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Post-Degree Teacher Certification Plans
If you already hold at least a bachelor’s degree, then you may seek initial teacher certification through either of two sets of programs. Students seeking their initial teacher certification while they pursue a master’s degree can follow a graduate teacher certification program. Students not pursuing a master’s can follow a post-baccalaureate teacher certification program. The program considers students working toward a second bachelor’s degree to be post-baccalaureate students.
Students who have earned at least a bachelor’s degree (and want only to earn initial teacher certification) need not pursue a second bachelor’s degree. Those who wish to earn a second degree, however, must meet UHCL lower-level requirements while they meet requirements for both teacher certification and the second degree (unless they met such requirements when they earned their first bachelor’s). The core section of the catalog describes these lower-level requirements.
To qualify for the post-baccalaureate teacher certification plan, students must hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university. They must also meet UHCL admissions requirements for post-baccalaureate students. Since the program classifies post-baccalaureate students as undergraduate students, candidates must maintain the appropriate academic standards and pay undergraduate tuition and fees. Post-baccalaureate teacher certification students are not eligible to enroll in graduate courses. They may not apply course credits earned during their initial teacher certification to a master’s degree.
Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification Plans
To be eligible for admission to a post-baccalaureate teacher certification plan, students must hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university and meet the university admissions requirements for post-baccalaureate students. Post-baccalaureate students are considered undergraduate students; therefore, they must maintain undergraduate academic standards and pay undergraduate tuition and fees. Post-baccalaureate teacher certification students are not eligible to enroll in graduate courses, and course work taken toward earning initial teacher certification may not be applied to a master’s degree.
Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification Plans:
The following Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification Plans are under consideration:
- EC-12 Technology Applications (All Level)
- 8-12 Physical Science
- 8-12 Science
- 8-12 Technology Applications
Contact an academic adviser for the status of these plans.
