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REGULATIONS FOR SPECIAL CERTIFICATES
A. Prerequisites
I. Must be eighteen years of age.
II. Graduation from
a. An accredited high school, or b. An accredited private
secondary school.
B. Academic Requirements.
Thirty session hours of college credit distributed as follows:
Six session hours of college credit in each subject which the applicant
proposes to teach.
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 thirty 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 each subject in which six session
hours of college credit has been secured. This certificate is valid for
six years and may be renewed for similar periods.
Students who prior to January 1st, 1926, registered in courses leading
to a Special Certificate will complete the course according to the program
in force at the time of registration. This course must be completed by
September 1st, 1927.
Distribution of Credits in Various Subjects for Which Special Certificates
are Granted
1. Commercial Branches.
a. Typewriting.
(1) English 3 session hours (2) Typewriting—180 recitation periods 3 session hours (3) One year's experience in a business office
or course in Education for high school
teachers1 session hour b. Stenography.
(1) English 3 session hours (2) Stenography—240 recitation hours 6 session hours (3) One year's experience in a business office
or course in Education for high school
teachers1 session hour C. Bookkeeping.
(1) English 3 session hours (2) Penmanship—Standard certificate in Penmanship. (3) Bookkeeping—180 recitation hours 6 session hours 34(4) One year's office experience or a course in
Education for high school teachers1 session hour 2. Home Economics.
a. Clothing 5 session hours b. Foods 5 session hours c. Home Nursing 1 session hour d. Care and feeding of children 1 session hour e. Methods and Practice Teaching 3 session hours f. Elective 1 session hour 3. History
American History 1 session hour Government 1 session hour Electives 4 session hours 4. English.
Rhetoric and Composition 2 session hours English Literature 1 session hour American Literature 1 session hour Electives 2 session hours 5. French
College courses. (Should include one course in
oral composition)6 session hours 6. German.
College courses. (Should include one course in
oral composition)6 session hours 7. Latin.
College courses 6 session hours If based upon four units of high school Latin,
a course in Education related to the teaching of
Latin in high and junior high school may be substituted
for one session hour's credit in Latin.8. Spanish
College courses. (Should include one course in
oral composition)6 session hours 9. Manual Arts.
a. Industrial Arts and Drawing in the Elementary
Schools(1) Art Structure 1 session hour (2) Industrial Arts for Primary Grades 2 session hours (3) Industrial Arts for Grammar Grades 2 session hours (4) Course of Study 1 session hour (5) Theory and Practice of teaching Fine and
Industrial Arts1 session hour b. Drawing for Secondary Schools.
(1) Art Appreciation or History of Art 1 session hour (2) Composition and Design 3 session hours (3) Art Structure 1 session hour (4) Mechanical Drawing 1 session hour (5) Theory and Practice of Teaching Drawing 1 session hour c. Manual Training for Secondary Schools
(1) Mechanical Drawing 1 session hour (2) Design 1 session hour (3) Shopwork 3 session hours (4) Industrial Arts for Junior High School 1 session hour 10. Mathematics.
College courses 6 session hours If based upon four units of high school Mathematics, a course
in Education related to teaching Mathematics in high and junior
high school may be substituted for two session hours' credit in
Mathematics.11. Music.
(a) Piano 8 session hours (b) Public School Music 8 session hours The above credits must be secured from an institution having
a well developed school of music or a recognized conservatory of
music.12. Physical Education.
a. Academic and Educational subjects 8 session hours b. Technical subjects and Physical practice 22 session hours 13. Science.
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Applicants who present credit for four session hours each in biology,
chemistry, and physics will be granted a special certificate in science,
entitling them to teach all branches of science in the high school. When
this condition is not met the applicant will be given the privilege of teaching
those branches of science in which he has credit for 6 session hours. Whenever
the science credits aggregate 12 session hours in any two sciences
the applicant will be granted the right to teach, in addition, general science
(first year science). For example: chemistry 6 session hours and physics
6 session hours; chemistry 6 session hours and biology 6 session hours;
biology 6 session hours and geology 6 session hours—each combination
allowing the applicant to teach general science also.
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