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REGULATIONS FOR COLLEGIATE PROFESSIONAL
CERTIFICATE

The Collegiate Professional Certificate is issued to an individual who
holds a baccalaureate degree (B.A., B.S., Ph.B.) conferred by a standard
university, a teachers college, an arts college, or a technical college, and who
has completed 1½ session-hours' work in physical education (physical training)
and at least 9 session-hours of work in general education (teacher-training
courses) distributed as described below.

Note—Teachers who desire to take Supervised Teaching must notify the Dean of the
Summer Quarter at least 30 days before the opening of the first term in order to be assured
of securing it, as the number of such students who may be accommodated is necessarily
limited. Students are urged to take this course immediately after securing 18 session-hours
credit. Only one hour in Supervised Teaching may be earned in one summer.

This certificate permits the holder to teach all subjects in the elementary
schools and in the high schools those subjects in which he has credit for 6[3]
session-hours of work of specialization.

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

From September 1, 1927, all beginning principals of accredited high
schools shall have the qualifications of the Collegiate Professional Certificate
with two years of successful teaching experience, or the Collegiate with
three years of experience.

• 1. Required courses in education:

           

  	Session-hours
  [4] Practice teaching	3
  [5] School hygiene, including physical inspection of school children	1
  [5] Teaching physical education (in elementary or high schools)	½
  Total required	4½

• 2. Suggested courses from which electives in education may be chosen:

  • Educational psychology

  • Educational sociology

  • Elementary school organization, supervision and administration

  • High school organization, supervision and administration

  • Curriculum of elementary school

  • Curriculum of high school

  • Educational and psychological tests

  • Problems in secondary education

  • Special methods in high school subjects

  • History of education

Collegiate

The Collegiate Certificate is issued to an individual who holds a baccalaureate
degree (B.A., B.S., Ph.B.) from a standard university, a teachers
college, an arts college, or a technical college and who has completed at
least 1 session-hour's work in school hygiene, including physical inspection
of school children, and 1½ session-hours' work in physical education (physical
training); ½ session-hour's work in methods of teaching physical education
is recommended in addition.

The holder of this certificate is permitted to teach all subjects in the
elementary schools and in the high schools those subjects in which he has
credit for 6 session-hours of college work.

This certificate is issued as a four-year non-renewable certificate but may
be converted to the Collegiate Professional Certificate upon presentation of

evidence of three years of successful teaching experience and the appropriate
credit in education.

Collegiate Certificates issued under former regulations for a period of
seven years are subject to renewal as Collegiate Certificates for seven years.