School of Education and Human Development

VOICE Program Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or evaluation of international degree showing the equivalent
  • Those seeking Grade 8-12 certification must have 24 semester credit hours for the content area in which they wish to teach (12 of which must be upper division) with a 2.75 overall GPA.
• GPA of 2.75 in last 60 hours of college work
• Letter of standing for those who previously participated in an Alternative Certification Program (ACP)
  • Student must be in good standing with ACP to be admitted to VOICE
• Passage of TASP or THEA before registering for first VOICE class
  • Scores must be reported directly from NES or shown on an official college transcript
  • Passing scores:
    • Reading - 230
    • Writing - 220
    • Math - 230
  • Those interested in obtaining masters' degrees may skip the THEA and take the GRE.
    • Combined scores of 800 or better are required.
    • Combined score are calculated by adding the Verbal + Quantitative sections on the general test.
  • Compass, Accuplacer, and Asset are also accepted (contact Dr. Freeman (freemanl@uhv.edu)) for details about these alternate exams
• Completion of Diagnostic tool which will help in preparation for content TExES before registering for first VOICE class
  • Scores must be reported to SoEHD before candidate registers for VOICE classes
    • Scores will be used as a DIAGNOSTIC tool only.
    • Those with scores under 80% will be strongly encouraged to take remedial course work before taking the official TExES content exam.
    • VOICE applicants may participate in study sessions
      • online (through Adobe Connect, formerly Breeze),
      • in Victoria, and
      • at Cinco Ranch
    • VOICE applicants may take UHV's practice tests as many times as necessary (by appointment) in Victoria and at Cinco Ranch
• Maintenance of 2.75 GPA in VOICE classes throughout enrollment in the program

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VOICE Checklist
Apply to UHV
Apply for admission to VOICE program
Complete a Financial Aid application
Complete the diagnostic tool in your content area
Take THEA (certification only)
Skip the THEA and take the GRE if you plan to enter the Master's program

For more information, please contact us at:

361.570.4371
877.970.4848 x371 (toll free)