKS^SS^Sderid vocational were included in the previous section, tins.section SH7PPR onlv vocational fields. These fields represent instructional positions in secondary ^S^SfS Jilly require highly skilled persons coming directly from business 
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S?v3S5Ttai on the completion of bachelor's, master's TM*TM*%* 8 r ^^ degrees. (See Section 520:00.) Other general requirements include the following. 
1. The applicant must have occupational experience in the requested field of certification. Occupational requirements are as follows. A. A minimum of 24 months of full-time employment in business or ^^rt^neited field of certification is a prerequisite for certification at the one- and two-year levels. 
B Twelve months of full-time employment in business or industry in the requested field of certification^ a prerequisite for certification at the four-year level or higher, provided that tiXachdor's degVee is in the requested teaching field or is considered a related field. 
2 The National Occupational Competency Testing Instituti, (NOC/IT, exam must be taken in the specific vocational field in which certification is requestedFor^^2*TM^ In certification both the written and performance components of the test must be passed, m TerS fielS;, credentialing exams by a Georgia ^b^^^ly 
 
NOCTI exam or its applicability to individual applicants, contact 
State NOCTI Coordinating Agency 112 Industrial Arts Building University of Georgia Athens, Georgia 30602 ^ Four-vear-level certification is based on the completion of a bachelor's degree in the requested field of SrtificatioTor^ closely related field. If the bachelor's degree is m an unrelated field, MghesTfevtfo]^certificate tiie applicant may obtain is a two-year-level certificate. 
To Qualify for the four-year level, the applicant must affiliate with an accredited teacher- 
 
Sffifth.yea; SLate, since the four-year-level certificate is a prerequisite for the five-yearlevel certificate.) 
 
  
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4. An individual with a certificate in vocational fields is in-field to provide instruction or vocational training in the specific area of the certificate in grades 7-12. 
Minimum entry levels and the specific vocational fields for which Georgia certifies teachers for secondary programs are as follows. 
 
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Agriculture Agriculture mechanics Ornamental horticulture Forestry 
Marketing and Distribution Advertising Apparel and accessories General merchandise Wholesale trade 
 
Health Occupations 
Dental assisting Medical office assisting Health occupations cluster 
 
Home Economics 
 
Care and guidance of children 
 
 
 
Clothing management: production and services 
 
Food management: production and services 
 
Home furnishings: equipment and services 
 
Institutional and home management and support services 
 
Business and Office Education Data processing 
Trade and Industrial Occupations Law enforcement cluster Heating, air conditioning and refrigeration Electro-mechanical cluster Body and fender repair/cluster 
Auto mechanics Transportation cluster Business machine maintenance Commercial arts occupations Photography occupations 
Carpentry Masonry Construction cluster Drafting occupations/cluster Electrical occupations Electronics occupations/cluster Mass communications/cluster 
Radio/television Fabric maintenance 
 
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SECTION: Teaching Certificates SUBJECT: Teaching Endorsements 
 
Pagp No.: 550:00 Rpv1s1on No.: 88-7 Date: L2S2 
 
In addition to full-field certification, certification In specific areas of teaching is also available as an endorsement to a professional certificate in teaching, service or leadership fields. There are ten areas for which teaching endorsements are issued. 
Career exploration (PECE) Coordinator of cooperative education (CVAE) Data collection Diversified cooperative training (DCT) English to speakers of other languages (ESOL) Gifted Related vocational instruction (RVI) Safety and driver education Teacher of the visually impaired Preschool Handicapped 
The endorsement is issued at the highest certificate level for which the prerequisite 1s met. Endorsement fields require that the validity of the full-field, base certificate be maintained. 
The prerequisite certificate and course requirements for these endorsements are described in alphabetical order on the pages that follow. 
The validity period for a teaching endorsement 1s the same as for the prlrequ site Certificate it endorses and will be renewed when the endorsed Certificate is renewed. As the prerequisite cert 11^1 cateis upgraded to a higher level, the endorsement may be carried forward with no additional course work beyond that required for the prerequisite field. 
The only special Georgia requirement that may be applicable to any teaching endorsement 1s the special-education course work required by state law. inis requires any person certified as a teacher to have five quarter hours or the equivalent In state-approved, local staff-development credit In a course on the Identification and education of children with special educat on needs This course would be required If the applicant's previous certification or position did not require 1t. 
There are currently no tests for any endorsement area. However, if tests are applicable to the prerequisite certificate, the tests or ot^r requirements must be met in order to hold the professional prerequisite certificate. 
 
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Minimum Certification Standards 
ln-field Statement 
 
Eligibility for a full-field professional teaching certificate at the bachelor's-degree level or higher or eligibility for a professional certificate in the service field of school counselor at the master s-degree level or higher, provided that a T-4 prerequisite has been established 
20 quarter hours of college credit (graduate or undergraduate as is appropriate) from a regionally accredited institution with a stateapproved program in school counseling, to include the following 
1. Five quarter hours in the introduction to educational and career exploration 
2. Five quarter hours in occupational information service 
3. Five quarter hours in group dynamics in relation to work roles used in teaching career exploration 
4. Five quarter hours in an internship including career exploration on a full-time basis for a period of nine months or longer 
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Minimum Certification Standards 
In-field Statement 
 
Eligibility for a full-field professional teaching certificate at the bachelor's-degree level or higher or eligibility for a professional certificate in the service field of school counselor at the master s-degree level or higher, provided that a T-4 prerequisite has been established 
15 quarter hours of college credit (graduate or undergraduate as is appropriate) from a regionally accredited institution with a stateapproved program in vocational education, to include the following 
1. Five quarter hours in cooperative education 
2. Five quarter hours in guidance for the handicapped or disadvantaged 
3 Five quarter hours in a supervised practicum or internship to be completed by the end of the first year following employment as a teacher coordinator 
An individual with the coordinator of cooperative education (CVAE) endorsement is in-field to coordinate CVAE programs. 
 
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Eligibility for a full-field professional renewable or life certificate in any fiela, provided that a T-4 prerequisite has been established. 
Five quarter hours of college credit or five staff development TMite SDUS) in the training program for administering the Teacher Performance Assessment Instruments as provided by a regional assessment 
center An individual with the data collection endorsement is in-field to serve as a^enS of arTon-the-job assessment team that assesses the performan^f a teacher with an NT certificate, provided that update training requirements on the appropriate instruments have been met. 
 
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Minimum Certification Standards 
In-field Statement 
 
Eligibility for a full-field professional teaching certificate at the bachelor's-degree level or higher, a professional certificate in the service field of school counselor at the master's-degree level or higher or a professional certificate in the leadership fields of administration and supervision or director of vocational education at the master's-degree level or higher, provided that a T-4 prerequisite has been established 
Two years of successful occupational experience, preferably in one or more skilled trades or in an industrial, technical or health occupation are a prerequisite. Six weeks of the required work experience must be continuous, full-time employment within the last seven years. Work experience before age 16 will not be recognized. Teaching experience will not be recognized. 
For an individual with a bachelor's or higher-level degree in trade and industrial education, only one year of occupational experience is required. A notarized verification of occupational experience must be included in the certification application for this endorsement. 
30 quarter hours of college credit earned at a regionally accredited institution with state-approved preparation programs in trade and industrial education and in DCT, to include the following 
1. Five quarter hours in foundations of vocational education programs 
2. Five quarter hours in the coordination of cooperative programs 
3. Five quarter hours in curriculum development in cooperative programs 
4. Five quarter hours in teaching methods in cooperative programs 
5. Five quarter hours in vocational development 
6. Five quarter hours in a DCT internship 
7. The applicant must receive a professional recommendation from the preparing institution. 
An individual with the diversified cooperative training (DCT) endorsement is in-field to coordinate DCT programs in grades 7-12. 
 
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Minimum Certification Standards 
In-field Statement 
 
Eligibility for a full-field professional teaching certificate at the bachelor's-degree level or higher or a professional certificate in the service fields of school counselor, provided that a T-4 prerequisite has been established, or speech and language pathology 
15 quarter hours of college credit from a regionally accredited institution, to include the following 
1. Five quarter hours in applied and/or contrastive linguistics 
2 Five quarter hours in socio-cultural systems, cultural pluralism in American society and the characteristic features of linguisticminority cultures 
3. Five quarter hours in instructional methods and materials of teaching ESOL 
An individual with the English to speakers of other languages (ESOL) endorsement is in-field to teach English to speakers of other languages in grades K-12. 
 
 
 
 
 
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Pagp No.: 550:06 Rpvlslon No.: 9_rl Date: 1990 
 
 
Minimum Certification Standards 
 
Eligibility for a full-field professional teaching certificate at the bachelor's-degree level or higher, a professional certificate in the service field of school counselor or the leadership field of administration and supervision, provided that a T-4 prerequisite has been 
established 
 
One year of acceptable teaching experience 
 
20 quarter hours of graduate credit from a regionally accredited Institution, to include the following 
 
1 Five quarter hours (undergraduate or graduate; general or specific field) in educational measurement 
 
2. Five quarter hours in characteristics of the gifted 
 
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3. Five quarter hours in methods, materials for teaching the gifted 
4. Five quarter hours in curriculum/program development for the gifted 
An individual with the gifted endorsement Is m-fleld to teach gifted only in the f1eld(s) of his/her valid teaching certificates(s) 
Individuals holding a gifted endorsement (K-12) prior to July 1, 1991, may continue to renew the gifted k-i<d endorsement. 
 
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Eligibility for a full-field professional teaching certificate in any special education field at the bachelor's-degree level or higher 
15 quarter hours of college credit from a regionally accredited institution, to include the following 
1. Five quarter hours in vocational development in curriculum for the handicapped 
2. Five quarter hours in vocational and technical education for the handicapped 
3. Five quarter hours in a year-long, school-based internship 
An individual with the related vocational instructor (RVI) endorsement is in-field to provide vocational instruction to students identified as having special educational needs and classified as mentally retarded, learning disabled, etc., in grades 7-12. 
 
 
 
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Minimum Certification Standards 
In-field Statement 
 
Eligibility for a full-field professional teaching certificate at the bachelor's-degree level or higher or a master's-degree-level or higher certificate in the service field of school counselor and the leadership field of administration and supervision, provided that a T-4 prerequisite has been established 
15 quarter hours of college credit from a regionally accredited institution, to include the following 
1. Five quarter hours in a general safety education course 
2. Five quarter hours in introductory driver and traffic safety education 
3. Five quarter hours in advanced driver and traffic education 
An individual with the safety and driver education endorsement is in-field to teach safety and driver education in grades 7-12. 
 
 
 
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Eligibility for a full-field professional teaching certificate at the bachelor's-degree level or higher, a professional certificate in the service field of school counselor or the leadership field of admmistration and supervision, provided that a T-4 prerequisite has been established 
25 quarter hours of college credit (graduate or undergraduate as is appropriate) from a regionally accredited institution, to mclude the following 1. Five quarter hours in a survey course on exceptional children 
2. Five quarter hours in the anatomy and hygiene of the eye 
3. Five quarter hours in educational procedures for the visually impaired 
4. Five quarter hours in braille reading, writing and teaching procedures 
5. Five quarter hours in student teaching with the visually handicapped or an approved substitute 
An individual with the teacher of the visually impaired endorsement is in-field to teach visually impaired students in grades K-12 in selfcontained classrooms or in resource settings. 
 
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Minimum certification Standards 
 
Eligibility for a full-field professional teaching certificate at the bachelor's degree level or higher in either Early Childhood Education or Special Education; or a professional service certificate in Speech and Language Pathology. 
 
15 quarter hours of credit from a regionally accredited institution or state-approved staff development program include the following: 
 
1. Five quarter hours in characteristics of the preschool handicapped child. 
 
2. Five quarter hours of instructional methods and 
curriculum for preschool handicapped. 
 
3. Five quarter hours in preschool language development. 
 
Special Georgia Course work: a course of five quarter hours of these 
 
Requirements 
 
semester hours, or the equivalent, in an approved staff 
 
development program in the identification and education of 
 
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impaired, resource/consultative services must be provided 
 
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Section Teaching Certificates Subject Adding a Field 
 
Page No. 560:00 Revision No. 88-7 
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requirements for that field at the bachelor s^evel A nunimum Add2,nai holire may be required 
 
aites and/or professional education requirements will have to be met. 
Education Specialist's/Doctoral Level: To ^^^^^'SSS*!?.^-. toral level, an applicant must meet afi ^^'^S^aduam cSdSlearned with a grade of B 
 
quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit.) A passing grade on the ?TMTM*^^X^TM^^>Zt 
 
An individual wishing to add a field may mahe J^^J *3E*r -SST f S55S=Sii TM'JSEK^SS. received in wriftig fiom the Division o, 
 
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P^gft Nn.: 570:00 Revision No!: m=J. "ate: 1989 
 
The state board of education recognizes that teaching In-field Is both desirable and necessary for the effective and efficient operation of local school systems. Recognizing that the children and youth of Georgia are entitled to a high quality educational program; and that It Is more likely to be achieved through teaching In-field, the state board shall assure that all teachers are certified and have the appropriate competencies to teach their particular subject areas. 
A. Tn-f^ld rateaorles 
Professional personnel shall be considered, for state payment purposes, as being In-field only. If they are In any of the following categories. 
1. A teacher holding a valid certificate who teaches a majority of the school day on the grade level(s) and 1n the fleld(s) for wh ch the teacher 1s certified. These teachers may be used for the minor part of the school day 1n other grade levels or subject areas provided that they have at least ten (10) quarter hours of course work 1n each subject taught. 
2. All professional personnel employed In CPP <rt1f1ed professional personnel) positions and who hold valid certificates for the position held. 
B. Prnhatlonarv Certificates 
Professional personnel employed 1n local school systems who are performing duties "out-of-field" may be considered 1n-f1eld, for state payment Durooses provided they meet the requirements to qualify for a ?roba?1ona?/cert1f1cate as out-lined In Section 240:00, 510:04, 610:02 and 710:02. 
The following 1n-f1eld regulations are applicable to the certificates Indicated. 
C. Teaching 
1. Elementary grades (1-8) certificates are 1n-f1eld for grades K-8. 
2. Middle grades (4-8) certificates are 1n-f1eld for grades 4-8. 
3. Early elementary (K-4) or (K-3) certificates are In-field for grades K-4 only. 
4. Secondary (7-12) certificates are In-field for grades 7-12 only. 
5. Special services (K-12) certificates are In-field for grades K-12. 
 
