Licensures

The State of Ohio revised teacher education standards effective January 1, 1998. Under the old state standards, teacher preparation programs led to the following certificates:

• Elementary (grades 1-8)
• Secondary (grades 7-12)
• All grades (K-12)

Under the new state standards, effective September 1, 2002, teacher preparation programs lead to the following licenses:

• Drama/Theatre Education
• Early Childhood Education
• English Education
• Foreign Language Education
• Intervention Specialist Hearing Impairments
• Middle Childhood Education
• Social Studies Education
• Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education
• Intervention Specialist Visual Impairments

To earn a two-year provisional teaching license, students must successfully complete the following:

• Content courses that meet State-mandated competencies in the teaching area of interest
• An approved teacher education program (per Ohio Teacher Education and Certification/Licensure Standards)
• PRAXIS II National Teacher's Exams (Subject Area and Principles of Learning and Teaching).
• Fingerprinting and a personal background check

To receive a five-year Professional License, new teachers must successfully complete the following:

• An Entry-Year Program with a mentor teacher
• Praxis III Classroom Performance Assessment