Cost

$555 Gets You Started Today!

$5,555 Total Program Cost

Application Fee

$50

Pre-Service Training Fee

$450

Internship Fee

$5,000

TEA/SBEC Fee

$55

* The Application, Pre-Service, and TEA/SBEC fees are non-refundable.

The total must be paid to be fully certified after the paid internship.

Intern Certificate (one year) is for teacher interns who have not yet passed the Pedagogy & Professional Responsibilities (PPR) EC–12.

Probationary Certificate (two years) is for candidates who have passed both their content and PPR exams.

Go to tea.texas.gov and pay $78.00 for all certificates.

Candidates formally admitted to the program will pay $555.00 for the 21 weeks of pre-training.

Credit cards are not accepted. You may pay the $555.00 by using cash, money orders, or personal checks.