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Alternative Teacher Certification Program

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Apply to Program: December 2025     

Apply For Teacher Certification: April 2026

 

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Huston- Tillotson Alternative Teacher Certification Program 

Our Alternative Teacher Certification Program (ATCP) is designed to support adult learners who have already earned a bachelor’s degree or higher and require the flexibility to maintain full-time employment while working toward teacher certification in Texas. The program welcomes:

  • Future educators who hold a degree and are seeking certification,
  • Candidates currently employed in teaching roles without certification, and
  • Students who are within one semester of completing their bachelor’s degree.

We invite all qualified individuals who are passionate about teaching to apply and begin their journey toward becoming certified educators in Texas.

 

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
CPE Start Date: TBA

Complaints, Investigations, Procedures, and Grievance Policy

Student Handbook

Additional Information:  “TEA Rules and Policies

Supply and demand for educators in Texas

This webpage was created by Dr. Debra Delley. September 20, 2020 – Modified: April 2025