Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024
(1)
Overview. An individual may seek a Degree Equivalent Health
Science Certificate for Grades 6-12 in health science. These certificates are
Career and Technical Certificates.
(2)
Bachelor's Equivalent Health
Science 1 Certificate.
(a)
Application.
1. The applicant is
required to submit to the superintendent the current application for this
approach and documentation of having met all requirements as prescribed in Rule
290-3-2-.17 and on the application.
2. The superintendent who wishes to employ
the applicant or wishes for the applicant, who is an employee of a business or
governmental agency with which a partnership has been established, to teach
health science is required to submit to the Educator Certification Section:
(i) A recommendation requesting issuance of
the Bachelor's Equivalent Health Science 1 Certificate.
(ii) The applicant's current application and
documentation of having met all requirements.
(b)
Requirements.
1. Successful completion of the Alabama
Special Requirements in Rule
290-3-2-.02(4).
2. Verification of a currently valid
Department-approved ENTRY or MASTER level occupational proficiency assessment
for health science which shall include an active Alabama license in a
registered nursing, paramedical, or approved allied health specialty. The
active license must have been attained prior to the date the application is
received in the Educator Certification Section. Information on the approved
occupational proficiency assessments can be obtained from the Office of Career
and Technical Education of the Department.
3. Verification of current passing scores for
the basic skills assessments. This requirement does not apply to an applicant
who holds at least a bachelor's degree from a senior institution that was
regionally accredited at the time the degree was earned or to an applicant
holding a valid Specialty Area Certificate, a valid Degree Equivalent
Certificate, a valid Professional Educator Certificate, or a valid Professional
Leadership Certificate. This requirement may be met through one (1) of the
following three (3) options:
(i) Passing
scores on the CTE Basic Skills Assessment, approved by the State Board of
Education on June 13, 2019, administered through ACT WorkKeys. The required
assessments are Applied Mathematics, Business Writing, and Workplace Documents.
Passing scores must be attained prior to the date the application is received
in the Educator Certification Section. Passing scores attained prior to July 1,
2019, will not be accepted.
(ii)
Passing scores on the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators (Core) basic
skills assessments, the current basic skills assessment of the Alabama Educator
Certification Assessment Program (AECAP). The required assessments are
Mathematics, Reading, and Writing. Passing scores must have been attained prior
to July 1, 2019.
(iii) Passing
scores on the modified ACT WorkKeys basic skills assessments, the previous
basic skills assessment of the AECAP. The required assessments are Applied
Mathematics, Reading for Information, and Writing. Passing scores must have
been attained prior to September 1, 2017. This option is only available for
applications received prior to September 1, 2022.
4. Education and work experience through one
of the following two options:
(i)
Option
1.
(I) Verification on an official
transcript(s) that an associate's degree, in a healthcare or related area, was
earned from a regionally accredited postsecondary institution prior to the date
the application is received in the Educator Certification Section. The Office
of Career and Technical Education of the Department must approve the
degree.
(II) Verification of having
attained, within the seven years immediately prior to the date the application
is received in the Educator Certification Section, a minimum of 5,400 clock
hours (three years) of acceptable part-time or full-time work experience as
prescribed in Rule 290-3-2-.17(7).
(ii)
Option 2.
(I) Verification on an official transcript(s)
that a bachelor's or higher degree, with a major in a healthcare or related
area, was earned from a regionally accredited senior institution prior to the
date the application is received in the Educator Certification Section. The
Office of Career and Technical Education of the Department must approve the
degree.
(II) Verification of having
attained, within the five years immediately prior to the date the application
is received in the Educator Certification Section, a minimum of 3,600 clock
hours (two years) of acceptable part-time or full-time work experience as
prescribed in Rule 290-3-2-.17(7).
(3)
Bachelor's Equivalent
Health Science 2 Certificate.
(a)
Application. The applicant is required to submit to the Educator
Certification Section the current application for this approach and
documentation of having met all requirements as prescribed in Rule 290-3-2-.17 and on the application.
(b)
Requirements. All requirements must be successfully completed
prior to the date the application is received in the Educator Certification
Section.
