Block 1 – 60 Earned Hours/Junior Status and submission of Criminal History Check Consent Required

  • EC-3, EC-6 and SPED w/ EC-6 students take EDUC 3320. Foundations of Teaching: Elementary (EC-6) Classrooms
  • 4-8 and Secondary/All-Level students take EDUC 3321. Foundations of Teaching: Middle and Secondary Classroom
  • Make sure concurrently enrolled in any courses needed for admission (examples: PSYC 3303 or 2308 or CHFS 3300; 3 ENGL courses with a C or better; retake any courses with Ds or Fs that are required to be a C or better)
  • Application to Teacher Education Program completed

Block 2 – Admission to TEP and submission of Criminal History Check Consent Required

  • Receive permission to take TExES exams; follow testing guidelines for when to begin testing
  • Application to Clinical Teaching or Residency completed

Block 3 – Semester Prior to Clinical Teaching OR TR 1 – Teacher Residency 1

  • Complete testing requirements

Block 4 – Clinical Teaching only OR TR 2 – Teacher Residency 2

  • Candidates will be eligible for certification after graduation