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II. SPECIAL CERTIFICATES.

• A. A College hours.

  "A class period for college credit must be sixty (60) minutes
  with at least fifty (50) minutes in the clear for class room
  work".

• B. Prerequisites set up by State Department for Special Certificates.

  • 1. Graduation from

    • a. an accredited high school, or

    • b. an accredited private secondary school.

  • 2. Two units of high school credits in the field of specialization.

    a. In the field of Home Economics evidence of skill may be
    accepted if high school units cannot be presented.

  • 3. Must be nineteen years of age.

  • 4. Six session hours of college work based upon two high
    school units represent two years of college work in a subject.
    The State Department of Education has used this as
    a basis for a Special Certificate to teach a specific subject in
    the high school.

  • 5. One session hour in Education may be substituted for one
    of the six required session hours for any special certificate.

  • 6. When a course in Education is used to complete six session
    hours' credit in any subject, this course should be directly
    related to the specific subject to which the credit is to
    be applied or to the general field of high school education.