In addition, if an incomplete application is mailed, you have 12 calendar months from the send date of the letter from the Office of Certification indicating the required materials missing from your application. The deadline for sending in your application is 60 calendar months from the completion of your teacher education program. Locations for third party fingerprinting services will be at your local police department or through additional locations that will be disclosed through your teacher education school's certification officer. Fees are associated with the fingerprinting service. The certification/licensure applicant will be fingerprinted and will need to authorize their criminal history information to be submitted for review by the Alabama Department of Education. Criminal History Background CheckĪll applicants for teaching certification in Alabama will have to complete a Criminal History Background Check through the Alabama Bureau of Investigation (ABI) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). In order to learn more about these requirements, contact schools offering teaching certification programs in Alabama. Experience Requirementsįor the traditional approach to certification (through an Alabama teaching certification program), you will be completing a practicum that is required for the completion of your teacher education program. To learn more about subject area assessments through the Praxis II examination, explore the Educational Testing Service website. To learn more about registering for the basic skills examinations and find answers to any questions you may have, contact the Alabama Department of Education Teacher Certification division at or telephone at 33. Official scores of all examinations need to be sent directly from examining organization to the Alabama Department of Education to be considered official. Subject area testing will be provided through the Praxis II subject assessment examinations. The APTTP is a statewide testing program to ensure new teachers are proficient in 3 basic skill areas - Mathematics, Reading, and Writing - as well as any prescribed subject or intructional support areas (e.g. Prior to qualifying for Alabama teaching certification, you will need to pass the Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program or APTTP. ** The certification officer from your school will help guide you through the certification application process as well as be the individual who recommends you for certification to the Alabama Department of Education. Programs available for certification include early childhood education, elementary education, and specific teaching fields for middle-level, secondary, career and technical, preschool through grade 12, and special education. The following are educational requirements for each certification Class (Find schools offering teaching certification programs in Alabama): Certification Areaįor more information about program specifics, contact schools offering Teaching Certification Programs in Alabama. Each class is connected with differing pay structures (exact pay will depend on the county where you wish to teach - contact your desired county to learn the exact compensation).
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There are 3 classes of Professional Educator Certification in Alabama - Class B, Class A and Class AA.
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