ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION
The College of Education offers an alternative certification pathway for candidates with a bachelor’s degree who are seeking initial certification to teach in PK-12 classrooms.
UTEP’s Miner Teacher Residency Alternative Certification Program combines research-based approaches to curriculum planning, classroom management, and effective instruction with intensive coaching and hands-on practice in classrooms – all toward the goal of preparing the highest-quality teachers to successfully serve all students.
Miner Teacher Residents pursuing alternative certification can select two pathways: stand-alone certification or certification as part of an accelerated master’s degree in education.
Teacher candidates who are part of the Miner Teacher Residency ACP can opt to gain certification as a Teacher of Record (Resident Intern) or through a classroom placement with a mentor teacher at one of UTEP’s partner schools (Resident Apprentice).
The Miner Teacher Residency ACP is based on a cohort model. Residents participate in an intensive summer preparation program comprised of three graduate-level courses, followed by a classroom placement that includes tailored coaching and mentorship by a UTEP Site Coordinator who works closely with school administration. Our next cohort will start in summer 2021.
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Summer 2021 Program Start: June 7, 2021
Application Deadline:
February 15, 2021 – Priority Deadline (for scholarship consideration)
April 15, 2021
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Calendar of Events
*Dates are subject to change
Summer Cohort
April 15 |
Application Deadline |
April 16 – 20 |
Review Application |
April 22 – 24 |
Applicant Interview |
By May 15 |
Notify applicants of the decision |
June 1 |
Orientation |
By June 2 |
Students registered for summer courses |
June 7 |
Program start |
Fall 2021 |
Residency I |
Spring 2022 |
Residency II |
Fall Cohort
July 31 |
Application Deadline |
July 13 – Aug 04 |
Review Application |
July 27 – Aug 07 |
Applicant Interview |
By Aug 10 |
Notify applicants of the decision |
Aug 14 |
Orientation |
By Aug 14 |
Students registered for fall courses |
Aug 24 |
Program start |
Spring 2022 |
Residency I |
Fall 2022 |
Residency II |