Professional Certification

Minimum Requirements
To get a professional certificate, you must meet the following requirements:

• Hold a degree at the master's level or higher
• Complete a certification preparation program approved by the State of Texas
• Have at least two years of creditable teaching experience (except if you are testing for the superintendent certificate, in which you must already hold the principal certificate)
• Pass the required TExES state certification test

The State of Texas allows any master's degree to satisfy its requirements. For students' benefit, the College of Education has structured its certification plans so that you only have to take the specific course requirements you lack, not complete a whole new master's degree. The specific course requirements for each program are listed in the graduate catalog.