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Title 290 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Chapter 290-3-3 - TEACHER EDUCATION - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Section 290-3-3-.33 - Pre-School Through Grade 12 Teaching Fields

Ala. Admin. Code r. 290-3-3-.33

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Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024
Section 290-3-3-.33 - Pre-School Through Grade 12 Teaching Fields
(1)Options. P-12 programs include languages other than English; visual arts; dance; music (choral or instrumental); physical education; theatre; gifted (Class A, see Rule 290-3-3-.43) and some areas of special education. In addition to meeting the standards in Rules 290-3-3.03(6)(a)1.-4., 290-3-3-.03(6)(e)1.(i) -(iii) and 2.(i), (iii) and (iv), and (vii), 290-3-3-.04, and 290-3-3-.05, an institution has two options for the preparation of P-12 teachers:
(a) A single teaching field with an academic major that includes a minimum of 30 semester hours of credit with at least 18 semester hours of upper-division credit. Additional information on the single-teaching field option is provided in Rules 290-3-3-.34 -.40.
(b) A teaching field that combines health education (6-12) and physical education (P-12) and includes a minimum of 30 semester hours of credit with at least 18 semester hours of upper-division credit. Additional information is provided in Rule 290-3-3-.24.
(2)Teaching Field Specific Methods Course. Each Class B and Alternative Class A teaching field shall be supported by at least one methods course specific to the teaching field or to the general area of the teaching field. Methods courses for specific teaching fields or for the general area of the teaching field shall not be combined with methods courses of other teaching fields or general areas. A program for health education and physical education must require two separate methods courses, one for health education and one for physical education. Additional information is provided in Rule 290-3-3-.03(6)(c)2.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 290-3-3-.33

New Rule: December 19, 1978. Amended: Filed December 13, 1990; effective February 1, 1991. Repealed and Replaced: Filed January 9, 1997; effective February 13, 1997; operative July 1, 1997. Repealed and New Rule: Filed September 11, 2003; effective October 16, 2003. Repealed and New Rule: Filed July 13, 2004; effective August 17, 2004. Repealed and New Rule: April 14, 2005; effective May 19, 2005. Repealed and New Rule: Filed August 6, 2007; effective September 10, 2007.
Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXIII, Issue No. 11, August 31, 2015, eff. 9/17/2015.
Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXVI, Issue No. 12, September 28, 2018, eff. 10/28/2018; operative 6/1/2019.
Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXIX, Issue No. 11, August 31, 2021, eff. 10/15/2021.

Previous Rule.30 was renumbered.33 per certification published August 31, 2021; effective October 15, 2021.

Author: Dr. Eric G. Mackey

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 16-3-16, 16-23-14.