Texas Education Code - Section 21.050. Academic Degree Required For Teaching Certificate; Internship
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§ 21.050. ACADEMIC DEGREE REQUIRED FOR TEACHING
CERTIFICATE; INTERNSHIP. (a) A person who applies for a teaching
certificate for which board rules require a bachelor's degree must
possess a bachelor's degree received with an academic major or
interdisciplinary academic major, including reading, other than
education, that is related to the curriculum as prescribed under
Subchapter A, Chapter 28.
(b) The board may not require more than 18 semester credit
hours of education courses at the baccalaureate level for the
granting of a teaching certificate. The board shall provide for a
minimum number of semester credit hours of internship to be
included in the hours needed for certification. The board may
propose rules requiring additional credit hours for certification
in bilingual education, English as a second language, early
childhood education, or special education.
(c) A person who receives a bachelor's degree required for a
teaching certificate on the basis of higher education coursework
completed while receiving an exemption from tuition and fees under
Section 54.214 may not be required to participate in any field
experience or internship consisting of student teaching to receive
a teaching certificate.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, § 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 524, § 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1997; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 74, § 2, eff. May 14, 2001.
Section: 21.047 21.048 21.0481 21.0482 21.0483 21.0484 21.049 21.050 21.051 21.052 21.053 21.054 21.055 21.056 21.057
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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