PURPOSE: The State Board of Education is authorized to grant certificates of license to teach in any of the public schools of the state and establish requirements and qualifications for those certificates. This rule outlines the requirements for application for each of the various areas of certification within the Career Education (Secondary) Certificates.

1. (1) An applicant for a Career Education (Secondary) Certificate who possesses good moral character may be granted a Career Education (Secondary) Certificate subject to the certification requirements found in 5 CSR 20-400.500 and the following additional certification requirements specific to Career Education (Secondary) Certificates:

   1. (A) General Requirements—

      1. 1. The applicant must submit a joint application verifying

contracted employment from a Missouri educational institution; and

1. 2. One (1) of the following:

   1. A. Verification of a bachelor’s degree or higher in an

area appropriate for the subject area being taught, and four thousand (4,000) hours of related occupational experience approved by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (department) and obtained within the most recent ten (10) years; or

1. B. Verification of an associate’s degree in an area

appropriate for the subject area being taught, and five thousand (5,000) hours of related occupational experience from within the most recent ten (10) years and approved by the department; or

1. C. Verification of six thousand (6,000) hours of related

occupational experience obtained within the most recent ten (10) years (only for Health Sciences and Skilled Technical Sciences areas) and approved by the department; and

1. 3. Applicants for the specific area of Reserve Officers’

Training Corps (ROTC) must submit a notarized letter from the appropriate branch of the armed services indicating that applicant is an approved Junior ROTC instructor;

1. (B) Professional Requirements—

   1. 1. Verification of coursework in education not to exceed

eighteen (18) credit hours to include competencies appropriate for the certification area in: Curriculum; Methods; Assessment; Psychology/Education of the Exceptional Child; Foundations/ Implementation; and Coordination of Cooperative Education;

1. (C) Certificate Titles and Specific Requirements for Each Specific Area of Career Education Certification—

   1. 1. Family, Consumer Sciences, and Human Services—

      1. A. Apparel and Textiles;
      2. B. Cosmetologist (requires professional licensing);

      3. C. Culinary Arts—

         1. (I) For a Culinary Arts Certificate, candidates must

satisfy the requirements of at least one (1) of the following:

1. (a) Satisfaction of the General Requirements and

Professional Requirements in subsections (1)(A)-(B) of this rule; or

1. (b) Satisfaction of the requirements below:

   1. I. Bachelor of Science Degree in Home Economics

Education, Family and Consumer Sciences Education, or Vocational Family Consumer Sciences; or possession of a valid Missouri professional teaching certificate in the area of Family and Consumer Sciences;

1. II. Possession of a current Secondary Food Service

Education Certificate from the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation, and a Serve Safe Certificate; and

1. III. Two thousand (2000) hours of department-

approved, related occupational experience from the most recent ten (10) years; or

1. (c) Satisfaction of the requirements below:

   1. I. Bachelor of Science Degree in Home Economics

Education, Family and Consumer Sciences Education, or Vocational Family Consumer Sciences; or possession of a valid Missouri professional teaching certificate in the area of Family and Consumer Sciences;

1. II. Possession of a current Secondary Culinary

Education Certificate from the American Culinary Federation; and

1. III. Two thousand (2000) hours of department-

approved, related occupational experience from the most recent ten (10) years; or

1. D. Family and Consumer Sciences Related Careers

Cooperative Education;

1. E. Food and Beverage/Restaurant Operations Manager;
2. F. Food Production, Management, and Related Services;
3. G. Hospitality Administration/ Management, General;
4. H. Housing and Home Environments;
5. I. Human Development/Adult Development and

Aging—

1. (I) A Human Development/Adult Development and

Aging certificate requires a minimum of an associate’s degree;

1. J. Human Development/Child Care—

   1. (I) A Human Development/Child Care certificate

requires a minimum of an associate’s degree;

1. 2. Applicants for a Family and Consumer Sciences Career

Education Certificate of license to teach in the specific area of Human Development/Child Care and Human Development/ Adult Development and Aging must have a minimum of an associate’s or higher degree in an area appropriate for the subject area being taught and comply with subsections (1)(A)-(B) general and professional requirements. Applicants in the areas of Apparel and Textiles; Cosmetologist; Culinary Arts; Family and Consumer Sciences Related Careers Cooperative Education; Food and Beverage/Restaurant Operations Manager; Food Production, Management and Related Services; Hospitality, Administration/Management, General; and Housing and Home Environments must comply with subsections (1)(A)-(B) general and professional requirements;

1. 3. Health Sciences—

   1. A. Dental Assistant (requires professional licensing);
   2. B. Dental Laboratory Technician;
   3. C. Emergency Medical Technology/ Technician (requires

professional licensing);

1. D. Health Aide or Health Services Assistant (requires

professional licensing);

1. E. Medical Assistant (requires professional licensing);
2. F. Medical Laboratory Technician;
3. G. Medical Transcriptionist (requires professional

licensing);

1. H. Pharmacy Technician/Assistant (requires professional

licensing); and

1. I. Sign Language Interpreter (requires professional

licensing);