1. Successful completion of the
Alabama Special Requirements in Rule
290-3-2-.02(4).
2. A valid, or completion of all requirements
in (2) above for issuance of a valid, Bachelor's Equivalent Health Science 1
Certificate.
3. Verification of a
currently valid Department-approved ENTRY or MASTER level occupational
proficiency assessment for health science which shall include an active Alabama
license in a registered nursing, paramedical, or approved allied health
specialty. Information on the approved occupational proficiency assessments can
be obtained from the Office of Career and Technical Education of the
Department.
4. Verification, if the
applicant does not hold a valid Professional Educator Certificate in a career
and technical education teaching field, of successful completion of the Career
and Technical Education Teacher Certification Program (CTE TCP) Level 1 by
submission of one of the following:
(i)
Department-approved professional development training history.
(ii) Certificate of completion.
(4)
Master's Equivalent Health Science 3 Certificate.
(a)
Application. The applicant
is required to submit to the Educator Certification Section the current
application for this approach and documentation of having met all requirements
as prescribed in Rule 290-3-2-.17 and on the application.
(b)
Requirements. All
requirements must be successfully completed prior to the date the application
is received in the Educator Certification Section.
1. Successful completion of the Alabama
Special Requirements in Rule
290-3-2-.02(4).
2. A valid, or completion of all requirements
in (3) above for issuance of a valid, Bachelor's Equivalent Health Science 2
Certificate.
3. Verification of a
currently valid Department-approved MASTER level occupational proficiency
assessment for health science which shall include an active Alabama license in
a registered nursing, paramedical, or approved allied health specialty.
Information on the MASTER level approved occupational proficiency assessments
can be obtained from the Office of Career and Technical Education of the
Department.
4. Completion of one
of the following two options:
(i)
Option
1. Verification on an official transcript(s) of earned credit, with a
grade of "C" or above, for the two required courses and two of the elective
courses listed below. These courses must be completed at an Alabama institution
with a State-approved program in a career and technical education teaching
field and within the five years (60 months) immediately prior to the date the
application is received in the Educator Certification Section.
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Courses
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Courses
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Classroom Management and CTE Lab*
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Industrial Health and Shop Safety**
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Meeting the Needs of Exceptional CTE Students*
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Learning Resources and Technology in CTE**
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Career and Technical Student Youth
Organizations**
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Teaching CTE**
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Course Development and Evaluation in CTE**
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Testing/Evaluation in CTE**
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History and Principles of CTE**
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*Required courses
**Elective courses from which two must be selected
(ii)
Option 2.
(I) Verification of having attained a minimum
of 12,600 clock hours (seven years) of acceptable part-time or full-time work
experience as prescribed in Rule 290-3-2-.17(7).
(II) Verification of successful completion of
the Career and Technical Education Teacher Certification Program (CTE TCP)
Level 2 by submission of one of the following:
I. Department-approved professional
development training history.
II.
Certificate of completion
(5)
Sixth-Year Equivalent
Health Science 4 Certificate.
(a)
Application. The applicant is required to submit to the Educator
Certification Section the current application for this approach and
documentation of having met all requirements as prescribed in Rule 290-3-2-.17 and on the application.
(b)
Requirements. All requirements must be successfully completed
prior to the date the application is received in the Educator Certification
Section.
1. Successful completion of the
Alabama Special Requirements in Rule
290-3-2-.02(4).
2. A valid, or completion of all requirements
in (4) above for issuance of a valid, Master's Equivalent Health Science 3
Career and Technical Certificate.
3. Verification of a currently valid
Department-approved MASTER level occupational proficiency assessment for health
science which shall include an active Alabama license in a registered nursing,
paramedical, or approved allied health specialty. Information on the MASTER
level approved occupational proficiency assessments can be obtained from the
Office of Career and Technical Education of the Department.
4. Verification on an official transcript(s)
of at least an earned master's degree in a healthcare or related area from a
regionally accredited senior institution. The Office of Career and Technical
Education of the Department must approve the degree.
(6)
Professional Educator
Certification. Individuals holding at least a valid Master's
Equivalent Health Science 3 Certificate may be eligible for a
Professional Educator Certificate. Additional information may be found in Rule
290-3-2-.19.
