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)

LLLS 4435

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

Special Education EC-12 TExES #161 and Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities EC-12 TExES #160

Notes Regarding the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Highly Qualified Teacher Requirements

To be “Highly Qualified” for employment with an EC-12 Special Education teaching certificate to teach at the Elementary level (Grades EC-6) teachers must also earn an EC-6 Generalist, 4-8 Generalist or a 4-8 content specific teaching certificate. The UHCL undergraduate program includes the EC-6 Generalist certification. Those following a post-degree teacher certification plan will need to earn an additional certification by taking the appropriate TExES after having completed the UHCL EC-12 Special Education program. Fully certified teachers can register for the additional TExES as “By Exam Only.”

To be “Highly Qualified” for employment with an EC-12 Special Education teaching certificate to teach at the Secondary level (grades 7-12) teachers must also earn the 4-8 Generalist, a 4-8 content specific teaching certification, or an 8-12 content specific. Fully certified teachers can register for the additional TExES as “By Exam Only.”

As of Fall 2008, the federal government is allowing Texas school districts some flexibility in the above requirements by allowing for High Objective Uniform State Standard of Evaluation or “HOUSE” points within the first two years of employment for elementary teachers. For secondary teachers, the federal government is allowing use of passing an additional content test or holding an additional academic major, graduate degree, or hours of course work to be considered Highly Qualified. For information pertinent to a Special Education job within a specific school district, contact the Texas Education Agency’s No Child Left Behind (NCLB) representative at 512-463-9374, or view their website: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/nclb/hqteachers.html . See the section called “Guidance for Implementation of NCLB Highly Qualified Teacher Requirements.”

¹ Must have a minimum of 12 hours of content courses from UHCL
² Departmental permission required. The student must complete SPED 5030/4030, 5131/4131, 5132/4132, 5233/4231, & 5331/4331 prior to enrolling in this course.
³ These courses can be waived with the approval of the program coordinator of Special Education
⁴ Pre-requisite is MATH 3031, MATH 1350 or a passing score on the competency test. Please see an advisor for information.
⁵ 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.