Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-24 - Licensing and Education Programs › Section 3301-24-05 - Licensure

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A professional
			 teaching  license, valid for five years, shall be
			 issued to an individual who holds the appropriate resident educator license
			 or alternative resident educator license; who is
			 deemed to be of good moral character; and who has successfully completed an
			 approved program of teacher preparation as approved by
			 the chancellor of the Ohio department of higher education, the Ohio
			 teacher residency program as described in section
			 3319.223 of the Revised Code,
			 and an examination prescribed by the state board of education. Teacher licenses
			 shall be issued in the areas described in paragraphs (A)(1) to (A)(7) of this
			 rule:
(1) Early childhood license
			 issued under former section
			 3319.22 of the Revised
			 Code, valid for teaching in grades
									 prekindergarten through grade three. A minimum of twelve
			 cumulative semester hours in the teaching of reading as described in section
			 3319.24 of the Revised Code
			 shall be required for the professional early childhood license.
(2)
									Primary license,
			 valid for teaching in grades prekindergarten through grade five. A minimum of
			 twelve cumulative semester hours in the teaching of reading as described in
			 section 3319.24 of the Revised Code
			 shall be required for the professional primary license.
(3)
			 Middle childhood license, valid for teaching in grades four through nine in
			 two or more
									 curriculum areas named in such license. The
			 middle childhood teacher preparation program shall include preparation in
			  at least two of the following areas of concentration: reading and language arts,
			 mathematics, science, and social studies. A minimum of twelve cumulative
			 semester hours in the teaching of reading as described in section
			 3319.24 of the Revised Code
			 shall be required for the professional middle childhood license. A middle
			 childhood license may be issued in one or more of the concentration areas
			 listed in this paragraph to the holder of a standard teaching certificate
			 or teaching license, who has completed an
			 approved middle childhood program, at an advanced level, consisting of
			 professional education and appropriate content-area coursework, and an
			 examination prescribed by the state board of education. A middle childhood
			 license may also be issued in one or more of the concentration areas listed in
			 this paragraph to an out-of-state applicant who has completed an approved
			 program resulting in eligibility for the licensure area, and an examination
			 prescribed by the state board of education.
(4) Adolescence to
			 young adult license, valid for teaching in grades seven through twelve in the
			 curriculum areas named in such license. Preparation in the teaching field shall
			 constitute at least an academic major or its equivalent with sufficient
			 advanced coursework in all areas to be taught as specified by the teacher
			 preparation institution . A minimum of three semester hours in the
			 teaching of reading in the content area shall be required for the professional
			 adolescence to young adult license. Licenses shall be issued in,
			 but are not limited to, the following teaching fields:
(a) Earth sciences
(b) Integrated language arts
(c) Integrated mathematics
(d) Integrated science
(e) Integrated social studies
(f) Life sciences
(g) Physical sciences (individuals may seek
			 licensure in physical sciences: chemistry; physical sciences: physics; or
			 physical sciences: chemistry and physics)
(5) Multi-age license,
			 valid for teaching in grades prekindergarten through twelve in the curriculum
			 areas named in such license. Preparation in the teaching field shall constitute
			 at least an academic major or its equivalent with sufficient advanced
			 coursework in all areas to be taught as specified by the teacher preparation
			 institution.
									 A minimum of three
			 semester hours in the teaching of reading in the content area shall be required
			 for the professional multi-age license.
Licenses shall be issued in, but are
				not limited to, the following teaching fields:
(a) Computer information science
(b)
			 Dance
(c) Drama/theater
(d)
										World
			 language
(e) Health
(f) Library/media
			 specialist
(g) Music
(h)
			 Physical education
(i) Teaching English to speakers of other languages
			 (TESOL)
(j) Visual arts
(6) Intervention
			 specialist license, valid for teaching learners in the areas designated below.
			 A minimum of twelve cumulative semester hours in the teaching of reading as
			 described in section 3319.24 of the Revised Code
			 shall be required for the professional intervention specialist license.
			 Licenses shall be issued in, but not limited to,
			 the following areas:
(a) Gifted, valid for
			 teaching learners ages five through twenty-one and in
			 grades kindergarten through grade twelve;
(b) Mild/moderate educational needs, valid
			 for teaching learners ages five through twenty-one and in grades kindergarten through grade twelve;
(c) Moderate/intensive educational needs,
			 valid for teaching learners ages five through twenty-one and
			 in grades kindergarten through grade
			 twelve;
(d) Visually impaired,
			 valid for teaching learners ages three through twenty-one and
			 in grades prekindergarten through grade
			 twelve;
(e) Hearing impaired, valid
			 for teaching learners ages three through twenty-one and in grades prekindergarten through grade
			 twelve.
(7) Early childhood intervention specialist license,
			 valid for teaching 
			 mild/moderate/intensive educational needs in grades
			 prekindergarten through grade three, and for providing service coordination. A
			 minimum of twelve cumulative semester hours in the teaching of reading as
			 described in section 3319.24 of the Revised Code
			 shall be required for the professional early childhood intervention specialist
			 license.
(8)
									Primary intervention specialist license, valid for
			 teaching in grades prekindergarten through five and for providing service
			 coordination. A minimum of twelve cumulative semester hours in the teaching of
			 reading as described in section
			 3319.24 of the Revised Code
			 shall be required for the professional primary intervention specialist
			 license.
(9) The career-technical license, valid for teaching
			 the subjects named in such license  grades four 
									through twelve.
			 Preparation in the teaching field shall constitute at least
			 an academic major or its equivalent with sufficient advanced coursework in all
			 areas to be taught as specified by the teacher preparation institution. A
			 minimum of three semester hours in the teaching of reading in the content area
			 shall be required for the professional career-technical license.