To be approved for the Post Baccalaureate Teaching Certification program students must be accepted into a program with an approved partnership with Texas Wesleyan University. Successful completion of the following 18 hours along with passing of the state Content exam and the Pedagogy, Professionalism and Responsibilities state exam will lead to professional teaching certification.

Admission requirements for approved partnership programs (prerequisites: course skills, GPA, academic standing, etc.)

Approved Partner Certification - Admission to the Approved Partner Certification program = Students applying for the Approved Partner Certification program must meet the current admissions requirements as set by the Texas Administrative Code Chapter 227. The current requirements are:

1. An applicant shall have, at a minimum, a bachelor’s degree earned from and conferred by an accredited IHE.
2. An applicant shall have a grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.5 before admission.
   1. The GPA shall be calculated from an official transcript as follows:
      1. 2.5 on all coursework previously attempted by the person at an accredited IHE.
         1. At which the applicant is currently enrolled (undergraduate university program formal admissions, alternative certification program contingency admission, or post-baccalaureate program contingency admission); or
         2. from which the most recent bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited IHE was conferred (alternative certification program formal admission or post-baccalaureate program formal admission); or
         3. 2.5 in the last 60 semester credit hours on all coursework previously attempted by the person at an accredited IHE.
      2. At which the applicant is currently enrolled (undergraduate university program formal admissions, alternative certification program contingency admission, or post-baccalaureate program contingency admission). If an applicant has less than 60 semester credit hours on the official transcript from the accredited IHE at which the applicant is currently enrolled, the EPP shall use grades from all coursework previously attempted by a person at the most recent accredited institution(s) of higher education, starting with the most recent coursework from the official transcript(s), to calculate a GPA for the last 60 semester credit hours; or
      3. From which the most recent bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited IHE was conferred. If an applicant has hours beyond the most recent degree, an EPP may use grades from the most recent 60 hours of coursework from an accredited IHE (alternative certification program formal admission or post-baccalaureate program formal admission).
3. For an applicant who will be seeking an initial certificate in the classroom teacher class of certification, the applicant shall have successfully completed, prior to admission, at least: a passing score on a content certification examination administered by a TEA-approved vendor.
4. An applicant must submit an application and participate in either an interview or other screening instrument to determine if the EPP applicant’s knowledge, experience, skills, and aptitude are appropriate for the certification sought.

Admission requirements for the Approved Partner Certification program are subject to change as the Texas Administrative Code changes.