Timeline

Timeline

Once accepted into the program, you have two full school years in which to complete all certification requirements, including the Field Experience.

Once you obtain a Field Experience position, you must complete all program requirements by the end of the Field Experience. The following timeline provides an overview of how an individual progresses through the  teacher certification program (This is an ideal scenario and may not hold true for each candidate depending on individual circumstances.):

Submit a completed application packet
  • Application — completed online or downloaded and mailed to iteachTEXAS with application fee
  • Official transcript of conferred degree — mailed to:
               iteachTEXAS
               P.O. Box 1626
               Denton, Texas 76202
  • $50.00 — paid by credit card at time of online application or by check/money order mailed to iteachTEXAS with downloaded application – this is a non-refundable fee
  • Applications will be retained for six months. If a completed packet is not submitted within six months, the application will be destroyed.
  • Applicants will receive access to instructional platform to track application status
  • Complete intruVIEW, the online screening interview, which is located on the instructNET platform.

Evaluation
  • Receive notification of program status via internal messaging system or e-mail.
  • Upon acceptance, gain online access to the Letter of Agreement (LOA).
  • Completed packets will be retained for six months. If the Letter of Agreement is not acknowledged and/or the non-refundable access fee of $375 is not paid within six months, the packet will be destroyed.

Program Acceptance:
  • Within a week from the time the Letter of Agreement is acknowledged, the non-refundable access fee of $375 is paid and Personal Payment Authorization form is received, a candidate receives:
  • Official Letter of Acceptance
  • Instructions to establish personal account with the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC), apply for a Probationary Certificate and submit fingerprints
  • Access to the instructional courses — six-month time frame for completion will begin on this date.
  • Access to content area certification testing.
  • Statement of Eligibility — This form is provided to school districts for verification of eligibility for Field Experience.
  • Once accepted into the program, you have two full school years in which to complete all certification requirements, including the Field Experience. Once a Field Experience position is obtained, you must complete all program requirements by the end of the Field Experience.

Instructional Courses
  • Access to the instruction is given once the Letter of Agreement and non-refundable access fee of $375 is received. The six month timeline will begin on the date access to EDTC 5000 is given.
  • The introductory course, EDTC 5000, and the six instructional courses, EDTC 5100 – EDTC 5600, are self-paced, although progress is required during a six-month time frame.
  • You are permitted to progress from one course to the next course at a rate no faster than one course per 10 days.
  • If you do not complete the final instructional course, EDTC 5600, within six months from being enrolled EDTC 5000, you may request permission to be reenrolled in the courses for a three-month period with the payment of the renewal access fee.

Certification Test(s)
  • If you are seeking special education certification, you will need to pass a specific content area test, i.e., EC–4 Generalist or 4–8 Generalist to indicate content mastery of a core content area.
  • The TExES Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities test (PPR) is not taken until:
    • The content test (and TOPT/TASC if applicable) are passed
    • The instructional courses, EDTC 5000-5600, are successfully completed
    • You have obtained a Field Experience position or the instructional fee has been paid in full

Field Experience
  • You may begin securing a Field Experience position as soon as you are accepted into the iteachTEXAS program and fulfill the initial requirements.
  • Once you obtain a Field Experience, you must complete all of the program requirements by the end of the Field Experience placement.
  • You are enrolled in Field Experience – The Classroom Teaching Experience
  • If hired, you are recommended for a Probationary Certificate. You cannot be recommended for a Probationary Certificate until you have demonstrated content mastery either through college hours or testing.
  • You are assigned a Field Supervisor.
  • A Personal Payment Plan is implemented.

Recommended for Certification
You are recommended for a Standard Teaching Certificate after successfully fulfilling the following program requirements:
  • Complete the instructional courses.
  • Pass the required certification tests.
  • Complete the Field Experience with recommendation from field supervisor and campus administrator.
  • Submit required reflections in Field Experience – The Classroom Teaching Experience
  • Pay all program fees.
  • Submit evaluation exit survey.