Galveston ACP
Galveston Alternative Certification
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The Galveston Alternative Certification Programs include the Accelerate Online Program and the Secondary Graduate Certification Program. The program is available to students at Texas A&M University at Galveston who wish to pursue teacher certification or for mid-career changers in the Galveston area who qualify. Scholarships are available for eligible students.
Accelerate Online Program
The Texas A&M University Accelerate Online certification program is an innovative approach to preparing secondary teachers in the state of Texas. Certification may be obtained in Life Science 8-12, Physical Science 8-12, Science 8-12, Mathematics 8-12, History 8-12, Social Studies 8-12, or English Language Arts and Reading 8-12. The program is designed to provide graduates and professionals possessing a bachelor's degree, as well as students late in their undergraduate careers, with an accelerated online program of educator preparation that can be completed in 12-18 months.
Secondary Graduate Certification Program
Secondary Graduate Certification ProgramThe Secondary Post-Baccalaureate Certification Program (8-12) is designed for those candidates who have completed or will complete a baccalaureate degree and desire initial certification to teach in Texas public schools at the secondary level. Candidates are admitted upon recommendation of Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture faculty and progress through the Summer, Fall, and Spring semesters as a cohort.
The certification program requires the completion of twenty-one (21) graduate semester credit hours and the successful completion of the appropriate State examinations and a full-year public school internship is required of all students. Most candidates have completed the internship requirement through a paid teaching position.
For more information, or to schedule an individual appointment, contact
:
Amber Booth
Program Coordinator
905 Sea Aggie Center
Phone: (409) 740-4950
Fax: (409) 740-4731
abooth@tamu.edu
