California Code of Regulations › Title 5 - Education › Division 8 - Commission on Teacher Credentialing › Chapter 4 - Procedure for Application for, Adding Authorization to, and Renewal of Credentials › Article 2 - Direct Application to the Commission › Section 80457 - Acceptance of College or University Work for Purposes of Certification in California

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) For the
				  purposes of certification, a degree must be completed in a regionally
				  accredited institution of higher education, unless otherwise stated in statutes
				  or regulations. Course work taken at an institution of higher education that is
				  not regionally accredited, may be used towards certification if it is accepted
				  by a regionally accredited institution of higher education for degree granting
				  purposes, unless otherwise stated in statutes or regulations. A degree taken at
				  an institution of higher education that is not regionally accredited but that
				  was accepted towards certification under prior regulations, may be used towards
				  future certification. An individual holding a degree taken at an institution of
				  higher education that is not regionally accredited but who is given
				  unconditional graduate standing by a regionally accredited institution and is
				  admitted to a Commission-approved credential program by July 1, 1995, may use
				  the degree toward certification only if the individual qualifies and applies
				  for the credential by July 1, 1997.
(b) Course work requirements completed
				  through the California campus or center of an out-of-state institution of
				  higher education will meet credential requirements only if a satisfactory
				  evaluation of the program by the regional accrediting agency of the
				  out-of-state institution has been submitted to the Commission, and the
				  Commission has approved the program.
(c) Course work, programs, or degrees
				  completed in an institution of higher education outside of the United States
				  are acceptable toward certification when the Commission or an evaluating agency
				  approved by the Commission has determined that such institution's course work,
				  programs, or degrees are equivalent to those offered by a regionally accredited
				  institution in the United States. The Commission reserves the right to accept
				  or reject an approved evaluating agency's determination. An evaluating agency
				  that is a current member of either the National Association of Credential
				  Evaluation Services (NACES) or the Association of International Credential
				  Evaluators, Inc. (AICE) shall be eligible for approval by the Commission. Such
				  agencies may be added to the Commission's list of approved evaluating agencies
				  by contacting the Commission and requesting in writing to be added to the list.
				  The Commission shall verify the agency's current membership with one of the
				  organizations listed above and, once verified, add the evaluating agency to the
				  approved agency list within 90 days of receipt of the request.
(d) For certification purposes, an accredited
				  institution, accredited college, or accredited university is defined as a
				  regionally accredited institution of higher education, unless otherwise defined
				  in statutes or regulations.
Note: Authority cited: Section 44225(q), Education Code.
						Reference: Sections 44227 and 44252, Education Code.
Note: Authority cited: Section
						44225(q),
						Education Code. Reference: Sections
						44227 and
						44252,
						Education Code.