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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) 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

 

Spring 2025 – Application Due November 20, 2024

Spring Start Date: January 13, 2025- End Date May 05, 2025

No application fee for applications received by the due date

Summer 2025 Cohort – Application Due:  March 20, 2024

Fall 2025 Cohort – Application Due: July 20, 2025

Application due date is flexible.

Applications received after the standard due date may be reviewed on a first come first served basis.

General Requirement Program Overview Certification Area Offered Applications and Admission Student Services Registration & Enrollment   Former  Candidates 
Partnership

 

Register for an Individual Information Session

Information Session Monday, September 30, 2024 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm 

Information Session Monday, October 28, 2024 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm 

ATCP  Virtual Orientation January 06, 2025 

Continuing Education
CPE Start Date: TBA

Complaints, Investigations, Procedures, and Grievance Policy

Student Handbook

Additional Information:  “TEA Rules and Policies

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