Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 610 - State Regents for Higher Education
Chapter 25 - Student Financial Aid and Scholarships
Subchapter 41 - Oklahoma Future Teacher Scholarship and Employment Incentive Program ("Inspired to Teach")
Section 610:25-41-3 - Eligibility requirements
Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 610:25-41-3
Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a) In order to participate in the "Inspired to Teach" program and be eligible for a scholarship, prospective teachers must meet the following requirements:
(1) Graduate from an Oklahoma high
school;
(2) Meet higher education
admission standards at 1) a public or private Oklahoma university with an
accredited Oklahoma teacher education program or 2) a public community college
with an approved articulation agreement with an accredited Oklahoma university
teacher education program;
(3)
Declare a major at an accredited Oklahoma university teacher education program
in a degree leading to a standard teaching certificate or declare a major at a
community college with an approved "Inspired to Teach" Program articulation
agreement with an accredited Oklahoma teacher education program leading to a
standard Oklahoma teaching certificate;
(4) Maintain enrollment as a full-time
student at a participating higher education institution during each semester of
scholarship eligibility until a baccalaureate degree for teaching is
obtained;
(5) Maintain SAP and a
minimum 2.5 GPA throughout matriculation; and
(6) Prior to entry into the "Inspired to
Teach" Program, agree to complete the program and to teach in an Oklahoma
public prekindergarten through 12th grade (PK-12) school for a minimum of five
(5) consecutive years upon graduation and certification as a
teacher.
(b) Traditionally certified teachers who graduated from a teacher education program without participating in the "Inspired to Teach" program during undergraduate study are not eligible for the "Inspired to Teach" program.
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