Arizona Admission Requirements

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To enroll in the iteach Arizona Teacher Certification Program, you must provide documentation of the following:

A BACHELOR’S DEGREE

Your degree must be from a nationally or regionally accredited institution of higher education as required by the Arizona Department of Education.

MINIMUM 2.50 GRADE POINT AVERAGE

Your degree must be from a nationally or regionally accredited institution of higher education as required by the Arizona Department of Education

This will be determined in one of the following ways:

  • Minimum 2.50 GPA (your undergraduate GPA as posted on conferred degree transcript), or
  • Minimum 2.50 GPA in the last 60 hours. Click here for a calculator (requires Microsoft Excel)

Your graduating GPA must be calculated and posted by the university on your official transcripts. If your final transcript does not reflect a graduation GPA, you will need to contact your college Registrar’s office to have a letter typed on university letterhead that includes your GPA sent in with your official transcripts.

 TESTING REQUIREMENTS

If you hold a degree in the content area you would like to teach, your test will be waived. Prior to accessing the Intent to Hire form, you must pass the AEPA/NES test in the area in which you are pursuing your certification. Listed below are the areas that iteach Arizona is approved. You may also learn more on the AEPA website.

 CONTENT AREAS

NT503 Art
NT305 Biology
NT309 Business Education
NT306 Chemistry
NT404 Chinese (Mandarin)
AZ033 Constitutions of the United States and Arizona
AZ048 Dance
AZ036 Early Childhood Education
AZ045 Earth Science
AZ035 Economics
NT102, 103 Elementary Education Subtests I and II
NT301 English Language Arts
NT001, 002, 003 Essential Academic Skills Subtests I, II, and III
NT402 French
NT311 General Science
AZ004 Geography
NT403 German
NT505 Health
NT302 History
NT304 Mathematics
NT105 Mathematics (Middle Grades and Early Secondary)
NT201 Middle Grades English Language Arts
NT204 Middle Grades General Science
NT203 Middle Grades Mathematics
NT202 Middle Grades Social Science
NT504 Music
NT506 Physical Education
NT308 Physics
AZ006 Political Science/American Government
AZ046 Reading Endorsement K–8
AZ047 Reading Endorsement 6–12
NT502 School Library Media Specialist
NT303 Social Science
NT401 Spanish
AZ049 Theater

Did you graduate outside the United States?

The state of Arizona requires foreign transcripts to be evaluated by an approved evaluation company that follows the standards of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) for evaluation. You will be required to submit the official evaluation to iteach Arizona for admissions. You may refer to the following website for a list of approved agencies.

View Approved Agencies

Although there are several agencies that you may choose from, iteach has a working relationship with SpanTran evaluation company. You may use this application to apply for your international transcript evaluation: SpanTran Application for iTeach. The application comes with a discount and will be sent directly to iTeach free of charge.” The evaluation must include a U.S. equivalency for each credential, a course-by-course analysis, and a GPA of credit hours.

Applicants must also:

  • Have a personal e-mail account and access to a personal (not school) computer.
  • Add “@iteach.net” to your contacts list.
  • Demonstrate professionalism during all written correspondence and oral communication with iteach Arizona.

 

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