Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024
(1)
Overview. An individual who
earned a bachelor's or higher degree and completed an educator preparation
program at a university or college in another country may seek a Professional
Educator Certificate in a teaching field.
(2)
Limitations on Issuance.
(a) An individual may be eligible for Alabama
certification if the individual's major program area or specific teaching field
completed in another country is in a teaching field, at a grade level, and at a
degree level in which Alabama offers comparable certification.
(b) Alabama certification in areas of
instructional support are not available based on a program
completed in another country.
(c)
Certification will not be considered if Alabama no longer offers certification
at the degree level of the program completed in another country. An individual
may be eligible for Alabama certification in a teaching field in which Alabama
does not currently offer, but has previously offered, certification.
(d) Alabama does not offer certification at
the doctoral level.
(3)
Degree Requirements.
(a) Degrees
applied to meet certification requirements must be from a university or college
that is equivalent to a regionally accredited senior institution in the United
States.
(b) The individual must
have earned a degree that is equivalent to at least an earned bachelor's degree
from a regionally accredited senior institution in the United States.
(4)
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-.25 and on the
application.
(5)
Requirements. All requirements must be successfully completed
prior to the date the application is received in the Educator Certification
Section.
(a) Successful completion of the
Alabama Special Requirements in Rule
290-3-2-.02(4).
(b) Successful completion of the degree
requirements in Rule 290-3-2-.25(3).
(c) Evaluation of the applicant's foreign
credentials.
1. The evaluation must be from a
Department-approved foreign credential evaluation agency. A list of approved
agencies may be found on the current application for this approach.
2. The original complete evaluation must be
submitted and must include
all of the following:
(i) An accurate course-by-course and credit
hour-by-credit hour translation of the coursework completed.
(ii) A statement that the applicant has
earned at least a bachelor's degree which is equivalent to a bachelor's degree
granted by a regionally accredited senior institution in the United
States.
(iii) A statement that the
applicant has completed an educator preparation program that is equivalent to
at least a bachelor's degree level state-approved program in the United States.
The statement must include the major program area or specific teaching
field.
(iv) If applicable, a
statement that the applicant has earned a master's degree which is equivalent
to a master's degree granted by a regionally accredited senior institution in
the United States.
(v) If
applicable, a statement that the applicant has completed an educator
preparation program that is equivalent to a master's degree level
state-approved program in the United States. The statement must include the
major program area or specific teaching field.
(vi) If applicable, a statement that the
applicant has completed a sixth-year program, earned an education specialist
degree, or earned a doctoral degree which is equivalent to a sixth-year
program, an education specialist degree, or a doctoral degree granted by a
regionally accredited senior institution in the United States.
(vii) If applicable, a statement that the
applicant has completed an educator preparation program that is equivalent to a
sixth-year, an education specialist, or a doctoral degree level state-approved
program in the United States. The statement must include the major program area
or specific teaching field.
(6)
Alabama Educator Certification
Assessment Program (AECAP). The applicant must meet the requirements of
the AECAP for this approach.
(7)
Degree Level. The Professional Educator Certificate in a teaching
field issued through this approach shall be issued at the Class B (bachelor's),
Class A (master's), or Class AA (sixth-year/education specialist but not
doctoral) level based upon statements in the applicant's foreign credentials
evaluation from a Department-approved evaluation agency as follows:
(a) Class B level. The applicant must have
earned at least a bachelor's degree which is equivalent to a bachelor's degree
granted by a regionally accredited senior institution in the United States and
completed an educator preparation program equivalent to at least a bachelor's
degree level state-approved program in the United States in the area of the
certificate to be issued.
(b) Class
A. The applicant must have earned a master's degree which is equivalent to a
master's degree granted by a regionally accredited senior institution in the
United States and completed an educator preparation program equivalent to a
master's degree level state-approved program in the United States in the area
of the certificate to be issued.
(c) Class AA. The applicant must have
completed a sixth-year program, earned an education specialist degree, or
earned a doctoral degree which is equivalent to a sixth-year program, an
education specialist, or doctoral degree granted by a regionally accredited
senior institution in the United States and completed an educator preparation
program equivalent to a sixth-year, an education specialist, or doctoral degree
level state-approved program in the United States in the area of the
certificate to be issued.
(8)
Valid Period. The valid
period of the certificate shall be from the date of issuance through the
remainder of the same scholastic year, and thereafter, for the next five
consecutive scholastic years.
Rule was previously .13 and renumber to .25 as per
certification file December 10, 2010.
Author: Dr. Thomas R. Bice
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
1975, Ala. Const. Amend. 284, §§
16-3-11,
16-23-1,
16-23-2.
