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BULLETlll on
CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS
1948-1949 (Revised: November 1951)

STATE DEPART~lT OF EDUCATION
229 State Office Building
Atlanta 3, Georgia

:. D. COLLI S State Superintendent of Schools

L. M. LESTER, Director
Division of Teacher Education, Certification and Curriculum .

HU.-i TO APFLY
Ev~ry teacher in the public schools of Geor~ia should hold a valid Georgin certificate for the level ar.d in the field in which he is teaching. S\perintendent3 are expected to employ beginning teachers ~h~ are trained for the job to be done. Teacher3 in service should lironediately begin training in the field ~f their 'Nork.
h teacher's certificnte is based upon professional preparation an ovidenced by credits for work done in standard colleges approved by the State Department of Education.
Steps to follow in securinG a certificate in Georgia:
1. Formal application should be made to the Divisi on of Teacher ~ducation and Certification, ~tate Depa~tmant of Education, Atlanta ), Georgia. Regular forms may be secured from this address or from the city or county Superintendent of Schools.
2. A new appli ation on th~ p~op!;r for:n must be made for each renewal, duplicate, con'Ter~ion. or chft~1ce (1f name.
3. ;;'very active tS!l.Cher holding a state teacher', certificate ha.G uen give'1
e. p:.m~.iANE1~T SERIAL NUi."BJi:L. It j s important to use t. in numbor ::,1 om: ", ith the full name in all corresfiondence to miG office '.nd on all applicat:io s for change of' certificate. FEl.ilure to do so wj 11 ca .se confuai.n and de lay.
L~. The application should be mvde out in ink. All infol~ation requested should be given even though it may have been Giv')ll on a previous application. }i'ailure to complete all blanks and to have the application r-roperly certified and recommended by the Superintendent of Schools will necessitate its return to the applicant and will cause delay in issuing i~he certificate.
5. At the same time th:lt the application i::: made,. t.1e tea.cher should request;
til. registrar of ench college attended to se1ll1 to tJ is offic0 an off! ial trenscript of the applicant's record in t:"1at institution. Records upon which certificates are based become the proferty of the state and must be kept in the files of th~ Division of Certification, Requests for additional trDnscripts of college records should be addressed to the oolleg rcg:i:;trar rather than to the Division of Certification.
6. A fee of one dollar is Y'equired of n applic,.~nt who is not a re~i.der;t 01'
Gecrcia.
CER'fP"ICAT_,S J"ROE OTHER STATES l.JAY tiOT BB EXJB.~l~G~D FOR GEORGIA CERT~FIC.1\T3S.

Division .f Certification state Department of Education

March 28, 1952

Infonnation With Reference To The Certification of Teachers
superintendents of Schools are re~ue5tec to see that this information is transmitted to the teachers_ All of the information listed here is import~~t to teachers and administrators. The statements have been made before but are repeated for emphasiSe

1. n"PE Law~ Section 5 of the Minimum Foundation I,aw includes the following; in part: "No teacher, principal,. sU'i',ervisor, or superintendent other than County School Superintendents, shall be employed in the public schools unless such person shall hold a certificate from the State Board of Education, certif.J~ng to his or her qualifications as such teacher; principal; supervisor, or sunerintendent, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education. 1I
2. Standard Credential. The standard credential for teaching in the public schools of Georgia is the Teact~r's Professional Four-year Certificate. To qualify for this certi1cat~, ~e must have completed an ar;proved four-year curriculum designed !~r a specific school service or teaching field and be recommended by the c~llege in which the training was completed and the degree eonferred.
3. Teaching Field. A teacher's major assignment should be in the field for which --- he ho~a professional certificate. In-service teachers who are not certificated in their field should ~mediate1y make plans for study. Teachers new to a system should be assigned to the field for Which they hold a professional certificate. Effective for the school year 1953-54 all teachers must be properly certificated for the school service they perform.
The holder of a teacher's professional certificate ~ either the elementary or the high school level may qualify for the professional certificate on the other level by
a~ meeting the specialized subject matter re~uirements of the new field and, in addition,
b. studying l~terials and Methods and Problems of Teaching on the new level for a period of six weeks.
4. In-service Study. The holder of a provisinnal certificate or of any two-
or three~ear eertificate should affiliate immediately with an institution having an approved pr~gram in the desired field. The institution will examine the record of a teacher and guide him to compl~tion of the program and the degree. ~o courses should be taken without the a:,proval of the college. This is also true of those whe plan graduate study.

