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Yes... in my state for subbing you need a BA, pass a basic skills
test, background check and submit an application for subbing
credential.... teachers-in-training can sub without a BA (slightly
different criteria for them) if they are concurrently enrolled in a
teacher ed program.

This is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of differences in
education between states... subbing, teacher certification,
curriculum, student testing, graduation requirements, placement
criteria, etc.... all are different from state to state, sometimes
significantly so (and in some cases different from district to
district within a state). Off the topic of subbing and interns (but
still on the topic of differences between states) it is my hope
that with Common Core Standards and fewer state-specific tests
(Smarter Balanced, PARCC) it will be a bit smoother transition for
students moving between states and easier to use out-of-state
assessment results for needs assessments of new enrollees. We'll
see...

On 7/03/13, daisitroy wrote:

> Sorry about the blank post. In my state only 60 college credits

> are required for subbing and they do not need to be in the field

> of Education. It is interesting to read about the requirements

> in other states.

>

> On 7/03/13, daisitroy wrote:

>> On 7/03/13, OP wrote:

>>> Funny--this arrangement is pretty common where I live

>>> with universities that

>>> offer MAT programs. You only need a BA in my state to

>>> sub--not certification--so there is nothing illegal

>>> about it here. Thanks for your responses.

>>>

>>>

>>> On 7/03/13, interesting wrote:

>>>> many of our student

>>>>

>>>>> teachers do meet the requirements to substitute

>>>>> teach... this does not

>>>>

>>>>> necessarily mean they are used as subs, but they

>>>>> would meet the

>>>>

>>>>> qualifications).

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> Qualifications to sub are to be a certified teacher,

>>>> and you can't become a certified teacher without

>>>> finishing student teaching.

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> So, in my state, there is no way a student teacher

>>>> would be legally qualified to use as a sub.

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> Interesting how the rules are so different from place

>>>> to place.

>>>>

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