Alternative Certification Program Fees
The total cost of the program is $4500 for participants. Participants must pay a $100 application fee, a $500 academic fee due by the beginning of pre-service classes and a $500 fee by the beginning of the Summer Curriculum Institute. In addition, the following fees apply and must be paid by the applicant:
- $52.00 for a one year Texas Probationary Certificate required for employment as an intern with a local school district
- $47.00 fingerprinting fee paid to be paid when applying for the Texas Probationary Certificate.
- $120.00 for each licensing exam paid to the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC). Each participant must take the teaching field TExES exam and the Pedagogy and Professional Responsibility (PPR) TExES exam.
- $77.00 standard certification fee upon program completion, paid to the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC).