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Professional certificates Below Degree level_ Professional certificates - below ine degree level will not be issued, with the following
excel) t.i ons :
a. A Limited Profess'onal Three-year Certificate will be issued temDorarily to those who c orn:)lete the program at West Georgia College,

b. Present holders of the Professional Two-year Certificate will be eligible fcrr the Linited Professional Three-year Certificate when ninety (90) semester hours of study tm,ard the degree have been completed.

6. Study 't~1ri.le Teaching. Not more than 11e course er semester or two courses per schOOl year may be taken fr">I' credit while holding a full-time position.
7. Correspondence and F:-:tensi n. None of the required professional education
courses may be taken Sy correspondence or extension. Not more than tw. courses per year-level of college work nu'y he taken by correspond.nce and/or extension.

8. Renewal and Travel. An expired certificate l':1ay be renewed by submitting credit for two courses (six weeks of study) tm,ard a higher certificate.

a. A professional certificate that has expired may be renewed by
ap~roved travel that is extensive and designed for educational purposes.
9. Reinstatement. A certificate which has lapsed because the holder has een
out or-the profession for more than five years may be reinstated by submitting credit for two approved courses (six weeks of study) in residence dealing with the problems of the special teaching field. This work should be done under the direction of an institur.ion offering COlrses designed for this purpose.
10. T-5 and p-5 Certificates. Three years of a0}roved teaching experience and
an approved progral11 with the master's degree are two requirements for professional certificates on the five-ye~level.

11. Validities. Certificates issued as of Jtuy 1, 1952 will have the follo~ing validities:

rovisional 2, ), and 4 year
Limited Professional 3 year
Professional 4 year
ryrofessional 5 year
?rovisional c~rtificates based
on graduate study as p...h, VT-4, etc.

1 year 3 years
5 years
7 years
3 years.

12. Experience. The total e~perience of a teacher as it a~nlies to the salary SChedule dll be evaluated according to the regulations listed on
Form A-44 (Certificate of Experience).

Hay 16, 1951
POLICIES REGARDING DATING OF TEACHERS' CERTIFICATES
The law requires that teachers, principals, supervisors and all other professional employees of local school sTstems shall hold State certificates showing preparation for the service performed and that each teacher shall be paid on the basis of this certificate. It is recommended that this provision of the law become fully effeotive Septelnber 1, 1952.
It is the responsibility of each teacher to keep his teaching certificate continuously in force.
It is the responsibility of the Superinter.dent of Schools to keep a complete and up-to-date record of the current certificat s of all teachers and othpr professional employees in his system and to requisition salaries o:l1y on the basis of valid certificates held.
A teacher's salary for the entire year will be based upon the certificate which he holds, or is entitled to holu, o~ September I or or- the first day of his school term.
A beginning teacher should apply for a teacher's certificate immediately upon completion of his traini.ng or upon acceptance of a position in order not to be subject to financial loss. Failure to apply promptly after beginn~ng work will subject the teacher to the risk of losing lils fi_st month's salary.
The superintendents should, by January 1, h~ve received and recorded the current certificates of all teachers who began l~ork before D c,mber 1 and should request adjustments at the latest on the January requisition. The current certificate of alJ. teachers 1.Tho began work after December 1 should be required by the superintendent \vithin thirty days after employmont. No adjustments in salary may be made after June 15.
The system supcrintndent shall notify the Division of Administration and Finance of the State Department of Education on or before June 1 of every teacher in his system who plans to attend stm~er school or to raise Ius teaching cert." ficatc the following SUTrlT,ler.
TeState Board of E ucation approves the above policy in the administration o~ teachers' certificates and hereby repeals its action of March 21
ith reference to the July deadline for tpachers' certificates.