(7)
Acceptable Work Experience.
(a) Acceptable part-time or full-time work
experience must have been attained through one or more of the following:
1.
Employee in the healthcare
industry in a compensated position as a healthcare practitioner.
The work experience must be verified with submission of:
(i) Supplement CTV; and
(ii) A notarized cover letter verifying the
applicant's prior work experience. The cover letter must be on the employer's
business/company stationery and must include at least a description of the
nature of the business/company, a brief description of the scope and quality of
the applicant's work history, and the original signature of the employer or
owner of the business/company.
2.
Self-employment in the
healthcare industry as a healthcare practitioner. The
self-employment experience must be verified with submission of:
(i) Supplement CTV; and
(ii) A notarized cover letter on company
stationery, a copy of each business license held during the verification
period, and notarized letters from three individuals and/or companies with
which business or work transactions occurred during the verification
period.
3.
Teaching experience at the postsecondary level in
health science or a related area. The postsecondary institution must have been
regionally accredited at the time the experience was earned. The teaching
experience must be verified on Supplement EXP.
(b) The following cannot be used as
acceptable part-time or full-time work experience:
1. Teaching experience in grades P-12 while
holding any valid Alabama certificate.
2. Teaching experience in grades P-12 while
not holding any valid Alabama certificate.
(8)
Type Career and Technical
Certificates.
(a) Upon application to
the Educator Certification Section an applicant holding a valid Type II or III
Career and Technical Certificate in health science may convert the Type
Certificate to a Bachelor's Equivalent Health Science 2 Certificate.
(b) A valid Type II or III Career and
Technical Certificate in health science may be used as a prerequisite for a
Master's Equivalent Health Science 3 Certificate.
(c) The Type II and III Career and Technical
Certificates in health science are valid for five years. Prior to May 1, 2016,
the certificates could be continued, but could not be reinstated. Effective May
1, 2016, the certificates may be continued or reinstated as a Bachelor's
Equivalent Health Science 2 Certificate. Renewal requirements are prescribed in
Rule
290-3-2-.29.
(d) Type I Career and Technical Certificates
in health science were issued on the basis of the Rules in effect prior to July
1, 1997. Prior to January 1, 2008, at the request of the certificate holder, a
valid Type I Career and Technical Certificate in health science was converted
to the appropriate Level 4 or 5 Career and Technical Certificate in health
science as determined by the Office of Career and Technical Education of the
Department. Type I Career and Technical Certificates in health science cannot
be continued or reinstated. An individual holding an expired Type I Career and
Technical Certificate in health science who is seeking a current Career and
Technical Certificate in health science must meet requirements for the
Bachelor's Equivalent Health Science 1 Certificate as a prerequisite to Degree
Equivalent Health Science 2, 3, or 4 Certificates.
(9)
Level Career and Technical
Certificates.
(a) Upon application to
the Educator Certification Section an applicant holding a valid Level 4 or 5
Career and Technical Certificate in health science may convert the Level 4 or 5
Certificate to the appropriate Degree Equivalent Health Science 2, 3, or 4
Certificate.
(b) A Level 4 or 5
Career and Technical Certificate in health science will be continued or
reinstated as the appropriate Degree Equivalent Health Science 2, 3, or 4
Certificate. Renewal requirements are prescribed in Rule
290-3-2-.29.
(c) Level 1, 2, and 3 Career and Technical
Certificates in health science were nonrenewable certificates and cannot be
continued or reinstated. An applicant holding an expired Level 1, 2, or 3
Career and Technical Certificates in health science who is seeking a current
Career and Technical Certificate in health science must meet requirements for
the Bachelor's Equivalent Health Science 1 Certificate as a prerequisite to
Degree Equivalent Health Science 2, 3, or 4 Certificates.
(10)
Specialty Area Career and
Technical Certificates.
(a) Upon
application to the Educator Certification Section an applicant holding a valid
Specialty Area 2, 3, 4, or 5 Career and Technical Certificate in health science
may convert the Specialty Area Certificate to the appropriate Degree Equivalent
Health Science 2, 3, or 4 Certificate.
