Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-24 - Licensing and Education Programs › Section 3301-24-01 - Glossary/definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Terminology used in this chapter of the Administrative Code
				shall be as defined in this rule.
(A)
			 "Accredited institution of higher education" is a degree granting institution
			 accredited at the college level by an accrediting agency that is recognized by
			 the United States secretary of education.
(B) "Alternative preparation" is completion
			 of any Chancellor approved non-traditional program or pathway to attain
			 licensure for applicants that did not complete an approved program defined in
			 paragraph (D) of this rule.
(C)
			 "Approved program" is a college or university preparation program that the Ohio
			 department of higher education has determined complies with rules in this
			 chapter and which leads to licensure necessary as a teacher, administrator, or
			 school employee in pupil personnel services.
(D) "Associate degree"
			 is a degree awarded by an accredited institution of higher education following
			 completion of a two-year program of college level studies.
(E)
			 "Baccalaureate degree" is a degree awarded by an accredited institution of
			 higher education following completion of a four-year undergraduate program of
			 college level studies.
(F) "Continuing
			 education unit" (CEU) is ten contact hours in a professional development
			 program approved by the local professional development committee.
(G) "Educator" is an
			 individual who has been licensed by the state board of education to teach or
			 practice in Ohio schools.
(H) "Endorsement
			 " is the addition of a teaching
			 area to the license after completion of an approved program of
			 preparation.
(I) "ESEA" means the
			 federal elementary and secondary education act.
(J) "Good moral
			 character" means a person who has not engaged in an immoral act, incompetence,
			 negligence, or conduct that is unbecoming to the applicant's or person's
			 position pursuant to section
			 3319.31 of the Revised Code; or
			 has not pled guilty to, been found guilty of, or been convicted of any offense
			 listed in division (B) or (C) of section
			 3319.31 of the Revised Code or
			 any substantively comparable ordinance of a municipal corporation in another
			 state. However, this definition does not include an individual who meets the
			 conditions specified in Chapters 3301-20 and 3301-73 of the Administrative
			 Code.
(K) "Learner" is one
			 who gains knowledge, understanding, or skills by study, instruction, or
			 experience; a person who is learning.
(L) "License" means any
			 document, including a certificate or permit issued by the state board of
			 education, as defined in section
			 3319.31 of the Revised Code, to
			 an individual who is deemed to be qualified to teach or practice in Ohio
			 schools.
(M) "Master's degree"
			 is the first graduate degree awarded by an accredited institution of higher
			 education.
(N) "Out of state
			 applicant" is an individual who has completed either an approved program
			 leading to licensure eligibility through a college or university or alternative
			 preparation, as defined in this rule, outside the state of Ohio.
(O)
			 "Principal" is an individual who has been licensed by the state board of
			 education to serve as a building-level administrator or supervisor in Ohio
			 schools and the term "principal" as used in this chapter, includes "assistant
			 principal".
(P) "Professional
			 education coursework" is college level course work provided by and completed
			 through the education unit of a college or university approved to prepare
			 teachers.
(Q) "Semester hour" is
			 the unit of credit granted by an accredited institution of higher education for
			 the satisfactory completion of a semester course. A quarter hour is equivalent
			 to two-thirds of a semester hour.
(R) "Standard
			 certificate" is a provisional, professional, or permanent
			 certificate.
(S) "Standard license"
			 is a provisional, resident educator, advanced or
			 professional license.
(T) "Supplemental
			 license" is a license that allows educators with a currently valid standard
			 teaching certificate or license to teach in an additional or supplemental area
			 provided the applicant meets the requirements specified in rule
			 3301-24-14 of the Administrative
			 Code.