July 19, 1951C evision of 5/16/51 release)
CF~GES llJ CERTIFICATIO POLICIES
1. The Professional Four-year Certificate shall be valid for five years instead of six, as at present.
2. The Professional Five-year Certificate shall be valid for seven years instead of six, as at pr sent.
3. The Professional Elementary Three-year Certificate, which will continue to be
issued for a few years upon the basis of the planned three-year program at ~est Georgia College, shall be valid for three years.
4. Professional four and five-year certificates shall be renewable upon 6 semester
hours of additional study to~ard a higher professional certificate or upon an approved equivalent such as exter.sive travel. All certificates based upon less than four years of college training shall be renewable upon at least six weeks of approved additional stldy toward a higher certificate.
5. Provisional two, three and four-year certificates shall be valid for one year and
renew8.ble upo 6 ser..ester hours of additior.aJ. study t~ a d a hi.gher certifica:'e. The TeQcher's P:rovisior,al Five-year Certifica.te (B-.5) and P:c'ov' sional certificates
for special services (as ?-4, Sr-4, VT-4, etc.) aTe vali1 for thxee years and
renewable upon six ~eeks of additional study toward a higher certificate.
6. Not more than one course per semester or two courses per school year nlay be taken
for credit v.Thile holding a full-time posi. tion and draHing f ill salary from the state.
7. The Di-ision of Certification is aut orized to withhold a certificate upon evidence
of serious weakness in tn, use of the English 1aneuace.
8. Effective Septeflber 1, 1952, a teacher may be ass'~ed (for the major part of his lvork) nl" in teaching fields for -Thich h holds eithE:r a provisionaJ_ or a professional certificate.
9. Credit for experience on the sala~T schedule will be restricted as follows:
a. The unit of experience shall be full-time employment as a regular teacher for a school year of at least nine months. Supply and substitute teaching does not apply. If, because of sickness or other providential cause, a teacher shou~d be lli1able to complete the school term of nine months, a min:Dmum of six months supported by proper evidence will be recognized as a year of experience.
b. The total experience of a teacher, before qualifying for the professional certificate, will apply on the salary schedule after the professional requirements have been met.
c. Six years of eA~erience formerly accepted as a basis for issuing the life certificate will be recognized.
d. Experience in the public schools of ther states in the U.S.A. and its territories, and in English-speaking schools in other countries will be recognized.
e. Teac ing experience on the college level will not be recognized on the salary schedule.
f. <.xperience in private elementary and secondary schools organized and conducted vlith approximately the same curriculum as the public schools.
g. TeachinG elementary and secondary school subjects to veterans is applicable on the salary schedule only when employed full-time by the local administrative unit.

May 9; 1951-Revised 2/11/52
SPECIALIZED SUBJECT ~1AmR FOR THE ELU1ENTARY TEACHER
30 quarter hours from the following, including at least 5 quarter hours each
in Art, Music and Health:
E}lGLISH --------------------------- Speech for the Elementary Teacher Children's Literature
SCIENCE --.---------------------.-- Science for Elementary School Nature Study Conservation of Natural Resources
SOCIAL STUDIES -------------------- Social Studies for Elementary School Geography
HEALTH .-------------------------- Physical Education and Recreation for the Elementary Child
School Health Program
WJSIC ---------------------------- Fundamentals and rwthods for Elementary School
Public School Music Music Appreciation
ART ----------------------~------ Creative Art Public School Art Graphic and Plastic Arts

6/S/5I-~evised 2/11/52

SUBJECT ~1ATTER FOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACB:rnG FIELDS - Grades 7-12 -t
The teacher should hold a professional certificate for the field in wh'ch a major part of hts worle is done. In general, he should supplement his major field with a minor or at least 20 quarter hours in physical education and recreation, dramatics, journalism, library service, art, music, or other areas in which the school curriculum needs enrichment.

