(a) The entity delivering educator preparation shall establish policies for the following:
- (1) screening activities to determine the candidate's appropriateness for the certification sought.
- (2) screening for admission to include but not limited to college level skills in reading, oral and written communication, critical thinking, and mathematics.
- (3) academic criteria for admission that are published and applied consistently to all candidates.
- (b) Preparation programs may adopt requirements in addition to those explicitly required in this section.
- (c) Each preparation program must develop and implement specific criteria and procedures that allow admitted individuals to substitute experience and/or professional training directly related to the certificate being sought for part of the preparation requirements.
Source Note:The provisions of this §227.10 adopted to be effective July 11, 1999, 24 TexReg 5011.