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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.

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[4]
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.

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.

         

1. Required courses in education:	Session-hours
[5] Practice teaching	3
[6] School hygiene, including physical inspection of school children	1
[7] 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.