Minimum Requirements including general education:

Quarter Hours

ENGLISH: Grarnmar, composition, speech, literature, creative writing;journalism 45

MATHEMATICS: Including statistics,_ accounting, an1 applied mathematics, and
20 quarter hours in pure mathematics -------------------------------- 3D
GUTERAL SCIEICE: Biology, chemistry, physics, geography, geology, with a minimum of 20 quarter hours in at least one science ----------------- 50

SOCIAL STUDIES: Geography, economics, sociology, and political science, and at least 20 quarter hours in history -------------------------------- 50
FOREIGN LANGUAGES~ Latin, French, Gerroall, S'!apish (for each language taught when the language is begun in colleees) ---------------------- .. ------ 40

ART: History, principles, design, drawing, painting, ceramics (Elementary and/or secondary) ----------------------.----------------- 50
MUSIC: Vocal ann instrumental (Elementary and/or secondary' ----------------- 75

INDUSTRIAL A~TS: General shop, 110odwork, Retalwork, elementary crafts ------- 45

SECRETARIAL Su~JECTS: Vocational subjects, shorthand, typewriting, accounting, business English, business mathematics, business law, filing and office proced~e ---------------------------------------------------- 45
HEALTH PJ. D PHYSICAL EDUCATION: InclUding problems in health, physical enucation, recreation, safety (differentiated for men and women)----- 45

(A coach or teacher of physical education, who teaches in another field during the school day, should hold the professional certificate in this field and at least a m:i.nor of 20 Quarter hours in health and physical education ~~d in coaching methods)

*LIBRARY SERVICE: Part-time service as teacher-libraria~, a minor in library administration, cataloging, book selection, reference -------.------ 20

VOCATIort\L SUBJECTS~ Agriculture, home-making, trades and indllstries, distributive education,divarsified cooperative training (vocational re uirements)

*The recognized credential for full time school librarians, counselors, and supervisors of health and physical education, music education,.art education a~d special education for the handicapped, is the professional five-year certificate based upon
a planned master's degree curriculum designed for the service.

Jul.v
(Revision oT

136-181-498';1release)

CERTIFICA1TON OF PRINCIPALS of
Georgia Elementary' and High Schools

The principal has both administrative and supervisory duties. He is responsible for leadership in planning the curriculum and in improving instruction as vrel1 as coordinating school activities and administering routine.

The ~rincipal'c Professional Certificate (p-$)

1. The Teacher's Professional Four-year Certificate

2. Three years of successful experience as teacr~r and principal

3. Completion of 'an approved master's degree(i<) program including nine courses
distributed npproxirnately as follows: Courses
a. Sciences basic to an 1mderstanding of human growth and development and the cow~unity in actio~ .. 1 to 3

b. Curriculum and problems of instruction in elementary
and high sehools ......................................... 2 to 4

c. Problems of administration and supervision of the cornr"unity school with emphasis upon the elementary or the high school level .........

3 to S

L. The recommendation of the Educati.on Department of the institution in which
t.he t.raining has been done as to the ,ersoncu character and competency of t s ~pplicant and his probable success as a SUpervising principal.

The Principal's Professional Cert.ificate (p-S) is valid for seven years and is rene:1able upon the s~,e conditions as other professional five-year certificates.

The Principal's Provisional Cert:.ficate (~~-4)
1. The Teacher's Professional Four.year Certificate
2. One year of successful teaching experience
3. Three courses (or 15 quarter hours) of approved graduate work in ~)ecial
preparation for the principalsh'i-p lnclu.ding at least one overview course such as The puties of the Principal or Plannin~ the School Program.
The Principal's Provisional Certificate (p-4) is valid for three years and iEi rene"rabl upon evidence of successful experience as a principal and complfJtion of_~ additi~nal courses toward he Principal~ofessional C~~!~te.
NOTE: * Hequirement of the master's degree is effective for those beginning gradualie
trainin~ after February 20, 1948. In the cnse of a teacher holding the Teacher's Profess:~onal Four-year Certificate based upon 120 sE:mester hours without a bachelor's degree, 'che Principal's Professional Certificate I'lay be issued u!lOn completion of an approved grartuate level pro~am equivalent in all respects to the master's degree program.

t/6/r;O-7/3(/51

SUPERTIlTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

The superintendent has system~wide rsponsibility for coordination and administration of the total school program in its effort to serve pupil and community needs.

