• “A CT ABC is valid for one scholastic year (July 1 to June 30) and may be
issued for up to two additional scholastic years.”
• “All three CT ABCs must be issued within the four scholastic years from the
July 1 beginning date of the first CT ABC.”
• (c) “An individual who has not completed three years of full-time, satisfactory
teaching experience in the teaching field while holding a valid CT ABC
within the four scholastic years from the July 1 beginning date of the first CT
ABC will no longer be eligible for certification through the CT ABC route.”
Applicants can carry the CT ABC for no more than three years. They can
continue however under a Professional Educator Certificate.”
First License
Issuance of the first CT ABC requires:
o A recommendation from a superintendent or administrator who
wishes to employ the applicant full-time in the teaching field and
at the grade level for which the first CT ABC is to be issued
o Bachelor’s degree or higher
For career and technical teaching fields other than health science,
verification of one of the following four options:
o “Verification of an academic major in the teaching field. The State
Director of Career and Technical Education will verify the
academic major.”
Second License
At least three years or 36 months within the last seven years of full-
time work experience in business and industry in the field for which
the Professional Educator Certificate will be sought.”
Thirty-two semester hours appropriate to the teaching field including at
least 19 semester hours of upper-division credit
A current passing score on the prescribed Praxis II subject assessment
of the Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program
Issuance of the second CT ABC requires:
o A recommendation from a superintendent or administrator who
wishes to employ the applicant full-time in the teaching field and
at the grade level for which the first CT ABC was issued. The
complete CT ABC application must be received in the Office no
later than October 1 of the scholastic year for which issuance of the
second CT ABC certificate is recommended.”
o “Documentation on Form EXP of a full year of full-time,
satisfactory teaching experience, in the area and at the grade level
for which the first CT ABC was issued, while holding the first CT
ABC.”
Third License
“Issuance of the third CT ABC requires:
o “A recommendation on Form CT ABC from a superintendent or
administrator who wishes to employ the applicant full-time in the
same teaching field and grade level for which the third CT ABC
is to be issued. The complete CT ABC application must be
received in the Office no later than October 1 of the scholastic
year for which issuance of the third CT ABC is recommended.”