SECTION 242.5. Minimum Requirements for Admission to a Superintendent Preparation Program

(a) Prior to admission to an educator preparation program leading to the Superintendent Certificate, an individual must hold, at a minimum, a master's degree from an accredited institution of higher education that at the time was accredited or otherwise approved by an accrediting organization recognized by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

(b) An educator preparation program may adopt requirements for admission in addition to those required in subsection (a) of this section.

(c) The educator preparation program shall implement procedures that include screening activities to determine the candidate's appropriateness for the Superintendent Certificate as identified in Chapter 227 of this title (relating to Provisions for Educator Preparation Candidates).

Source Note: The provisions of this §242.5 adopted to be effective March 14, 1999, 24 TexReg 1617; amended to be effective September 2, 1999, 24 TexReg 6751; amended to be effective April 28, 2002, 27 TexReg 3354; amended to be effective October 25, 2009, 34 TexReg 7202