THE SUPERINTE1'JDENT'S PROFESSrO. At CERTIFICATE (SU-S):

1. The Teacher's Professional Four-year Certificate

2. Five years of successful experience as teacher a~d principal

3. Completion of an approved master's degree program including nine courses

distributed approximately as follows: a. Sciences basic to an understanding of human growth and

Courses

development and the community in action ------------------------ 1 to 3
b. Curriculum and problems of instruction in elementary

and high schools ----------------------------------------------- 2 to 4 c. Problems of administration, such as planning and evaluating

a system-wide instructional program and interpreting the

school prograll1 to the public, maintaining and providing scnool buildings and transportation, selecting and develop-

ing personnel, budget control and working relations with the State Depa~tment of Education ------------------------------ 3 to 5

4. The recommendation of the Education Department of the institution in which the training has been done as to the personal character and competency of the applicant and his probable success as superintendent of a county or city system of schools.

The Superintendent's Professional Certificate (Su-5) is valid for six years and is renewable upon the same conditions as other professional five-year certificates.

The Superintendent's Provisional Certificate (Su-4):
1. The Teacher's Professional Four-year Certificate
2. One year of successful te~ching experience
3. Three courses (15 quarter hours) of approved graduate work in special pre-
paration for the superintendency, including at least one over-view course, such as the Duties of the Superintendent or Planning the School Program.*
The Superintendent's Provisional Certificate (Su-4) is valid for three years and is renewable upon evidence of successful experience as a superintendent and completion of two additional courses toward the Superintendent's Professional Certificate. ===================================================================================
* Due to the full-time responsibility of the superintendent, it is diffic It for
him to leave for long periods of study. By special arrangement with the Division of Certification, a County Superintendent of Schools, who holds the Teacher's Professional FOl~-year Certificate, may establish eligibility for the Su-4 while making progress toward it at the rate of one course per year.

VISITING TF.ACHER

}fay 3, 1951

The Visiting Teacher is the member of the superintendent's staff responsible for problems of school attendance. His contacts are with children, their parents and their homes, teachers and principals, community welfare agencies and, only as a last resort, with the courts. The Visiting Teacher is regarded as a school social worker and, as such, must have both general training as a teacher and special training for this service.
The Visiting Teacher's Professional Certificate is the standard credential for performing this service in the schools of Georgia. For authorization to begin this work, a teacher must hold the Visiting Teacher's Provisional Certificate.
THE VISITING TEACr3R'S P OFESSI~!AL CERTIFICATE requires the following:
1. The Teacher's Professional Four-year Certificate.
2. Three years of teaching experience or one year of teaching and two years of related work such as public health or welfare work.
3. The ~aster's degree based upon an approved program of training for the
visiting teacher service, including
a. studies basic to an understanding of human growth and development and community resources for meeting human needs. At least two appropriate courses from Psychology and Sociology.
b. Curriculum problenls related to school attendance. At least two courses from Curriculum-making, Evaluation, Problems of Teaching.
c. Objectives, problems, procedures and resources of t}~ visiting teacher service. At least two courses (a beginning workshop) dealing '\outh the legal basis for the visiting teacher service, the school census and problems of school attendance and three courses such as Chilrl ~v()lfare Agencies ffi1d Legislation, Principles of Social Case Work, Methods of Social Investigation.
4. The recommendation of tbe institution granting the degree.

The Visiting Teacher's Provisional Certificate requires the following:
1. The Teacher's Professional Four-year Certificate.
2. Three years of teaching experience or one year of teaching and b"o years of related work such as public health or welfare work.
3. One quarter or three courses of graduate preparation for the visiting teacher
service including the visiting teacher workshop a."1d one of the other courses listed in 3 c above.

