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Complete a baccalaureate or higher degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
One of the following professional preparation requirements: complete a professional preparation program in elementary education, including student teaching, with a minimum grade of "C" on a five-point scale, taken at a regionally-accredited institution where the program was completed **OR** if no professional preparation program was completed or if the grade in student teaching was less than a "C," applicants may qualify for the credential only if they can verify completion of three years of successful full-time multiple subject (self-contained) teaching within the last 10 years. (This experience must have been completed while the applicant held or was eligible for a full professional certificate based on a baccalaureate or higher degree from the state in which the experience was obtained. If the grade in student teaching was a "pass" or "credit," the applicant is assumed to have completed the student teaching at the "C" grade level or better.)
Issued or eligible for a comparable teaching credential from another state.
NOTE: All documentation should be submitted to the
Commission on Teacher Credentialing
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