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I. Rearilng Specialist 
1 A T-4 or T-5 In Elementary grades (until July 1, 1982, at which time the Elementary grades (1-8) certificate was eliminated) and a T-5 or a TS-6 as a Reading Specialist will be In-field for Elementary (1-8) or Reading. 
2 A T-4 or T-5 1n Middle Grades (4-8) and T-5 or TS-6 as a Reading Specialist will be 1n-f1eld for Middle Grades or Reading. 
 
3 A T-4 or T-5 1n Early Childhood Education (K-4) and a T-5 or TS-6 as a Reading Specialist will be In-field for grades K-4 or Reading. 
 
E. TnterrelateH Teacher Specialist 
 
(Behavior Disorders; BD, Mental Retardation; MR, and Learning Disabilities LD) 
 
1. Interrelated teacher specialist (BD, MR, LD) certificates are In-field for mildly handicapped students In a resource-room setting. The students served may Include those diagnosed as mildly handicapped In either one or all of the three special education categories covered by 
the certificate. 
 
2. To serve severely handicapped students 1n any of the three special 
 
 
 
education areas above, In a self-contained setting, the "dividual must hold the special education certificate for the spec f1c area of 
 
service such as Behavior Disorders (BD), Mental Retardation (MR) or 
 
Learning Disabilities (LD). 
 
F. Fields not rermlrlna sperlflc certification 
Several fields do not require a specific certificate In order to meet in-field requirements, although a certificate of some type 1s required. These fields Include: 
 
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School personnel in Georgia are classified according to disciplines, functions, formal education attainments and certification status. The Georgia Board of Education has authorized the issuance of certificates according to types, titles, levels and fields. 
Types of certification recognize the personnel functions of teaching, service and leadership. Each field of certification is classified in one of these three groups. Section 600 addresses the service certificate. Service certificates are issued in fields that prepare individuals to perform servicerelated activities, such as counseling, media services, speech and language pathology. 
 
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Page No. 610:00 Revision No. 88-7 
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A certificate's title indicates the holder's status as a professional educator and the extent to which he or she has satisfied requirements for continued certification. The title also indicates any special conditions, restrictions or privileges that affect the individual's status in a service field. 
Seven titles apply in the service fields. Each title carries specific requirements for renewing, upgrading or maintaining a teaching certificate. 
 
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The provisional service certificate is Issued to an individual who ^ missing a particular component of the full field certificate and varies according to the service field as outlined in the minimum requirements for each field. 
 
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Provisional certificates are issued at the bachelor's-degree level (Level 
 
fourS-4) in the field of school nutrition director and the master's-degree 
 
levei (Level five: S-5) for the service fields of media specialist, school 
 
counselor and school nutrition director under specific conditions. 
 
?ro slo al er^cates must be jointly requested by a Georgia education employer and the applicant. By this action, the employer guarantees that the IDD leant is the most qualified candidate available for the position, and the applicant makes a^ommitment to complete the required preparation according to a fixed schedule. 
Form DE 70-B (long form) must be completed for the Initial certificate and for ts renewal or reissuance. The signature of the employer Is required in either case Official transcripts of all college course work must be 
mittea with the first application; thereafter off 1c;la transcripts and appropriate staff development forms must be submitted with each renewal application to show that required course work has been completed. 
The validity period begins on the date requirements for the certiflcat on are met or July 1 whichever is more recent, and expires June 30 of the following year If the applicant is employed after January 1, the val d ty per od begins on the first day of the month in which employment begins and expires June 30 of the following year. The provisional service certificate may be issued for a maximum of three validity periods provided that renewal requirements are satisfied each year. 
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH FIELD 
' Thllace?et5ncaSte:may be Issued as a BS-5 if the aPP"""*^^^10^8 degree and a master's degree from regionally accreditedc Ration provided they can verify holding or having held a professional certificate (or letter of eligibility) in school media in another state. 
 
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School Counselor: This certificate may be Issued as a BS-5 when an applicant has completed an approved program In school counseling and has been professionally recommended but has not met the three years of acceptable school experience or a year-long, field-based Internship as an integral part of the master's-degree program. Any Internship completed after the master s degree has been awarded must be a year-long, college-sponsored internship earning appropriate graduate credit. The provisional certificate will be valid for the number of years needed to complete the experience requirement. 
3. School Counselor (counseling areas other than school counseling) 
The provisional (BS-5) certificate in school counseling shall be issued to 
an Individual who has a master's or higher degree In a counseling area other than school counseling. The certificate will be Issued for one year 
under these conditions. 
 
a.The certificate must be requested by an employing superintendent. 
 
b The Individual must affiliate during the first validity period of the certificate with a regionally accredited college or university in an approved school counseling program. 
 
c The Individual must take a minimum of 10 quarter hours annually towards completion of the school counseling program. 
 
d. This certificate can be renewed for a maximum of two validity periods. 
 
The provisional (BS-5)-cert1ficate in school counseling will be issued to an individual who is currently enrolled 1n an approved school counsel ng program at a regionally accredited college or university and has completed all course work except the internship. This certificate will be valid for 
one year only. 
 
4. School Nutrition Director: 
 
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This certificate may be Issued as a BS-4 or BS-5. The BS-4 certificate is 
 
Issued whin all course work for bachelor's-level certification In school 
 
nutrition director has been completed No Professional cert flcate In 
 
this field may be Issued at the bachelor's level. The BS-5 is Issued wnen 
 
n individual's a valid master's degree and all course work required for 
 
the BS-4, but does not have sufficient course work in school lunch content 
 
to qualify for the S-5. 
 
SPECIAL GEORGIA REQUIREMENTS 
 
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course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent In an 
 
a? roved staff development program in the Identification and dueatlon of 
 
 children with special education needs and post a satisfactory score on tne 
 
certification test in school counseling. 
 
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RENEWAL/REISSUANCE To qualify for the 
 
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1. Posted a qualifying score on the appropriate certification test 
 
2. Completed any outstanding special Georgia course work requirements 
 
3 Completed any additional course work as specified in the certification evaluation for the first validity period 
 
After the first year of the provisional certificate's validity other Drereauisltes will apply as specified in the certification eva uatlon.A 1 
q iJement: mill be^ompleteS within a maximum ofthree va 1 y pe o failure to complete annual requirements renders the Individual ^llglbie renewal *Note: The BS-4 1n school nutrition director may be held for 
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Definition 
 
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field of media specialist. 
 
Degree/Certification Levels 
 
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Probationary certificates are issued at the bachelor's-degree level (Level four: PAb-4), at tne 
 
master's-degree level (Level five: PAS-5), at the education specialist's-degree level (Level six: PAb- 
 
6) and at the doctoral-degree level (Level seven: PAS-7). 
 
Application Process 
 
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Probationary certificates must be jointly requested by a Georgia education employer and the 
 
applicant. By this action, the employer guarantees that the applicant is the most qualified candi- 
 
date available for the position, and the applicant makes a commitment to complete the required 
 
preparation according to the fixed schedule outlined by the Division of Certification. 
 
Form DE 70-B (long form) must be completed for the initial probationary certificate and for its renewal or reissuance. An official transcript must be attached if it is not already on file in the 
Division of Certification. 
 
The validity period begins on the date requirements for the certificate are met or July 1, whichever is more recent, and expires June 30 of the following year. If the applicant is employed after January 1 the validity period begins on the first day of the month in which employment begins and expires June 30 of the same calendar year. The probationary certificate may be issued for a maximum of five validity periods provided that renewal requirements are satisfied each year. 
Individuals employed in August or September who have the required 20 quarter hours must complete 10 quarter hours toward their evaluation. Individuals employed after October 1 with only 10 quarter hours must complete 20 quarter hours toward their evaluation (10 to make up the defi- 
ciency and 10 to renew). 
Minimum Requirements for Each Field Probationary certificates may not be issued, under any conditions, in these fields: data collector, data collector-SLP and supervising teacher service. They may be issued in the remaining service 
fields under the conditions specified. 
1 Media Specialist: The probationary certificate may be issued in the media specialist field provided that eligibility for a professional certificate in any teaching field has been established and the applicant has earned a minimum of 20 quarter hours toward the media specialist professional renewable certificate. Renewal requirements must be met annually before the proba- 
tionary certificate can be reissued. 
The course credit requirement may be waived if the applicant is employed as a media specialist after October 1 of the year for which the probationary certificate is requested. In that case, the applicant must have earned 10 quarter hours in media specialist content and must earn 20 additional quarter hours before August 31 of that school year. The applicant must write a letter committing to complete the 20 hours that year. 
2 All Service Fields Except Endorsements: The probationary certificate may be issued in all service fields provided that the applicant holds or is eligible for certification in the requested field at a lower level and the applicant already holds an advanced degree in a different field, but is being employed to serve in one of these service fields. For example, an individual hold- 
 
 
 
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^l^^^S^La test must be taken in school media during the validity P^odTwWch 10 or fewer quarter hours in content must be completed. Applicant, for the counseling certificate must complete the exceptional child course. 
^IZ^^ZZ^Z^T, P-bationary certificate, the applicant must complete,. Sn^mum of 10 or 20 quarter hours of course work as instructed by the Divunon <* O*^*TM; 5Z complete requirement, within each validity period renders the applicant ineligible for renewal. 
 
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Pagg No.: 610:03 Revision No- 90-7 Date: 1990 
 
DEFINITION 
 
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The emergency service certificate may be Issued to an indlvidua who does not 
 
meet recency-of-study requirements for the initial Georgia certificate does 
 
not meet renewal or recency-of-study requirements for an expired Georgia 
 
certificate and/or has not passed the certification test under certain 
 
conditions. Emergency certificates may not be Issued under the following 
 
conditions. 
 
1 The applicant has been released, been dismissed, resigned or has otherwise separated from a previous or current position for not passing the appropriate certification test. 
 
2 The applicant has been employed in Georgia in a public or private elementary or secondary school after 7-1-86 and has not passed the appropriate certification test. 
 
3 The request for an emergency certificate follows a previously issued one-year certificate for which requirements were not completed. 
 
When an application for an emergency certificate 1s submitted for an employee 
who has not passed the appropriate TCT, the employing school s^tem must Include documentation that Items one or two above are M* PP11cJ  * the employee. Without such documentation, the application will be returned. 
 
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certificates. 
 
Erne eJ y ce Jincates must be jointly requested by a Georgia education employer and the applicant. By this action, the employer guarantees that the app leant 1s the most qualified candidate available for the positJon. and the applicant makes a commitment to complete all necessary requirements within the validity period of the certificate. The certificate may not be requested before July 1 of the fiscal year in which it will be used. 
Form DE 70-B (long form) must be completed, and the signature of the employer and date of employment are required. Official transcripts, documentation of a 
sstn scte on the appropriate certification test and other components of an application package should be submitted unless already on file in the certification office. 
 
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calendar year. If the applicant is employed after January 1, the validity 
 
period begins on the first day of the month In which employment begins and 
 
expires June 30 of the following year. 
 
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH LEVEL 
 
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service certificate at that level. 
 
SPECIAL GEORGIA REQUIREMENTS Unless previously satisfied, the Georgia special requirements that school 
counselors earn five quarter hours or equivalent credit In the exceptional child course must be completed during the validity period of the emergency 
certificate. If the certification test has not been completed and is required, 1t must be completed during the certificate's validity period. 
 
RENEWAL/REISSUANCE REQUIREMENTS Emergency certificates may not be renewed or extended. 
 
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the validity period of the emergency certificate. All course work must be 
 
completed. An emergency certificate will not be issued for consecutlve 
 
validity periods or for a school year succeeding a year in which the applicant 
 
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The^nrenewable professional service certificate is issued only in speech and language pathol^R recognizes professionally prepared persons who still must complete the teacher certifica- 
tion test or the teacher performance assessment. 
 
SSSSS^toS^S*. certificates are issoed at the bachelor-degree level (Uvel 
 
ESSSS^SZ^hi-. level (Level five: NS-5), at level (Level six: NS-6) and at the doctoral-degree level (Level 
 
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official college transcripts, Form DE 71 (the college recommendation) and Form DE 729 (vennca tion of supervised clinical practicum). This certificate is nonrenewable; however, one-year certificates ^^^^f^^ test has not been passed may be extended by submission of Form DE 70-A (short) when a passing score has been posted. 
SOBS Thevllfdity period begins on the date requirements for the certificate are met or July 1 wbick 
 
Minimum Requirements for Each Level 
 
Level four: (NS-4) 
 
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution, completion of all professional education and special Georgia-required courses and a passing score on the teacher certification test m speech and language 
 
pathology 
 
2. Level five: (NS-5) 
 
Master's degree from a regionally accredited institution, completion of all professional education and special Georgia-required courses and a passing score on the teacher certification test in speech and language 
 
pathology 
 
Level six: (NS-6) 
Level seven: (NS-7) 
 
Education specialist's degree from a regionally accredited institution three years of acceptable school experience and applicable prerequisites 
Doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution, three years of acceptable school experience and applicable prerequisites 
 
SSSSSS^ be completed during the first ^f^^^^Z able professional certificate. The teacher performance assessment must begin and end while the certificate is valid, a maximum of three years. 
 
 
 
  
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A holder of a nonrenewable professional certificate must upgrade it to a performance-based certificate within the specified time limits to maintain certification in Georgia. 
 
 
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September 1,1985, must fulfill requirements for this certificate. 
 
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fouTfive six and seven. Performance-based certification may be carried to higher levels. 
 
