Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-6-197: Persons subject to certification procedures

A. All students graduating from an accredited institution of

higher education approved or accredited by the Oklahoma Commission

for Teacher Preparation for the preparation of educational personnel

on or after September 1, 1999, and seeking to enter the public

education system as a teacher shall be subject to the assessment and

certification procedures established in the Oklahoma Teacher

Preparation Act. Except as provided for in subsection B of this

section, all students graduating from an accredited institution of

higher education prior to September 1, 1999, and seeking to enter

the public education system as a teacher shall be subject to the

assessment and certification requirements in effect before July 1,

1997.

B. Any person who graduates from an accredited institution of

higher education prior to September 1, 1999, and seeks certification

or endorsement subsequent to September 1, 1999, to teach a subject

area which the teacher was not certified to teach prior to September

1, 1999, following completion of the required higher education shall

be required to successfully complete the competency examination for

such subject area prior to receiving such certification or

endorsement.