Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 13A - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Subtitle 12 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE
Chapter 13A.12.03 - Specialists
Section 13A.12.03.04 - Pupil Personnel Worker
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 13A.12.03.04
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 6, March 22, 2024
The requirements for certification as a pupil personnel worker are that the applicant shall have:
A. A master's degree from the IHE in pupil personnel or a related field, such as:
(1) Counseling or guidance services, or both,
(2) Early childhood, elementary, or secondary education,
(3) Human growth and development,
(4) Sociology, social work, or psychology,
(5) Special education,
(6) Administration and supervision;
B. In addition to or as part of §A of this regulation, 21 semester hours of graduate credit or State-approved CPDs selected from at least seven of the following eight areas:
(1) School law (required),
(2) Counseling methods,
(3) Early childhood or adolescent psychology, or both,
(4) Multicultural issues,
(5) Family systems/dynamics,
(6) Delivery of pupil personnel services and programs,
(7) Abnormal psychology or juvenile delinquency, or both,
(8) Educational assessment interpretation;
C. 3 years of satisfactory teaching experience, or, at the recommendation of a local superintendent of schools, related experience may be substituted for teaching experience; and
D. 3 semester hours of credit or State-approved CPDs in inclusion of special needs student populations.
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