High Ability Education

Persons with this endorsement may teach learners with high ability; facilitate the identification of learners with high ability; develop, coordinate, and evaluate programs for learners with high ability; and act as a resource person in education for students with high ability in kindergarten through grade 12.

Health Sciences Education (SP) (6-12)

Endorsement Type: Supplemental. This endorsement requires an applicant to hold, or earn concurrently, a subject or field endorsement in: Science, Biology, Health and Physical Education, Physical Education, Health Education, Agriculture Education, or Family and Consumer Sciences Occupational.

Persons with this endorsement may teach Health Sciences courses and will be eligible for the Work-Based Learning endorsement.

Certification Endorsement Requirements: This supplemental endorsement requires a minimum of fifteen (15) semester hours with the following minimums:

English As A Second Language (4-9)

Persons with this endorsement may teach English as a Second Language (ESL) in the grade levels for which they are prepared.

Certification Endorsement Requirements: This endorsement requires a minimum of 15 semester hours of course work in the following topics: Second Language Acquisition, English Language/Linguistics, Cross-Cultural Communication, Methods/Curriculum Design in English as a Second Language, and Assessment and Evaluation of English Language Learners (ELL).

English As A Second Language (PK-6)

Persons with this endorsement may teach English as a Second Language (ESL) in the grade levels for which they are prepared.

Certification Endorsement Requirements: This endorsement requires a minimum of 15 semester hours of course work in the following topics: Second Language Acquisition, English Language/Linguistics, Cross-Cultural Communication, Methods/Curriculum Design in English as a Second Language, and Assessment and Evaluation of English Language Learners (ELL).

English As A Second Language (PK-12)

Persons with this endorsement may teach English as a Second Language (ESL) in the grade levels for which they are prepared.

Certification Endorsement Requirements: This endorsement requires a minimum of 15 semester hours of course work in the following topics: Second Language Acquisition, English Language/Linguistics, Cross-Cultural Communication, Methods/Curriculum Design in English as a Second Language, and Assessment and Evaluation of English Language Learners (ELL).

Early Childhood Education

This endorsement requires an applicant to hold, or earn concurrently, the Elementary Education endorsement. Persons with this endorsement may teach children from prekindergarten through grade 3. 

Certification Endorsement Requirements: This endorsement requires a minimum of 18 semester hours of coursework specific to early childhood education that address preschool and kindergarten levels and includes the identification of deficiencies and effective instructional and intervention strategies related to mathematics and reading. 

Driver Education

Persons with this endorsement may teach driver education to students in grades 7 through 12.

Certification Endorsement Requirements: This endorsement requires a minimum of nine (9) semester credit hours in courses that address traffic safety, general safety, first aid, motor vehicle systems, and alcohol and drug education.

Adapted Physical Education

This endorsement requires an applicant to hold, or earn concurrently, a subject or field endorsement in: Health and Physical Education, Physical Education, or one of the Special Education endorsements.

Persons with this endorsement may teach physical education to children and youth in prekindergarten through grade 12 who have unique needs or verified disabilities. Persons with this endorsement may provide consultant services to teachers of students with unique needs or verified disabilities.

Bilingual Education (7-12)

This endorsement requires an applicant to hold, or earn concurrently, an English as a Second Language (ESL) endorsement in addition to a subject or field endorsement.

Persons with this endorsement may teach in a bilingual program in the grade levels for which they are prepared.

Certification Endorsement Requirements: This endorsement requires a minimum of 12 semester hours of course work related to methodology, content instruction, and content literacy in bilingual education programs which includes nine (9) credit hours of course work taught in the target language.