Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 49.104 - College credit acceptable for conversion of Educational Specialist I Certificate(a) College credit acceptable for conversions to the Educational Specialist II shall be earned at a State-approved baccalaureate or graduate degree granting institution.(b) Credits earned in programs designed to prepare for professional fields such as law, medicine or theology, when relevant to the area of certification, will not be considered acceptable for purposes of converting the Educational Specialist I Certificate.(c) Credits shall be earned subsequent to the conferring of the baccalaureate degree. Graduate credits earned prior to obtaining the Educational Specialist I Certificate are considered acceptable for purposes of converting the Educational Specialist I Certificate.The provisions of this §49.104 amended July 14, 2006, effective 7/15/2006, 36 Pa.B. 3655; amended April 22, 2022, effective 4/23/2022, 52 Pa.B. 2451. This section cited in 22 Pa. Code § 19.3 (relating to nonteaching professional employee effectiveness rating tool).