Certification Requirements for Career and Technology Education Teachers
Agricultural Education Family and Consumer
Sciences Education
Technology Education
Business and Information
Marketing Education
Alternative Certification
1.
Must
have bachelor's degree with a major that corresponds to an area of certification
offered through the State Department of Education Alternative Placement
Program.
2.
Applicant must pass a series of tests determined by the Oklahoma Commission for
Teacher Preparation. The tests generally consist of the Oklahoma General
Education Test (OGET), Oklahoma Subject Area Test (OSAT), and the Oklahoma Professional
Teaching Exam (OPTE).
3. Applicants, after successfully completing the OSAT and OGET, will be permitted to teach for a three-year period using this license. At the end of three years, the OPTE and any college coursework/professional development clock hours must be completed. Also, the candidate must apply and receive a favorable recommendation from the Teacher Competency Review Panel. For more information on Alternative Certification, please contact:
Alternative
Placement Program
Professional Standards
Section, Room 212
Oklahoma Department of
Education
2500 North Lincoln
Boulevard
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
73105-4599
(405) 521-3337, Website
Address http://sde.state.ok.us
Certificate/License (ADDING DISCIPLINES)
The
holder of a valid Oklahoma teaching certificate or license may add additional
subject matter areas by successfully completing the Oklahoma Subject Area Test
(OSAT) in that particular field of study.
If a candidate would like to move from an elementary credential to a
secondary credential, or vice versa, the candidate must complete the Oklahoma Professional
Teaching Exam (OPTE). These tests may
be taken to teach in the following Career and Technology Education
disciplines: Agricultural
Education, Family and Consumer Sciences Education, Technology Education,
Business and Information Technology Education, and Marketing Education. Recommendation
for approval must be made by the appropriate Program Manager or Administrator
from the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education. More
information concerning subject matter testing and times contact:
Oklahoma Commission for
Teacher Preparation
4545 N Lincoln Blvd.,
Suite 275
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
73105-3418
(405) 525-2612, Website
Address http://www.octp.org