
Alternative Teacher Certification Program
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Apply to Program: December 2025
Apply For Teacher Certification: April 2026
Huston- Tillotson Alternative Teacher Certification Program
Our Alternative Teacher Certification Program (ATCP) provides an opportunity for the adult learner who has earned a bachelor’s degree or higher and needs the flexibility to have a full-time job while completing requirements to be teachers in Texas schools. Future teachers and candidates already employed as teachers without a teacher certification are welcome to apply to our program, as are students who are within one semester of completing a bachelor degree.
Applications Accepted Year Round
Summer 2025 Cohort – Application Due: April 20, 2025
No application fee for applications received by the due date
Fall 2025 Cohort – Application Due: July 20, 2025
Applications due date is flexible.
Applications received after the standard due date may be reviewed on a first come first served basis.
Program Overview | Certification Area Offered | General Requirement | Applications and Admission | Student Services Registration & Enrollment | Finishers and Former Candidates | Partnership |
Register for an Individual Information Session April 30, 2025 ATCP Virtual Orientation May 12, 2025 Continuing Education
This webpage was created by Dr. Debra Delley. September 20, 2020 – Modified: April 2025
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