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Professional Educator Certification
An educator who is completing certification for Principal, Counselor, or Superintendent must meet the following requirements before requesting recommendation from the university for certification.
Principal
- Conferred Master’s degree (or higher)
- Successful completion of a principal preparation program including the internship
- Passing score on the required state certification exam*
- Two years of classroom teaching experience (service record required)
Counselor
- Conferred Master’s degree (or higher)
- Successful completion of a school counselor preparation program
- Passing score on the required state certification exam
- Two years of classroom teaching experience (service record required)
Superintendent
- Conferred Master's degree (or higher)
- Successful completion of SBEC approved superintendent preparation program
- Passing score on the required state certification exam*
- Hold, at a minimum, a Standard Principal Certificate
Students may request recommendation for certification by applying online to the State Board for Educator Certification at http://www.sbec.state.tx.us.
- Select the link titled “ SBEC Online for Educators”
- Log onto the system and select your username and password
- Complete the educator profile including a current e-mail address (this is required)
*The following are the dates for practice exams to qualify to take the state certification exams for principal and separately, superintendent during the 2009-10 school year. The exams begin promptly at 9 AM in Bailey 101 and continue until the last person is finished.
September 12, 2009 March 27, 2010
November 21, 2009 May 1, 2010
January 30, 2010 July 10, 2010
In order to be able to attend the practice test administration, one must:
- Be enrolled in your final 6 hours in your M.Ed. or ed admin at TCU, or
- Be a graduate of the TCU ed admin program, or
- Be a doctoral student who has completed superientendent certification courses.
The certification officer will confirm that the student has met all requirements for certification and will recommend the student on behalf of TCU. The state will then conduct a criminal background check on the individual. The student will receive e-mail notification from the state that they have been recommended by the university. Another e-mail will notify the student that certification has been completed by the state. At this point, the educator may view their virtual certificate online at http://www.sbec.state.tx.us. The physical certificate will be mailed and arrive at the address given in the educator profile. The educator receives the Texas Standard Certificate which is renewable every five years on the educator’s birthday. For renewal requirements, visit http://www.sbec.state.tx.us.
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