Tb^^^^e-baBeA service certificate is automatically issued upon receipt of the performance based assessment report if the applicant holds an NS certificate and all special Georgia test requirements have been completed. 
If the performance assessment is completed before a passing score is posted on the certification Lt the apoUcant must submit Form DE 70-A (short form). If the performance assessment is completed aCa passing score is posted, the certificate will be automatically issued. 
Renewal and reissuance applications must be requested on Form DE ^ ^ to^and a^ mitted with an official transcript or staff development form documenting that 10 quarter hours ot course work has been completed for renewal. 
 
AU performance-based service certificates at the master's level and higher are valid for five vear? ValTdity begins on the date all performance-based requirements are successfully completed- ThePBSCertificate carries a validity period of up to five years less the number of years 
the individual held the NS-4 certificate. 
Minimum Requirements for Each Level Each level requires completion of all professional and assessment requirements. 
 
speech and language pathology and complete the teacher performance assessment. 
^SZ^:^^^^^^ ^vel and higher have standard vahdityperiod, of five vears To renew applicants must submit Form DE 70-A and documentation (official transcriptsoistIff deveefopmePnt form) that 10 quarter hours of renewal credit J^-^TM"8 credits may be earned as course work leading toward a higher degree level or the addition ot a new fidd of certification or as course work in the area of certification or an area of assessed need as determined by an employing Georgia superintendent. The performance-based certificate may be carried forward to higher degree levels in the same 
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Professional renewable service certificates may be issued to applicants who have completed all professional requirements in their fields. A passing score on the appropriate teacher certification 
 
test is required. 
 
Degree/Certification Levels 
 
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The professional renewable certificate is issued at Levels four, five, six and seven in all service 
 
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Application Process 
 
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speech and language pathology. The applicant must submit Form DE 70-B (long form), official 
 
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To renew, the applicant must submit Form DE 70-A (short form) and official transcripts or a staff development form documenting appropriate renewal credit. 
 
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1, whichever is more recent, and expires on June 30 five years later. 
 
Minimum Requirements for Each Level Each level requires completion of all professional requirements, special Georgia courses and, it 
applicable, the teacher certification test. 
 
Special Georgia Requirements 
 
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Applicants for professional renewable service certificates must pass the appropriate teacher certi- 
 
fication test (speech and language pathology, school counselor, school psychology or media spe- 
 
cialist). School counselors must also complete the exceptional child course. 
 
Requirements vary for the S certificate, so careful attention should be paid to correspondence from the Division of Certification. 
 
Renewal/Reissuance Requirements The professional renewable certificate has a standard validity period of five years To renew, applicants must submit Form DE 70-A and official transcripts or staff development forms documenting 10 quarter hours of renewal credit have been earned. These credits may be earned as course work leading toward a higher degree level, or the addition of a new field of certification, or as course work in the area of certification, or an area of assessed need as determined by an 
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DEFINITION 
 
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Life professional service certificates are certificates which do not require 
 
renewal and are Issued as duplicates to Individuals who hold permanent 
 
certification granted before July 1, 1974, and who have continued to earn the 
 
school experience required to maintain It. 
 
DEGREE/CERTIFICATION LEVELS Duplicates of life professional service certificates are Issued at Levels 
four, five, six and seven. 
 
APPLICATION PROCESS Initial life certificates are no longer Issued. 
To apply for a duplicate, the applicant must submit Form DE 70-A (short form) and document at least one year of acceptable school experience in every seven since the life certificate was Issued. 
individuals who currently hold active life certificates may carry the life designation forward to the higher degree levels 1n the field In which the life certificate was originally Issued. To apply for such an upgrade, the applicant must submit Form DE 70-B (long form), official transcripts documenting the earned degree, Form DE 71 (professional recommendat on.and Form DE 0005 documenting experience. Life certificates may not be Issued In 
new fields. 
 
TnVnfl status remains In effect as long as the Individual holding It obtains one year of appropriate, documented school experience In every seven following the Issuance of the Initial certificate. 
The life status may be carried to higher levels In the field 1n which the original certificate was granted. Upgrades will become valid on the date all requirements for the new degree were completed. New fields added at the same or higher levels do not carry life status. 
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH LEVEL Life certificates were granted at all levels to persons who qua Ifled for a Drofewlona certificate and who had five years of school experience before Septembe? T. 1974. The life certificate had to be requested before September 1, 1975. 
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SPECIAL GEORGIA REQUIREMENTS There are no special Georgia requirements for the life certificate except that an applicant upgrading a certificate In school counseling must have completed 
the exceptional child course. 
 
RENEWAL/REISSUANCE REQUIREMENTS A life certificate that has not been maintained by gaining appropriate experi- 
ence may not be renewed. It may be reinstated as a professional renewable certificate once renewal requirements, as specified in correspondence from the Division of Certification, are met. The division may require special Georgia course work and an acceptable score on the appropriate certification test. 
 
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SECTION: Service Certificates SUBJECT: Certificate Levels 
 
Paqe No.: 620:00 Revision No.: 88-7 Date: 1988 
 
Levels of certification indicate an individual's formal education accomplishments, which are marked by diplomas or degrees. Each service field has an entry level and advanced levels, and requirements must be met at each level before a higher level certificate can be issued. 
 
Four levels are recognized for certification purposes. Each level has specific requirements for general and professional education. Content requirements for each field are delineated in Section 630:00. 
 
Following are the prerequisites for the four levels. 
 
1. Level four 
 
Completion of a bachelor's degree at a regionally accredited institution in the appropriate service field (The only level four fields currently recognized are speech and language pathology and school media; school media also requires eligibility for a teaching certificate at the four-year level.) 
 
Level five 
 
A. Completion of a master's degree at a regionally accredited institution in the appropriate service field 
 
B. Completion of all prerequisites at the bachelor's level 
 
3. Level six 
 
A. Completion of an education specialist's degree at a regionally accredited institution in the appropriate service field 
 
B. Completion of all prerequisites at the bachelor's and master's level 
 
(A certificate in school social work can be obtained at the sixth level with a master's degree and appropriate experience.) 
 
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A. Completion of a doctoral degree at a regionally accredited institution in the appropriate service field 
 
B. Completion of all prerequisites at the bachelor's and master's levels 
 
  
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Fields of certification indicate the discipline, area of specialization or study completed by an individual as a major component of the college preparation program. The number and names of service fields, as well as the preparation required for certification, may be changed by the Georgia Board of Education after periodic analyses of the extent to which Georgia is providing adequate educational opportunities for its children and youth through currently recognized fields. The service fields described on the following pages are those in which Georgia currently certifies 
teachers. They are listed in alphabetical order. 
630:01 Audiology 630:02 Media Specialist 630:03 School Counseling 630:04 School Nutrition Director 630:05 School Psychology 630:06 School Social Work 630:07 Speech and Language Pathology 
 
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Bachelor's Degree Four-Year 
 
Certificate 1s not Issued at the bachelor's level. 
 
Master's Degree Flve-Year 
 
The certificate In audlology may be Issued at the master's level under five different plans. In each case, a bachelor's degree 1s a prerequisite. 
1. Plan I; The Georgia-Approved Program Completion of an approved preparation program at a Georgia college at the master's-degree level In audlology at a regionally accredited Institution and a professional recommendation from the preparing Institution 
 
2. Plan II: NCATE- or State-Approved Program Completion of an NCATE or state-approved preparation 
 
program at the master's-degree level 1n audlology at a 
 
regionally accredited Institution; eligibility for a 
 
master's-level certificate 1n audlology from the state 
 
In which the Institution 1s located; completion of 275 
 
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Completion of an approved preparation program at the 
 
master's-degree level In audlology at a regionally 
 
accredited Institution, a valid license to practice 
 
audlology In Georgia and completion of 275 clock hours 
 
of practlca 1n audlology, Including 75 clock hours with 
 
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The Division of Certification will evaluate the 
transcripts and other qualifications of applicants who do not qualify under one of the first four plans. The following requirements apply. 
 
A. Completion of a master's degree program at a 
 
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(1) 30 quarter hours In basic speech and hearing sciences 
(2) 50 quarter hours 1n audlology/hearlng rehabilitation 
 
(3) 10 quarter hours 1n supportive areas approved by the Division of Certification 
 
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Completion of 275 clock hours of practlca In 
 
audiology, Including 75 clock, hours with 
 
children 
 
Eligibility for a five-year certificate 1n audiology 
 
Completion of an approved preparation program 1n audiology at the education-special 1st's-degree level and a professional recommendation from the preparing Institution 
 
Three years of acceptable experience 
 
Eligibility for the six-year certificate 1n audiology 
 
Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate Institution (It 1s the Institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral program in terms of the student's field of service and Individual needs.) 
2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate Institution verifying the following 
 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the Institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
 
B. That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the Individual has demonstrated competence* 1n Identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to solve 
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Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be through a formal defense before a committee composed of faculty members of the Institution or an external committee selected by the institution. Any external committee must be composed of persons who hold the earned doctorate in education or a field related to the student's area of study and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal defense is followed to verify demonstrated research competencies, an acceptable procedure must be explained in writing by the Institution granting the degree. 
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Bachelor's Degree Four-Year 
 
Eligibility for a four-year professional teaching certificate 
Completion of 40 quarter hours of acceptable undergraduate or graduate credit in media, Including the following 
 
1. A minimum of five quarter hours 1n each of the following areas: selection and utilization, design and production, technical processing, role, administration and management of media services, information services and an internship in an agency that works with 
school media in grades K-12 
 
2 10 quarter hours in other media areas or in related subjects, such as teaching reading or preadolescent literature 
 
This nonrenewable certificate is valid for five years and must be upgraded to master's-level certification in school 
media during the validity period 
 
Master's Degree Five-Year 
 
Eligibility for a four-year professional teaching certifi- 
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Completion of 60 quarter hours of college credit, which may be undergraduate or graduate credit, provided that a minimum of 25 quarter hours carry acceptable graduate credit. The following areas must be covered: selection and utilization; design and production; technical processing; role and administration and management of media services; information services; an Internship in an agency that works with school media 1n grades K-12; leadership, supervision and communication skills; instructional design and development; and automation and data processing. 
 
Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
 
Eligibility for a five-year professional service certificate in school media 
Completion of a planned six-year degree program with a minimum of 25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate courses In media content. If at least 50 of the 60 quarter hours required for master's-level certification carry acceptable graduate credit, all content hours required in the education specialist's program may be in a closely related area. 
 
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Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate institution (It is the institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral program in terms of the student's field of service and individual needs.) 
2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate Institution verifying the following 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the Institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
B. That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence* in Identifying significant education problems and In applying appropriate research procedures to solve these problems 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year certificate when eligibility for the six-year certificate in that field or area has been established. 
*Verif1cation of demonstrated research competencies may be through a formal defense before a committee composed of faculty members of the institution or an external committee selected by the institution. An external committee must be composed of persons who hold the earned doctorate in education or a field related to the student's area of study and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal defense Is followed to verify demonstrated research competencies, an acceptable procedure must be explained in writing by the Institution granting the degree. 
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Completion of all requirements at the appropriate degree level 
An individual with a certificate 1n media specialist is in-field to serve as a media specialist in grades K-12. 
 
Alternative Route 
 
I An NS-4 (bachelor1s-level) certificate in media specialist may be Issued to individuals who hold the following: 
1 A bachelor's degree in school media from a regionally accredited institution with an approved program In school media 
 
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1. A bachelor1s-degree from a regionally accredited institution 
 
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Bachelor's Degree Certificate is not issued at the bachelor's level. 
 
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Master's Degree Five-Year 
 
Completion of an approved school counselor program containing a minimum of 40 quarter hours of graduate study in school counseling and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
 
Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience or approved work experience in an educational or vocational guidance setting or a year-long, iieldbased internship Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in school counseling 
Completion of a planned six-year degree in an approved counseling program and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience or approved work experience in an educational or vocational guidance setting 
 
Doctoral Degree Seven-Year 
 
Eligibility for the six-year certificate in school counseling Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
 
1 Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate institution (It is the institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral program in terms of the student's field of service and 
 
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Three years of acceptable school experience 
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established. Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be through a formal defense before a committee composed of faculty members ot the institution or an external committee selected by the institution. An external committee must be composed of persons who hold the earned doctorate in education or a field related to the student s area of study and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal defense is followed to verify demonstrated research competencies, an acceptable procedure must be explained in writing by the institution granting the degree. 
 
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Bachelor's Degree The provisional service certificate is issued in school nutrition director if 
 
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1. A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution with a major in institutional food service management/administration, dietetics, home economics, food science, nutrition science, hotel/restaurant management, business management, biological sciences, chemistry or physics or eligibility for any teaching certificate 
 
2. 10 quarter hours of course work in food and/or nutrition taken above the sophomore level 
 
3. 15 quarter hours in the areas of psychology or sociology of the school-age child or adult, personnel management and methods and principles of education, with no more than 10 hours in any one area 
 
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Evidence of having met membership requirements of the American Dietetic Association 
 
4. One year of acceptable school or food service management/supervision/administration experience 
 
This certificate is valid for one year and may be renewed if a minimum of 10 quarter hours are earned annually toward the professional certificate (S-5). The total validity period may not exceed five years. 
 
Master's Degree 
 
Eligibility for the provisional four-year certificate in school 
 
 
 
Five-Year (Provisional) 
 
nutrition director Completion of a master's degree at a regionally accredited institution 
 
This provisional certificate is valid for one year and may be renewed if 10 quarter hours are earned annually toward the professional certificate 
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Master's Degree Five-Year (Professional) 
 
Eligibility for the provisional certificate (BL-5) at the master's level in school nutrition director 
25 quarter hours of acceptable graduate work, including 15 quarter hours in food service administration/management or other approved management substitutes and 10 quarter hours in food, nutrition or nutrition education 
 
Three years of acceptable school or food service management/ administration/supervision experience 
 
Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
 
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Doctoral Degree 
 
Eligibility for the six-year certificate in school nutrition director 
 
Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate institution (It is the institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral program in terms of the student's field of service and individual needs.) 
2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate institution verifying the following 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
 
B. That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence* in identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to 
solve these problems 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year certificate when 
 
eligibility for the six-year certificate in that field or area has been 
 
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formal defense before a committee composed of faculty members of the 
 
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doctorate in education or a field related to the student's area of study 
 
and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person 
 
evaluated. If a pattern other than the formal defense is followed to verify 
 
demonstrated research competencies, an acceptable procedure must be 
 
explained in writing by the institution granting the degree. 
 
