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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—

The Special Certificate is issued on the basis of completion of two years' work
in a standard college or graduation from a junior college, provided the credits
aggregate thirty college session-hours' work and include three college session-hours
in education, and one college session-hour in school hygiene.

The holder is permitted to teach in the high schools those subjects in which
he has credit for six session-hours' work, except as noted below for science.

This certificate is issued for six years and is renewable, subject to the regulations
for the renewal of certificates, for periods of six years.

Science

Applicants who satisfy all other requirements and present credit for 12
session-hours' work distributed equally among not more than three sciences may
teach the sciences for which credit is presented; if however credit is presented
for four session-hours' work each in biology, chemistry, and physics the applicant
may teach all branches of science offered in the high schools.