April 23, 19.51
HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELOR
A Counselor is a member of the high school ~taff who is primarily responsible for assisting the in .ividual student in recognizing, thinking through aDd solving his educational, vocational, and personal problems.
The Counselor's Professional Certificate:
1. The Teacher's Professional Four-year Certificate.
2. Three years of experience - one in teaching; one in counseling (with a m:W1Jllum of one perio per day devoted to counseling) and one in wage-earning work experience other than teaching or counseling.
3. The Master's degree based upon an approved program of training -<'or the Counselor
service, including:
a. Sciences basic to an understanning of the innividual and of his environment 1 to 3 courses from Psychology, Sociology, Economics, Statistics.
b. Problems of the curriculum related to counseling .. 1 to 3 courses fron. Curriculum Planning or Evaluation and Measurement--.
c. Problems and procedures in guidance L! to 6 courses from Fundamentals of a Guidance Pro an, Analysis of tne Inrtivi~ual;. Counseling Techniques, Educational and Occupat:i.onal Infor (lation, Laboratory in Applied Erlucation.
4. The recon~endation of the education departn.ent of the ins~itution,in which the
training has been one, as to the perso al character of the applicant and his pro a Ie success as a high school counselor.
The Counselor's Professional Certificate is valid for six years and renewable upon the same conditions as other professional five-year certificates.
The Counselor's Provisional Certificate:
1. The Teacher's Professional Fou~-yea Certificate.
2. One year of teaching experience.
3. Three courses (or 15 quarter hours) in approved professional guidance, one of
"t-Jhich must be an over-vimoJ' course such as Fundamentals of a Guidance Program
(see Counselor's Pro~essional Certificate, 3 c above).
The Counselor's Provisional Certificate is valid for tJree years and rene~able upon evi0ence of successful experience in counseling and completion of t':TO additional courses toward t~e Cotmselor's Professional Certificate.

CERTIFICATIQT OF TEACHERS
m T3E GRADUATE LEVEL:

June 26, 1951
(aevision of May 9 rele~se)

The master teacher not only fosters desirable changes in children, but accepts responsibility for leadership in the community and in his profession. Experienced teachers, who have prepared themselves for this type of service by a year of carefully planned graduate study, may be issued

The Teacher's Profession~l Five-year Certificate (T-5):

1. The Teacher's Professional Four-year Certificate (as a prerequisite)

2. Three years of successful experience ~s a teacher
3. Completion of an approved master's degree program including 9 courses

(45 quarter hours) distributed as follows:

Courses

a. Studies in psychology and sociology,desicned to develop an

understanding of human gr~~h a~d development and of

conunu.nity organization

1 to 3

b. Studies of curriculum and problems of instruction in

elementary and secondary schools, designed to develop

.

an understanding of the total school program ........ 2 to 4

c. Studies designed to broaden the teacher's resources and improve skills in a major teachinE field, as kindergarten and early elementary gredas, upper-elementary and lower-high school grades, high school language arts, social studies,etc.,
special subjects as art or music ..... 3 to 5

4. Tho recommendation of tho education department of the institution in which the training has been done.

This certificate is valid for seven years and is renewable upon the same conditions as other professional five-year certificates.

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The Teacher's Provisional Five-year Certificat~ (B-5):
This certificate may be issued to an applicant w~o holds the master's degree with an appropriate major and who approximates, though he has not met, all requirements in 1, 2 and 3 above.
The provisional certificate is valid for three years and is renewable upon ~x weeks of additional graduate study toward the Teacher's Professional Five-year Certifice,te.

