Who is eligible to waive an internship?
The internship waiver option is available for students completing the Special Education-General Curriculum certificate and who provide documentation that they have successfully completed two academic or calendar years in a full-time teaching position teaching students with disabilities in a public school or accredited private school setting in the special education endorsement area(s) K-12 they are seeking. Experience must be gained as the teacher of record in the classroom; experience as a substitute teacher, instructional assistant or intern does not qualify. Two years experience is defined as either two academic years or two calendar years. If a student taught from the first day of school to the last day of school in an academic year, his or her experience will be measured in academic years. If the student’s contract began after the start of the school year, experience will be measured in calendar years. Students must fulfill the two year, full-time successful teaching requirement b
