
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