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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Exactly. At most private shipload you only need a bachelors degree to teach. Your degree can be in anything and you can teach anything. Public school licensure is much stricter and harder to get and maintain. You have to have a bachelors degree minimum in the subject or a degree in another subject but [b]X hours of additional coursework in your subject area to her endorsement[/b] (and it’s not a few- it’s like 36-40 hours of college level content courses). Then other trainings like first aid CPR and child abuse reporting and then you get a license in that area and have to earn at least 180 hours of continuing education and professional development to renew it which you must. Again, in a private or charter school, this won’t apply."

Or pass a state approved test in place of the additional hours.[/quote]

You can for some but like CLEP tests and such are not available for all. I teach English and I could CLEP out of Brit Lit, but not a teaching of writing or linguistics requirement because CLEP tests don’t exist for those. But yes, if you have the knowledge to pass a content exam and it’s available you can then waive the class requirement because you’ve shown you have the knowledge. [/quote]

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