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Post-Baccalaureate

Teacher Certification

If you already have a bachelor’s degree but are interested in becoming a teacher, consider our post-baccalaureate (PB) certification. Students in the program can take the necessary course work to gain teacher certification without having to obtain another undergraduate degree.


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Where Can This Degree Take You?

Depending on the student's individualized post-bacc degree plan, most undergraduate education courses are face-to-face in Katy or Victoria, while a few courses are online. PB students may hold full-time paid teaching positions while completing their certification requirements or may choose to student teach in their last semester.

Requirements for Admission

Post-baccalaureate students can pursue the following teaching specializations:

  • Early childhood–6th grade (elementary education) Core Subjects
  • 4th–8th grade (middle school) Core Subjects
  • 7th–12th grade (middle and high school) subject area certificate
  • Physical Education certificate (early childhood–12th grade)
  • Spanish certificate (early childhood–12th grade)
  • Special Education certificate (early childhood–12th grade)
  • English as a Second Language certificate (early childhood–12thgrade)

Post-baccalaureate students can pursue the following

7th–12th Grade Subject Area Certifications

  • English, language arts, reading
  • History
  • Life Science
  • Mathematics
  • Science

Regardless of your specialization, you will be required to pass the state PPR qualifying test with an 80% or higher after you take CUIN 3323 Instructional Design and INDS 3323 Child Development and Its Application to Learning.

Internships or Student Teaching

You have options.

Internship or year-long Student Teaching Residency

Post-baccalaureate students must complete a year-long student-teaching residency or an internship as a teacher of record.

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