• A valid Kentucky professional teaching certificate.
• Current employment in a certified position, or a recommendation from a Kentucky public school, or approval of the local district superintendent.
• A major in the area of certification being sought or successful completion of the applicable content assessments.
• A combination of education, experience, professional development, awards and achievements in the area of certification being sought sufficient to demonstrate subject matter competency as evidenced by a score of ninety (90) points on the index contained within the application form, CA-HQ.

NOTE: Educators holding the following credentials may NOT apply for the Highly Qualified (CA-HQ) Route: emergency, adjunct, temporary, temporary provisional, conditional, probationary, or occupation-based.