Okla. Admin. Code § 210:20-9-10.1

Current through Vol. 42, No. 7, December 16, 2024

Section 210:20-9-10.1 - Competency-based teacher licensure and certification system

(a) Students admitted to a teacher education program on or after September 1, 1997, shall meet State Board of Education adopted competencies for licensure and certification as specified in Sections 210:20-9-152 and 210:20-9-172 of Title 210, OAC, and shall pass the applicable state competency examinations(s). Effective July 1, 1997, the available certificate areas under the competency based system are:

(1) art

(2) business education

(3) driver/safety education

(4) early childhood education

(5) elementary education

(6) English

(7) family and consumer sciences

(8) foreign languages

(A) French

(B) German

(C) Latin

(D) Russian

(E) Spanish

(F) other foreign language

(9) journalism

(10) library-media specialist

(11) mathematics

(A) advanced/secondary (70 O.S. § 6-189.1)

(i) analysis

(ii) calculus

(iii) trigonometry

(B) intermediate--(Not required if teacher holds advanced mathematics certification)

(i) algebra

(ii) general math

(iii) geometry

(12) middle level. Subject areas are:

(A) art

(B) English

(C) foreign language

(i) French

(ii) German

(iii) Latin

(iv) Russian

(v) Spanish

(vi) other foreign language

(D) mathematics (algebra/geometry)

(E) music

(F) physical education/health/safety

(G) science

(H) social studies

(I) technology engineering

(13) music

(A) instrumental/general music

(B) vocal/general music

(14) physical education/health/safety

(15) school psychometrist

(16) reading specialist

(17) ROTC (Reserve Officers Training Corps)

(18) school counselor

(19) school nurse

(20) school psychologist

(21) science

(A) biological sciences

(i) anatomy/physiology

(ii) biology

(iii) botany

(iv) zoology

(B) chemistry

(C) earth science

(D) physical science

(E) physics

(22) social studies

(A) United States History/Oklahoma History/Government/Economics

(B) World History/Geography

(C) Psychology/Sociology

(23) special education

(A) blind/visual impairment

(B) deaf/hard of hearing

(C) mild-moderate disabilities

(D) severe-profound/multiple disabilities

(24) speech/drama/debate

(25) speech-language pathologist

(26) vocational-technical education

(A) agricultural education

(B) marketing education

(C) technology engineering

(D) vocational business

(E) vocational family and consumer sciences

(27) Administrative

(A) Elementary Principal

(B) Middle Level Principal

(C) Secondary Principal

(D) Superintendent

(b) Competency for occupational agriculture, occupational family and consumer sciences, trade and industrial education, and vocational health occupations will be verified by passing a state or national licensure examination developed specifically to the occupation and/or occupational testing approved by the Oklahoma Department of Vocational and Technical Education. Non-degreed vocational teachers certified under rules promulgated by the State Board of Education are exempt from the provisions of 70 O.S. § 6-180 et. seq., except for those provisions concerning professional development programs.

Okla. Admin. Code § 210:20-9-10.1

Added at 14 Ok Reg 1555, eff 5-27-97; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 117, eff 10-12-99 (emergency); Amended at 17 Ok Reg 1053, eff 5-11-00; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 3303, eff 7-28-00 (emergency); Amended at 18 Ok Reg 3009, eff 7-12-01; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2958, eff 7-2-09 (emergency); Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1385, eff 6-11-10