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Certifying for additional Content Areas

by ET

Jul 25, 2016

If I am already credentialed and qualified for certain content areas in DODEA, and want to become certified in another content area,do I:

1. Have to take 12 or 24 credits within that content area?

2. Have to take the Praxis for the content area I want to certify in?

3. Can I CLEP credits be counted towards certifying?

Has anyone used University of LaVerne or Fresno Pacific, and can you give insight to how you decided which courses to take?

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haha If you are state certified in an area that DoDDS also offers certification in then you only need half of the usual credits (12 or 15 depending on the area).

If you have met the PRAXIS requirements (according to your EAS application) then DoDDS doesn't generally care about further subject area tests.

CLEP credits can be counted by ...See More

Jul 25, 2016

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Jay22 I concur with what haha already stated. I would just add that if you are already DoDDS certified in one subject area and DO NOT have state certiifcation in seeking another endorsement then you need the 24 semester hours. 30 semester hours are required for initial certification and then 24 for subsequent certs IF you do not hold a state license in t...See MoreI concur with what haha already stated. I would just add that if you are already DoDDS certified in one subject area and DO NOT have state certiifcation in seeking another endorsement then you need the 24 semester hours. 30 semester hours are required for initial certification and then 24 for subsequent certs IF you do not hold a state license in those content areas you are seeking. But the licensure analysts do not automatically accept all state certs so just be aware.

Keep in mind a few other things: make sure you have the required upper division coursework which in most cases is half of the 24 hours....so 12 hours must be upper division--doesnt have to be graduate level, but 300-400 level coursework. Also,for some content areas like English, Social Studies, ESL there are very specific courses you must have which the licensure "gods" are very picky about. Example: For 210/310 English you must have a course in the teaching of writing. A course with the title of just composition or creative writing will not satisfy that specific requirement. The creative writing course may be used for the overall English hour requirement but you still need at least one course in the teaching of writing along with one course in American Lit and one course in British Lit. The remaining hours can be in any English course.

I have never taken a course from the Univ of La Verne so I cannot speak on those courses but I have taken plenty of courses from Fresno Pacific and used them to add my English cert for DoDEA. Most courses with FPU are now online and use Moodle but some are distance work where the instructor mails you the required coursework and you mail it back via snail mail. I like FPU....the prices are right, course work is not too heavy and I found the content very applicable to the classroom. Plus DoDEA has accepted all my FPU courses for recertificaion and adding new certs. FPU is very popular with DoDEA teachers.

On 7/25/16, haha wrote: >

If you are state certified in an area that DoDDS also > offers certification in then you only need half of the > usual credits (12 or 15 depending on the area). > > If you have met the PRAXIS requirements (according to your > EAS application) then DoDDS doesn't generally care about > further subject area tests. > > CLEP credits can be counted by DoDDS if they appear on an > accredited college transcript. > > I haven't used either of those schools but generally any > accredited program is acceptable by DoDDS. Whenever > possible, choose classes that match the DoDDS requirements > for the area you are trying to add as exactly as possible > in the course title and/or the catalog description. > > On 7/25/16, ET wrote: >> If I am already credentialed and qualified for certain >> content areas in DODEA, and want to become certified >> in another content area,do I: >> >> 1. Have to take 12 or 24 credits within that content >> area? >> >> 2. Have to take the Praxis for the content area I want to >> certify in? >> >> 3. Can I CLEP credits be counted towards certifying? >> >> Has anyone used University of LaVerne or Fresno >> Pacific, and can you give insight to how you decided >> which courses to take?

Jul 25, 2016

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ET Thanks for this insight.

On 7/25/16, Jay22 wrote: > I concur with what haha already stated. I would just add that if > you are already DoDDS certified in one subject area and DO > NOT have state certiifcation in seeking another endorsement > then you need the 24 semester hours. 30 semester hours are > required for initial c...See MoreThanks for this insight.

On 7/25/16, Jay22 wrote: > I concur with what haha already stated. I would just add that if > you are already DoDDS certified in one subject area and DO > NOT have state certiifcation in seeking another endorsement > then you need the 24 semester hours. 30 semester hours are > required for initial certification and then 24 for subsequent > certs IF you do not hold a state license in those content areas > you are seeking. But the licensure analysts do not > automatically accept all state certs so just be aware. > > Keep in mind a few other things: make sure you have the > required upper division coursework which in most cases is half > of the 24 hours....so 12 hours must be upper division-- doesnt > have to be graduate level, but 300-400 level coursework. > Also,for some content areas like English, Social Studies, ESL > there are very specific courses you must have which the > licensure "gods" are very picky about. Example: For 210/310 > English you must have a course in the teaching of writing. A > course with the title of just composition or creative writing will > not satisfy that specific requirement. The creative writing > course may be used for the overall English hour requirement > but you still need at least one course in the teaching of writing > along with one course in American Lit and one course in British > Lit. The remaining hours can be in any English course. > > I have never taken a course from the Univ of La Verne so I > cannot speak on those courses but I have taken plenty of > courses from Fresno Pacific and used them to add my English > cert for DoDEA. Most courses with FPU are now online and > use Moodle but some are distance work where the instructor > mails you the required coursework and you mail it back via > snail mail. I like FPU....the prices are right, course work is not > too heavy and I found the content very applicable to the > classroom. Plus DoDEA has accepted all my FPU courses for > recertificaion and adding new certs. FPU is very popular with > DoDEA teachers. > > > > On 7/25/16, haha wrote: >> > > If you are state certified in an area that DoDDS also >> offers certification in then you only need half of the >> usual credits (12 or 15 depending on the area). >> >> If you have met the PRAXIS requirements (according to your >> EAS application) then DoDDS doesn't generally care about >> further subject area tests. >> >> CLEP credits can be counted by DoDDS if they appear on an >> accredited college transcript. >> >> I haven't used either of those schools but generally any >> accredited program is acceptable by DoDDS. Whenever >> possible, choose classes that match the DoDDS > requirements >> for the area you are trying to add as exactly as possible >> in the course title and/or the catalog description. >> >> On 7/25/16, ET wrote: >>> If I am already credentialed and qualified for certain >>> content areas in DODEA, and want to become certified >>> in another content area,do I: >>> >>> 1. Have to take 12 or 24 credits within that content >>> area? >>> >>> 2. Have to take the Praxis for the content area I want to >>> certify in? >>> >>> 3. Can I CLEP credits be counted towards certifying? >>> >>> Has anyone used University of LaVerne or Fresno >>> Pacific, and can you give insight to how you decided >>> which courses to take?

Jul 26, 2016

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