KEEPING CERTH'ICA'.i'ES IN FORCE

May 10, 1951

The individual teacher is responsible for seeing that his certificate is cantin: uously in effect. Attention should be given to expiration dates and conditions for renewal, since salaries are based on certificates and a lapse will cause financial loss.
DATING OF C~RTIF'ICATES :
1. A teacher's salary for the entire school year will be based on the certificate which he holds or 1s entitled to hold on September 1 or the first de.y of' his school term.
2. Original certificates, renewals, and new certificates of higher ratings, based on requirements completed before September 1, will be given the date of July 1 preceding. Cho.ng s in certification based on work done aft~r September 1 will be effective for salary changes the next school year. Certificates for midterm graduates will have a beginning validity as of the date of graduation.
3. CertHicates expiring: after September 1, a! d during the school year, will be
considered in force until the following July 1.
RENE.'VALS:
1. PROVISIONAL CERTIFICJdES - A provisional certificate (based on two years or more of college work) which has not been invalid for more than five years may
be rAnewed by submitting credit for 6 semester hours or six weeks of addi-
tional study e rned within three years preceding date of application.
2. PROFES3IONF~ CERTIFICATES - A professional certificate may be renewed for a
period of six years upon credit for 6 semester hours or six reeks of
additional study.

REINSTATE1'1ENTS:
If a provisional or a professional certificate remains invalid for more than five years or if the holder of a life certificate remains out of the profession for more than five con ecutive years, the said certificate may be reinstated by
1. meeting the minimum academic requirements in effect for beginning teachers at the time of reinstatement (at present this minilnum is t.wo years of college for elementary certificates and three years of college for hieh school certificates) and
2. submitting credit for 6 semester hcurs or six weeks of recent study dealin
with the problems of the special teach~ng field. This work must have been done in residence or at an approved curriculum workshop within three yea s preceding reinstatement.
If the conditions for renewing or reinstating an expired certificate have not been met by September 1, or the ,first day of school, the teacher will not be paid by the state unless he and his superintendent apply for an emergency certificate within one month aft"'!' beginning ark.

May 10, 1951
CORRESPONCE}(}E AND EXTENSION CREDIT
Residence credit 1s allowed for work dane on the college campus in r~gular attendance and under conditions required of full-time resident students. Certain off-campus workshops may offer residence credit.
Extension credit is allowed for work done off oampus under conditions which correspond to requirements for residence credit in respect to
content and organization of the courses, qualification of the instructor, total teaching load of the instructor, number and length of class periods" provision for reference material and study.
In view of the obvious disadvantages of this type of instruction in respect to availability of the instructor as a consultant, adequacy of library and reference materials, restrictions upon the student's t~e in view of the fact that he is carrying a full loed as teacher, it is necessary to limit the amount of credit which may be earned by extension or correspondence toward the total reqUirements for a teacher's certificate.
1. Not more than one-fourth of the TOTAL CREDIT in each year's work (approx~Ately two courses) may be earned by correspondence or extension.
2. Credit for only one course or 3 1/3 semester hours may be earned IN ANY
WAY (residence, correspondence or extension) during any three months in which a teacher is regularly employed in the public schools
3. Laboratory sciences must be done in residence.
4. Required courses in education (the professional sequence) may not be
taken through extension or correspondence. Credits in these fields may be recognized only 'vhen taken in residence in an institution whose total prooram for the profess ional certificate has been officially approved by the State Board of Education.

State Department of Education Atlanta, Georgia
DEFIi\ITIONS

May 10, 1951 (Revised Hovember 12,1951)

A college or year hour represents the work done during one recitation a week for
36 weeks and is equivalent to three quarter hours or 2 semester hours.

A semester hour represents the work done during one recitation a \veek for 18 weeks.

A quarter hour or term hour reoresents the work done during one recitation a week for 12 weeks.

A course, unless otherwise defined by the college, represents the work done during five recitations a week for 12 weeks. It is the equivalent of 3 1/3 semester hours or five quarter hours.

A year of college work is represented by a minimum of 30 semester hours, forty-five quarter hours or nine courses.

Residence credit is work done on the college campus in regular attendance and under conditim1s re uired of full time resident students.

Extension credit is offered by the )ivision of General Extension of the University of Georgia and is work clone off campus, under approved conditions.

