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CERT.PATH - Pathways to Teaching Program

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UG Undergraduate Certificate

Program Description

The Pathways to Teaching Program is a specifically designed program that allows an individual who has already obtained at least a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited university to earn Texas teacher certification. Once certification is complete, the individual may add an ESL Supplemental or Special Education Supplemental teacher certification. An individual may choose to pursue only teacher certification or certification and a master's degree.

Additional Program Information

(Teacher Certification as a Post-Baccalaureate student and not seeking a master’s degree)

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

  • Complete Advanced Certificate Application

  • Conferred bachelor’s or master’s degree

  • Official, final transcript from institution where bachelor’s degree earned, and official transcripts from each institution attended as a post-baccalaureate or graduate student

  • Letter of intent (typewritten) stating:

    • Which certificate you would like to earn and why you selected that program

    • What you personally hope to accomplish during this program

    • Why you have chosen to attend Dallas Baptist University

  • Minimum 3.0 GPA in previous coursework. In some instances it is possible for an individual to take requisite courses to raise a low GPA.

  • Current professional resume

  • Evidence of sound moral character and compatibility with DBU’s mission

  • Score acceptably on an entrance exam. Students must take the following exam:

    • The Pre-Admission Content (PACT) exam (see explanation below)

  • International students must also take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The minimum acceptable scores for the TOEFL in the High Intermediate Proficiency level are Speaking 20-24, Listening 17-21, Reading 18-23, Writing 17-21. (These are required by Texas State legislation and enforced by the Texas Education Agency).

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