Commissioner's Regulations 80.3
Current through March 31, 2010. DisclaimerTeacher Certificates
80.3 Certificates valid for pupil personnel service (school attendance teacher, school counselor, school dental hygiene teacher, school nurse-teacher, school psychologist and school social worker). (Effective September 1, 1973)
- Preparation: To obtain a certificate in a pupil personnel service,
a candidate shall meet the requirements set forth in either (1)
or (2) below:
- Completion of an approved program registered by the department. A certificate will be issued upon completion of a program registered and/or approved by the Department for the preparation of one of the pupil personnel services. The form of the certificate (provisional-valid for five (5) years from date of issuance or permanent) to be recommended and issued, will be determined by the recommending institution upon approval of the department.
- Alternative completion of requirements
A certificate will be issued upon evidence that the requirements noted below have been met.- School attendance teacher
- Provisional certificate
- The candidate shall hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education or from an institution approved by the Department and shall have completed in addition/or including six semester hours of professional education appropriate to the function of the school attendance teacher.
- Time validity: The provisional certificate shall be valid for five years from date of issuance.
- Permanent certificate
- The candidate shall have completed in addition
to the requirements for the provisional certificate,
two years of school experience in the field of pupil personnel services and a master's degree in the field of pupil personnel service.
- The candidate shall have completed in addition
to the requirements for the provisional certificate,
two years of school experience in the field of pupil personnel services and a master's degree in the field of pupil personnel service.
- Provisional certificate
- School attendance teacher
NOTE: 2(ii), (iii), (iv) and (vi) have been omitted.