The record-union., 1893-09-09
EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIALS.
A Matter of Considerable interest to
IeaCherS.
Rules Adopted by the State Board OF
Education for the Recognition
of Certificates.

At the recent meeting of the State Board
of Education a set of rules for the govern
ment Of the board in the recognition of
credentials from universities and colleges
in other States was formulated and have
been perfected by Prof. J. W. Anderson
Superintendent of Public instruction.
They will be read with interest by both
County Superintendeuts and teachers, as
heretofore credentials brought here by
Eastern teachers, no matter from what
college, or Of how high standing, have
been valueless to them as basis on which
certificate could be granted.
The amendments of the school law by
the last Legislature has changed this and
placed power in the hands Of the State
Board to accord recognition to such as in
their judgment they should deem fit.
In accordance with the amendment,
they passed the following
RESOLUTION AND RULES:
ReSoJUed, That the State Board of Edu-
cation in this State, in recognizing uni
versities and colleges as provided in Sec
uon no OF the Political Code, as
amended March %, 1898, shall be guided
by the following rules:
l. All applications for recognition shall
oe made by the faculty Of the institution
sollcltlng recognition, and shall be ac-
companied by copy of the course OF
study in the pedagogical department of
said institution, and by detailed state
ment OF the amount Of professional train
ing required for graduation from said
department
Z. In considering all applications the
state Board of Education shall carefully
examine the merits of the course OF
q ri n
the institution soliciting recognition as
compared with the course of study in the
corresponding department of the l nj
versity OF California.
3. When any institution shall be recog-
niZed, notice Of such recognition shall be
sent to the superintendent Of Schools in
every city and county IN the State, and 1t
IS hereby made the duty OF the Secretary
TO transmit such notice without delay.
ReSolCed, That City and County Boards
OF Education, in accepting recOmmenda e.
tlons of applicants for high school certl1l-
Gates, under the provisions of Section
l1t5 of the Political Code, from unlyers1-
ties and colleges recognized by the State
Board of Education under the provisions
of said section, must be governed by the
following rules:
l. The recommendation must be issued
by the faculty OF the institution from
which the applicant graduated, and must
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of the faculty, and have the seal of the
institution attached.
2 Such recommendations must clearly
set forth the amount OF professional train
ing which the applicant has had in the
institution by which he is recommended
g. The amount Of such professional
training must in no case be less than that
required by the University of California,
as specified in the registry thereof.
1. 1t shall be The duty OF all City and
County Superintendents to provide and
keep in their respective offices the latest
edition of the register OF the University of
California, for the use Of the members of
their respective boards.
>. No board shall consider the applica-
ton OF any party who is not a graduate OF
the pedagogical department of an institu-
ton that has been recommended by the
State Board of Education of this State.
+. No board shall consider applications
presented by parties who are not resi-
dents of the state of California.