Background Questions

When you register for the CEOE, you will be asked to answer the following background questions. Providing accurate and complete background information about yourself is important; the information you provide will be kept confidential.

If you register on the Internet, you will answer the following questions interactively as you register. If you register by mail, enter your responses to the following questions on the registration form. Each section number corresponds to the section of the registration form where you will record your response.

8. Certification Category

Select the option that describes your certification category.
  • Initial License/Certification. Select this if you are seeking an initial licensure or certification AND you are currently enrolled in or have graduated from an Oklahoma teacher preparation or advanced certification program.
  • Additional Endorsement. Select this if you currently hold an Oklahoma teaching certificate.
  • Alternative pathways to certification. Select this if you have NOT completed a teacher preparation or advanced certification program AND you are seeking certification through an alternative pathway (i.e., Alternative Placement Program, Paraprofessional Route to Teacher Certification).
  • Four-Year-Olds and Younger Certificate. Select this if you hold a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential and are seeking to work with four-year-old children.
  • Out-of-State Candidate. Select this if you have completed a teacher preparation or advanced certification program in another state OR if you hold a teaching certificate in another state.
  • Paraprofessional Title I Credential. Select this ONLY if you are taking the OGET because you are applying for a Paraprofessional Title I Credential (No Child Left Behind Act of 2001).

9. College Major(s)

Indicate your college major(s) (up to two). If you are registering by mail, refer to the "College Major Codes" table that follows for the three-digit code(s) to enter on your registration form.
  

10. Examinee Score Reporting Information

Score reporting institutions must be indicated at the time of registration. Changes cannot be made after you register.

If you are seeking Additional Endorsement, Certification via an alternative pathway, a Paraprofessional Title I Credential, or a Four-Year-Olds and Younger Certificate, please leave the questions in this section blank.

  1. OSAT and/or OPTE Institution

    If you are registering for one or two OSATs or an OPTE, use the "Institution Codes" table that follows to indicate the Oklahoma institution that has granted or will grant the degree qualifying you for certification in the test area(s). This institution may receive your OSAT and/or OPTE test score(s). If your teacher preparation or advanced certification program was completed in another state, leave this question blank and complete "Out-of-State Preparation" below. If you did not go through a teacher preparation or advanced certification program for the certification area you are seeking with this assessment, leave this question blank.
  2. OGET Institution (not required for those seeking a Paraprofessional Title I Credential)

    If you are registering for the OGET, use the "Institution Codes" table that follows to indicate the Oklahoma institution where you completed the largest number of credit hours in general education. General education courses are those in the areas of English, the humanities, social science, science, and mathematics that are typically required by colleges to form the foundation of a college education. This institution may receive your OGET test scores. If your general education preparation was completed in another state, leave this question blank and complete "Out-of-State Preparation" below.
  3. Out-of-State Preparation

    If your teacher preparation or advanced certification program or your general education preparation was completed outside the state of Oklahoma, identify the state in which you completed your teacher preparation or advanced certification program or your general education preparation. If you are registering by mail, enter the appropriate two-letter postal code for your state.

14. Coursework in OSAT Test Area

(If you are registering for OGET, OPTE, and/or OSAT School Administrator tests only, skip this question.)

How many college semester credit hours will you have completed in the subject area of the test by the test date?

  1. None
  2. 1–6 semester credit hours
  3. 7–15 semester credit hours
  4. 16–24 semester credit hours
  5. 25–36 semester credit hours
  6. 37 or more semester credit hours

Indicate a response for each OSAT for which you are registering.

  

15. Grade-Point Average for Major

(If you are registering for OGET, OPTE, and/or OSAT School Administrator tests only, skip this question.)

What is your cumulative grade-point average for your major to date or, if you have graduated from college, your final grade-point average for your major (based on a system in which 4.0 = A)?

  1. 3.5–4.0
  2. 3.0–3.49
  3. 2.5–2.99
  4. 2.0–2.49
  5. 1.5–1.99
  6. below 1.5

16. College Grade-Point Average

(If you are registering for OGET, OPTE, and/or OSAT School Administrator tests only, skip this question.)

What is your cumulative undergraduate or graduate grade-point average to date or, if you have graduated from college, your final grade-point average (based on a system in which 4.0 = A)?

  1. 3.5–4.0
  2. 3.0–3.49
  3. 2.5–2.99
  4. 2.0–2.49
  5. 1.5–1.99
  6. below 1.5

17. Pre-College Event or Class Participation for OPTE Examinees

(If you are not registering for an OPTE test, skip this question.)

Did you participate in any of the following activities regarding careers in teaching prior to attending college? (Select all that apply.)

  1. Special event at an Oklahoma university recognizing teachers (e.g., Celebration of Teacher or other)
  2. Middle school event or class dedicated to careers in teaching (e.g., LEAP, Pro-Team, or other)
  3. High school event or class dedicated to careers in teaching (e.g., ACE, Teacher Cadet, or other)
  4. High school club dedicated to careers in teaching (e.g., Future Educators or other)
  

College Major Codes

Major Code
Agriculture Education 501
Art 502
Business Education 503
Computer Science 529
Dance 504
Early Childhood Education 505
Education Administration 506
Elementary Education 507
English 508
English as a Second Language 509
Family and Consumer Sciences 510
Journalism 512
Library Media Specialist 513
Mathematics 514
Middle Level Education 515
Music 516
Physical Education/Health/Safety 517
Reading Specialist 518
School Counselor 519
School Psychologist 520
School Psychometrist 521
Science 522
Social Studies 523
Special Education 524
Speech/Drama/Debate 525
Speech-Language Pathologist 526
Technology Engineering 527
World Languages 511
Other 528

Institution Codes

College or University Code
Bacone College 42
Cameron University 27
Carl Albert State College 30
Connors State College 31
East Central University 04
Eastern Oklahoma State College 32
Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College 43
Langston University 11
Mid-America Christian University 12
Murray State College 33
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College 34
Northeastern State University 06
Northern Oklahoma College 35
Northwestern Oklahoma State University 05
Oklahoma Baptist University 22
Oklahoma Christian University 26
Oklahoma City Community College 36
Oklahoma City University 23
Oklahoma Panhandle State University 09
Oklahoma State University 02
Oklahoma Wesleyan University 29
Oral Roberts University 28
OSU/Institute of Technology/Okmulgee 50
OSU/Oklahoma City 46
OSU/Muskogee 47
Redlands Community College 37
Rogers State University 44
Rose State College 38
Seminole State College 39
Southeastern Oklahoma State University 07
Southern Nazarene University 21
Southwestern Christian University 51
Southwestern Oklahoma State University 08
St. Gregory's University 45
Tulsa Community College 40
University of Central Oklahoma 03
University of Oklahoma 01
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma 10
University of Tulsa 25
Western Oklahoma State College 41