Program that Accelerates Certification for Educators:
 
*an alternative teacher certification program for all levels of state certification in the areas of English language arts (ELA), mathematics, science, special education and English as a Second Language
 
*a quality, effective, and affordable alternative teacher certification program to address the need of non-traditional routes to the teaching profession for participating school districts in the greater Houston area through the No Child Left behind (NCLB) standards of recruiting, training and retaining highly qualified teachers.  
 
Three Steps to Texas Teacher Certification
1.    Application & admission to program
2.    Program institute & state exams
3.    First year teaching & standard certification

Fees:
Application Fee:            $75

Personality Test Fee:     $150
Institute Fee:               $850
Internship Fee:             $3550
 
Testing Fees:
$120 Content Exam
$120 PPR
 
Certification Fees:
$52 Probationary Certificate
$62 Fingerprinting
$77 Standard Certificate
 
Admission Requirements:
1.    Transcript review
2.    $150 for Personality test
3.    Application & fee

Total Cost for Program:  $5056
  

***to apply click on the "interested in teaching" link on the homepage***