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)

English (6 hours)
    WRIT 3037 – Advanced Writing or LITR 4031 – Principles of Composition
    LITR 3631 – Shakespeare
Mathematics (3 hours)
    MATH 3037 – Fundamentals of Informal Geometry and Statistical Analysis
Science (9 upper-level hours, with one course from each area)
    Biology (BIOL)
    Earth Science (GEOL)
    Physics/Chemistry (PHYS/CHEM/ASTR)
Social Studies (6 hours, with one course from each area)
    Geography – GEOG 3137, 4030, 4032 or 4033
    History – HIST 3230, 3331, 3332, 3334, 4035, 4036, 4037, 4038, 4133, 4137, 4138, 4139, 4230, or 4333

READING COURSES (6 hours)
LLLS 4435 – Survey of Children’s Literature (F/Sp/Su)
LLLS 4531 – Reading in Content Subjects (F/Sp/Su)

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

• 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 Pre-requisite is MATH 3037. Student may be eligible to test out of pre-requisite course. Contact Math Department for information.
³Candidates not passing the State Assessments by the final semester of this plan must enroll in and successfully complete this course. Candidates passing the State Assessments by the final semester of this plan will have this course waived.