Requirements for a Level I certificate are:

Instructional and Educational Specialist I
Complete an appoved education preparation program in the requested area; Receive the recommendation of your preparing college/university; Meet all testing requirements established by the State Board of Education; and Meet all other evaluation requirements established by the School Code.

Administrative I
Have five (5) years of satisfactory service on any Instructional or Educational Specialist certificate; Complete an approved education preparation program in the requested area; Receive the recommendation of your preparing college/university; Meet all testing requirements established by the State Board of Education; and Meet all other requirements established by the School Code.

Supervisory I
Have five (5) years of satisfactory service on the relevant Instructional or Educational Specialist certificate; Complete an approved education preparation program in the requested area; Receive the recommendation of your preparing college/university; Meet all testing requirements established by the State Board of Education; and Meet all other requirements established by the School Code.

Vocational Instructional I
A minimum of two (2) years wage-earning experience in addition to the learning period required to establish competency in the occupation to be taught; Successfully completed the occupational competency examination or evaluation of credentials for occupations where examinations do not exist; Complete 18 credit hours in an approved program of vocational teacher education; Present evidence of having passed the appropriate tests; Be recommended for the Vocational Instructional I certificate by the university at which they are enrolled; and Meet all other requirements provided by law (School Code 1209 and Title 22, Pa. Code, Section 49.12).

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