Post-Baccalaureate Program for Teacher Certification at University of Texas at Dallas

Programme overview

The Post-Baccalaureate Program for Teacher Certification lets people who already hold a baccalaureate degree seek teacher certification in all fields. Students are admitted through the School of Interdisciplinary Studies as post-baccalaureate students and work with Teacher Development Center advisors on an individual certification plan based on their transcript.

Faculty: School of Interdisciplinary Studies | Department: Teacher Development Center | Intake: Fall, spring and summer | Location: Richardson, TX, United States

What you will study

A certification plan is built from a transcript evaluation. Students need 24 semester credit hours in the appropriate teaching field, demonstrate computer literacy and effective public speaking, complete 12 semester credit hours of English, and fulfill the university requirements for student teaching or a supervised internship.

Career pathways

Leads to teacher certification.

Official programme page

Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants hold a baccalaureate degree and submit the University's general graduate admission requirements. Deadlines: fall May 1, spring October 1, summer March 1; later applications are reviewed only if spaces remain in the upcoming cohort. Certification requires 24 credit hours in the teaching field, 12 credit hours of English, and demonstrated computer literacy and public speaking.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer; applications open August 1 of the prior year for Fall and Summer and January 15 of the prior year for Spring.

Master's programmes with early deadlines: Fall priority January 15, closes May 1; Spring priority May 15, closes October 1; Summer priority October 15, closes March 1. Master's, certificate and non-degree programmes on the regular schedule: Fall priority May 1, closes August 1; Spring priority October 1, closes December 1; Summer priority March 1, closes May 1. The application fee is $75, paid in the application or Applicant Portal and non-refundable.

Apply through the official page: https://enroll.utdallas.edu/

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