Teacher Certification Program

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The College of Education offers routes to teacher certification for Early Childhood through Grade 4 (EC-4), Grades 4-8, Grades 8-12, and Early Childhood through Grade 12 (EC-12) certification. Students who pursue teacher certification do not declare a major in "education." Students seeking EC-4 or Grades 4-8 certification are "interdisciplinary academic" majors. Students pursuing Grades 8-12 certification will major in one of the following disciplines/teaching fields: biology, computer science, English, history, mathematics, or natural sciences. Students pursuing EC-12 certification must choose a major in either physical education or music. All students seeking certification must meet State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) and university Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree requirements, or Bachelor of Music (B.M.) degree requirements for EC-12 music certification.

Required scores, as determined by the College of Education, on the Texas Higher Education Assessment (THEA) test over the basic skills of reading, writing, and mathematics must be achieved prior to admission to the Teacher Certification Program. No education courses (EDUC, ECHE, nor READ), with the exception of EDUC 1301, EDUC 3312, and READ 3330, may be taken until the student is accepted into the Teacher Certification Program.

Certification is available for post-baccalaureate students through the Pathways to Teaching Program in the College of Education.  See the Graduate Catalog for further details.

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