Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024
(1)
Overview. An individual may seek a Degree Equivalent Technical
Education Certificate for Grades 6-12 in selected technical education program
areas. The specific technical education program areas are identified by the
Office of Career and Technical Education of the Department. These certificates
are Career and Technical Certificates.
(2)
Bachelor's Equivalent Technical
Education 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-.18 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 in
the technical education program area for which a certificate is sought is
required to submit to the Educator Certification Section:
(i) A recommendation requesting issuance of
the Bachelor's Equivalent Technical Education 1 Certificate in a technical
education program area.
(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 passing
score on the Department-approved ENTRY or MASTER level occupational proficiency
assessment (test score, license, or credential) for the technical education
program area for which the certificate is sought. Information on the approved
occupational proficiency assessments can be obtained from the Office of Career
and Technical Education of the Department. Successful completion must be
obtained prior to the date the application is received in the Educator
Certification Section.
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 Math, 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 assessments, the previous basic skills
assessment of the AECAP. The required assessments were 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 three options:
(i)
Option 1.
(I) Verification on an official transcript(s)
of graduation from high school or high school equivalency or a technical
certificate or an associate's degree from a regionally accredited postsecondary
institution prior to the date the application is received in the Educator
Certification Section.
(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 in the technical education program area for which the
certificate is sought as prescribed in Rule 290-3-2-.18(9).
(ii)
Option 2.
(I) Verification on an official transcript(s)
of an earned bachelor's or higher degree from a regionally accredited senior
institution. The degree must have been earned prior to the date the application
is received in the Educator Certification Section.
(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 in the technical education
program area for which the certificate is sought as prescribed in Rule
290-3-2-.18(9).
(iii)
Option 3. Verification of having attained, prior to the date the
application is received in the Educator Certification Section, a minimum of
18,000 clock hours (ten years) of acceptable part-time or full-time work
experience in the technical education program area for which the certificate is
sought as prescribed in 290-3-2-.18(9).
(3)
Bachelor's Equivalent
Technical Education 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-.18 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 Technical Education
1 Certificate in the technical education program area for which the Bachelor's
Equivalent Technical Education 2 Certificate is sought.
3. Verification of a currently valid passing
score on the Department-approved ENTRY or MASTER level occupational proficiency
assessment (test score, license, or credential) for the technical education
program area for which the certificate is sought. 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 Technical
Education 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-.18 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 Technical Education
2 Certificate in a technical education program area for which the Master's
Equivalent Technical Education 3 Certificate is sought.
3. Verification of a currently valid passing
score on the Department-approved MASTER level occupational proficiency
assessment (test score, license, or credential) for the technical education
program area for which the certificate is sought. 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 in the technical education program area for which the certificate is
sought as prescribed in Rule 290-3-2-.18(9).
(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)
Master's
Equivalent Technical Education 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-.18 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 Technical Education 3
Certificate in a technical education program area for which the Master's
Equivalent Technical Education 4 Certificate is sought.
3. Verification of a currently valid passing
score on the Department-approved MASTER level occupational proficiency
assessment (test score, license, or credential) for the technical education
program area for which the certificate is sought. 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 options:
(i)
Option
1. Verification of at least a valid Alabama Class B Professional
Educator Certificate in a teaching field.
(ii)
Option 2. Verification on
an official transcript(s) of at least an earned bachelor's degree from a
regionally accredited senior institution in the technical education program
area, or in an area related to the technical education program area, for which
the Master's Equivalent Technical Education 4 Certificate is sought. The Office
of Career and Technical Education of the Department must approve the
degree.
(6)
Sixth-Year Equivalent Technical
Education 5 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-.18 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 (5) above for issuance of a valid, Master's Equivalent Technical Education 4
Certificate in a technical education program area for which the Sixth-Year
Equivalent Technical Education 5 Certificate is sought.
3. Verification of a currently valid passing
score on the Department-approved MASTER level occupational proficiency
assessment (test score, license, or credential) for the technical education
program area for which the certificate is sought. 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
options:
(i)
Option 1.
Verification of at least a valid Alabama Class A Professional Educator
Certificate in a teaching field or area of instructional support or a valid
Alabama Class A Professional Leadership Certificate.
(ii)
Option 2. Verification on
an official transcript(s) of at least an earned master's degree from a
regionally accredited senior institution in the technical education program
area, or in an area related to the technical education program area, for which
the Sixth-Year Equivalent Technical Education 5 Certificate is sought. The
Office of Career and Technical Education of the Department must approve the
degree.
(7)
Professional Educator
Certification. Individuals holding at least a valid Master's Degree
Equivalent Technical Education 4 Certificate in a technical education program
area may be eligible for a Professional Educator Certificate. Additional
information may be found in Rule
290-3-2-.19.
(8)
Adding Other Technical Education
Program Areas. An applicant who holds at least a valid Bachelor's
Equivalent Technical Education 2 Certificate in a technical education program
area may add additional program areas.
(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-.18(8) 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. Verification of two full scholastic years
of full-time classroom teaching experience within a P-12 setting. Partial years
cannot be combined to meet this requirement. Experience must be verified on
Supplement EXP.
2. Verification of
a passing score on the appropriate Department-approved occupational proficiency
assessment (test score, license, or credential) in the area of the technical
education program area to be added. Information on the approved occupational
proficiency assessments can be obtained from the Office of Career and Technical
Education of the Department.
