1. Secondary / All Level Application
For students seeking certification in 6-12, 7-12, 8-12, or All Level Art, Music, PE, or Spanish
Fillable Application Packet
Updated 6/28/17

2. The Application
Applications are found under Teacher Education Program – Apply Now!
The application will open as a fillable pdf form. We prefer typed applications but will accept handwritten ones as long as they are legible.
Applications are to be turned into Suite 101 in the Math Building.

3. To apply, you will Follow the instructions in the GREY Secondary/All LEVEL box located near the BOTTOM OF The Apply Now! Screen.
For Secondary/All Level: 6-12, 7-12, 8-12, All Level Art, Music, PE, Spanish
Make an appointment with your advisor and make any necessary arrangements to complete the departmental screening.
Complete the Secondary / All-Level Application packet.
Print out your unofficial transcript or Degree Evaluation from myGateway and use it to complete your certificate plan.
When you meet with your advisor, make sure your advisor signs your checklist and certificate plan, completes the verification of successful completion of departmental screening form or makes arrangements to complete it at a later date, and completes any necessary substitution forms.
Bring your completed application, certificate plan, transcript, and departmental screening form to Room 101 of the Math Building. Please do not wait until the deadline day. Applications will not be accepted late.

4. Application Packet consists of:
SEC 1 – name/address
SEC 2 – certification area
SEC 3 – checklist
SEC 4 – departmental screening form
SEC 5 – current enrollment information
SEC 6 -- GPA changes acknowledgement
Certificate Plan
Transcript or Degree Evaluation printed from myGateway (make sure all transfer work is showing)
Testing Quiz score report showing 100% (completed after viewing presentation at
Copy (not original) of New Substitution Forms (if needed) (route original for signatures; only include a copy with student and advisor signature in file)
 Advisor signatures are required on:
Checklist, Certificate Plan Departmental Screening Form, and Substitution Form (if needed)

5. SEC 1 – name/address
The first page of the application contains instructions to apply.
SEC 1 of the application is where you will enter in your contact information. Applications will not be accepted if any of the following is not included.
TEA ID: You will obtain this in lab.
SSN: Required. Used with TEA only.
Preferred will be the main form of communication from our office. You do not have to use your go.tarleton.edu but must use one you check often. Make sure you have added all EPS staff to your safe senders list to ensure our s do not end up in your clutter, junk or spam folders.

6. SEC 2 – certification area
SEC 2 is where you will designate your certification area.
Choose your Major Certification Field from the list on SEC 2.
If you are getting a minor and/or planning on testing out in a different area after you are certified, do not list this anywhere on the application.
Only list an additional certification field if you are completing the requirements for both certifications while in the Teacher Education Program.

7. SEC 3 – checklist SEC 3 is the CHECKLIST.
The checklist shows all of the requirements for admission. The items listed on the top section of the form must be submitted to EPS in Suite 101 of the Math Building by the application due date.
The items on the bottom section are due by the end of the application semester (see website for exact dates.) Use the notes column to add information about requirements that are in progress.
This form requires your advisor’s signature.

8. Sec 4 - Departmental Screening
Each student is required to pass a departmental screening. Please contact your advisor in your department early to find out how to complete the screening. Each department conducts their own screening, so do not use the instructions from any other certification area.
Once you have passed the departmental screening, someone in your department should fill out the Verification of Successful Completion of Departmental Screening form. If this is not submitted with your application, it is your responsibility to make sure it is turned in by the deadline (see website for specific date.)

9. Sec 5 - Current Enrollment Form
If you are not taking classes at another university the semester you are applying for admission to the TEP, check NO and sign at the bottom.
If you are taking courses at another university, check YES, list the university, course(s), and end date on the form, and sign at the bottom.
If you checked YES, you will also need to make sure to send a copy of your unofficial grades to Allison Andrews no later than the Friday after Commencement. Courses without grades posted by this date cannot be counted towards admission. This can be a screenshot of your transcript in the student system. Send by to or fax to

10. SEC 6 -- GPA changes
Please sign and include this GPA statement page. For admission into the Teacher Education Program, you must meet TEP GPA requirements that may not match the requirements listed on your degree evaluation if you have a catalog year before Fall

11. Find your Certificate Plan by clicking on Certifications Offered.
If you do not yet have an advisor in your department, please use the departmental contact listed. They will either be your advisor or will direct you to the appropriate person in the department.

12. Certificate Plan Instructions
The Certificate Plan will open as an Excel worksheet.
Fill in your name and ID number. Using your transcript or Degree Evaluation from myGateway, input your letter grades into the appropriate boxes. Please use caps lock. Your GPAs will be automatically calculated for you at the bottom of the sheet. Once completed, save and print.
If a class has been taken, that grade must be entered, even if it is a D or an F. (Make sure to check Unused Courses at the bottom of your Degree Evaluation.)
If you have taken a class that is not on the certificate plan, it can only be used if you have electives listed.
If your advisor finds any NEW substitutions that need to be made, please include a copy of the new substitution form with your application. (Only advisor and student signature required.)
At the end of the application semester, the Program Specialist for Certification will redo your Certificate Plan and update all grades. If a class has been taken more than once, the highest grade will be used.

13. Program Fees
Within one week following the application deadline, your account at Tarleton will be billed $35 for the application fee. Log into myGateway, then navigate to Texan Bill Pay. You will be able to pay the application fee using a credit or debit card or electronic check. Payment can also be made in person at the Cashier’s office. You will be charged an application fee each time you apply.
Once admitted, your account will be charged $55 for a TEA ASEP Technology Fee. We will collect these fees and send them to TEA. You are only charged this fee if you accept admission into the program.

14. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
At the end of the application semester, certificate plans will be updated and all admission requirements will be checked for completion (listed on checklist).
If any requirement has not been met, the application will be denied. A denial letter will be mailed out and if the student has enrolled in EDUC 3330, they will be sent an stating they are not eligible to take the class. If the student does not drop the class, their instructor will be notified to ask them to leave. The student will need to reapply with a new application.
If all admission requirements have been met, the student’s name will go on an admissions report that is presented to the Educator Preparation Council for a final vote on the Friday before the next semester is to begin.
Students are then notified by that Tarleton State University is offering them admission into the Teacher Education Program. Students must send back a reply either accepting or rejecting the offer of admission. This must be completed ASAP, so it is important to watch for this . (Date will be listed on website.)
A hard copy admission letter will follow in the mail.