Standard Principal Certification

The Standard Principal Certificate requires: a) completing a master’s degree; b) the required coursework for the certification within six years; c) providing evidence of a valid Texas Teaching Certificate; d) providing evidence of a minimum of two successful years of teaching experience; and e) satisfactory performance on the appropriate TExES examination. A state induction period must be completed to receive the Principal Certificate.

Admission Requirements

To be admitted to the Standard Principal certification program, a prospective student must:

1. Hold a master’s degree from an accredited institution;
2. Possess a State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) Texas Teacher Certification (any field);
3. Submit official transcripts from institutions in which a degree was awarded to the Office of Graduate Admissions;
4. Complete the application for admission to a graduate program at http://www.uttyler.edu/graduate/gradadmissions/;
5. Successfully complete a personal/telephone interview;
6. Send official scores on the Graduate Record Examination directly to the Office of Graduate Admissions.
7. Admission to the program is based in part on:
   1. documenting satisfactory scores on the Verbal and Quantitative parts of the GRE in combination with the graduate GPA, and
   2. demonstrating one or more of the following:
      • the applicant’s demonstrated commitment to his or her chosen field of study,
      • socioeconomic background,
      • first generation college graduate, 
      • multilingual proficiency,
      • geographic region of residence, and
      • level of responsibility in other matters including extracurricular activities, employment, community service, and family responsibilities.