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Admission Requirements

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INTERNATIONAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

1. Meet the same requirements for domestic admission; and

2. Meet the English Language Proficiency requirement through one of the following options:

Completion of an undergraduate or graduate degree at an accredited institution in the United States or its territories.
Achieving a High-Intermediate level in all four sections (speaking, listening, reading, writing) of the TOEFL-iBT. Speaking-22/Listening-22/Writing-21/Reading-21
Earning an undergraduate or graduate degree from a college or university in an approved country.
Holding a teaching certificate from another U.S. state where certification exams were taken and passed.

The Educational Testing Service offers free and low cost online TOEFL preparation courses to help candidates learn how to improve English language skills.

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DOMESTIC ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

1. Complete Admission Application and Fee

2. Official transcripts from all colleges/universities attended showing a conferred bachelor degree or higher from an accredited institution of higher education.

3. A minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.50 for the undergraduate degree or a 2.50 GPA for the last sixty hours earned prior to receiving the conferred degree. Applicants with a GPA less than 2.50 must pass the designated PACT exam.

4. An applicant must demonstrate basic skills in reading, written communication, and mathematics by meeting the requirements of the Texas Success Initiative. Applicants with a conferred bachelor degree or higher are exempt from this requirement.

5. For an applicant who will be seeking an initial certificate in the classroom teacher class of certificate, the applicant shall have successfully completed, prior to admission, at least: (A) a minimum of 12 semester credit hours in the subject-specific content area for the certification sought, unless certification sought is for mathematics or science at or above Grade 7; or (B) 15 semester credit hours in the subject-specific content area for the certification sought if the certification sought is for mathematics or science at or above Grade 7; or (C) a passing score on the appropriate content certification examination.

6. Rubric-scored Oral/Written Interview

7. Government-Issued Photo ID: We require a government-issued photo ID with your application submission.

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PRE-TEACHING PROGRAM COMPLETION

1. Completion of all required coursework for the intended Certification Category with a grade of "C."

2. Passing scores on the official TExES Content and PPR examinations.

3. Submission of Graduation Form.

4. Submission of remaining tuition balance per current Tuition Schedule.

TEXAS STANDARD TEACHER CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS

1. Completion of all required coursework for the intended Certification Category with a grade of "C."

2. Passing scores on all TExES Exams required for the intended Certification Category.

3. Satisfactory field supervisor evaluations/recommendation, mentor/cooperating teacher evaluations/recommendation, and principal evaluations/recommendation.

4. Score of "Proficient" on all elements of the last two Field Supervisor evaluations.

5. Submission of Graduation Form.

6. Submission of remaining tuition balance per current Tuition Schedule.

7. Completion of Certification Review.

8. Application and fee submission for Texas Standard Teacher Certificate.

Application and Acceptance for Admission

When: Anytime

Who: College/University Graduates or Students in Their Last Semester of Coursework

Transfer Credit: Based Upon Evaluation of Previous Coursework

Teacher candidates may request a preliminary criminal history check, if desired.

Registration and successful completion of Pre-Teaching Program

Module Format: Virtual Classroom

Grading System: Traditional

When: After program admission

Successful completion of Professional Internship Program

Program Length: One Full School Year once hired as an Intern/Probationary Teacher of Record or 14 Weeks Once Hired as a Teacher Assistant

Course Format: Virtual Classroom and Teacher Classroom

Grading System: Traditional and TTESS

When: After program admission and hired as Intern/Probationary Teacher of Record

or Teacher Assistant

During the last month of the Professional Internship Program, teacher candidates complete a Certification Review prior to receiving a formal recommendation

for the Texas Standard Teacher Certificate.

TEA conducts a national background check on all certification applicants.

When: Last month of Professional Internship Program

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