Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 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 Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation. (70 O.S. 1998 Supp., 6-182(14). The competency examination is made up of three components: The Oklahoma General Education Test (OGET), the Oklahoma Subject Area Test (OSAT) and the Oklahoma Professional Teaching Exam (OPTE).
(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 the Oklahoma Professional Teaching Exam 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 seeking a standard certificate must successfully complete the Oklahoma Professional Teaching Exam.
(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) shall meet the same assessment requirements as all other individuals seeking initial licensure/certification. Individuals having successfully completed comparable examination(s), as determined by OCTP, shall be exempt from the corresponding part(s) of Oklahoma's assessment requirement.
(e)
Examinees - testing conditions and requirements compliance.
(1) If an examinee fails to comply with the conditions and requirements specified or referenced in the Certification Examinations for Oklahoma Educators Test Registration Bulletin, 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 Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation (OCTP), the examinee will be allowed one (1) retake under controlled conditions at no cost to the examinee.
Added at 16 Ok Reg 3454, eff 4-26-99 through 7-14-00 (emergency); Added at 17 Ok Reg 3255, eff 8-11-00; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2966, eff 5-21-01 (emergency); Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2449, eff 6-27-02; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 227, eff 10-11-02 (emergency); Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2186, eff 6-26-03; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2947, eff 8-4-03 (emergency); Amended at 21 Ok Reg 2878, eff 7-11-04; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 3071, eff 7-27-06; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 1334, eff 11-1-09; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1613, eff 7-1-10; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 1851, eff 7-1-11
