Public Speaking or speech competency form
TASP/THEA Test – or conferral of a master’s degree or higher from an accredited university
Minimum scores: Reading - 260, Writing - 230, Mathematics - 230
2.50 GPA overall or in last 60 semester credit hours
Completed 12 semester credit hours in the subject-specific content area for target teacher certification
Teacher Education Program (TEP) application – available in the online ABC Workshop information (www.uhcl.edu/soe)

TCED 4034

TCED 4738 – Preservice Internship I (every Wednesday in the public school) and
TCED 4798 – Preservice Internship II (every day in the public school)

• Follow Post Baccalaureate Teacher Certification Plan for course requirements
• One-year Internship (Internship I and II) taken the last two semesters
• Fall or Spring Semester start date
• Must meet Internship application deadlines: March 1 for Fall internship and October 1 for Spring internship
• All pedagogy coursework must be completed prior to the start of Internship II
• No more than 6 hours non-pedagogy coursework can be taken with Internship II
• Supervision by UHCL University Facilitator, UHCL Trained Professional Development Site Supervisor and public school
  mentor
• Highly mentored and supported program by 11 member school districts and UHCL faculty
• Non-paid internship experience

Successful completion of the UHCL Alternative Certification Program (ACP)
TCED 4768 – ACP Internship I
TCED 4769 – ACP Internship II

• Follow Post Baccalaureate Teacher Certification Plan for course requirements
• $60 application fee (non-refundable)
• Must pass content area State Assessment before admission to ACP ($82 fee)
• Overall GPA of a 2.500 or a 2.500 in the final 60 hours, including all the courses taken in the semester in which the 60th hour is taken
• Must meet posted ACP program and application deadlines
• One to three-year, supervised, paid internship. Candidate must seek full-time teaching position with a UHCL member district as a Teacher of Record in the area and at the level of certification being sought
• Register for ACP Internship course each Fall and Spring semesters
• All certification coursework must be completed within three years
• Supervision by University Supervisor and UHCL trained public school mentor
• Full-time pay minus undergraduate tuition and fees and $3000 program fee
• Refer to the School of Education’s ACP website for additional information: www.uhcl.edu/soe. Look under the “Certifications” menu for the ACP web page
• Must be admitted to Teacher Education Program within 12 months of starting ACP

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¹ If required, a minimum of 12 hours of Content courses must be taken at UHCL
² Candidates not passing the State Assessments by the final semester of this plan must enroll in & successfully complete this course. Candidates passing the State Assessments by the final semester of this plan will have this course waived.