Georgia Special Requirements 
To add this field to an existing professional certificate 
In-field Statement 
 
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Eligibility for a bachelor's degree 
Completion of an approved master's degree program in school psychology and a professional recommendation from the preparing Institution 
 
The NS-5 certificate in school psychology Is nonrenewable. 
 
Applicants who satisfied requirements for the master*slevel certificate in school psychology before September 1 1986, will be issued a renewable five-year certificate. 
 
Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
 
Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in school psychology 
Completion of an approved six-year degree In school psychology and a professional recommendation from the preparing Institution 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience, three years of 
 
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Completion of a National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education/National Association of School Psychologists (NCATE/NASP) approved three-year school psychology program from a regionally accredited Institution 
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1. A minimum of 50 quarter (30 semester) graduate hours 
beyond the master's degree in a planned program in school psychology, or the graduate degree program in school psychology must total a minimum of 100 quarter (60 semester) graduate hours 
 
2. An internship consisting of a minimum of one academic 
year or its equivalent with a minimum of 1200 clock hours, at least 600 hours of which have been in a school setting 
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2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate institution verifying the following 
 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification 1s requested 
 
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Bachelor's Degree Four-Year 
Master's Degree Five-Year 
 
Certificate is not issued at the bachelor's level. 
Completion of a bachelor's degree at a regionally accredited institution Completion of a Master of Social Work degree at a regionally accredited Institution with an approved program in social work and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
 
Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
 
Eligibility for a five-year professional certificate in school social work 
Completion of a school field placement In the area of graduate study or, if the field placement was 1n another area, college credit for an internship in social work 1n a school setting 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
 
 
Doctoral Degree Seven-Year 
 
Eligibility for the six-year certificate In school social work 
Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate institution (It is the institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral program in terms of the student's field of service and individual needs.) 
 
2. The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate institution verifying the following 
 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification is requested 
 
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Special Georgia Requirements 
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In-field * Statement 
 
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Completion of a bachelor's degree In speech and language pathology, Including a minimum of 45 quarter hours In speech and language pathology content, distributed as follows 
1. 10 quarter hours In basic speech and hearing sciences 
 
2. 20 quarter hours 1n speech rehabilitation 3. Five quarter hours In audlology/hearlng rehabilitation 
 
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4 10 quarter hours 1n the supportive areas of audlology, psychology and education and speech pathology 
An additional five quarter hours must be taken In a supervised practlcum or student teaching In speech and language pathology, Including the areas of voice, language, articulation and fluency. (Verification of this coverage Is required on DE Form 729.) 
If the bachelor's degree In speech and language pathology was completed on or after September 1, 1980, the applicant must complete a master's degree In speech and language pathology leading to the PBS-5 In speech and language pathology within five years. 
The certificate In speech and language pathology may be Issued at the master's level under five different plans. In each case, a bachelor's degree Is a prerequisite. 
1. Plan I: The neorola-Apnroved Program Eligibility for the bachelor's-level certificate in speech correction or speech and language pathology, completion of an approved preparation program at the master*s-degree level 1n speech and language pathology at a regionally accredited Institution and a professional recommendation from the preparing Institution 
 
2. Plan II: NCATE or StatP-Annrpved Program Eligibility for the bachelor's-level certificate in speech correction or speech and language pathology; completion of an NCATE or state-approved preparation 
program at the master's-degree level In speech and language pathology; eligibility for a^ter's-level certificate from the state In which the Institution is located; completion of 275 hours of practlca in speech and language pathology, Including 75 clock hours with children, distributed among the four areas of artlculatlon, voice, fluency and language; and a professional 
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4. Plan TV: AmeHran Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA? Completion of an approved preparation program at the master's level In speech and language pathology at a regionally accredited Institution and a valid certificate of clinical competence in speech and language 
pathology from ASHA 
 
5 Plan V: Minimum Certif1 ration Requirements The Division of Certification will evaluate the transcripts and other qualifications of applicants who do not qualify under one of the first four plans. The 
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A Eligibility for the bachelor's-level certificate in speech correction or speech and language pathology 
 
B. Completion of a master's degree at a regionally accredited Institution 
 
C A minimum of 45 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit from an institution with an approved preparation program In speech and language pathology, 
distributed as follows 
 
(1) 10 quarter hours in basic speech and hearing sciences 
 
(2) 20 quarter hours in speech rehabilitation 
 
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Completion of the following doctoral requirements 
1. Completion of an approved doctoral program at a regionally accredited graduate institution (It Is the institution's responsibility to plan the doctoral program 1n terms of the student's field of service and individual needs.) 
2 The recommendation of the responsible official of the graduate institution verifying the following 
A. That the applicant has completed successfully the institution's doctoral program in the field for which certification 1s requested 
B That the applicant has completed a program that requires a research-based project or projects and that the individual has demonstrated competence in identifying significant education problems and in applying appropriate research procedures to solve these problems 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
Any type of certificate may be added to a seven-year certificate when eligibility for the six-year certificate in that field or area has been established. 
Verification of demonstrated research competencies may be through a formal defense before a committee composed or faculty members of the institution or an external committee selected by the Institution. An external committee must be composed of persons who hold the earned doctorate In education or a field related to the student's area of study and are employed by agencies other than the one employing the person evaluated. 
 
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Teacher Certification Test: speech and language pathology 
Completion of all requirements, Including the 275-clockhour practicum, at the appropriate degree level 1n one of the five plans outlined for certification In speech and language pathology 
An individual with a certificate in speech and language pathology Is 1n-f1eld to function as a speech and language pathologist In grades K-12. 
 
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Section Service Certificates Subject Service Endorsements 
 
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In addition to full-field certification, certification is also available as an endorsement to a professional certificate in teaching, service or leadership fields. Service endorsements are issued in data collection and supervising teacher service. The prerequisite certificate and course requirements for these endorsements are described on the pages that follow. 
The validity period for a service endorsement is the same as for the prerequisite certificate it endorses and will be renewed when the endorsed certificate is renewed. As the prerequisite certificate is upgraded to a higher level, the endorsement may be carried forward with no additional course work beyond that required for the prerequisite field. 
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Eligibility for a full-field professional renewable or life certificate in speech and language pathology 
Five quarter hours of college credit or five staff development units (SDUs) in the training program for administering the Speech Pathology Assessment Instruments as provided by a regional assessment center 
An individual with the data collection endorsement is in-field to serve as a member of an on-the-job assessment team that assesses the performance of a speech pathologist with an NS certificate, provided that update training requirements on the appropriate instruments have been 
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Three years of acceptable teaching experience. 
 
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10 quarter hours of college or university credit, or the equivalent 1n approved staff development credit from an Institution or agency with a state-approved competency-based TSS program. 
An Individual with the teacher support specialist service endorsement is In-field to supervise individuals completing student teaching requirements, to mentor Interns/beglnnng teachers, to guide practica, and to support other professional development experiences In a field-based setting. 
 
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A certificate title indicates the holder's status as a professional educator and the extent to which t^S^SiBSBd requirements for continued certification. The title also TM*TM%* ** cial conditions, restrictions or privileges that affect the individual's status in a leadership 
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DEFINITION The provisional leadership certificate 1s Issued to an individual who has not completed requirements for the professional certificate 1n the leadership field but who holds a professional certificate at the master's level in another field. 
 
DEGREE/CERTIFICATION LEVELS Provisional leadership certificates are Issued at the master's-degree level (Level 5: BL-5) only In administration and supervision and director of vocational education under specific conditions described below. 
Provisional certificates are not Issued for leadership endorsements In director of media centers, director of pupil personnel, director of special education and Instructional supervision. 
 
APPLICATION PROCESS Provisional certificates must be jointly requested by a Georgia education employer and the applicant. By this action, the employer guarantees that the applicant 1s the most qualified candidate available for the position, and the applicant makes a commitment to complete the requirements for the professional certificate according to a fixed schedule. 
Form DE-70B (long form) must be completed for the initial certificate and for its renewal or reissuance. The signature of the employer is required in either case. Official transcripts of all applicable college course work must be submitted with the first application if not already on file. Thereafter, official transcripts and appropriate staff development forms (if applicable) must be submitted with each renewal application to document that required course work has been completed. 
 
VALIDITY The validity period begins on the date requirements for the certificate are 
met or July 1, whichever is more recent and expires June 30 of the following year. If the applicant Is employed after January 1, the validity period begins on the first day of the month in which employment begins. The provisional leadership certificate may be issued for a maximum of three validity periods provided that renewal requirements are satisfied each year. If the applicant lacks only the experience prerequisite, the validity period will be for the number of years needed to earn the experience, with a maximum 
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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH FIELD 1. Administration and Supervision 
This certificate may be Issued as a BL-5 If the applicant holds a master's or higher-level- professional teaching or service certificate and a minimum of 15 quarter hours of appropriate graduate credit or if the applicant has completed all certificate requirements except three years of acceptable school experience. 
:1on >d as a BL-5 If the applicant has completed but three years of acceptable school 
 
SPECIAL GEORGIA REQUIREMENTS 1. Administration and Supervision 
Applicants must pass the certification test In administration and supervision and complete five quarter hours, or the equivalent In a state-approved staff development program, 1n the Identification and education of children with special education needs. (If the applicant lacks the special education requirement, the Initial certificate will carry a one-year validity as specified by state law.) 
2. Director of Vocational Education No special Georgia requirements currently apply to this field. 
 
RENEHAL/REISSUANCE REQUIREMENTS To qualify for the renewal or reissuance of a provisional certificate, the applicant must do the following. 
1. Complete any outstanding special Georgia requirements 
2. Complete a minimum of 10 quarter hours of graduate course work, toward the requirements specified in the certification evaluation 
3. Pass the appropriate teacher certification test in the year in which the last course work requirements are completed. All requirements for the professional certificate must be completed within a maximum of three validity periods. Failure to complete annual requirements renders the Individual Ineligible for renewal. 
 
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DEFINITION The probationary leadership certificate Is Issued under the specific 
conditions specified below 1n administration and supervision, director of 
special education and director of vocational education. The probationary certificate may not be the Initial certificate for this type or In these fields. The probationary certificate 1n director of special education may be Issued as an Initial certificate for one year In those school systems that are 
allocated one-fourth or one-half units. 
 
DEGREE/CERTIFICATION LEVELS Probationary certificates may be Issued at the master's-degree level (Level five: PAL-5), at the education-specialist's-degree level (Level six: PAL-6) and at the doctoral-degree level (Level seven: PAL-7). 
 
APPLICATION PROCESS Probationary certificates must be jointly requested by a Georgia education employer and the applicant. By this action, the employer guarantees that the applicant Is the most qualified candidate available for the position, and the applicant makes a commitment to complete the required preparation according to a fixed schedule as outlined by the Division of Certification. 
Form DE-70B (long form) must be completed for the Initial probationary certificate and for Its renewal or relssuance. An official transcript documenting appropriate college credit must be attached If 1t Is not already on file 1n the Division of Certification. 
 
VALIDITY The validity period begins on the date requirements for the certificate are met or July 1, whichever 1s more recent, and expires June 30 of the following year. The probationary certificate may be Issued for a maximum of five validity periods, provided that renewal requirements are satisfied each year. 
 
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH FIELD Probationary certificates may not be Issued, under any conditions, for leadership endorsements In director of media centers, director of pupil personnel and Instructional supervisor. They may be Issued In the remaining leadership fields under the conditions specified below. 
1. Administration and Supervision The probationary certificate may be Issued In administration and supervision, provided that the applicant has (1) eligibility for a professional service or teaching certificate at the master's degee or higher level, (2) a minimum of 20 quarter hours toward the requirements for the professional leadership certificate and (3) eligibility for lower-level professional certification or the provisional certificate (BL-5) 1n administration and supervision. 
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Director of Special Education The probationary certificate may be Issued In director of special education In those school systems that have a position allocated as one-fourth or one-half units, provided that the applicant has a professional master'slevel teaching certificate In a special education field, such as mental retardation or behavior disorders. 
Director of Vocational Education The probationary certificate may be Issued In director of vocational education provided that the applicant Is eligible for a professional bachelor's-level teaching certificate, professional master's-level teaching certificate, a professional service certificate In school counselor or a professional leadership certificate 1n administration/supervision, and has a minimum of 10 quarter hours toward the leadership requirements. 
A probationary certificate may also be issued In the fields of administration and supervision and director of vocational education, provided that the applicant holds or is eligible for certification in the requested field at a lower level and holds an advanced degree and certificate In another field. For example, an Individual holding an NL-5 in administration and supervision and a T-6 in a teaching field 1s eligible for the PAL-6, which is Issued annually while requirements are being completed for the L-6. 
 
SPECIAL GEORGIA REQUIREMENTS Administration and Supervision The applicant must pass the certification test in administration and supervision to qualify for the professional certificate. The applicant must have five quarter hours, or the equivalent in a state-approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with 
special education needs. 
 
RENEWAL/REISSUANCE REQUIREMENTS To qualify for renewal or reissuance of a probationary certificate, the applicant must complete a minimum of 10 or 20 quarter hours of course work toward the requirements for the professional certificate as specified in correspondence from the Division of Certification. Failure to complete the specified requirements renders the applicant ineligible for renewal. 
 
