Minimum Academic Preparation and Requirements. A baccalaureate degree from an institution accredited by a regional accrediting association is required. Academic preparation of at least 40 semester hours (SH) in general education course work distributed over such fields as English, history, social studies, mathematics, fine arts, languages, science, philosophy, and psychology is required. In addition, a minimum of 18 SH of professional teacher education course work in such areas as learning process, measurement, philosophy, psychology, social foundations, methods of teaching and curriculum applicable to the type and level of the position for which applying is required. (Note: Communications Impaired Teachers, School Nurses, School Psychologists, JROTC Instructors, and non-certified Training Instructors are excluded from the minimum academic preparation requirement.)

Student Teaching or an Internship. Student teaching or an internship as part of an approved teacher education program in an accredited U.S. institution is required. In the absence of an approved student teaching or internship program, applicants may be given credit for one year of successful full-time employment as an educator. Since that one year of employment substitutes for a course, no credit may be given for pay purposes.

(Note: Communications Impaired Teachers, School Nurses, Guidance Counselors, School Psychologists, JROTC Instructors and non-certified Training Instructors are excluded from the student teaching requirement.)

Foreign Degrees and Course Work from Non-accredited Institutions. Credits or degrees earned from a foreign college or university must be evaluated prior to acceptance. Three evaluation procedures are acceptable:

	1.	the work may be evaluated and interpreted by the International Education Research Foundation, Inc., Credential Evaluation Service, Post Office Box 3665, Culver City, CA 90231-3665 or www.ierf.org/ or 310-258-9451.
	2.	the foreign institution that awarded the degree is on a list endorsed by a regionally accredited university or on a list endorsed by a state department of education for the purpose of teacher certification in that state (this procedure will require an English translation of the transcript and a copy of the document awarding the degree, together with an authenticated list produced by an American university or a state department of education); and
	3.	the work may be evaluated by the graduate division of a regionally accredited university and declared the equivalent of similar undergraduate or graduate work in a U.S. institution.

Graduates of non-accredited institutions may have their undergraduate work validated by admittance to graduate school and completion of a minimum of 5 SH of credit in a regionally accredited graduate college.

State or Territory Certification/License. In lieu of meeting the DoDDS minimum qualifications, applicants may be considered and hired based on a valid state or territory certificate or license in the subject area for which applying. Educators appointed based on state or territory certificates may be granted a Provisional License. A Professional License may be granted upon completion of all applicable qualification standards as stated in this brochure and two years of successful teaching experience with DoDDS.

DoDDS Licensure. There are three types of licenses issued to DoDDS employees:

		Emergency License. This license is issued only when a fully qualified, licensed applicant is not available for the position, and the position is essential to the instructional program. It is valid for one school year but is seldom used.
		Provisional License. Newly hired educators (other than those who are issued an emergency license) will be issued a Provisional License. The Provisional License is valid for two school years. Requirements for the Professional License must be completed no later than the second school year of employment.
		Professional License. Educators who have completed two years of successful teaching experience with DoDDS and meet all qualification requirements as stated in this brochure will be issued a DoDEA Professional License.

Testing Requirements. Applicants must submit proof of achieving DoDEA minimum scores for the required PRAXIS test(s) as stated below.

Competency Tests Qualifying Scores Either the PK or the PLT     Test of Professional Knowledge (PK) 653     Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT)         Grade Levels K-6 156         Grade Levels 5-9 153         Grade Levels 7-12 158 And Either CS or PPST     Test of Communication Skills (CS) 655     Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST)**         Reading 177 (CBT - 325)         Writing 174 (CBT - 320)         Math 175 (CBT - 320) ** Computer based test (CBT) scores are accepted.

Applicants should contact the Educational Testing Service (ETS) in Princeton, New Jersey, directly at (609) 771-7395, for a registration bulletin. The designated code number for DoDDS is 7077.

Exemptions to the testing requirement:

		Applicants who are fully certified by a state.
		Applicants who have completed seven (7) years or more of full-time professional teaching experience.
		JROTC Instructors.
		Applicants for the positions of Guidance Counselors, School Psychologist, Communications Impaired Teacher, and Vocational Training Instructor are only required to take the Pre-Professional Skills Test or the Test of Communication Skills.
		School nurses are exempt from the Praxis test with the exception of those nurses who also have teaching endorsements.

Extracurricular Activities. In addition to meeting the academic requirements, most positions require participation in extracurricular activities.

Advanced Placement (AP) Teachers.

It is the policy of the Department of Defense Education Activity that teachers assigned to teach Advanced Placement (AP) courses must complete, for each course they are assigned to teach, a 5-day (or its time equivalent) AP College Board sponsored or endorsed training.  This specialized training requirement for AP teachers helps to ensure that all DoDEA AP students are well prepared for their AP examinations.

All current AP teachers and any teacher aspiring to teach AP courses will be required to submit verification that they have completed the required AP College Board training for each specific AP course they are assigned to teach.  AP teachers who have not previously completed the AP College Board training will be required to complete and submit the appropriate training to the DoDEA Hq Licensure Unit prior to teaching an AP course.