OHE Alternate Route to Certification

* Pre-K-12 (art, family and consumer sciences, music, technology education)

* K-12 World languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Spanish, and all other languages)

* Secondary 7-12 (English, history/social studies, mathematics, business, biology, chemistry, earth science, general science and physics)

English, Math, Sciences, World Languages, Technology Education, Family/Consumer Science

*A minimum of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a major in, or closely related

to, the intended teaching field. Applicants must also meet any specific course requirements for

certification in their subject area as established by the State Department of Education (see pages 6-8).

• A minimum grade point average of “B” (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) in their undergraduate program or the

same minimum average in 24 semester hours of graduate study. Waivers may be granted in some

extenuating circumstances (see pages 8-9).

• Passing scores on all sections of the PRAXIS I examinations (reading, writing and math) or a

waiver from the State Department of Education based on SAT or ACT or PAA or GRE scores (see

page 9 for more information about the Praxis I waiver).

• World Language applicants may also be required to take the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) and

the Writing Proficiency Test (WPT) from ACTFL as a requirement for eligibility (see page 7 under

“World Language” for more details).

• Access to email and the internet, as only online applications are considered. In addition, ARC

communicates with its students on an ongoing basis chiefly via email.