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Definition The nonrenewable professional leadership certificate is issued only in the field of administration and supervision. This entry-level certificate may not be renewed but must be upgraded to the education specialist's-degree level (L-6) within the validity period of the NL-5. 
Degree/Certification Levels The nonrenewable professional leadership certificate is issued at the master's-degree level (Level five: NL-5) for the field of administration and supervision. 
Application Process Initial certificates require submission of the following. 
1. Form DE-70B (long form) 
2. Official college transcripts 
3. Form DE-71 (the college recommendation) 
4. Verification of three years of acceptable school experience or two years of acceptable school experience and one year of approved military administrative experience or approved work experience in administration (Form DE-0005) 
Form DE-71 may be omitted if the field is being added to a higher-level teaching field based on completion of requirements outlined in a Division of Certification evaluation. 
One-year certificates issued because the certification test has not been passed or the applicant has not taken the special education course may be extended by submission of Form DE-70A (short form) documenting completion of these requirements. 
Validity The validity period begins on the date when requirements for the certificate are met or July 1, whichever is more recent, and expires June 30 from one to five years later, depending on the completion of applicable special Georgia requirements. The maximum validity period is five years. The applicant must complete all requirements to upgrade the certificate within the fiveyear period in order to continue to hold certification in administration and supervision. 
Minimum Requirements for This Field To obtain an initial nonrenewable professional certificate, the applicant must complete a master's degree in elementary and secondary school administration and supervision at a regionally accredited college or university and obtain a professional recommendation from the preparing institution. If the applicant has a master's-level professional certificate and is eligible for a professional bachelor's-level teaching certificate, he or she may qualify for the NL-5 by completing the minimum course requirements listed in the leadership field section (Section 730:00). In addition to either the degree or course work indicated, three years of acceptable school experience are required. 
Special Georgia Requirements The applicant must complete five quarter hours, or the equivalent in a state-approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs and pass the certification test in administration and supervision. 
Renewal/Reissuance Requirements This certificate may not be renewed; however, one-year certificates may be extended to up to five years through completion of the applicable special Georgia requirements. To continue leadership certification, the applicant must complete all requirements for the sixth-year certificate before the NL-5 expires. 
 
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DEFINITION Professional renewable certificates may be Issued to applicants who have completed all requirements 1n the fields of administration and supervision (provided requirements were met before September 1, 1980), director of special education and director of vocational education. It Is also Issued for the leadership endorsements of director of media centers, director of pupil personnel services, director of special education, director of vocational education and Instructional supervision. 
 
DEGREE/CERTIFICATION LEVELS The professional renewable certificate is issued at the master's-degree level (Level five: L-5), the education specialIst's-degree level (Level six: L-6) 
and the doctoral-degree level (Level seven: L-7). 
 
APPLICATION PROCESS The applicant must submit Form DE-70B with official transcripts documenting completion of all preparation requirements; Form DE-71 (the college recommendation), If an approved program has been completed; and Form DE-0005 verifvlng three years of acceptable school experience. A passing score must be posted on the certification test 1n administration and supervision for the 
L-6 1n administration and supervision. 
 
VALIDITY The validity period begins on the date all renewal requirements for the certificate are met or July 1, whichever 1s more recent and expires on June 30 five years later. All endorsements carry the same validity period as the 
professional renewable certificates they endorse. 
 
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH LEVEL AND FIELD All professional requirements and applicable test and special Georgia requirements must be completed for all levels and fields. 
 
SPECIAL GEORGIA REQUIREMENTS Administration and Supervision The applicant must complete five quarter hours, or the equivalent in a state-approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs and pass the certification test in 
administration and supervision. 
 
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RENEWAL/REISSUANCE REQUIREMENTS The professional renewable certificate has a standard validity period of five years. To renew, applicants must submit Form DE-70A and official transcripts or staff development forms documenting that 10 quarter hours or 10 staff development units of renewal credit have been earned. These credits may be earned as course work leading toward a higher degree level or the addition of a new field of certification or as course work 1n the area of certification or an area of assessed need as determined by an employing Georgia superintendent. A passing score on the certification test is also required 1f 1t has not been previously posted. A leadership endorsement 1s renewed when the prerequisite professional certificate is renewed. Course work earned to add the endorsement may be applied as renewal credit provided 1t was earned 
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Life professional leadership certificates are issued as duplicates to individuals who were granted 
 
permanent certification before July 1,1975, and who have continued to earn the school expe- 
 
rience required to maintain it. 
 
Degree/Certification Levels Duplicates of life professional leadership certificates are issued at the master s-degree level (Level five: DL-5), education specialist's-degree level (Level six: DL-6) and doctoral-degree level (Level 
seven: DL-7). 
 
Application Process Initial life certificates are no longer issued. 
 
To apply for a duplicate, the applicant must submit Form DE-70A (short form) and Form DE0005 documenting at least one year of acceptable school experience in every seven since the life 
certificate was issued. 
Individuals who currently hold active DL (previously issued as DAS) certificates may carry the life designation forward to the highest degree levels in the field in which the life certificate was originally issued. To apply for such an upgrade, the applicant must submit Form DE-70B (long form), official transcripts documenting the earned degree and Form DE-0005 documenting 
experience. 
 
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The life status remains in effect as long as the individual holding it obtains one year of accepta- 
 
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The life status may be carried to higher levels in the field in which the original certificate was granted. Upgrades will become valid on the date all requirements for the higher degree were completed. New fields added at the same or higher levels do not carry life status. 
 
Minimum Requirements for Each Level Life certificates were granted at all levels to persons who qualified for a professional certificate and who had five years of school experience before September 1,1974. The life certificate had to 
be requested before September 1,1975. 
 
Special Georgia Requirements There are no special Georgia requirements for the life certificates except that applicants in the field of administration and supervision must complete a special education course in the identifi- 
cation and education of exceptional children. 
 
Renewal/Reissuance Requirements A life certificate that has not been maintained by gaining appropriate experience may not be renewed. It may be reinstated as a professional renewable certificate once renewal requirements, 
as specified in correspondence from the Division of Certification, are met. The division may require special Georgia course work and an acceptable score on the appropriate certification test. 
 
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Levels of certification indicate an individual's formal education accomplishments, which are marked by diplomas or degrees. Each leadership field has an entry level and advanced levels, and requirements must be met at each level before a higher degree certificate can be issued. 
Three levels are recognized in leadership fields for certification purposes. Each level has specific requirements for general and professional education. Content requirements for each field are delineated in Section 730:00. 
1. Level five A. Completion of a master's degree at a regionally accredited institution in the requested field of certification B. Completion of all prerequisites at the bachelor's level C. 15 quarter hours in appropriate graduate courses, including the following 
(1) Five quarter hours in the nature of the learner (2) Five quarter hours in the purpose of the school or educational foundations 
(3) Five quarter hours in the methodology of educational research 
2. Level six A. Completion of an education specialist's degree at a regionally accredited institution in the requested field of certification B. Completion of all prerequisites at the master's level C. 15 quarter hours in appropriate graduate courses including the following 
(1) Five quarter hours in the nature of the learner and the psychology of learning 
(2) Five quarter hours in the program of the school and the problems of the school 
(3) Five quarter hours in advanced educational research methods or application of research 
3. Level seven A. Completion of a doctoral degree at a regionally accredited institution in the requested field of certification B. Completion of all prerequisites through the five- or six-year level C. Completion of the 30 quarter hours of graduate credit specified at both the five- and sixyear levels 
 
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Fields of certification indicate the discipline, area of specialization or study completed by an individual as a major component of the college preparation program. The number and names of leadership fields, as well as the preparation required for their certificates, may be changed by the Georgia Board of Education after periodic analyses of the extent to which Georgia is providing adequate educational opportunities for its children and youth through currently recognized fields. The leadership fields described on the following pages are those in which Georgia currently certifies. They are listed in alphabetical order. 
730:01 Administration and Supervision 730:02 Director of Special Education 730:03 Director of Vocational Education 
 
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Bachelor's Degree Four-Year 
 
Certificate 1s not Issued at the bachelor's level 
 
Master's Degree F1ve-Year 
 
A. Entry (NL-5) 
1. Eligibility for a professional certificate at the bachelor's or higher degree level in a teaching or service field. 
 
2. Three years of acceptable school experience. 
 
3. Completion of a master's degree 1n an approved program in elementary or secondary school leadership from a regionally accredited college or university and the professional recommendation from 
the preparing institution. 
 
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Completion of a master's degree plus affiliation with a regionally accredited Institution with an approved administration and supervision program and satisfactory completion of the following graduate-level course work.. 
 
-5 quarter hours dealing with curriculum 
development -5 quarter hours dealing with supervision of 
instruction -5 quarter hours dealing with organizational 
leadership in education (school climate/discipline, planning, goal setting, 
interpersonal/group relations) -5 quarter hours dealing with the development 
and management of personnel -5 quarter hours dealing with school business management (physical and fiscal resources) -5 quarter hours dealing with law, standards and 
policy for education leaders -5 quarter hours in a leadership field experience. This must be for college credit or through a Leadership Academy state-approved SDU program. Only on-the-job experience In a leadership position while holding a professional certificate may substitute for this requirement. 
 
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The Individual would have to verify being enrolled in an approved sixth- or seventh-year school leadership program and would have to have successfully completed a minimum of 25 quarter hours towards that program prior to the end of the five-year validity period. 
 
The certificate would be extended annually provided that a minimum of 10 quarter hours of appropriate graduate credit are successfully completed (with a grade of B or higher) each year, for a maximum validity period of three years. 
 
The NL-5 certificate 1s nonrenewable and must be upgraded to the education specialist's degree level (six-year) certificate. The total possible validity period for the NL-5 certificate is eight 
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If an on-the-job assessment becomes a requirement for certification, the NL-5 will be Issued for a three-year validity period during which time the assessment will be completed. The NL-5 would convert to the PBL-5 with a maximum validity period of five years. No extensions would be allowed. 
1. Eligibility for the five-year level certificate in administration and supervision. 
2. Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
3. Completion of an education specialist's degree in an approved program in elementary and secondary school administration and supervision from a regionally accredited college or university and the professional recommendation from the preparing Institution 
 
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Eligibility for a six-year level professional techlng or service certificate plus affiliation with a regionally accredited institution with an approved administration and supervision program and satisfactory completion of the following graduate-level course work. 
 
-25 quarter hours of course work. 1n the areas of elementary and secondary education leadership, administration and supervision or related areas. 
 
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Special Georgia Requirements 
To add this field to an existing professional certificate In-f1eld 
 
Only on-the-job experience In a leadership position while holding a professional certificate may substitute for this requirement. 
Eligibility for the six-year level certificate in administration and supervision. 
2. Three years of acceptable school experience. 
3, Completion of a doctoral degree In an approved program 1n elementary and secondary school administration and supervision from a regionally accredited college or university and the professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
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administration and supervision may be added to a doctoral-level professional certificate in another teaching or service field when all requirements for the six-year certificate are met. 
Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the Identification and education of children with special education needs. 
Teacher Certification Test: administration and supervision 
Completion of the administration and supervision content requirement at the required degree level, plus meeting any required prerequisites. 
Individuals with certification in administration and supervision are in-field to serve as a superintendent, associate/assistant superintendent, curriculum director, principal, assistant principal, system-level supervisor or other types of administrative or supervisory positions in a public school system requiring a leadership certificate. 
 
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Bachelor's Degree Four-Year 
Master's Degree Five-Year 
 
Certificate is not issued at the bachelor's level. 
Eligibility for a bachelor's-level professional certificate in a teaching field 
Three years of acceptable school experience or two years of acceptable school experience and either one year of approved military administrative experience or one year of approved work experience in administration 
Completion of a master's degree in an approved program in elementary or secondary school administration and supervision at a regionally accredited college or university and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
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Eligibility for a five-year-level professional certificate and the following graduate-level course work taken at an institution with an approved program in administration and supervision 
A. 25 quarter hours in elementary and secondary administration and supervision 
B. Five quarter hours in curriculum and instruction for school administrators and supervisors 
This nonrenewable, entry-level certificate is issued for a maximum validity period of five years and must be upgraded to the education specialist's-degree-level (L-6) certificate. Applicants who satisfied requirements for the master's-level certificate in administration and supervision before September 1980, will be issued a renewable five-year certificate. 
 
Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
 
Eligibility for a five-year-level certificate in administration and supervision 
Three years of acceptable school experience or two years of acceptable school experience and either one year of approved military administrative experience or one year of approved work experience in administration 
Completion of an education specialist's degree in an approved program in elementary and secondary school administration and supervision at a regionally accredited college or university and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
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upon the development of valid and reliable assessment instrumentation 
 
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Doctoral Degree Seven-Year 
 
Eligibility for the six-year-level certificate in administration and supervision 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Completion of a doctoral degree in an approved program in elementary and secondary school administration and supervision at a regionally accredited college or university and a professional recommendation from 
the preparing institution 
 
Administration and supervision may be added to a doctoral-level professional certificate in another field when all requirements for the six-year 
certificate are met. 
 
Special Georgia Requirements 
 
Course work: a course of five quarter hours or three semester hours, or the equivalent in an approved staff development program, in the identification and education of children with special education needs 
 
Certification Test: administration and supervision 
 
To add this field to an existing professional certificate 
 
Completion of the administration and supervision content requirement at the required degree level and any other prerequisites 
 
In-field Statement 
 
An individual with a certificate in administration and supervision is infield to serve as a superintendent, associate/assistant superintendent, curriculum director, principal, assistant principal, system-level supervisor or in other types of administrative or supervisory positions in a pub- 
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Bachelor's Degree Four-Year 
Master's Degree Five-Year 
 
Certificate is not issued at the bachelor's level. 
Eligibility for a bachelor's-level professional certificate in a special education teaching field 
 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Completion of a master's degree in an approved program in administration and supervision of special education programs at a regionally accredited college or university and a professional recommendation from 
the preparing institution 
 
Education Specialist's Degree Six-Year 
 
Eligibility for the five-year-level certificate in director of special education 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Completion of an education specialist's degree in an approved program in administration and supervision of special education programs at a regionally accredited college or university and a professional recommendation from the preparing institution 
 
Doctoral Degree Seven-Year 
 
Eligibility for the six-year-level certificate in director of special education 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
Completion of a doctoral degree in an approved program in administra- 
 
tion and supervision of special education programs at a regionally 
 
 
 
accredited college or university and a professional recommendation from 
 
the preparing institution 
 
Director of special education may be added to a doctoral-level professional certificate in another field when all requirements for the six-year 
certificate are met. 
 
Special Georgia Requirements 
To add this field to an existing professional certificate 
In-field Statement 
 
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Completion of an approved program in administration and supervision of special education programs at the required degree level and any other prerequisites 
An individual with a certificate in director of special education is infield to direct, administer or supervise special education programs. 
 
