Teacher Preparation & Certification Program (TPCP)

 Due at Orientation -Pre-Assignment Preparation Fee & Technology Fee -- Upon program acceptance, the candidate must pay a nonrefundable pre-assignment preparation fee $495.00, and  nonrefundable $35.00 technology fee. Fees include books, online study, ASEP technology fee, and preparation sessions. 

 

Internship Fee -- The nonrefundable internship fee of $4725.00 will be paid on a monthly basis throughout the internship year.

 

Payments of $$393.75 per month begin the month after orientation.  When employed, the monthly fee based upon your balance at the time of hire, must be deducted from the intern’s monthly salary in 12 equal payments by the employing ISD during the internship year (first year of employment). 

Step 1. Meet Entry Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited institution of higher education (If you hold a bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university or are in your last semester and scheduled to receive a bachelor’s degree, you are allowed to take a content test for purposes of admission into the alternative certification program).
• 2.5 or higher overall on a four-point scale, or 2.75 GPA minimum for the last 60 hours
• Clear background. Please view the criminal history tab above for additional information 

Out of Country applicants with undergraduate or graduate degrees from institutions of higher education outside the United States, see Foreign Requirements.

Step 2. Pass TX PACT/TExES Content test (see tab above)

• Passing score on a TX TExES Pre-Admission Content Test (PACT) in the area of a teaching certification that Region 7 is approved to certify.  

Step 3. Turn in application

• Official transcripts from all Universities attended, e-scripts are acceptable (for an email address, see "Contact Us")
• Passing content score
• References (the individual you chose as a reference may be mail, fax or email the form back to a name listed in “Contact Us”)
• $100.00 application fee - You can pay online (at the Region 7 Store), by check or money order. 

Applications will NOT be processed without transcripts (we must have transcripts from ALL colleges that you attended), passing score on content, three references, and application fee.  TPCP Application

Step 4: Formal Interview

You will speak with the Department Director and/or Program Coordinator in regards to your application and your interests towards teaching.  An acceptance decision will be rendered, and you will be notified of your status.

Register for TX PACT (TExES ) Exam. Preparation materials are available for every exam.

As a service, TEA will provide a Preliminary Criminal History Evaluation for a non-refundable fee. 

You are eligible to request a Preliminary Criminal History Evaluation if:

• You enrolled or planning to enroll in an educator preparation program or
• You are planning to take a certification exam for initial educator certification, and
• You have reason to believe that you may be ineligible for educator certification due to a conviction or deferred adjudication for a felony or misdemeanor offense.

You are not eligible for a preliminary evaluation of your criminal history if you do not have a conviction or deferred adjudication for a felony or misdemeanor offense.

For more information review the FAQs for the Preliminary Criminal History Evaluation.

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Certification Renewal

Already Certified and need to keep your current certificate active?

An educator with a standard certificate in Texas is required to renew his or her standard certificate(s) every five years. Renewal requires 150 clock hours of Continuing Professional Education. For more information visit the TEA website.