School Psychologist

Persons with this teaching endorsement may provide school psychological services to students (birth to age 21), school personnel, parents and other specialists related to individual student needs or school program considerations.

Certification Endorsement Requirements: This endorsement requires at least 60 graduate semester hours beyond the baccalaureate degree, in which at least 54 are exclusive of credit for the supervised internship.

School Librarian

Persons with this endorsement may supervise the development and organization of a library media program and teach or direct the use of the library media resources and services in prekindergarten through grade 12.

Music

Persons with this endorsement may teach music in prekindergarten through grade 12.

Certification Endorsement Requirements: This endorsement requires a minimum of 54 semester hours in music education. Music coursework will include theory, composition, arranging, improvisation, music history, applied music, ensemble performance, conducting, pedagogy, and technology.

Mathematics

Persons with this endorsement may teach mathematics in grades 6 through 12.

Certification Endorsement Requirements: This endorsement requires a minimum of 36 semester hours of mathematics.

Endorsement Program Requirements: Standard institutions of higher education offering this endorsement program must have on file, within the institution, a plan which identifies the courses and the course completion requirements which the institution utilizes to grant credit toward completion of this endorsement.

English Language Arts

Persons with this endorsement may teach English Language Arts courses such as literature, writing, language, communications (including speech, theater, and journalism), and reading/literacy skills in grades 7 through 12.

Certification Endorsement Requirements: This endorsement requires a minimum of 48 semester hours of content and pedagogical content coursework in literature, writing, language, communications, and reading/literacy skills and strategies.