Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Public Instruction
Chapter PI 34 - Educator Licenses
Subchapter VI - Teaching Areas
Section PI 34.052 - Additional license areas

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง PI 34.052

Current through August 26, 2024

(1) APPLICABILITY. An individual holding a tier II, III, or IV license may add additional license areas to the license by meeting the requirements of this section. The grade levels of the licenses added under sub. (4) or (5) shall be the same as the individual's existing teacher license.

(2) EARLY CHILDHOOD. An individual holding an elementary and middle school license under s. PI 34.045, a special education license under s. PI 34.049, or an equivalent license may add the early childhood education license area under s. PI 34.044 by meeting all of the following requirements:

(a) Have at least 4 semesters of classroom teaching experience in prekindergarten through grade 3. The teaching experience may include teaching in a Head Start program.

(b) Have a passing score on a content knowledge test approved by the state superintendent.

(c) Have a passing score on the test required under s. 118.19(14), Stats.

(3) MATHEMATICS OR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS. An individual holding an elementary and middle school license under s. PI 34.045, a special education license under s. PI 34.049, or an equivalent license may add the middle and high school license area under s. PI 34.046 in math or English language arts by meeting all of the following requirements:

(a) Having at least 4 semesters of relevant experience teaching mathematics or English language arts in a regular education classroom in grades 7 or 8.

(b) Passing the applicable content knowledge test approved by the state superintendent.

(4) ADDITIONAL MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL SUBJECT AREAS. An individual holding a middle and high school license under s. PI 34.046, a special education license under s. PI 34.049, a kindergarten through grade 12 license under ss. PI 34.047(3) (a) to (L) or (n) to (p), or an equivalent license, may add one or more of the following additional middle and high school subject areas by passing the applicable content knowledge test approved by the state superintendent:

(a) Biology.

(b) Chemistry.

(c) Computer science.

(d) Earth and space science.

(e) Economics.

(f) English.

(g) Environmental studies.

(h) History.

(i) Journalism.

(j) Life and environmental science.

(k) Math.

(l) Physics.

(m) Political science.

(n) Psychology.

(o) Sociology.

(p) Speech communications.

(q) Geography.

(5) ADDITIONAL KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 12 SUBJECT AREAS. An individual holding a kindergarten through grade 12 license under s. PI 34.047(3) (a) to (L) or (n) to (p), or an equivalent license, may add additional kindergarten through grade 12 subject areas under ss. PI 34.047(3) (a) to (L) or (n) to (p) by passing the applicable content knowledge test approved by the state superintendent.

(6) ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE AND WORLD LANGUAGES. An individual holding an elementary and middle school license under s. PI 34.045, a special education license under s. PI 34.049, or an equivalent license may add a license in English as a second language or a world language by passing the applicable content knowledge test approved by the state superintendent.

(7) EFFECTIVE DATE. The effective date for licenses added under this section shall be July 1 of the year in which the test was passed if the test was passed by August 31 of that year or the following July 1.

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