Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-122.11

Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, the State Board

of Education shall issue a one-year alternative teacher certificate,

renewable for up to three (3) years, to teach early childhood

education or elementary education to any qualified candidate who:

1. a. has successfully completed a terminal degree, such as

a doctorate of philosophy, a doctorate in education,

professional doctorates, a master of fine arts degree

or a master of library science degree, from an

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institution accredited by a national or regional

accrediting agency which is recognized by the

Secretary of the United States Department of

Education. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education shall be consulted to verify other terminal

degrees, or

b. holds at least a baccalaureate degree from an

institution whose accreditation is recognized by the

Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and has

two (2) years post-degree-completion qualified work

experience in a field that corresponds to early

childhood education or elementary education; and

2. Declares the intention to earn standard certification by

means of the early childhood and elementary education alternative

certification program in not more than three (3) years and has:

a. within the first year satisfactorily completed six (6)

credit hours in classroom management and reading

instruction from an educator preparation program

approved and accredited by the Commission for

Educational Quality and Accountability, completed the

required State Department of Education approved

training on cognitive science of how students learn to

read and participated in a yearlong mentorship or

instructional coaching in reading and classroom

management provided by the employing school district

prior to the renewal of the provisional certificate

for a second year,

b. within the second year satisfactorily completed six

(6) credit hours in child development and math

instruction from an educator preparation program

approved and accredited by the Commission for

Educational Quality and Accountability, participated

in an additional yearlong mentorship and/or

instructional coaching in child development and math

instruction provided by the employing school district

prior to the renewal of the provisional certificate

for a third year, and successfully completed the

subject area portion of the competency examination

required in Section 6-187 of this title in the area of

specialization for which certification is sought, and

c. within the third year satisfactorily completed six (6)

additional credit hours of professional education

coursework from an educator preparation program

approved and accredited by the Commission for

Educational Quality and Accountability, participated

in an additional yearlong mentorship and/or

instructional coaching provided by the employing

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school district, and successfully passed the

professional knowledge portions of the competency

examination required in Section 6-187 of this title in

the area of specialization for which certification is

sought.