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University Admission Requirements

Complete online application and pay an application fee of $25.

Official transcripts from all colleges/universities attended*

Bachelor’s Degree: A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in any academic area/discipline is required.

U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident

Conferred degree GPAs will be used for admission purposes.

Applicants with a GPA below 2.5 in the conferred bachelor’s degree will be denied admission.

Applicants with a conferred master’s degree with a 3.0 GPA will be accepted with a passing score on the appropriate PACT exam.

Apply and be accepted to the Alternative Certification Program

Pass the appropriate Certify Teacher or PACT exam, as required by an advisor per TEA guidelines

Achieve Your Goal to Become a Certified Teacher in 3 Steps!

The Alternative Certification Program (ACP) offered online through Lamar University prepares students to be effective, certified Texas teachers. Candidates who are accepted into the program must (A) complete all coursework online, (B) pass appropriate TExES certification exams in their desired teaching area, (C) successfully complete a yearlong, paid internship or a 14-week clinical experience and (D) complete all TEA-required trainings during internship courses.

Requirements Following Entry Into the Alternative Certification Program:

Step 1:

Be successfully admitted to the online ACP (see above for admission requirement details)

Step 2:

Complete required online coursework

Sit for and pass required TExES content exams

Complete 50 hours of TEA classroom observations

Note: These first three items must be completed prior to applying for a teaching position or for clinical teaching.

Obtain teaching position with a TEA-accredited school

Notify Lamar University’s Educator Preparation Program (EPP) of employment offer

Apply through LU and TEA for a one-year intern certificate or a 14-week clinical experience

Contact your advisor to enroll in the internship course(s)

Step 3:

Pass the Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities (PPR) TExES exam

Successfully complete internship

Apply through Lamar University and TEA for standard certification

Celebrate your achievement—you’re a certified teacher in the state of Texas!

Send transcripts to:

Lamar University Online Admissions
P.O. Box 10017
Beaumont, Texas 77710

OR

Submit electronically to [email protected]

*All applicants must submit official transcript(s) indicating: 1) The conferred bachelor's or master's degree as required for the program of application from a regionally accredited US institution or its equivalent. 2) The transcript of the most recent attendance if it differs from the institution of the conferred degree. This requirement applies regardless of the length of time in attendance and regardless of whether credit was earned or is desired. However, if a department or program wishes to review additional transcripts from prior attendance for decision purposes, the department or program may directly request the applicant to submit the official transcript(s) to the Office of Admissions for processing. Students must be eligible to re-enter all colleges and universities previously attended. Failure to disclose previous college attendance is justification for revocation of acceptance and dismissal from Lamar University.

Getting started is easy! Just follow these steps.

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University Admission Requirements

Achieve Your Goal to Become a Certified Teacher in 3 Steps!

Requirements Following Entry Into the Alternative Certification Program:

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