Admission to the Teacher certification program.

General Requirements

  • Criminal History Records Check
  • The completion of a minimum of 45 clock hours of scheduled and assigned observation/practicum in a public school.
  • After admission to teacher education and before applying for student teaching, a degree plan must be on file.
  • Each person desiring to register for student teaching is required to furnish the Teacher Education Records Office before the time of registration a copy of a certificate signed by a person licensed to practice medicine in the state of Texas which reveals that the student has been examined and is free from the disease of tuberculosis.
    • The examination is to be conducted no more than 120 days before the person enters a public school to do student teaching.
  • Grades in all professional development courses must be "C" or better.
  • Completion of the required 9 semester hours of English with an average grade of 2.5.
Requirements for Specific areas
  • Early School Education (EC-4)
    • A minimum of 12 semester hours of credit earned at UHV in professional development courses. Any exceptions to this requirement must be approved by the Dean, School of Education & Human Development.
    • An overall grade point average of at least 2.5 and an average of 2.5 in professional development courses, and an average of at least 2.5 in early school education content courses.
    • Completion of all professional development and early school education content courses.
    • A student enrolled in ESE 4303, ESE 4304 (student teaching) and ESE 4307 (student teaching seminar) should be in the last full semester before graduation.
    • A student enrolled in student teaching may take no more than 3 semester hours in conjunction with the student teaching courses. Any exceptions must be approved by the Director of Field Experiences.
  • Middle School Education (4-8)
    • A minimum of 12 semester hours of credit earned at UHV in professional development courses. Any exceptions to this requirement must be approved by the Dean, School of Education & Human Development.
    • An overall grade point average of at least 2.5 and an average of 2.5 in professional development courses and an average of at least 2.5 in middle school education content courses.
    • Completion of all professional development and middle school education content courses.
    • A student enrolled in MSE 4303, MSE 4304 (student teaching), and MSE 4307 (student teaching seminar) should be in the last full semester before graduation.
    • A student enrolled in student teaching may take no more than 3 semester hours in conjunction with the student teaching courses. Any exceptions must be approved by the Director of Field Experiences.
  • Secondary Education
    • Satisfactory completion of designated professional development courses except student teaching.
    • An overall grade point average of at least 2.5 and an average of at least 2.5 in both the teaching field(s) courses and professional development courses.
    • A student enrolled in the student teaching courses (SED 4303, 4304 and student teaching seminar, secondary) should be in the last full semester prior to graduation.
    • May take no more than 3 hrs. in conjunction with Student Teaching. Spring Semester may take 6 hrs. during the following Summer Session.