(c)
Degree Equivalent Technical
Education Certificate to be issued.
1.
If the applicant's occupational proficiency assessment is less than the MASTER
level, the new technical education program area will be added to the
applicant's valid Bachelor's Equivalent Technical Education 2 Certificate. If
the applicant does not hold a valid Bachelor's Equivalent Technical Education 2
Certificate, the applicant will be issued a Bachelor's Equivalent Technical
Education 2 Certificate in the new technical education program area.
2. If the applicant's occupational
proficiency assessment is at the MASTER level, the new technical education
program area will be added to the applicant's valid Bachelor's Equivalent
Technical Education 2 Certificate if it is the only valid Degree Equivalent
Technical Education Certificate held by the applicant.
3. If the applicant's occupational
proficiency assessment is at the MASTER level, the new technical education
program area will be added to the applicant's highest valid Degree Equivalent
Technical Education Certificate above the Bachelor's Equivalent Technical 2
Certificate.
(9)
Acceptable Work Experience.
Acceptable full-time or part-time work experience must have been attained
through one or more of the following:
(a)
Work experience in business and industry
as an
employee in a compensated position in the technical education
program area for which the certificate is sought. The work experience must be
verified with submission of:
1. Supplement
CTV; and
2. 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.
(b)
Self-employment
in business and industry in the technical education program area for which the
certificate is sought. The self-employment experience must be verified with
submission of:
1. Supplement CTV;
and
2. 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.
(c)
Teaching experience at the postsecondary level in the
technical education program area, or in an area related to the technical
education program area, for which the certificate is sought. The postsecondary
institution must have been regionally accredited at the time the experience was
earned. The teaching experience must be verified on Supplement EXP.
(d) 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.
(10)
Type Career and Technical
Certificates.
(a) Type II and III
Career and Technical Certificates in technical education and/or in a technical
education program area were converted to Bachelor's Equivalent Technical
Education 2 Certificates on May 1, 2016.
(b) Type I Career and Technical Certificates
in technical education 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 was converted to the
appropriate Level 3, 4, or 5 Career and Technical Certificate as determined by
the Office of Career and Technical Education of the Department. Type I Career
and Technical Certificates in technical education cannot be renewed. An
individual holding an expired Type I Career and Technical Certificate in
technical education who is seeking a current Career and Technical Certificate
in a technical education program area must meet requirements for the Bachelor's
Equivalent Technical Education 1 Certificate in a technical education program
area as a prerequisite to subsequent Degree Equivalent Certificates in a
technical education program area.
(11)
Level Career and Technical
Certificates.
(a) An applicant holding
a valid Level 2, 3, 4, or 5 Career and Technical Certificate in technical
education and/or a technical education program area with a valid period ending
on or prior to June 30, 2015, could apply for conversion of the Level
Certificate to the appropriate Specialty Area 2, 3, 4, or 5 Career and
Technical Certificate in technical education and/or a technical education
program area.
(b) Expired Level 2,
3, 4, and 5 Career and Technical Certificates in technical education and/or a
technical education program area may be reinstated as the appropriate Degree
Equivalent Technical Education Certificate. Renewal requirements are prescribed
in Rule
290-3-2-.29.
(c) The Level 1 Career and Technical
Certificate in technical education was a nonrenewable certificate and cannot be
continued or reinstated. An applicant holding an expired Level 1 Career and
Technical Certificate in technical education who is seeking a current Career
and Technical Certificate in a technical education program area must meet
requirements for the Bachelor's Equivalent Technical Education Certificate 1 in
a technical education program area as a prerequisite to subsequent Degree
Equivalent Technical Education Certificates in a technical education program
area.
(12)
Specialty Area Career and Technical Certificates.
(a) Specialty Area 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 Career
and Technical Certificates in technical education and/or a technical education
program area were converted to the appropriate Degree Equivalent Certificate on
May 1, 2016.
(b) Expired Specialty
Area 2, 3, 4, and 5 Career and Technical Certificates in technical education
and/or a technical education program area may be reinstated as the appropriate
Degree Equivalent Technical Education Certificate. Renewal requirements are
prescribed in Rule
290-3-2-.29.
(13)
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 1
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Bachelor's
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Minimum of 2 years
a
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No
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Bachelor's Equivalent 2
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Bachelor's
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Minimum of 5 years
c
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Yes
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Master's Equivalent 3
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Master's
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Minimum of 5 years
c
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Yes
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Master's Equivalent 4
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Master's
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Minimum of 5 years
c
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Yes
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Sixth-Year Equivalent 5
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Sixth-Year
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Minimum of 5 years
c
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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 years
a
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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 years
b, 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 years
c
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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 years
c
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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 years
c
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Yes
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Level 1
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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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5 years
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Yes
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Level 3
d
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Master's
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5 years
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Yes
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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 1 and
Specialty Area 1 Certificates are/were 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 could 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. These
certificates were converted to the appropriate Specialty Area Certificate.
Expired Level 2, 3, 4, or 5 Certificates may be reinstated as the appropriate
Degree Equivalent 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-.18(10) (e), 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
Technical Education 2 Certificate.
Author: Dr. Eric G. Mackey
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
1975, Ala. Const. Amend. 284, §§
16-3-11,
16-23-1,
16-23-2.
