Certification Support

Relay provides many resources to help prospective students prepare for certification/licensure.  

• Click here, to learn more about general certification information. 

• Click here, to see information about certification cost and budgeting.

• Click here, to access certification studying and support materials.

Transition Points

Check out this resource to see all of the transition points for students in Texas. Your advisor and certification officer will communicate with you to help you to meet all of these dates on time.

• Transition Points for Texas Post-Baccalaureate Certification Program (Residents & Non-Residents)

Transition Point 1

Relay application - Educator Preparation Program (EPP) Deadline:

• Summer term start: July 1, 2024
• Fall term start: August 12, 2024

Deadline to accept admissions offer:

• Summer term start: July 24, 2024
• Fall term start: August 22, 2024

Applicants for admissions to the Texas Post-Baccalaureate Certification Program must demonstrate:

• Bachelor's Degree: Hold a bachelor's degree or higher from an institution of higher education that has received accreditation through a U.S. Department of Education approved accreditation agency. Verify your institution’s accreditation status on the Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs here.*
• Minimum GPA: Have at least a 2.50 GPA from an official transcript on all coursework previously attempted at an accredited institution of higher education from which the most recent bachelor’s degree or higher was conferred (or is in progress).

  1. Applicants with a GPA from their most recent degree conferred below the state minimum of 2.50 may be considered for admission to Relay’s Texas educator preparation programs who have earned a 2.50 GPA in their last 60 credit hours. 

• Demonstration of Content Knowledge: Applicants must demonstrate content knowledge by either meeting minimum credit requirements for their intended certification category or by passing a subject area test prior to admission.  For more detailed information on demonstration of content knowledge requirements, click here.
• Background Clearance: Applicants receive information about criminal history background checks.  Applicants must acknowledge that they have received information about their right to request a preliminary history evaluation letter from the Texas Education Agency (TEA).
• English Language Proficiency: Other Testing Requirements: Applicants who are submitting a transcript from a non-U.S. institution must demonstrate English language proficiency skills by submitting an official TOEFL-iBT score report demonstrating scores of at least 24 for speaking, 22 for listening, and 22 for reading, and 21 for writing. 
  • Applicants submitting a transcript from a non-U.S. institution who also have an undergraduate or graduate degree earned at an institution of higher education in the United States or a country listed in Figure: 19 TAC §230.11(b)(5)(C) do not need to submit TOEFL-iBT scores.
• TEA ID: Applicants must provide their Texas Education Agency (TEA ID) in their application. Applicants who do not already have a TEA ID will create a TEA Login (TEAL) and Educator Certification Online System (ECOS) account to generate a TEA ID using the step-by-step instructions found here.

  1. If you have previously been enrolled in a different educator preparation program in Texas or if you have taken a TExES certification exam through Pearson (or prior to September 2018, through ETS), you already have a TEA ID. If you already have a TEA ID number, but do not know it, you can log into the TEA Login Site to view it.  If you are unable to retrieve your TEA ID number, do not create a new one.

  2. If creating a new TEA ID number, please double-check to make sure that your name, DOB, and SSN are all accurate before you save.  Your first and last name must match EXACTLY what is shown on your driver’s license or state ID card.

• Formal EPP Admissions: Enrollees who meet the above criteria for admission to the Texas Post-Baccalaureate Certification Program are required to accept their offer of admission to the EPP within 3 business days.

*  Applicants may be offered contingency admission pending receipt of an official transcript showing degree conferred, provided that the applicant is currently enrolled in and expects to complete the courses and other requirements for obtaining, at a minimum, a bachelor’s degree at the end of the semester in which admission to the program is sought. All other admissions requirements must be met for an offer of contingency admission.

Continue to Texas Program Offeringà

Return to Admissions and Prospective Students home à