Graduate School Admissions Requirements
Admission to the educational leadership degree and certification options begins with an application to the Graduate School.
Graduate admission requirements and deadlines must be met to be considered for admission to the applicable programs. Applicants may be admitted to the Graduate School under regular or conditional guidelines as described in the academic catalogs. Submit application materials to Emily Key-Domme in the Graduate School. For assistance, contact Emily Key-Domme or Dr. Ray Barbosa Jr.
Program Admissions Requirements
M.Ed. Degree (w/ Certificate) |
Principal Certificate Only |
| Bachelor's Degree with a 2.75 GPA (or above) | Master's Degree in Education |
| Valid teaching certificate | Valid teaching certificate |
| Two years of creditable teaching experience | Two years of creditable teaching experience |
| Professional resume | Professional resume |
| Two letters of recommendation | Two letters of recommendation |
| Teaching service record | Teaching service record |
| Code of Ethics | Code of Ethics |
| Departmental application | Departmental application |
| Candidate information page | Candidate information page |
| Letter of interest | Letter of interest |
| Leadership Circle Screening Tool | Leadership Circle Screening Tool |
Texas Education Agency Requirements
English Language Proficiency
An applicant for certification in Texas must be able to communicate, listen, read, write, and comprehend the English language sufficiently to use it easily and readily in daily communication and teaching. English language proficiency shall be evidenced by one of the following:
(A) completion of an undergraduate or graduate degree at an accredited institution of higher education in the United States; or
(B) verification of minimum scaled scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-Based Test (TOEFL iBT) of 24 for speaking, 22 for listening, 22 for reading, and 21 for writing; (TOEFL scores must not be older than 2 years from the date of application) or
(C) if an undergraduate or graduate degree was earned at an institution of higher education in a country outside of the United States listed in TAC 230.11
Consult WTAMU’s university policy on language proficiency.
Criminal History Information
A criminal background check, including fingerprinting, will be performed by the Texas Education Agency before a certification-seeking candidate will be allowed to certify or gain employment on a non-teacher certificate. TAC 227.1(b)(1)(2).
Items on a candidate’s criminal history report may render the candidate ineligible for certification.
Candidates may request a preliminary TEA background check for an evaluation of their criminal history. Please note that applicants may request a preliminary TEA background check for an opinion of charge prior to starting a program
All applicants with any prior or current criminal charges are encouraged to discuss their specific background with the Director of Educator Preparation Programs before enrolling in any academic program that includes a certification route.
Note: Requirements for licensure/certification vary from state to state. Our programs prepare candidates for certification and/or licensure in the State of Texas. We do not represent that our programs prepare candidates for licensure or certification in other states.
Probationary and Temporary Certificates - NOT Offered
Due to the new TEA principal two-part exams (September 2019), the WTAMU Ed Leadership program does not issue any probationary certifications as stated in TAC§228. For probationary or intern certificates, you must have passed one of the exams (268 exam or 368) to be eligible. Here is the law if you want to learn more: Intern and probationary certificates are permitted in 19 TAC §230.36 (e)(4)(B) and stated,
“Effective September 1, 2019, the SBEC may issue an intern certificate to a candidate who meets requirements specified in paragraphs (1)-(3) of this subsection and has passed the Principal as Instructional Leader examination specified in Subchapter C of this chapter.”
NOTE: It does not say parts where the Principal as Instructional leaders has 268 and 368.
and 19 TAC §230.37 (e)(3) and stated,
“Effective September 1, 2017, to meet the subject matter requirements for issuance of the probationary certificate in a certification class other than classroom teacher, the individual must pass the appropriate content pedagogy examination(s) for that certificate.”
However, a condition of both certificates is that you have passed the principal 268 TExES. There is no possible way for any candidate to pass all requirements of the principal 268 TExES, including the 368 PASL requirements, without completing the principal certification program to earn the probationary or intern certificates.
