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Option 7 - Institute Alternative Route to Certification
Guidelines for submitting an application to provide an alternative route to certification institute.
Allows a person in a field other than education to receive a one-year Temporary Provisional Certificate (elementary, middle, and/or secondary) renewable for a maximum of three years, if he/she has met the following conditions:
- Holds a bachelor's degree with a declared academic major in
the area
of certification and a cumulative GPA of 3.0, or a professional
or graduate degree in a field related to the area of certification.
- Has a minimum score of 500 on the verbal section and a minimum
score of 4 on the analytical writing section of the Graduate
Record Exam (GRE); in addition, candidates for math/science
certification shall have a minimum score of 450 on the quantitative
section of the GRE. (Candidates who have professional degrees
are exempt from this requirement.)
- Passes written tests designated by the EPSB for content knowledge
in the area of certification (e.g., Praxis).
- Has an offer of employment from a local school district in
the area of certification being sought via the Option 7 program.
Additional Information: More information on Option 7 is available in our online form. Click here to view .
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