Alternative Certification

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
Pre-Admission Content Tests (PACT)

Significant changes to Texas Administrative Code were approved by the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC). The new rule allows degreed individuals who have not been enrolled in an Educator Preparation Program (EPP) to take Pre-Admission Content Tests (PACT) to demonstrate content proficiency for possible admission into an EPP. More info.

Would you like to . . .

Make a difference in the lives of young people?
Help children succeed?
Add value to your college degree with a teaching certificate?

We can help you do all of these through West Texas A&M University’s alternative certification programs. We offer two Texas Education Agency-approved programs designed for degreed individuals to complete Texas Teacher certification.

Panhandle Alternative Certification for Educators (PACE)
- The priority application period is January 1 - April 1 each year.
Post Baccalaureate Program
- The application period is open; however, it is recommended that applicants allow 2-3 weeks for processing of University admission and the post-bacc teacher certification plan.

Can't decide? View a comparative breakdown of the two programs.