Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 505 - PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS COMMISSION
Chapter 505-2 - CERTIFICATION
Rule 505-2-.08 - Provisional Certificate
Universal Citation: GA Rules and Regs r 505-2-.08
Current through Rules and Regulations filed through March 20, 2024
(1) Summary: This rule outlines the requirements and procedures for issuance of a Provisional certificate, which allows individuals holding this certificate and meeting entry requirements to teach up to three years while completing requirements for professional certification.
(2) Provisional Requirements.
(a)
Degree Requirement.
1. Hold a bachelor's
degree or higher from a GaPSC-accepted accredited institution, unless Georgia
does not require a bachelor's degree for the specific field. Minimum degree
requirements are defined in the applicable teaching or service
rule.
(b) Assessment
Requirements.
1. Attain a passing score on
the GACE content assessment.
(i) If no GACE or
other GaPSC-approved content assessment is available for the certification
field requested, the individual is exempt from this requirement.
(ii) For Special Education certificates, the
content assessment is not required up front, but must be passed before
conversion. Issuance of special education academic content concentration(s)
requires the appropriate GACE content assessment(s) for the concentration
area(s) for the Provisional Certificate.
2. Pass the GACE Educator Ethics
Assessment.
3. Have the certificate
requested by the employing Georgia local unit of administration (LUA) following
procedures outlined in Rule
505-2-.27 CERTIFICATION APPLICATION,
MyPSC AND TEST ELIGIBILITY PROCEDURES.
(c) The Provisional certificate is issued in
the following fields to individuals employed by a Georgia LUA who meet the
Provisional certificate requirements outlined in the rule specific to that
field:
1. CAREER AND TECHNICAL SPECIALIZATIONS
(See GaPSC Rule
505-2-.90 CAREER AND TECHNICAL
SPECIALIZATIONS).
2. HEALTHCARE
SCIENCE (See GaPSC Rule
505-2-.87 HEALTHCARE
SCIENCE).
(3) Additional Certificate Titles Issued in the Field.
(a) The Provisional certificate is issued in
the following service fields to individuals employed by a Georgia LUA who meet
the Provisional service certificate requirements outlined in the rule specific
to that field:
1. Media Specialist (See GaPSC
Rule 505-2-.143 MEDIA
SPECIALIST).
2. School Counseling
(See GaPSC Rule
505-2-.144 SCHOOL
COUNSELING).
3. School Nutrition
Director (See GaPSC Rule
505-2-.145 SCHOOL NUTRITION
DIRECTOR).
(4) Conversion to an Induction or Professional Certificate.
(a) Individuals holding a Provisional
certificate may apply to convert their certificate to an Induction or
Professional certificate upon meeting all requirements for that
certificate.
(5) Certificate Upgrade.
(a)
Individuals holding a Provisional certificate are not eligible to upgrade to a
higher certificate level until conversion to an Induction or Professional
certificate and meeting requirements outlined in GaPSC Rule
505-2-.33 CERTIFICATE UPGRADE. Initial
issuance of the Provisional certificate level will be as specified in GaPSC
Rule 505-2-.02
CLASSIFICATION.
(6) Validity.
(a) The Provisional
certificate is valid for three (3) years with the following exceptions:
1. Provisional certificates will be issued
for one (1) year pending verification of enrollment in a GaPSC-accepted
educator preparation program leading to certification in the Provisional
certification field held by the individual. Once enrolled in a GaPSC-accepted
program, the certificate may be extended for two additional years if requested
by the employing local unit of administration (LUA) and following procedures
outlined in GaPSC Rule
505-2-.27 CERTIFICATION APPLICATION,
MyPSC AND TEST ELIGIBILITY PROCEDURES.
(i)
Individuals who are not enrolled in a GaPSC-accepted program after the initial
one-year validity period may be issued a certificate for an additional year
upon the request of the employing local unit of administration (LUA). In order
to qualify for the remaining year of eligibility, an individual must be
enrolled in an approved program. Once enrolled in a GaPSC-accepted program, the
certificate may be extended for a third year if requested by the employing
local unit of administration and following procedures outlined in GaPSC Rule
505-2-.27 CERTIFICATION APPLICATION,
MyPSC AND TEST ELIGIBILITY PROCEDURES. Should an individual not be enrolled by
the third year, a waiver certificate must be requested by the employing local
unit of administration (LUA).
2. Valid from one (1) to three (3) years if
an individual has previously held a Non-Renewable Non-Professional, Induction
Pathway 4, or GaTAPP (Clinical Practice, Core Academic, Intern and One-Year
Supervised Practicum) certificate in any field. In these circumstances, the
Provisional certificate will be issued for the number of full years for which
the individual can document that the previous certificate was unused.
Provisional certificates are not issued for partial academic
years.
(7) Restrictions.
(a) The
Provisional certificate is not issued to an individual who has completed the
student teaching component of a state-approved educator preparation program
leading to Induction certification but has outstanding institutional
requirements for program completion.
(b) The Provisional certificate is not issued
if an individual previously held a Provisional or equivalent certificate for
the full validity that was not converted.
(c) The Provisional certificate is not issued
for leadership fields (See GaPSC Rule
505-2-.153 EDUCATIONAL
LEADERSHIP).
(d) Individuals
holding a Provisional certificate are not eligible to add Endorsements.
(e) Individuals who hold a
Provisional certificate or held a previous equivalent certificate will not
qualify for the One (1)-Year Induction or One (1)-Year Nonrenewable to complete
assessment requirements.
O.C.G.A. § 20-2-200.
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