You Must have a conferred Bachelor's Degree with a minimum 2.5 GPA overall or a 2.5 GPA in last 60 clock hours. If the applicant does not meet this GPA or is seeking a certification where no college work was obtained, the applicant must take and pass a Pre-Admission Content Test (PACT).

If the conferred degree is from out-of-country, the out-of-country transcript must be evaluated for equivalency to a US degree by an approved TEA transcript evaluation. The transcript evaluation company located in Austin, Texas is:

Foreign Credentials Service of America
1910 Justin Ln.
Austin, TX 78757

Phone: (512) 459-8428
Fax: (512) 459-4565
Email: info@foreigncredentials.org

If your country is designated as English speaking by the Texas Education Agency, you do not have to take the TOEFL. If your country is not on the list, yes, you must take the TOEFL-iBT.

Please see the following website for further information.

Yes, you must achieve minimum scores in the following areas:

• Speaking - 24
• Listening - 22
• Reading - 22
• Writing - 21

TOEFL scores are valid for two years. More information and the registration portal may be found at https://www.ets.org/toefl/

Students must complete the official ACC program application which can be found here. Students must also provide their official transcripts, sent digitally, to Karin.Miller@austincc.edu as well as complete a face-to-face interview.

You can start the program in the fall, spring, or summer ACC session (semester). Classes are held Monday-Thursday from 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm, and held either virtually or face-to-face.

A certification plan is available which outlines completion of your specific program. The teacher certification program is a two-year program:

The first year is completion of required state curriculum, 30 hours of field based experiences and required testing for state licensure. All must be completed prior to clinical teaching or internship.

The second year is completion of an internship or clinical teaching, as defined below.

• Clinical teaching is a 14-week, non-paid experience in an approved TEA private, charter, or public school.
• An internship involves having a contract with an approved TEA private, charter, or public school for one academic year or 180 day as teacher of record. The candidate receives first year's teacher salary, benefits, and teacher retirement.

Both of these experiences are completed under the supervision of the ACC Teacher Certification Program.

Student Complaint Procedures

Student complaints may include (but are not limited to) issues regarding classroom instruction, college services and offices as well as discrimination based on race, color, gender, religion, age, national origin, disability, or sexual orientation. Grade disputes and sexual or sexual harassment complaints are handled separately.

Please refer to the following document for detailed information:
Alternative Teacher Certification Complaint Policies & Procedure

A certification plan is available which outlines course requirements. The teacher certification program is a two-year program.

The first year is completion of required state curriculum, 30 hours of field-based experiences and required testing for state licensure. All must be completed prior to clinical teaching or internship.

The second year is completion of an internship or clinical teaching, as defined below.

• Clinical teaching is a 14-week, non-paid experience in an approved TEA private, charter, or public school.
• An internship involves having a contract with an approved TEA private, charter, or public school for one academic year or 180 days as teacher of record. The candidate receives first year's teacher salary, benefits, and teacher retirement.

Both of these experiences are completed under the supervision of the ACC Teacher Certification Program.