14 Del. Admin. Code § 1543-4.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 7, January 1, 2025

Section 1543-4.0 - Prescribed Education, Knowledge, and Skill Requirements

4.1 For an applicant who does not hold a content area Standard Certificate, the applicant shall have satisfied the requirements in subsections 4.1.1 and 4.1.2.

4.1.1 The applicant shall have satisfied 1 of the following education requirements:

4.1.1.1 Obtained and currently maintain a science certificate in the secondary science curricular area sought from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; or

4.1.1.2 Earned a bachelor's degree from a Regionally Accredited college or university with a minimum of 30 semester hours of coursework in secondary science education from an educator preparation program approved or recognized by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) or a state where the state approval body employed the appropriate standards; or

4.1.1.3 Satisfactorily completed an alternative routes for licensure or certification program to teach secondary science as provided in 14 Del.C. §§ 1260 - 1266; or

4.1.1.4 Satisfactorily completed a Department-approved educator preparation program in secondary science education; or

4.1.1.5 If the applicant has been issued an Initial License and a Secondary Science Teacher Emergency Certificate after the applicant has completed a minimum of 91 days of successful long-term substitute teaching in a Delaware public school, as provided in subsection 4.1.3.1 of 14 DE Admin. Code 1510, in order to be issued the Secondary Science Teacher Standard Certificate, the applicant shall have satisfactorily completed 15 college credits from a Regionally Accredited college or university in generic or content-specific education courses that are applicable to the Secondary Science Teacher Standard Certificate of which at least 6 credits focus on pedagogy and as approved by the Department. A course is applicable to the Secondary Science Teacher Standard Certificate if the course is equivalent to a course that is included in the curriculum of an equivalent education degree from a program approved by the Department.

4.1.2 The applicant shall have achieved a minimum score on 1 of the applicable Praxis Subject Assessments as provided in subsections 4.1.2.1 through 4.1.2.5. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the applicant did not achieve the minimum score, the applicant shall meet the requirements set forth in 14 DE Admin. Code 1519 Multiple Measures for Demonstrating Content Knowledge.

4.1.2.1 For a Secondary Science Teacher Standard Certificate - Biology, the applicant shall have achieved a minimum score of 150 on the Praxis Subject Assessment - Biology: Content Knowledge (ETS Test Code #5235) or a minimum score of 154 on the Praxis: Subject Assessment - Biology (ETS Test Code #5236).

4.1.2.2 For a Secondary Science Teacher Standard Certificate - Chemistry, the applicant shall have achieved a minimum score of 151 on the Praxis Subject Assessment - Chemistry: Content Knowledge (ETS Test Code #5245) or a minimum score of 146 on the Praxis Subject Assessment - Chemistry (ETS Test Code #5246).

4.1.2.3 For a Secondary Science Teacher Standard Certificate - Physics, the applicant shall have achieved a minimum score of 140 on the Praxis Subject Assessment - Physics: Content Knowledge (ETS Test Code #5265) or a minimum score of 145 on the Praxis Subject Assessment - Physics (ETS Test Code #5266).

4.1.2.4 For a Secondary Science Teacher Standard Certificate - Earth Science, the applicant shall have achieved a minimum score of 150 on the Praxis Subject Assessment - Earth and Space Sciences: Content Knowledge (ETS Test Code #5571) or a minimum score of 154 on the Praxis Subject Assessment - Earth and Space Sciences (ETS Test Code #5572).

4.1.2.5 For a Secondary Science Teacher Standard Certificate - Integrated or Physical Science, the applicant shall have achieved a minimum score of 151 on the Praxis Subject Assessment - General Science: Content Knowledge (ETS Test Code #5435) or a minimum score of 141 on the Praxis Subject Assessment - General Science (ETS Test Code #5436).

4.2 For an applicant who holds at least 1 content area Standard Certificate, the applicant shall have achieved a minimum score on 1 of the applicable Praxis Subject Assessments as provided in subsection 4.1.2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the applicant did not achieve the minimum score, the applicant shall meet the requirements set forth in 14 DE Admin. Code 1519 Multiple Measures for Demonstrating Content Knowledge.

14 Del. Admin. Code § 1543-4.0

16 DE Reg. 627 (12/01/12)
25 DE Reg. 84 (7/1/2021)
26 DE Reg. 571 (1/1/2023)
28 DE Reg. 534 (1/1/2025) (Final)