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Welcome to Houston Baptist University’s Alternative Certification Program

Welcome to Houston Baptist University’s Alternative Certification Program. The Alternative Certification Program at Houston Baptist University is designed to: Provide you with graduate coursework Assist you to pass state certification exams

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Welcome to Houston Baptist University’s Alternative Certification Program

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  1. Welcome to Houston Baptist University’sAlternative Certification Program

  2. The Alternative Certification Program at Houston Baptist University is designed to: • Provide you with graduate coursework • Assist you to pass state certification exams • Introduce you to school districts through fieldwork • Prepare you to become an effective teacher HBUSchool of Education

  3. ACP Certification Areas EC-6 Generalist EC-6 Bilingual Generalist 4-8 & 8-12: English, History, Composite Social Studies, Math, Composite Science, Life Science, Journalism, Spanish, & others EC-12 All-Level: Special Education, Physical Education, Art, or Music HBUSchool of Education

  4. Why Come to HBU for an Alternative Certification Program? We have the only graduate coursework ACP in Houston that takes you halfway to a Masters Degree in Curriculum and Instruction (18 graduate hours/6 courses). We have an outstanding reputation in the Houston education community with ACP hired by Ft. Bend, Katy, Cy-Fair, Spring Branch, HISD, and other districts, as well as by charter and accredited private schools. We have had a 100% retention or rehire rate of our HBU ACP’s for the past two years. We have had a 100% pass rate on state PPR exams since we began in 2006. HBUSchool of Education

  5. Requirements Have at least a Bachelor’s degree from a four-year, accredited institution Have a 2.5 or greater cumulative Grade Point Average. Meet THEA test score requirements: Reading: 230 Math: 230 Writing: 220 Complete on-line applications HBUSchool of Education

  6. Applying to HBU Complete the online application at www.hbu.edu/Grad-Apply Take the THEA (offered every week at UH and each month at HBU) Send transcripts from ALL institutions attended Have 3 employers/professional colleagues complete reference forms Send in Resume (or Curriculum Vitae) Complete the on-line FASFA HBUSchool of Education

  7. We look forward to assisting you on your journey into the classroom Any Questions ? By learning you will teach;by teaching you will understand. Latin Proverb HBUSchool of Education

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