
Alternative Teacher Certification Program
Become a Teacher
Apply to Program: December 2025
Apply For Teacher Certification: April 2026
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
This webpage was created by Dr. Debra Delley. September 20, 2020 – Modified: April 2025
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