Entry Requirements


Hold a bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited institution of higher learning with a cummulative 2.5 grade point average (GPA) on a 4.0 system; (Foreign transcripts must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency). You can calculate your GPA here.

Have twenty-four (24) or fourty-eight (48) semester hours with a 2.5, or above GPA in the requested certification area. You can calculate your GPA here.

Pass the math, reading, and writing sections of the state-mandated basic skills test (TASP).

Be recommended by a screening committee for admission to the program.

Pass oral and written proficiency exam in Spanish (TOPT)-(only for bilingual applicants).

Secure employment in a teaching position with a school district.


NOTE: Being accepted into the ATCP does not guarantee employment by a school district.





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