1. (a) Students admitted to a teacher education program on or after September 1, 1997, shall meet State Board of Education adopted competencies for licensure and certification as specified in Sections 210:20-9-152 and 210:20-9-172 of Title 210, OAC, and shall pass the applicable state competency examinations(s). Effective July 1, 1997, the available certificate areas under the competency based system are:

   1. (1) art
   2. (2) business education
   3. (3) driver/safety education
   4. (4) early childhood education
   5. (5) elementary education
   6. (6) English
   7. (7) family and consumer sciences

   8. (8) foreign languages

      1. (A) French
      2. (B) German
      3. (C) Latin
      4. (D) Russian
      5. (E) Spanish
      6. (F) other foreign language
   9. (9) journalism
   10. (10) library-media specialist

   11. (11) mathematics

       1. (A) advanced/secondary (70 O.S. § 6-189.1)

          1. (i) analysis
          2. (ii) calculus
          3. (iii) trigonometry

       2. (B) intermediate--(Not required if teacher holds advanced mathematics certification)

          1. (i) algebra
          2. (ii) general math
          3. (iii) geometry

   12. (12) middle level. Subject areas are:

       1. (A) art
       2. (B) English

       3. (C) foreign language

          1. (i) French
          2. (ii) German
          3. (iii) Latin
          4. (iv) Russian
          5. (v) Spanish
          6. (vi) other foreign language
       4. (D) mathematics (algebra/geometry)
       5. (E) music
       6. (F) physical education/health/safety
       7. (G) science
       8. (H) social studies
       9. (I) technology engineering

   13. (13) music

       1. (A) instrumental/general music
       2. (B) vocal/general music
   14. (14) physical education/health/safety
   15. (15) school psychometrist
   16. (16) reading specialist
   17. (17) ROTC (Reserve Officers Training Corps)
   18. (18) school counselor
   19. (19) school nurse
   20. (20) school psychologist

   21. (21) science

       1. (A) biological sciences

          1. (i) anatomy/physiology
          2. (ii) biology
          3. (iii) botany
          4. (iv) zoology
       2. (B) chemistry
       3. (C) earth science
       4. (D) physical science
       5. (E) physics

   22. (22) social studies

       1. (A) United States History/Oklahoma History/Government/Economics
       2. (B) World History/Geography
       3. (C) Psychology/Sociology

   23. (23) special education

       1. (A) blind/visual impairment
       2. (B) deaf/hard of hearing
       3. (C) mild-moderate disabilities
       4. (D) severe-profound/multiple disabilities
   24. (24) speech/drama/debate
   25. (25) speech-language pathologist

   26. (26) vocational-technical education

       1. (A) agricultural education
       2. (B) marketing education
       3. (C) technology engineering
       4. (D) vocational business
       5. (E) vocational family and consumer sciences

   27. (27) Administrative

       1. (A) Elementary Principal
       2. (B) Middle Level Principal
       3. (C) Secondary Principal
       4. (D) Superintendent
2. (b) Competency for occupational agriculture, occupational family and consumer sciences, trade and industrial education, and vocational health occupations will be verified by passing a state or national licensure examination developed specifically to the occupation and/or occupational testing approved by the Oklahoma Department of Vocational and Technical Education. Non-degreed vocational teachers certified under rules promulgated by the State Board of Education are exempt from the provisions of 70 O.S. § 6-180 et. seq., except for those provisions concerning professional development programs.

Added at 14 Ok Reg 1555, eff 5-27-97

Amended at 17 Ok Reg 117, eff 10-12-99 (emergency)

Amended at 17 Ok Reg 1053, eff 5-11-00

Amended at 17 Ok Reg 3303, eff 7-28-00 (emergency)

Amended at 18 Ok Reg 3009, eff 7-12-01

Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2958, eff 7-2-09 (emergency)

Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1385, eff 6-11-10