Note: Requirements for the leadership endorsement of director of special education are in Section 740:00. 
 
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Section Leadership Certificates Subject Leadership Endorsements 
 
Page No. 740:00 Revision No. 88-7 
Date 1988 
 
In addition to full-field certification, certification in specific areas of school leadership is also available as an endorsement to a professional certificate in teaching, service or leadership fields at the master's-degree level and higher levels. Leadership endorsements are issued in five areas: director of media centers, director of pupil personnel services, director of special education, director of vocational education and instructional supervision. The prerequisite certificate and course requirements for these endorsements are described on the pages that follow. 
The validity period for a leadership endorsement is the same as for the prerequisite certificate it endorses and will be renewed when the endorsed certificate is renewed. As the prerequisite certificate is upgraded to a higher level, the endorsement may be carried forward with no additional course work beyond that required for the prerequisite field. 
No special Georgia requirements currently apply to leadership endorsements. However, if some are applicable to the prerequisite certificate, they must be met in order to hold the professional prerequisite certificate. 
 
 
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Eligibility for a professional certificate in the service field of media specialist at the master's-degree or higher level (or a DT-5 in career library media specialist) 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
15 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit from a regionally accredited college or university with an approved program in elementary and secondary school administration and supervision, including the following 
1. Five quarter hours in general administration 
2. Five quarter hours in general supervision 
3. Five quarter hours in supervision of media programs 
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Eligibility for a professional service certificate at the master's-degree or higher level in school counselor, school psychometrist, school psychologist or school social worker 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
15 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit from a regionally accredited college or university with a state-approved program in elementary and secondary school administration and supervision, including the following 
1. Five quarter hours in general administration 
2. Five quarter hours in general supervision 
3. Five quarter hours in supervision of pupil personnel services 
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Eligibility for a professional master's-degree-level teaching certificate in any area of special education or the service fields of audiologist and speech and language pathology 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
15 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit from a regionally accredited college or university with a state-approved program in elementary and secondary school administration and supervision, including the following 
1. Five quarter hours in general administration 
2. Five quarter hours in general supervision 
3. Five quarter hours in supervision of exceptional children programs 
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Minimum Certification Standards 
 
Eligibility for a professional master's-degree-level teaching certificate in any area of special education or the service fields of audlologlst, school psychology, speech and language pathology 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
 
15 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit from a regionally accredited college or university with a state-approved program 1n elementary and secondary school administration and supervision, including the following 
 
1. Five quarter hours in general administration 
 
2. Five quarter hours in general supervision 
 
3. Five quarter hours administration and in supervision of exceptional children programs 
 
In-field Statement 
 
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Eligibility for a professional master's-degree-level, or higher, teaching certificate in any field, in the service field of school counselor, or the leadership field of administration and supervision 
Three years of acceptable school experience, which may include one year of internship experience in the vocational area and one year of occupational experience recognized for vocational-technical education 
15 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit from a regionally accredited college or university with a state-approved program in vocational administration. This course work must be selected from the following areas with no more than five quarter hours in any one area. 
1. Foundations of vocational education 
2. Curriculum planning in vocational education 
3. Managing vocational education 
4. Evaluating vocational education 
5. School administration and management 
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Eligibility for a professional master's-degree-level (or higher) teaching certificate in the teaching field in which the applicant plans to supervise 
Three years of acceptable school experience 
15 quarter hours of acceptable graduate credit from a regionally accredited college or university with a state-approved program in elementary and secondary school administration and supervision, including the following 
1. 10 quarter hours in general supervision courses 
2. Five quarter hours in supervision of programs in the field of specialization 
An individual with the instructional supervision endorsement is in-field to provide direction or supervision in the field of the endorsed master'slevel teaching certificate. 
The instructional supervision endorsement is appropriate for assistant principals under certain conditions (when the individual's responsibility is instructional supervision for a major portion of the school day) 
 
 
 
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Application Procedures and General Information 
Title 20 of the Georgia Code provides the authority for the certification of school personnel. Section 20-2-200a states: 
"The State Board of Education shall provide by regulation for certifying and classifying all teachers and other certificated professional personnel employed in the public schools of this state, and no such personnel shall be employed in the public schools of this state unless they shall hold a certificate issued by the State Board certifying to his or her qualifications and classification in accordance with such regulations." 
The application process is the means by which these mandates are met. 
Application for Certification Based on a College Planned Program 
To make application for the initial Georgia certificate or any supplementary certificate based on the completion of a college approved ptogram, the following forms and records must be submitted to Division of Certification with the application DE Form 70-B (Long Form) in a complete package. 
1. College Recommendation, DE Form 71, from each college (where a planned preparation program was completed) where a degree which was designed for the teaching profession or a teacher preparation program was earned. If the applicant currently holds a Georgia certificate, a DE Form 71 needs to be submitted for programs completed since that certificate was issued. 
2. a. A complete legible transcript with approved seal and registrar's signature from each college attended. (The degree and the date that requirements were met must be included on transcripts from the institution(s) where a degree was earned.) If the applicant is currently holding a Georgia certificate, only transcripts of programs completed since the last Georgia certificate was issued must be submitted. 
b If requirements were completed at a non-Georgia institution from which official transcripts will not be released directly to the applicant, please contact the Division of Certification for DE Form 0190. This form states that a transcript will be sent directly to this office from the college and must be signed by the registrar. DE Form 0190 can be submitted in your complete package as a substitute for the transcript, and we will hold your materials until receipt of the transcript from the institution. 
3. Verification of any school (teaching) experience completed within the last seven years (DE Form 0005). 
Application for Certification Based on Evaluation by the Division of Certification 
To make application for certification after the completion of an evaluation by the Division of Certification, you must submit DE form 70-B (Long Form), a copy of the evaluation which you have completed, and an official transcript verifying course completion. 
Application for Name Change or for a Renewal or Duplicate of a Professional Certificate 
To request a name change, renewal or duplicate for a professional, valid certificate, the application DE Form 70-A (Short Form) must be submitted. 
Detailed Instructions for Completion of DE Form 70-B (Long Form) 
Reference numbers on these instructions will correspond to the numbers on DE Form 70-B. This application is to be used when applying for the following types of certification: any initial teaching, leadership or school service certificate in any academic or vocational field; any provisional, emergency or probationary in-field status certificate; any transaction on any existing certificate except renewal, name change or duplicate. 
Items 1-9 are to be completed by the applicant. 
1. Social Security Number. Your social security number and certificate number are the same. Please enter the number accurately and legibly. 
Date of Birth. Your date of birth is requested to assist us in identification procedures. 
2. Check the areas applicable to the transaction(s) which you are requesting. 
a. First Certificate. Applicants applying for certification for the first time in Georgia. 
b. Upgrade to Higher Degree Level. Applicants requesting a professional certificate at a higher degree level than their existing certificate. 
c. Add a Field. Applicants adding a field to an existing certificate. 
d. Renew and Add a Field. Applicants renewing a certificate and also adding a field. 
e Adda Certificate Type. There are three types of certificates: teaching, leadership and school service. Applicants holding a teaching certificate who wish to be issued a leadership or service certificate are applying for an additional type certificate. 
3 Name and Current Address. Legal names are requested in the space with full first, middle, maiden, married or previously married name Our files are in alphabetical order according to legal name. Your current address is requested. If your current address is subject to change within 30 days, please use an address where the mail will reach you. Your certificate will be issued as it is listed in this item. 
 
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4. Last Georgia Certificate Held. List the certificate type and fields held on any previous certificates in Georgia even if they have expired. Please also list the name in which any previous certificate was issued. 
5. Academic Record. Persons applying for highly skilled, vocational/technical fields should begin with the high school record. Applications for broad field academic areas need to begin with the undergraduate record. Official transcripts for all undergraduate, graduate and vocational/technical schools should accompany your application form. 
6. Current Employment. If you are currently employed in a school system in Georgia, please list the school system's name. 
7. Indicate the level (bachelor's, master's, etc.) of certification for which you are applying and the specific fields of certification that you want. 
8. All questions in this section must be answered. 
9. The signature of the applicant must appear in item 9. 
10. Assurances: This section must be completed when applying for the following types of certificate: provisional, probationary, one year/emergency certification, nonrenewable professional. It must be completed by the employer and signed by superintendent or designee. It is desirable that Section A be completed for all employed personnel. 
a. Provisional certificates should be requested if the applicant has not met the professional education requirements. 
b. Probationary status should be requested for anyone teaching out-of-field. The field in which the applicant will be teaching must be listed. 
c. One year or emergency certificates should be requested for applicants who have not met recency-of-study requirements. 
d. Nonrenewable professional should be requested if the applicant has met all requirements except the certification test. 
These certificates require an evaluation by the Division of Certification. 
Additional Forms are Required for the Following Certificates and/or Fields 
1. Speech and Language Pathologist (SLP), DE Form 0729, Verification of Clock Hours of Clinical Practicums or verification of ASHA membership. 
2. Audiology (AU), DE Form 0153, Verification of Clock Hours of Clinical Practicums. 
3. Degree Validation, DE Form 0727, for degrees earned from unaccredited institutions for which 15 quarter hours of acceptable graduate work have been completed at an accredited graduate college. 
4. Doctoral Program, DE Form 0193, as a second method of establishing sixth-year certification in Georgia. 
5. Foreign Credentials, DE Form 0745, Education Listing Sheet, must be submitted. 
General Information 
When application should be made. Application may be made as soon as all requirements for a certificate have been completed during the year in which the applicant expects to make use of the certificate. 
Where forms may be obtained. Application forms may be obtained from the local superintendent's office, the education department of any Georgia teacher education college or from the Division of Certification, 1452 Twin Towers East, Atlanta, Georgia 30334-5070. 
Where is the completed package submitted? When application materials have been assembled in a complete package, submit the package to: Division of Certification, 1452 Twin Towers East, Atlanta, Georgia 30334-5070. Inquiries and correspondence should be directed to this address. All correspondence must include the social security number of the applicant. 
How long does it take to have the completed package processed? Assuming the application package is submitted in a complete form and properly executed, your certificate should be returned in six weeks. However, during certain periods of the year, this processing time may be lengthened due to the large volume of materials received. 
Disposition of records. Transcripts and other records on which certificates are issued will not be returned to applicants, nor can copies be made of transcripts being furnished. Incomplete files and files upon which certificates cannot be issued are returned to applicants. 
Questions 
1. Questions concerning the forms or certification procedures may be answered by calling (404) 656-2406 if your last name begins with the letters A-K or (404) 656-2604 if your last name begins with the letters L-Z. Outside the Metro Atlanta area you may use 1-800-672-8707. 
2. Questions concerning evaluations which have been done will be handled at the telephone numbers identified in item number 1 after 1 p.m. Be prepared to provide your social security number and the date of your last correspondence. If you want an evaluation done, you must submit a request in writing to the Division of Certification, specifying your complete name, social security number, and field in which you would like an evaluation done. 
3. Questions concerning the administration or the results of the Teacher Certification Test or Performance-Based Certification Requirements should be directed to the Teacher Assessment Unit at (404) 656-2556. Questions concerning the procedures of on-the-job assessments for Performance-Based Certification should be directed to your regional assessment center. 
4. Requests for course approval should be submitted in writing to the Division of Certification 30 days in advance of the course starting date. If this is not possible, you may receive a verbal approval by telephone by contacting the certification office at the telephone numbers identified in item number 1 after 1 p.m. The following information must be provided: your name and social security number, the evaluation or correspondence received from the Division of Certification, the department call letters, course number, course title, and the name of the institution offering the course. 
// is necessary to make an appointment before visiting the certification office. To make an appointment, you should call (404) 656-2406 or 656-2604 between 1 P.M. and 4:30 P.M. 
 
 Application for Certification 
(to be completed by applicant in type or dark ink) 
Georgia Department of Education, Division of Certification 1452 Twin Towers East, Atlanta, Georgia 30334-5070 
 
1. Social Security Number 2.  First certificate  Upgrade to higher degree level  Add a field 3.  Dr.  Mr.  Mrs.  Ms.  Miss  Other 
 
Birthdate. 
 
Month 
 
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Day 
 
Year 
 
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First 
 
Other 
 
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City 
 
State 
 
4. Last Georgia certificate held (if any). Type. 
 
Zip Code 
 
List the name in which the certificate was issued. 
 
5 Academic record It is the responsibility of the applicant to have official transcripts of all applicable credits submitted with this application High school transcripts or a copy of a high school diploma are required only if application is being made for an initial vocational-technical certificate for which no college or vocational training is being submitted. A college recommendation 
for each teacher preparation program must be submitted on DE Form 0071. 
 
Level 
 
School, City, State 
 
Dates Attended Diploma or Degree 
 
High school 
 
Vo-Tech 
 
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6. Are you currently employed with a school system in Georgia?  Yes  No 
 
If yes, which school system? 
 
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Evaluator's Signature 
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Disposition Code 
 
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8. All of the following questions must be answered yes or no. If any question is answered "yes," an explanation may be attached. 
 
Please exclude events prior to your sixteenth birthday. 
Have you ever been discharged from any position or the armed forces for unprofessional conduct? Have you ever had a teaching credential denied, revoked or suspended in any state? Have you ever been convicted of a misdemeanor other than a minor traffic offense? Have you ever been convicted of a felony? 
 
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9. Personal affirmation. To be completed by all applicants. 
Knowing that false statements made in this application may constitute sufficient grounds to revoke or deny a certificte, I affirm that to the best of my knowledge all information is true and correct. I understand the requirements involved with the certificate(s) which my superintendent is requesting and that renewal credit and/or test requirements must be met for continued certification. 
 
Signature 
 
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10. Assurances (to be completed by employers in Georgia) 
 
A. Verification of Employment (to be completed for all employed personnel) 
 
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B. Request for Conditional Certification 
 
The following conditional certificate is requested for this applicant: 
 
 Provisional. The applicant has a degree from a regionally accredited college in a field listed on the college recommendation 
 
form (Form DE 0071) but has not satisfied all course requirements and/or prerequisite requirements for the professional 
 
certificate. 
 
