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REGULATIONS FOR SPECIAL CERTIFICATES.

(Applying to those students who register for Special Certificates after
June 16, 1924.)

• A. Prerequisites.

  • I. Must be nineteen years of age.

  • II. Graduation from

    a. An accredited high school, or b. An accredited private
    secondary school.

  • III. A minimum of two units of high school credits in the field of
    specialization. Three session hours of college work will be
    accepted for two high school units in any subject.

• B. Academic Requirements.

  Fifteen session hours of college credit distributed as follows:

  • Twelve session hours of college credit in two related academic subjects.

  • Three session hours of college credit in education.

In addition to the above it will be necessary to have one session
hour of college credit in School Hygiene and Physical Inspection of
School Children to meet the requirements of the West Law.

Certificates Granted.

1. On the presentation of fifteen session hours of college credit as
indicated above, a Special Certificate will be given which will grant
the privilege of teaching in the high school the two subjects in which
the twelve session hours of college credit have been secured. This
certificate is valid for six years and may be renewed for similar periods.

2. To those who have met all other requirements and who present
four session hours' credit in academic subjects and one session hour
in education will be granted a Special Certificate granting the privilege
of teaching in the Junior High School. This certificate is valid
for one year but will be subject to one year's extension upon the
presentation of four additional session hours' credit in the academic
subjects previously presented and one additional credit in education.

This regulation is not to be construed as affecting the programs set
up by this Board for Special Certificates in Home Economics, Physical
Education, and all other subjects of such a type.

Students who prior to June 16, 1924, registered in courses leading
to a Special Certificate will complete the course according to the program
in force at the time of the registration. This course must be
completed by September 1, 1925.

On and after June 16, 1924, students registering in courses leading
to Special Certificates must conform to the requirements passed by
the State Board, January 15, 1924.

Renewal of Certificates.—A certificate may be extended or renewed
by the State Department of Education if the applicant for renewal
has read five books on the Teachers' Reading Course during the life of
the certificate and presents the equivalent of two session hours of college
credit in Education, or in academic subjects, or in subjects directly
related to the branches which the applicant teaches. The two session
hours of credit required for the renewal of a certificate may consist of
Education 8 and one other course.

The West Law.—Holders of certificates of any rank or grade desiring
to renew certificates may meet the requirements of the West
Law through securing credit for Education 8, the course in School
Hygiene.

Those desiring to secure new certificates must meet requirements
of the State for this new certificate. An Elementary Certificate must
have credit for the course in Hygiene, Education 8, and credit for two

courses in Physical Education, one of which must be in Physical
Education 95 and the other may be either 92, 93, or 94. Students who
desire to secure a Collegiate or a Collegiate Professional Certificate
must have an additional credit of one and one-half session hour in
Physical Education.