Texas Alternative Center for Teachers
  Program Costs


$     50.00……Application Process Fee (paid at time of application)
$   410.00……Phase I and Phase II Course Fee (paid at approval)
$     75.00.......Instructional materials (Paid at approval and costs may vary)
$3,665.00……Phase III Internship Fee (10 month salary deduction)


Other fees paid by candidates for state certification.  Fingerprints,
probationary certificate and standard certificate are Texas Education Agency
fees.  

$    82.00……TExES Exam (PPR portion of exam at end of Phase III)
$    47.00……Finger printing (upon hiring by a school district)
$    52.00……Probationary Certificate (upon hiring by a school district)
$    77.00……Standard Certificate (upon successful completion of                     
internship, all three phases and passing of all required exams)
$4,458.00…..Total Cost


Other fee paid by candidates for Certification ( candidates need to be
prepared to pay these costs during Phase I):

$    82.00……TOPT (Bilingual candidates only)
$    82.00........TExES Exam (Content - all candidates)
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Texas Alternative Center for Teachers
TACT
Program Costs
201 S. 10th Street, McAllen TX 78501
Phone (956) 618-9957 Fax (956) 618-0892