 Non-renewable professional. The applicant has completed a teacher preparation program but has not yet passed the TCT 
 
and/or has not satisfied all Georgia special course requirements 
 
 
 
 Emergency. The applicant has passed the TCT but lacks recency of study requirements. 
 
 Probationary in-field. This applicant will be employed out of the field of certification for which he/she has been trained. The 
 
requested field is: 
 
Experience 
 
For the issuance of specific certificates it is the responsibility of the employing school system to receive and maintain verification of previous school or occupational work experience. For vocational-technical fields it is the responsibility of the employing school system to receive and maintain documentation from the applicant's previous employers verifying 24 months of full-time work experience in the certification field requested. Some certification fields require documentation of experience to be submitted with the application on DE Form 0192 (IC-10H) or other appropriate forms. Please review the situations below to determine that the applicant has met the appropriate experience requirements and acknowledge the maintenance of the verification of experience in your office by checking the appropriate box. 
Other certification applications may require documentation of experience on DE Form 0192 (IC-10H). 
 To maintain life status. The applicant has taught a minimum of one full year in seven. If last verification was more than seven years ago, attach experience verification (DE Form 0192). 
 Experience for leadership, advanced degree and service certificates. The applicant has successfully completed three full years of experience appropriate to the leadership or service fields or sixth and seventh year level certificates. 
 Gifted. The applicant has taught for the one full year necessary to qualify for certification in teaching the gifted. 
 
Knowing that false statements of undocumented assurance may constitute sufficient grounds to revoke or deny a certificate, I affirm the following: The applicant has been employed as indicated in section 10.A.; the applicant is the best qualified applicant available and in requesting the conditional certificate indicated, the applicant has been informed of possible outstanding requirements which must be completed during the validity period of the certificate requested to establish eligibility for recertification; all school or occupational experience has been appropriately verified and is maintained by this school system. 
 
Signature of Superintendent or Designee 
 
Date 
 
 
 
Title 
This form may be duplicated. 
 
School System 
 
 This form and official transcripts of all applicable renewal credit must be submitted for certification renewal. It may be duplicated if additional copies are needed. 
 
Application for Certification 
Short Form Please follow the instructions on the back of this form. 
(To be completed by applicant in type or dark ink) 
Georgia Department of Education, Division of Certification 1452 Twin Towers East, Atlanta, Georgia 30334 
 
Type of Transaction 
D Renewal or Extension of 
Professional Certificate  Duplicate  Name Change  NT to PBT (If none of these transactions pertains to you, use DE Form 70B to make application.) 
 
1. Social Security Number I 
 
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Month 
 
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Last Name 
 
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City 
 
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3. List name in which your most recent Georgia certificate was issued. 
 
What type of certificate was issued? 
 
Are you currently employed with a school system in Georgia?   If yes, which system? 
 
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4. Most recent academic record. List credits earned for renewal since last Georgia certificate was issued. 
 
College Credits 
 
School, City, State 
 
Dates Attended 
 
Courses Taken 
 
Year Zip Code 
 
Staff Development 
 
Agency or School System 
 
Dates Attended 
 
Courses Taken 
 
5. Signature of the applicant. 
 
Date 
 
6. Teacher Certification Tests (TCT) and on-the-job assessments, 
 
Month/Year 
 
.the TCT was passed in the field of 
 
.the on-the-job assessments were completed. Month/Year 
 
7. The following section must be completed by the designated official for all certification renewal of Georgia teachers. 
 
/ certify that the attached renewal credit is related to the assessed need of the teacher. OR I certify that the attached college credit is toward a higher degree to be awarded by 
 
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Superintendent System 
 
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8. Superintendent's signature (to be signed only if you are requesting the issuance of a duplicate life certificate) / assure that this applicant has had a minimum of one full year of acceptable educational work experience within the past seven years. 
 
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Title 
 
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Type of Transaction Indicate the type of transaction which you wish to achieve. If none of the following catagories describes the type of transaction which you wish to make, please use DE Form 70B (long form) to make application.  Renewal -- This applies to renewal of any existing professional certificate or extension after 
any outstanding special requirements have been met. Applications made for any provisional, emergency or one-year certification must be made on form DE 70B.  Duplicate -- This is for the issuance of a duplicate of any existing valid certificate. If request is for a duplicate life certificate, please refer to number 8.  Name Change -- This is to change the name on any existing valid certificate.  NT to PBT -- Requests for this change should be made after you have successfully passed the on-the-job assessments and allowed at least six weeks for the automatic processing of such certificates. 
1. Your social security number and your certificate number will be the same. Please fill in the number carefully and give your date of birth. 
2. List your complete legal name and address to which you would like your certificate mailed. 3. List the name in which your most recent Georgia certificate was issued, as well as the type(s) of 
certificate(s) most recently held. 4. List the academic and staff development credit earned toward the renewal of your certificate (if 
applicable). It is your responsibility to have official transcripts of all credit earned toward renewal submitted with this application. You should list the course number, title and institution to verify your records in the certification office. You must submit an official transcript of any course work or staff development units. 5. You must sign and date the application form before processing can begin. Failure to sign the form will result in the return of the forms and a delay in the processing of your certificate. 6. If you hold a certificate for which a certification test and/or the on-the-job assessments are required, you must complete this section. 7. The signature of the superintendent or a college advisor must accompany all requests for renewal unless the renewal credit was earned toward a field being added to the certificate under the advisement of the certification office. All other credit must be approved by a college advisor or an employing Georgia superintendent. 8. The superintendent's signature is required only if you hold a life certificate and have not had experience with a school system verified within the past seven years. The signature of the superintendent verifies that the required experience is documented and is on file in the central office. If more than seven years have elapsed since experience verification was submitted to the Division of Certification, Form IC-10H must accompany the application. 
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 College Recommendation for Certification 
(to be completed by applicant In type or dark Ink) 
Georgia Department of Education, Division of Certification 1452 Twin Towers East, Atlanta, Georgia 30334-5070 
 
nhe applicant for a first Georgia certificate, or a supplementary certification based on a college-planned program, must submit official transcripts of all college coursework, this form (DE Form 0071) and an application for certification DE Form 0070-B (long form). 
 
It is the responsibility of the applicant to complete Section I and to secure in Section II below the appropriate recommendation of 
 
the official designated by the college. When properly completed, this form should be included in the certification package and mailed 
 
to the Division of Certification at the above address. 
 
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Section I (to be completed by applicant) 
 
Social Security Number 
 
First Name 
 
Middle 
 
Last 
 
Date of Birth 
 
Other Names Used By Applicant 
 
Address (Street and Number, Box or Route) 
 
City 
 
State 
 
Zip Code 
 
Degree and Date Conferred 
 
Major(s) 
 
Section II The applicable part, either A, B or C, must be completed by the designated college official (registrar, certification officer, dean of education). 
 
A. Professional Recommendation 
 
1. On 
 
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Month/Day/Year 
 
Name of Applicant 
 
having satisfactorily completed the approved preparation program in the following area(s) 
 
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Month/Day /Year 
 
Name of Applicant 
 
satisfactorily completed the approved preparation program 
 
in the following area(s)_ 
 
, but was not awarded a degree from this institution. 
 
In either of the two recommendations above, if student teaching was an integral part of the preparation program, please indicate 
 
the grade level and subject taught. 
 
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For special education majors, please designate the area of exceptionality in which student teaching was 
 
completed (MR, LD, etc.). 
 
B. On 
 
Month/Day/Year 
 
Name of Applicant 
 
but did not complete the approved preparation program. 
 
was awarded the 
 
degree 
 
C. Name of Applicant 
 
is not recommended for certification for the following reason(s). 
 
This is to affirm that the preparation program offered by this institution was approved in the field(s) and at the level(s) for which this applicant is being recommended and that the approved program was in effect during the time of the applicant's enrollment. 
 
CD National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education 
 
L~3 State 
 
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IZ1 Institution's Governing Board and LJ Regional Accreditation 
 
Signature of Designated College Official 
 
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Georgia Board of Education policies provide for certification of applicants who have completed either NCATE or state-approved preparation programs in regionally accredited institutions in fields recognized by this state. 
 
Applicants for teaching certificates in a given field may qualify for advanced certification at levels corresponding to earned graduate 
 
degrees provided requirements have been satisfied to establish or to add that field to each lower level beginning with the bachelor's M 
 
degree. 
 
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If one has satisfied degree requirements but not the criteria of an approved preparation program, one may secure and follow advisement provided either by a college with an approved program or by the Division of Certification. 
 
Fields refer to one's area(s) of specialization. The following fields have been adopted by the Georgia Board of Education, and all have been classified according to one of three types of certificates - Teaching, Leadership and Service. 
 
Teaching Fields (General Education, Special Education and Broad-Field Vocational Education) 
 
Adult Education (4)* and/or (5)* Agricultural Education (4) Art (4) 
Behavior Disorders (4) Biology (4) Business (4) 
Career Education Specialist (5) Chemistry (4) Chinese (4) 
Dance (4) Drama (4) 
Early Childhood Education (K -4) (4) Earth Science (4) Economics (4) Elementary Grades (1 - 8) (4) English (4) 
French (4) 
Geography (4) German (4) Greek (4) 
Health (4) Health Occupations Education (4) Health and Physical Education (4) Hearing Impaired (4) Hebrew (4) History (4) Home Economics Education (4) 
 
Industrial Arts Education (4) Interrelated Teacher: Special Education (4) Interrelated Teacher: Special Education Early Ch (4) Italian (4) 
Japanese (4) 
Latin (4) Learning Disabilities (4) 
Marketing and Distributive Education (4) Mathematics (4) Mental Retardation (4) Middle Grades (4 - 8) (4) Multi-Handicapped (5) Music (4) 
Orthopedically Impaired (4) 
Physics (4) Political Science (4) 
Reading Specialist (5)* Russian (4) 
Safety, Driver and Traffic Education (4) Science (4) Social Science (4) Spanish (4) Speech (4) 
Trade and Industrial Education (4) 
Visually Impaired (4) 
 
Leadership Fields 
Administration and Supervision (5)* Director of Media Centers (5)* Director of Pupil Personnel Services (5)* Director of Special Education (5)* Director of Vocational Education (5)* Instructional Supervision (5)* 
 
Service Fields 
Audiologist (5) Media Specialist (4)* School Counselor (5) School Lunch Director (4) School Psychometrist (5) School Psychologist (6) School Social WorkerA/isiting Teacher (5) Speech and Language Pathologist (4) 
 
Endorsements (Prerequisite Certificate required) 
 
Adult Education Career Exploration (PECE) Coordinator of Cooperative Education (CVAE) Data Collector 
Diversified Cooperative Training (DCT) English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) 
 
Gifted Related Vocational Instructor (RVI) Safety and Driver Education Supervising Teacher Service (STS) Teacher of the Visually Impaired 
 
 
 
(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) - Level of initial certification 
 
* - Prerequisite certificate required 
 
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Division of Certification 
 
1452 Twin Towers East 
 
 
 
Atlanta, Georgia 30334-5070 
Transcript Request Verification (Non-Georgia Schools) 
 
Georgia uses a complete package certification application process that requires inclusion of official transcripts. If requirements are completed at a non-Georgia institution, an official transcript bearing the registrar's seal and signature must be received in the Division of Certification before a certificate may be issued. One of the two options below may be used. 
a. Include an official transcript which has been issued to the student and stamped with the university's seal along with all other documents. 
b. Include this form in the package from the registrar of the college which indicates that the institution's policies will not permit release of the official transcript to the applicant and verifies that the Institution has mailed the transcript to the Division of Certification. 
 
If option "b" is used, the following must be completed and returned with all other required documents at the time of application. 
 
To Be Completed by the Registrar of the College 
This is to verify that the policies of this institution do not permit the release of an official transcript to the student 
0and that an official transcript was mailed directly to the Division of Certification, Georgia Department of Education, 1452 Twin Towers East, Atlanta, Georgia 30334-5070. 
 
Name of Student Social Security Number Transcript Mailing Date 
 
Registrar College Date 
 
Please Note This form Is to be returned to the applicant by the college to be included in the application package In lieu of the official transcript. Division of Certification will then hold the application 
1 f ackage until the offical transcript is received. 
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School Experience Verification Form To Be Completed by Applicant 
 
Name Address 
Birth Date 
 
Social Security Number Zip Code 
 
To Be Completed by Current or Previous School Superintendent 
I verify that the following is an accurate report of previous school experience for the above teacher. Note 1. For experience earned prior to the 1976-77 school year, list only those days the teacher actually taught while students 
were in school. 2. For experience earned in a private school, please attach a brief description of the school, i.e. type of curriculum, 
grade and/or age levels of instruction and regional accreditation status. 
3. Please submit a copy of the valid certificate held when the experience was earned. 
4. College teaching must be verified by the president, bursar or comptroller of the college and must specify academic rank held. 
 
Name of School/District 
 
State 
 
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Grades and Subjects Taught 
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Work Experience Verification Form 
 
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Name Address 
 
To Be Completed by the Applicant Birth Date 
 
Social Security Number 
 
Zip Code 
 
To Be Completed by Previous Employer 
 
Please complete this form and return to the applicant. This verification must be included in the complete package of materials sent to the Division of Certification. 
 
' I verify that the following is an accurate description of the above person's job duties while employed by me or under my supervision. 
 
Job Title 
 
Date of Employment 
 
Beginning 
 
Ending 
 
Full or Part Time 
 
Description 
 
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Signature Title Date 
 
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Verification of Eligibility for Emergency Certificate 
Effective July 1,1988, Georgia employers must verify the eligibility of applicants for emergency certificates (applicants who have not met recency-of-study requirements, renewal requirements, and/or have not taken the appropriate certification test). This form must be attached to the application for an emergency certificate. 
 Name of Applicant 
Social Security Number 
Each of the two following conditions must be verified and checked if correct. 1. The applicant has not resigned, been released, dismissed, or otherwise separated from a previous or current position due to the lack of a passing score on the appropriate 
 certification test. 2. The applicant is not currently employed in Georgia in an elementary or secondary school, public or private; nor was the applicant employed the previous school year in Georgia, nor has the applicant posted a passing score on the appropriate certification test. 
 
