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Option 7 - University Institute Alternative Route to Certification

Guidelines for submitting an application to provide an alternative route to certification institute.

Allows a person in a field other than education to receive a one-year Temporary Provisional Certificate (elementary, middle, and/or secondary) renewable for a maximum of three years, if he/she has met the following conditions:

Holds a bachelor's degree with a declared academic major in the area
of certification and a cumulative GPA of 3.0, or a professional or graduate degree in a field related to the area of certification.
Has a minimum score of 500 on the verbal section and a minimum
score of 4 on the analytical writing section of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE); in addition, candidates for math/science certification shall have a minimum score of 450 on the quantitative section of the GRE. (Candidates who have professional degrees are exempt from this requirement.)
Passes written tests designated by the EPSB for content knowledge in the area of certification (e.g., Praxis).
Has an offer of employment from a local school district in the area of certification being sought via the Option 7 program.

Additional Information: More information on Option 7 is available in our online form. Click here to view (.pdf).

List of Kentucky colleges and universities providing Option 7.

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