A supplemental certificate gives educators the ability to teach the supplemental subject only at the grade level and in the area of their already existing teaching certificate. Students seeking the Gifted and Talented Supplemental Certificate must hold a valid Texas teaching certificate and complete the following required courses:

TCED 5632

TCED 5634

¹This course is required unless two years full time experience teaching Gifted and Talented students can be verified.
²Students not passing the Gifted and Talented State Assessment by the final semester of this plan must also enroll in and successfully complete this course.

Students must pass the Gifted and Talented Supplemental TExES.