Current through Vol. 41, No. 13, March 15, 2024
(a)
Examinees
- initial licensure and certification.
(1) Any individual who applies for a teaching
license/certification must successfully complete the competency examination as
defined by the OEQA. The competency examination is made up of two components:
the Oklahoma Subject Area Test (OSAT) and an approved performance assessment
measuring professional knowledge and skills.
(2) See Appendix A for competency exam
requirements by certification area and test codes.
(b)
Examinees - additional
certification.
(1) Individuals wishing
to add a certification area to an existing teaching credential must
successfully complete the Oklahoma Subject Area Test for the field of the
desired certification.
(2)
Individuals wishing to add a teaching certification area to an existing license
or standard certificate in Speech Language Pathologist, School Nurse, School
Psychometrist and/or School Psychologist must successfully complete the
Oklahoma Subject Area Test and an approved performance assessment measuring
professional knowledge and skills for the field of the desired
certification.
(3) See Appendix A
for competency exam requirements by certification area and test codes
(c)
Examinees - alternative
placement program.
(1) Individuals
seeking a teaching license via the Alternative Placement Program must
successfully complete the Oklahoma General Education Test and the Oklahoma
Subject Area Test. A licensed teacher via the Alternative Placement Program,
excluding School Counselors, seeking a standard certificate must successfully
complete an approved performance assessment measuring professional knowledge
and skills.
(2) See Appendix A for
competency exam requirements by certification area and test codes.
(d)
Examinees-out of state
certification. Individuals seeking an Oklahoma license/certification who
are certified educators in another state(s) and have successfully completed a
competency examination used in the majority of other states or comparable
customized exam, will be exempt from meeting the Oklahoma educator assessment
requirements for the subject/grade levels most closely aligned with their
out-of-state certification.
(e)
Examinees - testing conditions and requirements compliance.
(1) If an examinee fails to comply with the
conditions and requirements specified or referenced on the Certification
Examinations for Oklahoma Educators Test website, including the Conditions of
Test Participation, or take any prohibited actions, the test results may be
voided, no refund will be issued, no portion of the testing fee can be applied
toward the cost of any future test administrations and/or the examinee's
registration may be cancelled.
(2)
If an examinee's test score is found to be unverifiable by either the testing
company or the OEQA, the examinee will be allowed one (1) retake under
controlled conditions at no cost to the examinee.
