Undergraduate/Transfer Student: Admission Requirements

First Steps

Undergraduate or transfer students must:

• Meet with their academic advisor in their academic major to develop a degree plan.
• Call 972-883-2730 to schedule an appointment with the TDC Certification Advisor.
• Meet with the TDC Certification Advisor to develop your certification plan, complete all the necessary paperwork including a writing sample for Texas Education Agency (TEA) and watch a short video. This process taking approximately an hour and a half.
• Bring a copy of your degree plan to the meeting.
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Official Admission

• Students must have met with a TDC Certification Advisor, developed a certification plan, completed all the necessary paperwork (including an application for admission, provide a writing sample and watch a short video prior to Official Admission.
• Possess an overall GPA of 2.75 or higher or a GPA of 2.75 or higher for the last 60 semester hours of course work.
• Completed 12 SCH-15 SCH in major/teaching field with no grade lower than a “C”.
• TSI- Exempt or Complete
• Students are required to adhere to the Code of Ethics and Standard Practices for Texas Educators, Fitness to Teach Policy and the TDC Student Handbook.
• Students are notified by UT Dallas email when they have been officially admitted to the Teacher Certification Program. Students must reply to the email immediately (within 7 days) to accept their admittance to the program.
• Students will be told to establish their TEAL (Texas Education Agency Login), ECOS (Educator Certification Online System) and NES (Texas Educator Certification Examination Program) accounts for their Official Admission.
• Once admitted, students are expected to follow their established degree and certification plans each semester when registering for courses and check in with a TDC Certification Advisor and their Academic Advisor each semester.

Technical Standards for Admission

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