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Initial Teacher Certification in Texas
Undergraduate Teacher Certification
Transfer Plans
Since UHV is an upper division university, our teaching candidates begin their studies at junior or community colleges by following the appropriate 2+2 plans. Early Childhood - Grade 4 Generalist and Grade 4 - Grade 8 Generalist candidates at UHV will earn Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies degrees. Grade 8 - Grade 12 candidates will earn bachelors' degrees through the School of Arts & Sciences or School of Business and co-enroll with SEHD to prepare for certification. Counselors at your junior college can help you plan your lower division studies in accordance with their 2+2 plan. Click here to view our transfer agreements.
UHV currently has 2+2 agreements in effect with the following colleges:
Co-Enrollment
When you have completed 30 freshman and sophomore level semester credit hours, you are eligible to co-enroll at UHV. At that time, you can take general university-based courses. You will be assigned a faculty advisor who will help you to plan the rest of your college career. A certification analyst or degree plan counselor will work with your faculty advisor to draw up a degree plan for your signature in your first semester.
Admission to Teacher Education
When you meet the admission requirements and are admitted to the School of Education & Human Development, you can take what we call the block courses, those specific to the EC-4; Grades 4-8; and Grades 8 - 12 degree plans.
On completion of your bachelor's degree, fingerprinting, and passage of the required TExES tests and the background check, you will be eligible to apply to SBEC for certification.
Check the links on the right for more information about how the School of Education and Human Development can help you become certified to teach in Texas.