Program Details

The Graduate Certification Program offers three (3) pathways for state teacher certification: Internship, Clinical Teaching or Residency. Students choose the pathway that best meets their needs.

Internship: Hired by a district as a full-time Teacher of Record, you will fulfill all teaching responsibilities while receiving the beginning teacher salary, insurance benefits and other employee benefits offered by the hiring district.

Clinical Teaching: A 14-week (70 days), full-time unpaid placement in a cooperating teacher’s classroom during the spring semester, in which the cooperating teacher will provide opportunities for you to plan and deliver lessons to entire classes of students.

Residency: Hired by a partner district (Austin, Bryan, Caldwell or Hearne ISD), you will receive a living wage salary and assist in the classroom during the fall semester and clinical teach in the spring semester. A commitment of four (4) consecutive years with the partner district is required.

Admission Requirements

• Baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution of higher learning*
  Undergraduate students may apply in the fall semester of their final year
• 2.75 minimum GPA on a 4.0 scale
• Minimum content-area credit hours in preferred certification field
• Zoom meeting with the GCP Assistant Director prior to application (email janerankin@tamu.edu to schedule an appointment)
• Passing score on a TX Pre-Admission Content (TX PACT) exam
• TAMU Graduate studies application and admission
• Three academic and/or professional references

* For non-US college/university graduates:

• Submit foreign transcripts evaluated and translated by a TEA reviewed foreign credential service. The report should specifically state if you received the US equivalent of a bachelor’s degree in your subject area and provide a detailed list of all coursework.
• Demonstrate English language proficiency.

Please note that admission to the Graduate Certification Program does not guarantee internship employment.

Application Deadlines

Candidates must be formally admitted into the Graduate Certification Program.

• Already have a baccalaureate degree? Deadline to apply is October 1
• December graduate? Deadline to apply is October 1
• May graduate? Deadline to apply is December 1

Teacher Certification

A minimum of 18 content-related credit hours is required prior to beginning Summer Cohort coursework, unless otherwise noted.

CERTIFICATIONS OFFERED                                                                              

Chemistry 7-12

English Language Arts and Reading 4-8

English Language Arts and Reading 7-12

French EC-12

German EC-12

History 7-12

Latin EC-12

Life Science 7-12

Mathematics 4-8

Mathematics 7-12

Physical Science 6-12

Physics/Mathematics 7-12

Science 4-8 (24 hours combined biology, chemistry, geology, physics)

Science 7-12 (24 hours combined biology, chemistry, geology, physics)

Social Studies 4-8 (24 hours combined economics, geography, history, political science)

Social Studies 7-12 (24 hours combined economics, geography, history, political science)

Spanish EC-12

Speech 7-12

M.ED. Coursework

Because the GCP is a cohort program, students complete their graduate courses in a specific sequence.

Degree Plan