Undergraduate Admissions

To be eligible for admission, students must meet the following minimum requirements at the time they apply. However, meeting only the minimum criteria does not ensure admission to the program. Please note that all applicants must be enrolled at TCU at the time of program application. To be eligible for admission to the Educator Preparation Program, students must:

• Complete a minimum of 54 semester hours of coursework.
• Attain an overall GPA of 2.75 on a minimum of 12 semester hours of coursework at TCU.
• Complete a course in speech that carries/satisfies an OCO core requirement and EDUC 20003 with a grade of C- or better*
• Met Professional Educator Disposition-screening report completed in EDUC 20003 or equivalent course.
• Complete 12 hours of content area coursework** (15 hours required for content area math and science coursework).
• Achieve a grade of C- or better in all content areas and education courses taken prior to admission.
• Demonstrate English language proficiency.
• Complete record of current (within one year) and clear Group One criminal record check***.
• Sign FERPA agreement.
• Sign Ethics Statement and Certificate of Ethics Training.
• Certification candidates enrolled in the program will pay a fee of $35. The fee will appear on your TCU student account following semester upon formal admittance and is non-refundable.

*Prior to admission to the College of Education, students may take EDUC 20003, 30113, 30143 and EDEC 30103. Students are not allowed to register for any other education courses until admitted to the College of Education.

**Content area for middle/secondary/all-level education majors/minors includes all coursework related to the content area. Content area for EC-6 majors includes history, government, mathematics, English, lab sciences, geography, fine arts and speech.

***A person who is enrolled or planning to enroll in a SBEC educator preparation program, or planning to take a certification exam may request a preliminary criminal history evaluation letter regarding the person’s potential ineligibility for certification and employment as an educator due to a conviction or deferred adjudication for a felony or misdemeanor offense (TAC §227.101(b)(c).

As of March 15, 2017, the Texas Education Agency Board requires the implementation of an Accountability System for Educator Preparation Programs (ASEP) technology fee, as required by 19 TAC 229.9(7). For the 2018-2019 academic year and beyond, certification candidates enrolled in the program will pay an admitted candidate fee of $35. The fee will appear on your TCU student account.

Any exception to these admission standards must be approved by the program faculty and the College of Education dean and/or designee.

Pedagogy and content courses taken at this university per degree plans and prior to admission into an educator preparation program (EPP) satisfy some state certification requirements. (TAC §228.35a6)

Eligibility requirements for the Teacher Education Program at TCU are also outlined in the TCU Catalog and COE Educator Preparation Undergraduate Handbook.

TCU Undergraduate Catalog

Application deadlines are March 1 for fall admission and October 1 for spring admission. Please refer to the email from our Academic Advisor Shannon Cooper for instructions on applying to the educator preparation program.

Students may declare a major or double major, but to be admitted into the Educator Preparation Program, majors seeking teacher certification and must meet the following requirements:

• TCU students must have a 2.75 or better GPA.
• To be eligible to apply for admission to the College of Education, in addition to meeting minimum established criteria, students transferring from another institution must have a GPA of 2.75.
• First-year students have no specific requirements to declare an education major but must have a 2.75 or better GPA to be admitted to the college.
• All students pursuing education majors that lead to teacher certification must maintain high professional standards and acceptable academic performance (a minimum 2.75 GPA overall and a “C-” or better in all content areas and education coursework).

Apply to the Youth Advocacy & Educational Studies Program

Students who declare a major in education that does not lead to teacher certification must be admitted to the College of Education and must meet the following requirements:

• TCU students must have a 2.50 or better GPA.
• To be eligible to apply for admission to the College of Education, in addition to meeting minimum established criteria, students transferring from another institution must have a GPA of 2.50.
• First-year students have no specific requirements to declare an education major but must have a 2.50 or better GPA on coursework taken at TCU to be admitted to the college.
• All students pursuing a degree in Youth Advocacy and Educational Studies must maintain high professional standards and acceptable academic performance (a minimum 2.50 GPA overall and a “C-” or better in education coursework).