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TITLE 19 - EDUCATION
PART 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION
CHAPTER 231 - REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENTS
SUBCHAPTER C - GRADES 6-8 ASSIGNMENTS
SECTION/RULE §231.59 - Social Studies, Grades 7 and 8
Chapter Review Date 07/29/2024

An assignment in a departmentalized classroom for Social Studies, Grades 7 and 8, for a holder of a valid elementary, secondary, or all-level certificate is allowed with one of the following certificates.(1) Bilingual Generalist: Grades 4-8.(2) Core Subjects: Grades 4-8.(3) Core Subjects with Science of Teaching Reading: Grades 4-8.(4) Elementary History.(5) Elementary History (Grades 1-8).(6) Elementary Social Studies (Grades 1-8).(7) Elementary teacher certificate plus 18 semester credit hours in social studies.(8) English as a Second Language Generalist: Grades 4-8.(9) English Language Arts and Reading/Social Studies: Grades 4-8.(10) English Language Arts and Reading/Social Studies with Science of Teaching Reading: Grades 4-8.(11) Generalist: Grades 4-8.(12) Grades 6-12 or Grades 6-8--History.(13) Grades 6-12 or Grades 6-8--Social Studies.(14) Grades 6-12 or Grades 6-8--Social Studies, Composite.(15) High School--History.(16) High School--Social Science, Composite.(17) History: Grades 7-12.(18) History: Grades 8-12 (Grade 8 only).(19) Junior High School or High School--History.(20) Junior High School or High School--Social Science, Composite.(21) Secondary History (Grades 6-12).(22) Secondary Social Studies (Grades 6-12).(23) Secondary Social Studies, Composite (Grades 6-12).(24) Secondary or all-level teacher certificate plus 18 semester credit hours in social studies.(25) Social Studies: Grades 4-8.(26) Social Studies: Grades 7-12.(27) Social Studies: Grades 8-12 (Grade 8 only).

Source Note: The provisions of this §231.59 adopted to be effective August 15, 2013, 38 TexReg 5076; amended to be effective December 29, 2014, 39 TexReg 10474; amended to be effective July 21, 2022, 47 TexReg 4319.

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