Criteria for Elementary School
Subject Teaching
Grades PK and K
Grades 1-4
Grade 5
Special Education‐PPCD
Special Education-Life Skills
Special Education-Resource
Special Education-AB
Special Education Co Teach
Certificates that may be hired
EC-4/Generalist
EC-6/Generalist
Elementary PK-6
Early Childhood Elementary (PK-K)
Grades PK-5 General
Grades PK-6 General
EC-4/Generalist
EC-6/Generalist
Elementary PK-6
Elementary Self Contained 1-8
Elementary 1-6
Elementary 1-8
Grades PK-5 General
Grades PK-6 General
4-8/Generalist
EC-6/Generalist
Elementary PK-6
Elementary Self Contained 1-8
Elementary 1-6
Elementary 1-8
Grades PK-5 General
Grades PK-6 General
Only needs Special Education EC-12 exam except
anyone currently in an ACP must have Special
Education EC-12 and Generalist EC-6
Only needs Special Education EC-12 exam except
anyone currently in an ACP must have Special
Education EC-12 and Generalist EC-6
Only needs Special Education EC-12 exam except
anyone currently in an ACP must have Special
Education EC-12 and Generalist EC-6
Must have Special Education EC-12 and Generalist EC4 or EC-6
Only needs Special Education EC-12 exam as long as
they are not the teacher of record
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Criteria for Middle School
Subject Teaching
English
Speech
Mathematics
Science
Theatre
Social Studies
Special Education-Life Skills
Special Education-Resource
Special Education-AB
Special Education Co-Teach
Certificates that may be hired
English 6-12
English/Language Arts Composite 6-12
English, Language Arts and Reading 8-12
English, Language Arts and Reading 4-8
ELAR/Social Studies 4-8
Generalist 4-8
Speech 8-12
Speech 7-12
Speech Communications 6-12
Speech and Drama (All-Level)
Speech Communications and Theatre Arts (All-Level)
Mathematics 8-12 or 6-12
Mathematics 4-8
Mathematics/Physics 8-12
Mathematics/Physical Science/Engineering 8-12
Mathematics/Science 4-8
Generalist 4-8
Biology 9-12 or 6-12
Life Science 8-12
Chemistry 8-12, 9-12 or 6-12
Physical Science 8-12
Physics 9-12 or 6-12
Mathematics/Physics 8-12
Mathematics/Physical Science/Engineering 8-12
Earth Science 9-12 or 6-12
Science Composite 6-12
Science 8-12
Science 4-8 if issued before August 2009
Mathematics/Science 4-8
Generalist 4-8
Speech Communications and Theatre Arts (All-Level)
Speech and Drama (All-Level)
Theatre Arts (All-Level), 9-12 or 6-12
History 8-12, 9-12 or 6-12
Social Science Composite 6-12
Social Studies 8-12 or 6-12
Social Studies 4-8
ELAR/Social Studies 4-8
Generalist 4-8
Only needs Special Education EC-12 exam except
anyone currently in an ACP must have Special
Education EC-12 and Generalist 4-8
Only needs Special Education EC-12 exam except
anyone currently in an ACP must have Special
Education EC-12 and Generalist 4-8
Must have Special Education EC-12 and be HQ in each
core subject area that they are teaching by passing the
Generalist 4-8 exam
Only needs Special Education EC-12 exam as long as
they are not the teacher of record
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Criteria for High School
Subject Teaching
English
Speech
Mathematics
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
IPC
Geology/Meterology
Theatre
History
Geography
Government
Certificates that may be hired
English 6-12
English/Language Arts Composite 6-12
English, Language Arts and Reading 8-12
Speech 8-12
Speech Communications 6-12
Speech and Drama (All-Level)
Speech Communications and Theatre Arts (All-Level)
Mathematics 8-12 or 6-12
Mathematics/Physics 8-12
Mathematics/Physical Science/Engineering 8-12
Biology 9-12 or 6-12
Science Composite 6-12
Science 8-12
Life Science 8-12
Chemistry 8-12, 9-12 or 6-12
Science Composite 6-12
Science 8-12
Physical Science 8-12
Physics 9-12 or 6-12
Physical Science 8-12
Mathematics/Physics 8-12
