Description of Route B Career-Technical Program

This program is for career and technical teachers who do not have a bachelor’s degree in their field, or who have a bachelor’s degree in their field, but who do not have a degree in education. Enrollment in the licensure program must be initiated by the hiring school district. Applicants must have work experience in their field; the number of years required varies by teaching area. Teachers completing the program are eligible to apply for a standard teaching license valid for teaching students ages 8 and beyond. This professional license is valid for the subject named on the license in any chartered school in Ohio.

The program consists of 40 quarter hours of coursework, located at OSU’s Columbus campus.

• New teachers hired in the summer take a three week licensure clinic before teaching begins.
• Teachers are then mentored by a teacher educator during their first year of teaching.
• Additional courses may also be taken during the first year.
• Twenty quarter hours of coursework must be completed to renew the provisional license.
• Teachers complete the entry year and Praxis III during their third year of teaching.

All requirements must be completed by the end of their fourth year to be eligible for the five years professional license.