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Thank you, Paris... based on your posts, you are a wealth of
information :)

On 3/07/17, Paris wrote:
> You do not need a bachelor's degree, Health Science
> Technology and Trades and Industrial Education are
> exempt from the bachelor's degree requirement. It is
> quoted in numerous sources but here is one for your
> reference.
>
> tea.texas.gov/Texas_Educators/Certification/Init
> ial_Certification/Becoming_a_Classroom_Teacher_in_T
> exas/
>
> Health Science is a rarely pursued program, few EPP
> providers and officers have any experience with it.
> Most EPP providers are going to have to look material
> up, and they get it wrong as often as they don't. You
> will likely be the most knowledgeable person in the
> room.
>
> Understand that for your internship finding a health
> science program can be very difficult. It's only a
> handful of courses that are outside the sciences, and
> it's difficult putting together a full load of just health
> science courses for an intern, you will very likely find
> yourself teaching at least in part some biology,
> chemistry and physics courses. Your mentor will also
> most likely not come from an allied health
> background.
>
> On 3/07/17, Stacey wrote:
>> Help :) I currently have a doctorate degree in
> chiropractic
>> and am interested in teaching health science. I
> submitted
>> my transcripts to Region 4, with the intent to sign
> up for
>> their Alt. Cert. Program, and was told that I would
> still
>> need to have a BS. Can anyone confirm that I still
> need a
>> BS to teach Health Science even though I have a
> doctorate
>> in a health field?

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