1. 4. The applicant for a Health Sciences Career Education

Certificate of license to teach must comply with the general and professional requirements from paragraph (1)(C)3. and the following:

1. A. Applicant must provide a valid authorization from

the applicable accrediting agency certifying that applicant meets requirements to teach in the subject area and student level of the instructional program; and

1. B. Applicant must provide documentation of a

valid, unencumbered, undisciplined professional license (if applicable for instructional area to be taught);

1. 5. Skilled Technical Sciences—

   1. A. Certificate Titles—

      1. (I) Aircraft Mechanic/Technician, Powerplant (requires

professional licensing);

1. (II) Airframe Mechanic/Technician, Airframe (requires

professional licensing);

1. (III) Auto/Automotive Body Repairer;
2. (IV) Auto/Automotive Mechanic/ Technician;
3. (V) Aviation Management;
4. (VI) Building/Property Maintenance and Manager;
5. (VII) Cabinet Maker and Mill-worker; (VIII) Carpenter;
6. (IX) Geographic Information Science and Cartography;
7. (X) Commercial Photography;
8. (XI) Computer Maintenance Technology/Technician;
9. (XII) Construction/Building Technology/Technician; (XIII) Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management;
10. (XIV) Diesel Engine Mechanic and Repairer;
11. (XV) Drafting, General;
12. (XVI) Electrical and Electronics Equipment Installer

and Repairer, General; (XVII) Electrician; (XVIII) Fire Science/Firefighting;

1. (XIX) Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator,

General;

1. (XX) Graphic Design, Commercial Art, and Illustration;
2. (XXI) Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration

Mechanic and Repairer; (XXII) Heavy Equipment Maintenance and Repairer; (XXIII) Industrial Technology/ Technician; (XXIV) Laser and Optical Technology/Technician;

1. (XXV) Criminal Justice Technology; (XXVI) Machinist/Machine Technologist; (XXVII) Marine Maintenance and Ship Repairer; (XXVIII) Mason and Tile Setter; (XXIX) Motorcycle Mechanic and Repairer;
2. (XXX) Plumbing Technology/ Plumber; (XXXI) Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/

Technician; (XXXII) Small Engine Mechanic and Repairer; (XXXIII) Welder/Welding Technologist; and (XXXIV) Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician;

1. 6. The applicant for a Skilled Technical Sciences Career

Education certificate of license to teach must comply with subsections (1)(A)-(B) general and professional requirements and the following:

1. A. The applicant must provide documentation of a

valid, unencumbered, undisciplined license (if applicable for instructional area to be taught);

1. 7. The applicant for a ROTC Career Education certificate of

license to teach must comply with subsections (1)(A)-(B) general and professional requirements; and

1. 8. The applicant for a Special Needs Career Education

certificate of license to teach must comply with the general and professional requirements from subsections (1)(A)-(B) and the following:

1. A. Possession of a bachelor’s degree or higher from a

college or university approved by the department;

1. B. A valid professional classification Missouri certificate

of license to teach in one (1) of the following areas: elementary education, middle school, math (Grades 9-12), English (Grades 7-12), industrial arts, technology education, counseling, special education, or career education; and

1. C. The applicant must provide documentation/

transcripts of completion of a course in Methods of Teaching Disabled Students or a methods course appropriate to the disability area(s) of their employment.

1. (2) An applicant for a Career Education (Secondary) Missouri certificate of license to teach Personal Finance who possesses good moral character may be granted a Career Education (Secondary) Missouri certificate of license to teach Personal Finance subject to the certification requirements found in 5 CSR 20-400.500 and the following additional certification requirements specific to Personal Finance:

   1. (A) General Requirements—

      1. 1. The applicant must submit a joint application verifying

contracted employment from a Missouri school district;

1. 2. Verification of a bachelor’s degree or higher in an

area appropriate for the subject area being taught, and four thousand (4,000) hours of related occupational experience obtained within the most recent ten (10) years and approved by the department; and

1. 3. Completion of the assessment(s) required by the State

Board of Education (board) with a score equal to or greater than the Missouri qualifying score. The official score must be submitted to the department.

1. (3) The requirements of this rule shall become effective August 1, 2022. AUTHORITY: sections 161.092, 168.011, 168.071, 168.081, 168.400, 168.405, and 168.409, RSMo 2016, and section 168.021, RSMo Supp. 2021.* Original rule filed Oct. 29, 2013, effective May 30, 2014. Amended: Filed Feb. 21, 2020, effective Oct. 30, 2020. Amended: Filed Oct. 27, 2021, effective May 30, 2022. *Original authority: 161.092, RSMo 1963, amended 1973, 2002, 2003, 2013, 2014; 168.011, RSMo 1963, amended 1984; 168.021, RSMo 1963, amended 1973, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2020; 168.071, RSMo 1963, amended 1973, 1978, 1984, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2014; 168.081, RSMo 1963, amended 1984, 2002, 2014; 168.400, RSMo 1985, amended 1990, 2002; 168.405, RSMo 1985; and 168.409, RSMo 1985.