Certification Requirements
& Calendar of Activities

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 

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.

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

When: Last month of Professional Internship Program