Review and Recommendation Alternative Class a Revised 2-25-2015

Review and Recommendation for Application SSN______-_____-_____ Based on Completion of Alabama Alternative Class A Program

Name: ______Teaching Field: ______

IHE: ______Program Admission Date: (mm/dd/yy) ______

Program Completion Date: (mm/dd/yy) ______

SBE-Approved Program Checklist for Which the Individual is Eligible Provided by IHE _____ Yes _____ No A checklist approved after a program was completed may not be used as the basis for recommending an individual for certification.* A current checklist must be used.

Application Fee _____ Yes _____ No Background Clearance (confirmed under Background Review on TCert Port) _____ Yes _____ No All conviction questions answered. _____ Yes _____ No Date of background clearance: ______Before TEP admission? ______Yes _____ No Immigration information completed. ______Yes _____ No

Application signed and dated by applicant. _____ Yes _____ No

Test Requirements Basic Skills test scores for initial Alabama certification _____ Yes _____ No If admitted 9-1-2013 or thereafter, was basic skills test passed prior to admission? _____ Yes _____ No Praxis II test score(s) [Content/Reading/Special Education as required] _____ Yes _____ No PLT _____ Yes _____ No

Praxis II Test Date Test Name Score

Complete Official Transcript(s) _____ Yes _____ No Are all courses used to meet approved program requirements on the complete official _____ Yes _____ No transcript of the recommending institution? (Transferred courses must include course prefixes, numbers, titles, grades, and credits earned.) If no, are official transcripts submitted for all courses used to meet approved program _____ Yes _____ No requirements? Does the application include an official transcript from the degree-granting institution _____ Yes _____ No (required if this is initial Alabama certification at this degree level)?

Is the master’s degree from a regionally-accredited institution (if not conferred by _____ Yes _____ No recommending IHE)?

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Approved 4-4-2011. Revised 5-6-2011, 11-14-2014, 2-24-2015. *If a person does not apply within 60 months, the most recently approved checklist for the program must be used. ** Effective October 1, 2009, an applicant for admission to an Alternative Class A program in a comprehensive area based on 32/19 or the academic major who is deficient in specific subjects within the comprehensive area may take undergraduate courses prior to unconditional admission to meet teaching field requirements for admission. Courses taken to meet comprehensive teaching field requirements after unconditional admission must be taken at the graduate level. Review and Recommendation for Application SSN______-_____-_____ Based on Completion of Alabama Alternative Class A Program Program Admission Criteria Bachelor’s or higher degree with a minimum GPA overall of 2.50 overall _____ Yes _____ No (Courses taken as part of the degree that is used as the basis for admission may not be double counted to meet Alternative Class A program requirements.)

Degree Date Degree Major Institution Regionally Earned Conferred Accredited

Degree meeting one of the following criteria: _____ Yes _____ No Bachelor’s or higher from a regionally accredited IHE Bachelor’s from a non-regionally accredited IHE + master’s or higher from a regionally accredited IHE+ passing Praxis II score (as authorized by unit head) Bachelor’s from a non-regionally accredited IHE + valid professional educator certificate from the IHE’s state + passing Praxis II score (as authorized by unit head)

One of the following, prior to date of unconditional admission: 4x12 (ECE, EE, ECSE, Collaborative K-6 and 6-12) _____ Yes _____ No 32/19 (middle school, secondary, P-12) _____ Yes _____ No Academic major _____ Yes _____ No Praxis II score, only if unconditionally admitted May 4, 2009, or thereafter _____ Yes _____ No Checklist must not have expired prior to May 4, 2009. Effective 9-1-2013, candidates may use Praxis II in lieu of 4x12 for admission to Collaborative 6-12.

Comprehensive areas (only if admitted based on 32/19 or academic major)**: English Language Arts: Prior to October 1, 2009, admissions standards required coursework in English, speech, drama/theatre, and journalism. _____ Yes _____ No Effective October 1, 2009, admissions standards require coursework in literature, grammar, reading skills,

writing, speech, theatre, and print or broadcast. _____ Yes _____ No General Science: one course each in biology, chemistry, Earth or space science, and physics. _____ Yes _____ No General Social Studies: One course each in economics, geography, history, and political science. _____ Yes _____ No General studies: All candidates admitted prior to October 1, 2009, (including ECE, _____ Yes _____ No EE, ECSE, and Collaborative K-6 and 6-12) one course each in humanities, social studies, science, and mathematics

Approved 4-4-2011. Revised 5-6-2011, 11-14-2014, 2-24-2015. *If a person does not apply within 60 months, the most recently approved checklist for the program must be used. ** Effective October 1, 2009, an applicant for admission to an Alternative Class A program in a comprehensive area based on 32/19 or the academic major who is deficient in specific subjects within the comprehensive area may take undergraduate courses prior to unconditional admission to meet teaching field requirements for admission. Courses taken to meet comprehensive teaching field requirements after unconditional admission must be taken at the graduate level. Review and Recommendation for Application SSN______-_____-_____ Based on Completion of Alabama Alternative Class A Program (page 2)

Approved 4-4-2011. Revised 5-6-2011, 11-14-2014, 2-24-2015. *If a person does not apply within 60 months, the most recently approved checklist for the program must be used. ** Effective October 1, 2009, an applicant for admission to an Alternative Class A program in a comprehensive area based on 32/19 or the academic major who is deficient in specific subjects within the comprehensive area may take undergraduate courses prior to unconditional admission to meet teaching field requirements for admission. Courses taken to meet comprehensive teaching field requirements after unconditional admission must be taken at the graduate level. Review and Recommendation for Application SSN______-_____-_____ Based on Completion of Alabama Alternative Class A Program

Program Completion All required courses (or appropriate substitutions for those courses) are on _____ Yes _____ No a transcript Per checklist, discipline-specific or general methods course _____ Yes _____ No Completion GPA of at least 3.0 in all courses on the approved checklist _____ Yes _____ No Per checklist, 30 or more graduate hours not used for: _____ Yes _____ No Prior level certification in the same area if the applicant was admitted to the program prior to August 1, 2011. Prior level certification in any area if the applicant was admitted to the program August 1, 2011 or thereafter. Comprehensive assessment documenting mastery of the curriculum _____ Yes _____ No

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Approved 4-4-2011. Revised 5-6-2011, 11-14-2014, 2-24-2015. *If a person does not apply within 60 months, the most recently approved checklist for the program must be used. ** Effective October 1, 2009, an applicant for admission to an Alternative Class A program in a comprehensive area based on 32/19 or the academic major who is deficient in specific subjects within the comprehensive area may take undergraduate courses prior to unconditional admission to meet teaching field requirements for admission. Courses taken to meet comprehensive teaching field requirements after unconditional admission must be taken at the graduate level.