Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications (MS)

If your institution is unable to submit a digital copy, hard copies may be mailed to:

East Texas A&M University
Attn: Graduate School
PO Box 3011
Commerce, Texas 75429-3011

• Go to the Educator Certification page on MarketPlace
  • Click PBTCC Application Fee
  • Click the shopping cart plus icon
  • Fill in your personal information to be associated with the fee and click “Continue”
• Go back to the Educator Certification page on MarketPlace
  • Click TEA Assessment Fee
  • Click the shopping cart plus icon
  • Complete your payment
• Download and save your receipts to upload to TK20

You will need to have the following documents ready for upload in order to submit the application:

• Alternative Certification Application fee receipt
• TEA Assessment fee receipt
• TX PACT Scores
  • You will upload a copy of your passing score report in TK20 as part of your admissions application
• Resume
• Statement of Qualification form
  • Only submitted if applying for a Career and Technical Education Certification (Trades and Industry, Marketing or Health Science)
• Official transcripts from the Graduate Office will be reviewed by the certification office.
  • Official transcripts from all institutions must be submitted to the Graduate School in order to satisfy TEA certification admission requirements.
  • A minimum GPA of 2.75 on a conferred bachelor's degree or on the most recent 60 credit hours is required for certification admission. Please note that certification admission requirements may differ from those of the Graduate School and are separate requirements.

If applicable:

• TEA Transfers
  • If you have previously been admitted to another educator preparation program for alternative certification.
  • Request that a completed TEA transfer form be sent from your previous program to [email protected].
• Transcripts from outside the United States
  • Contact [email protected] for any questions about TEA requirements for transcripts from outside the United States.
  • If you received a bachelor’s degree from outside of the United States, then a Foreign Credential Evaluation with a course-by-course summary will be required. This is to remain in compliance with TEA to verify a bachelor’s degree and to compute a core GPA.
  • A course-by-course evaluation must be from TEA and ETAMU approved agency.
• English Proficiency
  • Educators who apply for certification are required to demonstrate English language proficiency by fulfilling one of the following requirements:
    • Completion of an undergraduate or graduate degree at an accredited institution of higher education in the United States or one of its territories; or
    • Completion of an undergraduate or graduate degree earned at an institution of higher education in a country outside of the United States approved by the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC); or
    • A standard certificate issued by the department of education in another state where examinations for the certificate were taken and passed.

If these requirements are not met, then a passing score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-Based Test (TOEFL-iBT) exam must be submitted. You are required to score within the High-Intermediate level in each section.

• Go to tamuc.tk20.com
• Scroll down and click “Admissions”
• Select “Click here to create your account.”

• Complete the “Create Applicant Account” form.
• Note: You will be creating a password for this account.
• Store the password you create in a secure location so you can refer to it later.
• After completing the “Create Applicant Account” form, TK20 will provide your username.
• Store your TK20 username and password in a secure location so you can refer to them later.
  • You will use the username to log in to review your admission application once submitted.

• Log into your TK20 account
  • Click on the “back to login” link.
  • Enter your username and password.
  • Click the green “Log Into Your Account” button.

• Click on the “Create New Application” button.

• Select “Alternative Certification” application
• Click the “Next” button.

• Complete the application.

Once accepted, please sign and return the “letter of invitation” that will be sent to you via email from the Alternative Certification Coordinator.

• Go to the Educator Certification page on MarketPlace
  • Click Educator Professional Fee
  • Click the shopping cart plus icon
  • Fill in your personal information to be associated with the fee and click “Continue”
• Go back to the Educator Certification page on MarketPlace
  • Click TEA Assessment Fee
  • Click the shopping cart plus icon
  • Complete your payment
• Download and save your receipts to upload to TK20

You will need to have the following documents ready for upload in order to submit the application:

• Certification fee receipt
• TEA Assessment fee receipt
• Teaching service record
  • A minimum of one year of experience is required for admission to the master's degree-seeking path for principal certification.
• Standard Texas Teaching Certificate
  • Note: Candidates on emergency permits, intern or probationary certificates will not be admitted.
• Official transcripts from the Graduate Office will be reviewed by the certification office.
  • Official transcripts from all institutions must be submitted to the Graduate School in order to satisfy TEA certification admission requirements.
• Two written screening activities will be completed as part of the application in TK20. Please write your essay and answer the short-answer questions carefully, as these screening activities will be used in determining admission to the program.

If applicable:

• TEA Transfers
  • If you have previously been admitted to another educator preparation program for principal certification.
  • Request that a completed TEA transfer form be sent from your previous program to [email protected].
• Transcripts from outside the United States
  • Contact [email protected] for any questions about TEA requirements for transcripts from outside the United States.
  • If your official transcripts are from institutions outside the United States and the country of origin is not exempt by TEA, send the following documentation to [email protected]:
    • A course-by-course evaluation from a TEA-approved Foreign Credential Evaluation Service
    • Minimum scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL iBT). Please note that TOEFL scores are only valid for a period of two years. Required minimum scores are 24 for Speaking, 22 for Listening, 22 for Reading and 21 for Writing.
      • As of 3/4/2022, a valid standard Texas educator certificate will be accepted in lieu of TOEFL iBT scores.

• Go to tamuc.tk20.com
• Scroll down and click “Admissions”
• Select “Click here to create your account.”

• Complete the “Create Applicant Account” form.
• Note: You will be creating a password for this account.
• Store the password you create in a secure location so you can refer to it later.
• After completing the “Create Applicant Account” form, TK20 will provide your username.
• Store your TK20 username and password in a secure location so you can refer to them later.
  • You will use the username to log in to review your admission application once submitted.

• Log into your TK20 account
  • Click on the “back to login” link.
  • Enter your username and password.
  • Click the green “Log Into Your Account” button.

• Click on the “Create New Application” button.

• Select “Principal” application
• Click the “Next” button.

• Complete the application.

Once accepted, please sign and return the “letter of invitation.” It will be returned to [email protected] and [email protected].