Notary Public Seal and Signature 
 
School System System Superintendent 
 
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Verification of Supervised Clinical Practicum 
 
The applicant for a Georgia certificate in Speech and Language Pathology must submit this form with the following information completed and verified by the college program director in speech pathology. This form must be included 
 
with the application for certification. 
 
To Be Completed by the Applicant 
 
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Middle 
 
Maiden 
 
Social Security Number 
 
Address Street and Number, Box or Route 
 
Degree and Date Conferred 
 
Date of Birth 
 
Last 
 
Month Day Year 
 
City Major(s) 
 
State 
 
Zip Code 
 
To Be Completed by Program Director in Speech and Language Pathology 
 
Speech and Language Pathology Certification 
 
I. Speech and Language Pathology Four-Year (S-4) Certification  The applicant was enrolled in a speech and language pathology program and satisfactorily completed 
 
five (5) quarter hours of credit in student teaching or clinical practicum earned in work with children 
 
distributed among the following areas. 
 
Voice 
 
Language 
 
Articulation 
 
Fluency 
 
 The applicant was enrolled in a speech and language pathology program but did not complete the above 
 
requirements. Practicum experiences with children are lacking in the following areas. 
 
II. Speech and Language Pathology Five-Year (S-5) Certification  The applicant was enrolled in a speech and language pathology program and satisfactorily completed the following clock hours distributed among these four areas. 
 
Age Groups: (A) Children (B) Other 
 
Clock Hours Clinical Contact Diagnostic/Therapeutic 
 
Where Experience Was Obtained 
 
Articulation A B 
 
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The applicant for a Georgia certificate in Audiology should submit this form with the following information completed and verified by the college program director in audiology. 
 
Name First 
 
Middle 
 
To Be Completed by the Applicant 
 
Maiden 
 
Last 
 
Date of Birth Month Day Year 
 
Address 
 
Street and Number, Box or Route 
 
City 
 
State 
 
Zip 
 
College Degree and Date Conferred 
 
Major(s) 
 
To Be Completed by Program Director In Audiology 
 
Please complete this form and return to the applicant. This verification must be included in the complete package  of materials sent to the Division of Certification. 
 
The applicant was enrolled in an audiology program and satisfactorily completed the following clock hours. 
Age Groups: (A) Children (B) Others 
 
Clock Hours Clinical Contact Diagnostic/Therapeutic 
 
Where Experience Was Obtained 
 
Audiological A Evaluation B 
 
Aural 
 
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Rehabilitation B 
 
Total 
 
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Title of Position 
 
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Verification of Supervised Internship in School Psychology 
 
The applicant for a Georgia certificate in School Psychology must submit this form with the following completed and verified by the college program director in School Psychology. 
 
Name First 
Address 
 
To Be Completed by the Applicant 
 
Middle 
 
Maiden 
 
Last 
 
Social Security Number. 
 
Birth Date 
 
To Be Completed by Program Director In School Psychology 
 
) Please complete this form and return to the applicant. This verification must be included in the complete package of materials sent to the Division of Certification. 
 
The applicant was enrolled in a school psychology program and satisfactorilly completed the following clock hours in a supervised internship in this field. 
 
Course Number(s) and Title(s) 
 
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Signature Program Director 
 
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Institution 
 
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Verification of Course Work in Library Media 
 
The applicant for a Georgia certificate in Library Media should submit this form with the following completed and verified by the college program director in Library Media. 
 
To Be Completed by the Applicant 
 
Name First 
 
Middle 
 
Maiden 
 
Last 
 
Address Social Security Number 
 
Date of Birth 
 
To Be Completed by the Program Director in Library Media 
 
The applicant was enrolled in a library media program which provided coverage in the following areas. (Please enter a checkmark in appropriate space and list the course number that provided the coverage in each area.) 
 
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Course Number 
 
a. Selection and utilization 
 
b. Design and production 
 
c. Technical processing d. Role, administration and management of media services 
 
e. Information services f. An internship in an agency that works with school media K-12 
 
g. Leadership, supervision and communication skills 
 
h. Instructional design and development 
 
i. Automation and data processing 
 
Signed Program Director 
 
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DE Form 1118, Revised March 1989 
 
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Verification of Degree Validation 
 
Before a bachelor's degree from a regionally unaccredited college may be accepted for certification in Georgia, it must be validated by an accredited graduate school. 
It is the applicant's responsibility to complete the following and to secure in the space below the required verification of degree validation from the dean of the graduate school. 
 
Name First 
 
To Be Completed by the Applicant 
 
Middle 
 
Maiden 
 
Last 
 
Date of Birth Month Day Year 
 
Social Security Number 
 
Address Street and Number 
 
Box or Route 
 
City 
 
State 
 
Zip 
 
Undergraduate College 
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Degree and Date Conferred 
 
To Be Completed by Dean of Validating Graduate School 
 
This is to certify that the applicant, 
 
(name) 
 
1. has earned 15 quarter hours (or nine semester hours) in acceptable graduate courses at this institution, and 
 
2. on the basis of this credit and full admission to our graduate school on 
 
(date) 
 
has met the 
 
Georgia requirements for validation of his/her undergraduate degree from 
 
Signed Dean of Graduate School 
 
Graduate School 
 
Date 
 
Address 
 
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DE Form 0727, Revised March 1989 
 
  Georgia Department of Education Division of Certification 1452 Twin Towers East 
Atlanta, Georgia 30334-5070 
Alternate Plan for Six-Year Certification 
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A six-year certificate may be awarded to an individual who has not been granted a Specialist in Education (Ed.S.) degree but who has completed the requirements outlined below for the doctoral degree. 
It is the applicant's responsibility to complete the appropriate space below and to secure verfication of completion of the following requirements from the dean of the graduate school. 
 
Name Street Address and Number City Social Security Number ) Graduate School 
 
To Be Completed by the Applicant 
Date of Birth Month Day Year 
 
Box or Route 
 
State 
 
Zip Code 
 
To Be Completed by the Dean of the Graduate School 
 
This is to verify that the applicant, 
 
(name) 
 
has completed the following requirements. 
1. Has been granted unconditional admission to candidacy for the doctor's degree. 2. Has completed preliminary screening; and 3. Has completed all course work for the doctorate degree and has been given approval of dissertation topic. 
 
Signed Dean of Graduate School 
 
Graduate School 
 
Date 
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DE Form 0196, Revised January 1989 
 
Address 
 
  Georgia Department of Education Division of Certification 1452 Twin Towers East 
Atlanta, Georgia 30334-5070 
 
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Summary of Your Educational Experience by Years 
 
Print Your Name in Full First Name 
Date of Birth Month Day Year 
 
Other Name Place of Birth 
Town/City 
 
Family Name 
 
Province 
 
Country 
 
Social Security Number 
 
Please Read the Reverse Side of This Sheet Before Completing This Form. 
 
1 Calendar 
Year 
 
2 Your Age 
 
3 Years In School 
 
4 Grade Standard 
 
5 Kind of School (Elementary, etc.) 
 
6 Certificates Graduation 
 
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Federal law prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin (Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964); sex (Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 and Title II of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984); or handicap (Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973) in education programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance. Employees, students and the general public are hereby notified that the Georgia Department of Education does not discriminate in any educational programs or activities or in employment policies. The following individuals have been designated as the employees responsible for coordinating the department's effort to implement this nondiscriminatory policy. 
Title II--Audrey Reid, Vocational Equity Coordinator Title VI--Josephine Martin, Associate State Superintendent of Schools Title IX--Ishmael Childs, Coordinator Section 504-- Wesley Boyd, Coordinator Inquiries concerning the application of Title II, Title VI, Title IX or Section 504 to the policies and practices of the department may be addressed to the persons listed above at the Georgia Department of Education, Twin Towers East, Atlanta 30334; to the Regional Office for Civil Rights, Atlanta 30323; or to the Director, Office for Civil Rights, Education Department, Washington, D.C. 20201. 
 
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Acceptable Credit and Degrees Accreditation, Regional Adding Fields Administration and Supervision Advertising Agriculture Education Agriculture Mechanics Alternative Certification Alternative Certification Routes Apparel and Accessories Appeals Approved Programs, Certification by Art Education Assessments Audiology Authority to Certify Auto Mechanics 
Barbering Behavior Disorders Biology Body and Fender Repair Business Business Machine Maintenance 
Care and Guidance of Children Career Education Specialist Career Exploration (PECE) Carpentry Certificate Fields Certificate Levels Certificate Titles Certification Fees Certification Forms Certification Test Chemistry Chinese 
 
CERTIFICATION POLICY/PROCEDURES MANUAL 
 
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Classification Clothing Management, Production and Services Commercial Arts Occupations Complete Package (Adding Fields/Renewals of Conditional Certificates) Complete Package (Initial Certification/Upgrading) Complete Package (Miscellaneous Forms) Complete Package (Renewals/Duplicates, Name Changes, PB Certificates) Computer Science Construction Cluster Contacting the Division of Certification Conversion of N Certificates to PB Certificates Coordinator of Cooperative Education (CVAE) Correction of Certificates Cosmetology Credit, Acceptable Critical Fields 
 
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Dance Data Collection Data Collection, Service Endorsement Data Processing Dating of Certificates Degrees, Acceptable Denial Dental Assisting Diesel Mechanics Disposition of Records Diversified Cooperative Training (DCT) Drafting Occupations/Cluster Drama Duplicates 
 
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Early Childhood Education Earned Degrees, Certificate Issued on Earth/Space Science Economics Electrical Occupations Electro-Mechanical Cluster Electronics Occupations/Cluster Emergency Emergency Service Certificate, (ES) Emergency Teaching Certificate, (ET) Enabling Laws for Certification English English to Speakers of Other Languages (ES0L) Evaluation, Application for Evaluation, Certification by Exemption, T.P.A.I. Exceptional Children and Youth (course requirement) Experience which must be reported to The Oivision of Certification Experience for Salary and Certification Purposes 
 
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Fabric Maintenance Fees, Application, Exemption Food Management: Production and Services Foreign Credentials Forestry French 
General Merchandise General Procedures Geography German Gifted Graphic Arts Occupations Greek 
Health Education Health Occupations Health Occupations Cluster Health and Physical Education Hearing Impaired Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Hebrew History Home Economics Home Furnishings, Equipment and Services Horticulture, Ornamental Hospital/Homebound 
In-Field Statement In-School Suspension Industrial Arts Initial Certification Institutional and Home Management and Support Services Instructional Supervision (Leadership Endorsement) Interrelated Special Education Interrelated Special Education/Early Childhood Italian 
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Latin Law Enforcement Law Enforcement/Cluster Leadership Certificate, Certificate Fields Leadership Certificate, Certificate Levels Leadership Certificate, Certificate Titles Leadership Certificate, Classification Leadership Certificates, Leadership Endorsements Leadership Performance Assessment Instrument (LPAI) Leadership Performance Assessment Instrument Exemption Learning Disabilities 
 
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Leather-working Occupations Levels of Certification 
Level One Level Two Level Four Level Five Level Six Level Seven Life Professional Life Professional Leadership Certificate Life Professional Service Certificate Life Professional Teaching Certificate, (DT) 
 
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Machine Shop Marketing Education Masonry Mass Communications/Cluster Mathematics Media Centers, Director of Media Specialist Medical Office Assisting Mental Retardation Metal Working Occupations/Cluster Middle Grades Mi 11work and Cabinet Making Miscellaneous Forms Multihandicapped Music 
 
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Name Changes Nonrenewable Professional Nonrenewable Professional Leadership Certificate, (NL) Nonrenewable Professional Service Certificate, (NS) Nonrenewable Professional Teaching Certificate, (NT) 
 
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Occupational Experience Official Documents 
 
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PB Certificates Performance-Based Performance-Based Service Certificate, (PBS) Performance-Based Teaching Certificate, (PBT) Permitted Personnel Photography Occupations Physica11y/Orthopedica11y Handicapped Physics Political Science Prerequisites, Teaching Field Preschool Handicapped Privacy of Information Probationary 
 
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Probationary/Accelerated In-Field Leadership Certificate, (PAL) Probationary/Accelerated In-Field Service Certificate, (PAS) Probationary/Accelerated In-Field Teaching Certificate, (PAT) Professional Practices Commission Professional Renewable Professional Renewable Leadership Certificate, (L) Professional Renewable Service Certificate, (S) Professional Renewable Teaching Certificate, (T) Provisional Provisional Leadership Certificate, (BL) Provisional Service Certificate, (BS) 
Provisional, Special Provisional Teaching Certificate, (BT) 
Provisional, Temporary Public Service, Other Pupil Personnel Services, Director of 
 
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Radio/Television Reading Specialist Recall of Certificates Recency of Study Reciprocity: The Georgia Plan Reinstatement of Suspended/Revoked Certificates Related Vocational Instruction (RVI) Renewal of Suspended/Revoked Certificates Renewal Requirements, Standard Renewals/Duplicates Renewals of Conditional Certificates Revocation of Certification Russian 
Safety and Driver Education Safety, Driver and Traffic Education School Counseling School Experience School Nutrition Director School Psychology School Social Work Science Service Certificates, Certificate Fields Service Certificates, Certificate Levels Service Certificates, Classification Service Certificates, Service Endorsements Service Certificates, Titles Sheet Metal Small Engine Repair Social Science Spanish Special Education, Director of 
 
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Special Education, Director of (Leadership Endorsement) Special Georgia Requirements Special Provisional Teaching Certificate: Special Education, (XBT) Speech Speech and Language Pathology Supervising Teacher Service (STS) Suspension of Certificates 
 
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Teacher Certification Tests Teacher Performance Assessment Instrument Teacher Performance Assessment Exemption Teaching Endorsements Teaching Experience Teaching Reading Temporary Provisional Teaching Certificate, (TBT) Textile Production and Fabrication Titles of Certificates Trade and Industrial Education Transportation Cluster Types of Certification 
 
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