(b) A Specialty Area 2, 3, 4, or 5 Career and
Technical Certificate in health science may be continued or reinstated as the
appropriate Degree Equivalent Health Science 2, 3, or 4 Certificate. Renewal
requirements are prescribed in Rule
290-3-2-.29.
(c) The Specialty Area 2 Career and Technical
Certificate in health science, valid for five years and issued with a valid
period beginning prior to July 1, 2012, was nonrenewable. Effective August 1,
2012, the Specialty Area 2 Career and Technical Certificate in health science
may be continued or reinstated.
(d)
The Specialty Area 1 Career and Technical Certificate in health science was a
nonrenewable certificate and cannot be continued or reinstated. An applicant
holding an expired Specialty Area 1 Career and Technical Certificate in health
science who is seeking a current Career and Technical Certificate in health
science must meet requirements for the Bachelor's Equivalent Health Science 1
Certificate as a prerequisite to Degree Equivalent Health Science 2, 3, or 4
Certificates.
(11)
Name of Certificate, Degree Equivalency, Valid Period, and
Renewability.
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Name of Certificate
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Degree Equivalency
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Valid Period
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Renewable
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Bachelor's Equivalent Health Science 1
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Bachelor' s
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Minimum of 2 yearsa
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No
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Bachelor's Equivalent Health Science 2
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Bachelor' s
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Minimum of 5 yearsc
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Yes
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Master's Equivalent Health Science 3
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Master's
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Minimum of 5 yearsc
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Yes
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Sixth-Year Equivalent Health Science 4
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Sixth-year
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Minimum of 5 yearsc
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Yes
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Specialty Area 1
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Bachelor's
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Minimum of 2 yearsa
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No
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Specialty Area 2
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Bachelor's
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Minimum of 5 yearsb,
c
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Yes
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Specialty Area 3
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Master's
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Minimum of 5 yearsc
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Yes
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Specialty Area 4
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Master's
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Minimum of 5 yearsc
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Yes
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Specialty Area 5
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Sixth-year
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Minimum of 5 yearsc
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Yes
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Level 1
d
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Bachelor's
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3 years
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No
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Level 2
d
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Bachelor's
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3 years
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No
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Level 3
d
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Master's
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3 years
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No
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Level 4
d
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Master's
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5 years
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Yes
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Level 5
d
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Sixth-year
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5 years
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Yes
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Type I
e
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Master's
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10 years
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No
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Type II
c, f
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Bachelor's
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Minimum of 5 years
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Yes
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Type III
c, f
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Bachelor's
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Minimum of 5 years
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Yes
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aBachelor's Equivalent Health
Science 1 Certificates and Specialty Area 1 Certificates are valid from the
date of issuance through the remainder of the same scholastic year, and
thereafter, for the next two consecutive scholastic years.
bSpecialty Area 2 Certificates
issued prior to August 1, 2012, were valid for five years and nonrenewable.
Effective August 1, 2012, the Specialty Area 2 Certificate may be continued or
reinstated.
cThese Career and Technical
Certificates are valid from the date of issuance through the remainder of the
same scholastic year, and thereafter, for the next five consecutive scholastic
years.
dThe Level Certificates were
initially issued on the basis of Rules in effect prior to September 2008. The
Level 4 and 5 certificates were converted to the appropriate Specialty Area
Certificate. Expired Level 4 and 5 Certificates may be reinstated as the
appropriate Degree Equivalent Health Science 2, 3, or 4 Certificate.
eType I Certificates were initially
issued on the basis of Rules in effect prior to July 1, 1997. These
certificates were converted to the appropriate Level Certificate. As prescribed
in Rule 290-3-2-.17(8)(d), expired Type I Certificates cannot be
reinstated.
fType II and III Certificates were
initially issued on the basis of Rules in effect prior to July 1, 1997. These
certificates may be continued or reinstated as a Bachelor's Equivalent Health
Science 2 Certificate.
Rule was previously .05 and renumber to .17 as per
certification file December 10, 2010.
Author: Dr. Eric G. Mackey
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
1975, Ala. Const. Amend. 284, §§
16-3-11,
16-23-1,
16-23-2.
