Full Occupational Certificate
Requirements to go from Interim Occupational to Full Occupational Certificate prior to Sept. 1, 2013:
- 3 years of teaching experience, after the issuance of your Interim Occupational Certificate, and within the validity of the Interim Occupational
- Completion of 9 credit hours of vocationally approved occupational education after the issuance of your Interim Occupational Certificate at an approved teacher preparation institution; or a Masters Degree at any time
Beginning September 1, 2013 a Full Occupational Certificate requires:
- 3 years of teaching experience, after the issuance of your Interim Occupational Certificate, and within the validity of the Interim Occupational
At least 1 of the following:
- 6 credit hours at an approved teacher preparation institution.
- 180 clock hours of state continuing education in approved professional development appropriate to the grade level and content endorsement (s) of the certificate.
- Annual district provided professional development completed through professional development programs that are appropriate to the grade level and content endorsement (s) of the certificate.
- Note: A combination of semester credit hours may be used
(30 clock hours of annual district professional development = 1 semester credit hour = 30 clock hours of state continuing education)
And it requires:
* Satisfactory completion of 3 semester credit hours in an approved course of study in the diagnosis and remediation of reading disabilities and differentiated instruction, which includes a field experience.
Here at WMU the course Literacy Studies (LS) 5160 Professional Symposium in Reading will satisfy this requirement.
The Full Occupational Certificate is valid for five years.
