Alabama Teacher Certification
Admission
Requirements
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Below are the requirements for acceptance into the iteach alternative teacher certification program in Alabama.
Requirements for Program Admission
Bachelor’s Degree
You must have a bachelor’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited college or university.
Transcripts
Upload your official transcripts to the Applied #1 box in InstructNet. If you don’t have your transcripts, visit your college or university website and request transcripts from your school’s registrar.
GPA Requirement
You must have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.
Verification of Eligibility
iteach will verify your eligibility to hold a Conditional Certificate in a Teaching Field (CCTF) via the ALSDE Public Certification Portal.
Coursework
Complete the Alabama introductory course.
Agreement
Acknowledge your Letter of Agreement
Fees
Pay your $99 enrollment fee.
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How to Get Certified to
Teach the Subject You Want
iteach can help you get certified for specific subject areas.
All teachers must meet criteria set by the state of Alabama to teach a subject. This requirement is often referred to as your “teaching field,” “certification area,” or your “content area.”
Identification of
Content Area
You will need to pass the Praxis Subject Test for the subject you want to teach before you can get hired and apply for the Conditional Certificate in a Teaching Field (CCTF). Please refer to the ETS Praxis test overview for Alabama here and select Conditional Certificate in a Teaching Field (CCFT) from the dropdown menu to identify the Praxis Subject Test that you will be required to take and pass for the subject that you want to teach. Candidates for teaching fields without a Praxis Subject Test can demonstrate content knowledge through a major or 30 credit hours with 18 upper division hours in the content area.
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Teacher Certification Areas in Alabama
iteach offers preparation for the teaching fields shown below.
- Early Childhood Education (P-3)
- Elementary Education (K-6)
- English Language Arts (4-8)
- General Science (4-8)
- General Social Studies (4-8)
- Mathematics (4-8)
- Algebra I (6-12)
- Biology (6-12)
- Chemistry (6-12)
- English Language Arts (6-12)
- General Science (6-12)
- General Social Science (6-12)
- Geography (6-12)
- Health Education (6-12)
- History (6-12)
- Mathematics (6-12)
- Physics (6-12)
- Arabic (K-12)
- Chinese (K-12)
- English for Speakers of Other Languages (K-12)
- French (K-12)
- German (K-12)
- Italian (K-12)
- Japanese (K-12)
- Korean (K-12)
- Latin (K-12)
- Music, Choral (K-12)
- Music, Instrumental (K-12)
- Physical Education (K-12)
- Russian (K-12)
- Spanish (K-12)
- Theatre (K-12)
- Visual Arts (K-12)
- Collaborative Special Education Teacher (K-6)
- Collaborative Special Education Teacher (6-12)
- Agriscience Education (6-12)
- Business/Marketing Education (6-12)
- Career Technologies (6-12)
- Computer Science (6-12)
- Family and Consumer Sciences Education (6-12)
Other Requirements
- Correspond using your personal email account
- Access to a personal (not school) computer
- Add iteach.net to your contacts list
- Verification of Work Authorization Status.
If not a U.S. citizen, you must provide verification of lawful permanent residence and a copy of your current Green Card at the time of application with at least two years of employment eligibility. All candidates must submit documentation verifying citizenship or lawful presence to the Alabama State Department of Education with their application for certification.
Outside of United States
Graduate Requirements
Graduates from a university outside the United States or its territories will need to provide to iteach an original foreign credential review completed by an agency accepted by the Alabama State Department of Education. For a list of acceptable foreign credential evaluation services visit the Alabama State Department of Education Foreign Credentials webpage and open Form APF. The list of acceptable agencies are listed in the Agencies Providing Evaluation Services section of the form. Do not submit this form to iteach or to the Alabama State Department of Education at this time. When you are hired you will complete and submit the form and accompanying documentation as a part of your application for a Conditional Certificate in a Teaching Field (CCTF).
The credential evaluation submitted to iteach must include the following information:
- Verification that one holds the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree granted by an accredited institution of higher education in the United States, including the month, day, and year that the degree was conferred
- U.S. equivalency for each credential
- Course-by-course analysis
- Cumulative GPA of credit hours
