Program requirements
We look for applicants who:
Are passionate and service oriented with students' best interests in mind
Value the time and perspectives of colleagues and administrators
Have set high expectations for themselves personally and professionally
Are receptive to feedback in order to grow as a classroom teacher
Practice flexibility and resiliency when faced with challenges and setbacks
Understand that student achievement is the forefront of all we do
Are willing to reach out to students, families, and communities to build strong relationships and foundations
Embraces and supports new ideas that promote student and teacher growth
Demonstrate professionalism during all written correspondence and oral communication with ACT-RGV.
A BACHELOR’S DEGREE
Your degree must be from an accredited institution of higher education as required by the Texas Education Agency and the Texas Administration Code.
You may search for accredited institutions at the United States on the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) website.
MINIMUM 2.50 GRADE POINT AVERAGE
This will be determined in one of the following ways:
Minimum 2.50 GPA (your undergraduate GPA as posted on conferred degree transcript), or
Minimum 2.50 GPA in last 60 hours.
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If you are currently completing your final semester of coursework toward a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education as required by Texas Education Agency and the Texas Administration Code, and you currently meet the identified admission requirements, then you may be eligible for admission on a contingency basis.
To qualify for contingency admittance, you must provide the following documentation along with your application by the deadlines:
We offer training three times a year: Fall, Spring, Summer.
An applicant may be accepted into an alternative certification program on a contingency basis pending receipt of an official transcript showing degree conferred and have passed all content related tests. An applicant admitted on a contingency basis may begin program training, but shall not be recommended for a certificate until the bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited institution of higher education has been conferred.
The contingency admission will be valid for only the fall, spring, or summer semester for which the contingency admission was granted and may not be extended for another semester. The end of each semester shall be consistent with the common calendar established by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Contingent candidates who wish to transition into full program admission must meet all general admissions requirements and must provide ACT-RGV an official transcript reflecting a conferred degree prior to receiving full acceptance documentation.
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ACT-RGV will review your TEA account and take the following into consideration when evaluating for admission:
Previous Educator Preparation Program participation
Certification testing record
Any candidate not successful in taking and passing any exam will not be eligible for admission into ACT-RGV
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Description texIf you are currently enrolled in another alternative certification program and would like to transfer, please provide a transcript of all titled coursework with hours earned for review.
Program policy for transfer candidates that have passed all content or content-related exams have been passed in the previous program. ACTRGV will not grant test approval for additional content or content-related exams once a transfer candidate has been admitted to the program. Unless written submission to ACT-RGV.
Any transfer candidate not successful in taking and passing any exam will not be eligible for admission into ACT-RGV.t goes here
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Graduates from a university outside of the United States or U.S. territories must provide:
Proof of oral English language proficiency on the Internet based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL IBT code B241) test, with a minimum speaking score of 24, listening score of 22, reading score of 22, and writing score of 21 or proof of graduation from a country whose official language is English.
TEA provides a list of foreign credential review companies that will be accepted by ACT-RGV. The evaluation must include a U.S. equivalency for each credential, a course-by-course analysis, and a GPA of credit hours.