SECTION 218:10-7-1. Educator assessment regulations

(a)   Examinees - initial licensure and certification.

(1)   Any individual who applies for a teaching license/certification must successfully complete the competency examination as defined by the OEQA. The competency examination is made up of three components: The Oklahoma General Education Test (OGET) or an approved assessment of general knowledge, the Oklahoma Subject Area Test (OSAT) and the Oklahoma Professional Teaching Exam (OPTE) or an approved performance assessment measuring professional knowledge and skills.

(2)   See Appendix A for competency exam requirements by certification area and test codes.

(b)   Examinees - additional certification.

(1)   Individuals wishing to add a certification area to an existing teaching credential must successfully complete the Oklahoma Subject Area Test for the field of the desired certification.

(2)   Individuals wishing to add a teaching certification area to an existing license or standard certificate in Speech Language Pathologist, School Nurse, School Psychometrist and/or School Psychologist must successfully complete the Oklahoma Subject Area Test and the Oklahoma Professional Teaching Exam or an approved performance assessment measuring professional knowledge and skills for the field of the desired certification.

(3)   See Appendix A for competency exam requirements by certification area and test codes

(c)   Examinees - alternative placement program.

(1)   Individuals seeking a teaching license via the Alternative Placement Program must successfully complete the Oklahoma General Education Test and the Oklahoma Subject Area Test. A licensed teacher via the Alternative Placement Program seeking a standard certificate must successfully complete the Oklahoma Professional Teaching Exam or an approved performance assessment measuring professional knowledge and skills.

(2)   See Appendix A for competency exam requirements by certification area and test codes.

(d)   Examinees-out of state certification. Individuals seeking an Oklahoma license/certification who are certified educators in another state(s) and have successfully completed a competency examination used in the majority of other states or comparable customized exam, will be exempt from meeting the Oklahoma educator assessment requirements for the subject/grade levels most closely aligned with their out-of-state certification.

(e)   Examinees - testing conditions and requirements compliance.

(1)   If an examinee fails to comply with the conditions and requirements specified or referenced on the Certification Examinations for Oklahoma Educators Test website, including the Conditions of Test Participation, or take any prohibited actions, the test results may be voided, no refund will be issued, no portion of the testing fee can be applied toward the cost of any future test administrations and/or the examinee's registration may be cancelled.

(2)   If an examinee's test score is found to be unverifiable by either the testing company or the OEQA, the examinee will be allowed one (1) retake under controlled conditions at no cost to the examinee.

[Source: Added at 32 Ok Reg 1709, eff 9-11-15; Amended at 33 Ok Reg 736, eff 8-25-16; Amended at 34 Ok Reg 1111, eff 9-11-17; Amended at 35 Ok Reg 1159, eff 9-14-18; Amended at 36 Ok Reg 1098, eff 6-27-19 (emergency); Amended at 37 Ok Reg 1218, eff 9-11-20]