(a) State certificates hereafter granted shall include the following:

Provisional College Certificates,

Permanent College Certificates,

Certificates issued by other states and validated by the Superintendent of Public Instruction,¹

Special Temporary Certificates,

Special Permanent Certificates,

Residency Certificates,

Intern Certificates.

(b) All persons receiving any of such certificates shall have qualifications not less than graduation from a State Teachers' College of this Commonwealth, or equivalent training. Postbaccalaureate certification programs, including residency, intern and administrative certification programs completed under section 1207.1² are equivalent training for purposes of this act.

(c) Every college certificate shall set forth the names of the college or university from which its holder was graduated. State certificates shall entitle their holders to teach in every part of this Commonwealth for the terms herein specified.