REGULATIONS
College credits accepte for certification purposes must be from standard institutions.
A standard college or junior college is an institution recognized by regional or national accrediting agencies or pproved by the State Deoartment of Education.
Not morc than 72 semoster hours of credit will be accepted from a junior college or a two-year normal school.
In accepti.ng credits from out-of-s~ate institutions, the Division of Certification is guided by the rating given the institution by its own State DeparUlent of Education or t.e rating of regional or national accrediting agencies.
ust have mainta~.ned an average grade of "C" (generally understood by colleges as "'air") in his college work in order to qualify for a certificate or for a rene,val. ,.n average grade of "B" must be maintained in graduate work.
Maximum credit acceptable from a 6-weeks surn.mer school is two courses or 6 2/3 semester hours.
Credit for only one course or 3 1/3 semester hours may be earned nJ MJY ivAY (residence, correspondence or extension) d ring any three months in w.ich a teacher is regularly employed in the public schools, ..Tith a maximum of two courses uring the teaching year.
ot more than 1 h of the TOTAL C1EDIT in each year-level of college work (approximately two courses may be earned by correspondence or extension.
Required.courses in education (the Erofessional ~equence) may not be taken through extension or correspondence. Cr'dits in these fields may be recognized only when taken in residence in an institution whose total program for the professional certificate has been officially a~proved by the State Board of Education.

DEFl~ITla;S-REGUk\TI(~S Continued-2

11-12-51

Laboratory Sciences must be done in residence.
To qualify for a regQlar certificate, an applicant Must show teaching experience on a valid, standard certificate, attendance upon summer school or other evidences of approved professional growth within a period of three years preceding date of application.
A certificate may be cancelled by the State Board of E~ucation upon satisfactory evidence that the holder thereof is conducting his school work in violation of the laws of the State; that he is a person unworthy to instruct the youth of the State or that he obtained his certificate by misrepresentation.
A Library Science Degree from a college accredited under the American Library Association standards will be considered the same as a master's degree for the issuance of a certificate based upon five years of college work.
Teachers who before Se tember 1, 1939 had fourteen years of successful teachin experience and who on February 20, 19 had 90 semester hours of college credit, may still qualify for the professional four-year certificate by SUbmitting 120 semester hours of approved college work, provided that all requirements have been met before Serytember 1, 1953.
Teachers who have had 14 years of teaching experience Drior to 1939 and who have been issued tlle f, ur-year cert'Lficate on 120 semester hours, may qualify for the five-<"ear certificate by completing th" standard master's degree program, equivalent in all respects to that u on which the Teacher's Professional Five-year Certificate is reguJ.'rly i.ssued. 2'his regulation became effective July 1, 19!&:
"Exoerience" refers to actual classroom teaching experience in dealing with childrer. and youth in normal learning situations on the elementary and high school levels. Fract:Lons of years and supply teaching do not apply.
Issuance of temporary certificates on less than two years of college to teachers of vocational trades subjects is authorized by the state Board of Education.
An individual employed for the first time as supervising principal of a school having five or more 'teachers, inclu(ling the principal, shall hold at least a Prbdpalls Provisional Certificate (P-4) in order to be eligible for the salary sUpp,~P;ld1'j', by the state for this service. This regUlation bec?J'le effective in September 1~~7:..
Effective for inriividuals who complete their training after September 1, 1950, ~:1(_ TeachefTS Professional Certificate HITIDe 'Eased upon a planned prof ssionaT-C\J":"-:-; ('U," lum,h years in length, which has been aDproved in advance by the State Board of }~r:':.:<:t-, tion. Each training program must have been designed to prepare for a specific te~-c'1- ing field or school service and the student must have received the bachelor 1 s dtg~Be.
The urofessional certificate will not be issued below the FOUR-YEAR LEVEL after September 1, 1951.

A teacher who holds a certificate lower than the Professional Four-year Certifica~ in planl1i:1g addi~ional sturi~r, shoulr1. matriculA.te in an approved teacher training institution and be guided by its requirements for th~ professional degree.
LIFE CrnTfFICATES. Effective September 1, 1950, no JI!}!'1 life certificates ,vill be ~ssued. tnstcaa;-rhe ho11cr of a professional certificate, who has had six years of successful experience, will be recognized on the salary schedule as at oresent fo~
life certificates. Life certificates nmol in effect will be continued, but they will
have no-advantage over the professional certificates with credit for six ears of experience.