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THE ELEMENTARY CERTIFICATE

This certificate formerly known as the Elementary Professional Certificate is
issued to an applicant who has secured a minimum of fifteen (15) session-hours'
credit representing one year (Junior) of a normal school course at a standard
normal school or teachers' college offering the required subjects. These credits
may be secured through summer schools, or regular sessions. This certificate is
issued for six years, and is renewable for a similar period in accordance with the
regulations for renewal. It permits the holder to teach in the elementary schools.

Requirements for an Elementary Certificate

I. Entrance Requirements to the Course.

• 1. Graduation from an accredited high school, or

• 2. An accredited private secondary school.

• 3. Graduates admitted upon less than the above requirements cannot apply
  for a certificate of any type until satisfactory high school credits have
  been placed before the State Department.

• 4. Holders of First Grade Certificate may be permitted to enter the course.
  Such students may receive an Elementary Certificate upon presentation
  of credits but cannot secure credit for a normal diploma until the
  necessary high school units have been presented.

Note.—No credits on this course can be allowed those who have had normal
training in high school. Credits secured for education in high schools
can only be accepted as high school units.

II. Distribution of Credits.

Fifteen session-hours, selected as follows:

         

1.	English, History and Social Science	4 to 5 session-hours
2.	Education—General	2 to 3 session-hours
3.	Health and Physical Education	2 session-hours
4.	Elementary Education, including Special Methods of teaching school subjects	3 to 5 session-hours
5.	Applied Arts	2 to 3 session-hours

III. Courses.

• 1.

   

  Academic Subjects

  4 to 5 session-hours

               

  Required:
  (a)	English s41, s42, or sA1-I	2 session-hours
  (b)	History sB3-I, or sB3-I1, or sB3-III	1 session-hour
  Elect one or two session-hours:
  (c)	English—any college course in English	1 session-hour
  (d)	History—any college course in History	1 session-hour
  (e)	Science—any college course in Science	1 session-hour

• 2.

   

  General Education

  2 to 3 session-hours

                 

  Required:
  (a)	Educational Psychology—Education sB2-I	1 session-hour
  (b)	Education sB2-II or Education sB2-III	1 session-hour
  Elect One:
  (c)	Education sB3-III—Measurement in Secondary Education	1 session-hour
  (d)	Education sB4-I	1 session-hour
  (e)	Education sB4-II	1 session-hour
  (f)	Education sB3-I or Education sB3-II	1 session-hour

• 3.

   

  Health and Physical Education

  2 session-hours

     

  (a)	Education sB12-I—School Hygiene and Physical Inspection of Children	1 session-hour
  (b)	Physical Education s94 and s92 or s93	1 session-hour

• 4.

   

  Elementary Education

  3 to 5 session-hours

  Required:

  • (a) For Primary Teachers—

         

    (1)	Education s36—The Teaching of Reading in Primary Grades, or
    (2)	Education s32—Child Literature, or
    (3)	Education s38—Methods in Language and Spelling—Primary Grades	2 session-hours

  • (b) For Grammar Grade Teachers—

         

    (1)	Education s37—The Teaching of Reading in Grammar and Upper Grades, or
    (2)	Education s43—Methods in Language and Literature, or
    (3)	Education s46—General Geography	2 session-hours

  Elect one or two session-hours:

  • (1) Education s31—Nature Study,

  • (2) Education s45—The Teaching of Arithmetic,

  • (3) Education s41—Kindergarten Methods,

  • (4) Education s42—Methods in Civics and History,

  • (5) Education s35—The Teaching of Geography.

• 5.

   

  Applied Arts

  2 to 3 session-hours

  • (a) For Primary Teachers—

    • (1) Music,

    • (2) Manual Training,

    • (3) Industrial and Fine Arts or Ed. s41,

    • (4) Penmanship.

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  • (b) For Grammar Grade Teachers—

    • (1) Music,

    • (2) Manual Arts,

    • (3) Industrial and Fine Arts,

    • (4) Penmanship.