Mathematics/Physical Science/Engineering 8-12
Science 8-12
Science Composite 6-12
Science Composite 6-12
Science 8-12
Physical Science 8-12
Mathematics/Physical Science/Engineering 8-12
Chemistry 6-12 (if issued prior to 9-1-76)
Physics 6-12 (if issued prior to 9-1-76)
Earth Science 9-12 or 6-12
Science Composite 6-12
Science 8-12
Speech Communications and Theatre Arts (All-Level)
Speech and Drama (All-Level)
Theatre Arts (All-Level), 9-12 or 6-12
History 8-12, 9-12 or 6-12
Social Science Composite 6-12
Social Studies 8-12 or 6-12
Geography 9-12 or 6-12
Social Science Composite 6-12
Social Studies 8-12 or 6-12
Government 9-12 or 6-12
Social Science Composite 6-12
Social Studies 8-12 or 6-12
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Psychology
Sociology
Economics
Psychology 9-12 or 6-12
Social Science Composite 6-12
Social Studies 8-12 or 6-12
Sociology 9-12 or 6-12
Social Science Composite 6-12
Social Studies 8-12 or 6-12
Economics 9-12 or 6-12
Social Science Composite 6-12
Social Studies 8-12 or 6-12
Business Administration 6-12
Business Composite 6-12
Basic Business 6-12
Special Education-Life Skills
Only needs Special Education EC-12 exam except anyone currently in an
ACP must have Special Education EC-12 and Generalist EC-6, EC-4 or 4-8
Special Education-Resource
Must have Special Education EC-12 and be HQ in English and math by
having 24 hours in each subject area or by passing the appropriate content
exam as listed above
Special Education-AB
Special Education Co Teach
Must have Special Education EC-12 and be HQ in each core subject area
that they are teaching by having 24 hours in the subject area or having
passed the appropriate content exam as listed above
Only needs Special Education EC-12 exam as long as they are not the
teacher of record
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Elementary
Special Education‐PPCD
Only needs Special Education EC‐12 exam except anyone currently in an ACP must have Special Education EC‐12 and Generalist EC‐6
Special Education-Life Skills
Only needs Special Education EC‐12 exam except anyone currently in an ACP must have Special Education EC‐12 and Generalist EC‐6
Special Education-Resource
Special Education-AB
Special Education Co Teach
Only needs Special Education EC‐12 exam except anyone currently in an ACP must have Special Education EC‐12 and Generalist EC‐6
Must have Special Education EC‐12 and Generalist EC‐4 or EC‐6
Only needs Special Education EC‐12 exam as long as they are not the teacher of record
Middle School
Special Education-Life Skills
Only needs Special Education EC‐12 exam except anyone currently in an ACP must have Special Education EC‐12 and Generalist 4‐8
Special Education-Resource
Only needs Special Education EC‐12 exam except anyone currently in an ACP must have Special Education EC‐12 and Generalist 4‐8
Special Education-AB
Special Education Co-Teach
Must have Special Education EC‐12 and be HQ in each core subject area that they are teaching by passing the Generalist 4‐8 exam
Only needs Special Education EC‐12 exam as long as they are not the teacher of record
High School
Special Education-Life Skills
Special Education-Resource
Special Education-AB
Special Education Co Teach
Only needs Special Education EC‐12 exam except anyone currently in an ACP must have Special Education EC‐12 and Generalist EC‐6, EC‐4 or 4‐8
Must have Special Education EC‐12 and be HQ in English and math by having 24 hours in each subject area or by passing the appropriate content exam as listed above
Must have Special Education EC‐12 and be HQ in each core subject area that they are teaching by having 24 hours in the subject area or
having passed the appropriate content exam as listed above
Only needs Special Education EC‐12 exam as long as they are not the teacher of record
09/2014