State | Alternative route name | Is practice teaching required? | Same assessments used for traditional route certification? | Other assessments? | Is the route supported by a national organization? |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | Alternative Master's Level (Fifth Year) | Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
" | Baccalaureate Level | No |
Yes |
No |
No |
" | Preliminary | No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Arkansas | Master of Arts in Teaching | Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
" | Nontraditional Licensure Program | No |
Yes |
No |
No |
California | CCTC Alternative Route--SB 57 Private School Experience | No |
Yes |
No |
No |
" | District Intern Program | Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
" | Individualized Intern Certificate | Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
" | Troops-to-Teachers | NA |
Yes |
No |
No |
" | University Internship | Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Colorado | Alternative Teacher Licensing Program and Teacher in Residence Programs | No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Connecticut | Alternate Route to Teacher Certification I and Alternate Route to Teacher Certification | Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Delaware | Delaware Alternative Routes to Certification Program | No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Florida | State Approved Competency Based Alternative Certification Program. Reference: Section 1012.56(7)(a), Florida Statutes (2002) | No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Georgia | (1) Georgia Alternative Preparation Program called Georgia TAPP Program (2) Postbaccalaureate Program | No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Hawaii | Respecialization in Special Education | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Idaho | Alternate Route Program | No |
No |
No |
No |
Illinois | Alternative Certification--105 ILCS 5/21-5b | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
" | Alternative Route to Administrative Certification 105 ILCS 5/21-5d | No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
" | Alternative Route to Teacher Certification 105 ILCS 5/21-5c | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
" | Illinois Teacher Corps--105 ILCS 5/21-11.4 | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Indiana | Transition to Teaching | Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Iowa | Teacher Intern Program (approved in 2002; no approved programs yet) | Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Kansas | Innovative and Experimental Programs | NA |
Yes |
No |
No |
" | Restricted Teaching License | NA |
Yes |
No |
No |
" | Transition to Teaching | NA |
Yes |
No |
No |
Kentucky | Adjunct Instructor Certification | No |
No |
No |
No |
" | College Faculty Certification | No |
No |
No |
No |
" | Exceptional Work Experience Certification | No |
No |
No |
No |
" | Local District Training Program | No |
Yes |
No |
No |
" | University-Based Alternative Certification | No |
Yes |
No |
No |
" | Veterans of the Armed Services | No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Louisiana | Master's Degree Program | Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
" | Non-Master's Degree Program | Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
" | Practitioner Teacher Program | Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Maine | Transcript Analysis | Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Maryland | Resident Teacher Program as described in COMAR 13 | No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Massachusetts | Route Five | Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
" | Route Four | Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
" | Route Three | Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
" | Route Two | Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Michigan | Model Process and Standards for for Michigan's Alternative Routes to Teacher Certification | Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
" | The Limited License to Instruct, A Pilot Program | Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
" | Troops to Teachers | Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Minnesota | The Collaborative Urban Educator Program | Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Mississippi | Alternate Route Entry Level Administrator License | No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
" | Master of Arts in Teaching Program | Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
" | Mississippi Alternate Path to Quality Teachers | Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
" | The Teach Mississippi Institute | Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Missouri | Innovative and Alternative Professional Education Programs | NA |
Yes |
No |
No |
" | Temporary Authorization Certificate | NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Montana | Montana and High Plains Troops-to-Teachers | No |
No |
No |
No |
" | Northern Plains Transition to Teaching | No |
No |
No |
No |
Nebraska | Transitional Teaching Certificate | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Nevada | Nevada Administrative Code 391.057 Conditional Licensure | No |
Yes |
No |
No |
New Hampshire | Alternative IV: Job-Embedded Option for Critical Shortage Areas, Vocational Education, and Business Administrator | No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
" | Alternative V: Job-Embedded Option for Content Majors in All Teaching Areas Except Special Education and Vocational Education | No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
" | Competency-Based Certification for Candidates Experienced in Endorsement Areas | No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
New Jersey | Provisional Teacher Program--Alternate Route. Requirements for this program can be found in N.J.A.C. 6:11-5. | Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
New Mexico | Three-Year Alternative License--College or University Program | Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
" | Three-Year Alternative License--Postsecondary Coursework or Portfolio Route | Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
New York | Alternative Certification Program--Transitional B Certificate | Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
" | Transcript Evaluation | Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
North Carolina | Regional Alternative Licensing Centers-established in April 2002 | No |
Yes |
No |
No |
North Dakota | Interim licensure clinical practice option | No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Ohio | Conditional permit | No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
" | ORC, 3319.26 Alternative Educator License | Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Oklahoma | Oklahoma Alternative Placement Program | No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Oregon | No standard name | No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Puerto Rico | Alternative route to teacher certification | Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
South Carolina | Program of Alternative Certification for Educatos | No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
South Dakota | Alternative Certification | Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Tennessee | Alternative A License | Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
" | Alternative C License | Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
" | Alternative E License | Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Texas | Alternative Route to Certification | Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Utah | Alternative Routes to Licensure | No |
No |
Yes |
No |
" | Applied Technology Education Alternative Routes to Licensure | No |
No |
No |
No |
Vermont | License by Evaluation (peer review) | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
" | Trades and Industry Endorsement; Professional Technical Endorsement (to be implemented 2003-2004) | Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Virginia | Alternative Licensure Program | No |
Yes |
No |
No |
" | Career Switcher Alternative Route to Licensure Program | Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Washington | Route 1 | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
" | Route 2 | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
" | Route 3 | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
West Virginia | Alternative Programs for the Education of Teachers | NA |
No |
No |
NA |
Wisconsin | Several | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Wyoming | Northern Plains Transition To Teaching | Yes |
NA |
No |
No |
" | Portfolio | Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Total Yes | 49 |
74 |
19 |
8 |
|
Total No | 33 |
13 |
69 |
78 |
|
Total NA | 7 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
Note: For purposes of this appendix, the term "state" refers to the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the territories.
Source: Title II State Reporting System, 2003
Return to Appendix A of the Secretary's Third Annual Report on Teacher Quality.