You must show speech and computer proficiency either by evidence of college level course work or by completing a proficiency test on TCU campus.

There is an application that you must complete and an application fee of $50.00 is required. You must present official copies of your transcripts, sealed in an envelope from the registrar’s office of the university where you earned your bachelor’s degree or any other advanced degree. The completed application, application fee, transcripts, THEA (TASP) scores, and letter stating the vacancy you are qualified to fill, that cannot be filled with a certified teacher, should be returned to the certification office in Room 105 of the Bailey Building.

The Deficiency Plan and Emergency Permit

That State of Texas requires by law that there must be a certified educator in every Texas classroom. However, Chapter 230 of the Texas Administrative Code does state in part that “a superintendent or designee who cannot secure an appropriately certified and qualified individual to fill a vacant position may activate an emergency permit for an individual who does not have one of the appropriate credentials required for the assignment.” The district must:

The employment of an individual on the basis of an emergency permit may not exceed three years without obtaining initial standard certification. Official transcripts verifying completion of the deficiency plan must be placed in the individual’s personnel file in order to have the individual’s contract renewed with the school district for the next school year. This means that you must have your deficiency plan written at the university you plan to attend to achieve certification.