Example Teacher Candidate Enrollment Calendar
UT Dallas has a rolling enrollment for students seeking their teacher certification. Students (including transfer students) must enroll with at least 12 hours at UTD and generally are sophomores or juniors. All post-baccalaureate students are admitted immediately upon entrance in to the university.
Official Admission
Students are notified by Certification officer. Formal offer is extended through email. Students must immediately respond to the offer by responding “I accept,” by UT Dallas email. In addition students must set up TEAL (to get TEA login), ECOS (Educator Online System) and ETS accounts within a seven day time period before official admission is complete.
Coursework
Students complete required coursework for both their certification classes and their degree.
Pre-clinical Teaching Semester
Students are encouraged to take advantage of university resources to prepare for their PPR and content exams. Students must test before they are allowed to enter clinical teaching.
Students must have completed their 30 hours of fieldwork by the end of this semester.
Clinical Teaching
Students complete a minimum of 15 weeks of clinical teaching. After students’ degrees are posted, they are encouraged to apply for certification.
Post-bacs can apply as soon as they are finished with clinical teaching.
Admission window for the 2022-2023 school year runs from Aug. 21, 2022 to Dec. 16, 2022 and continues Jan. 17, 2023 to Aug. 20, 2023.
Admission window for the 2023-2024 school year runs from Aug. 21, 2023 to Dec. 16, 2023 and continues Jan. 17, 2023 to Aug. 19, 2024.
Sample Admission Calendar Examples
Official Admission
Students who are admitted to university request admittance into program.
Coursework
Over the next several semesters, students finish coursework.
Pre-clinical Teaching Semester
Students must finish their 30 hours of field work and complete and pass their PPR and content exams.
Clinical Teaching
Students complete clinical teaching, then apply for certification.
Sample Fall Start
Official Admission
Feb. 15, 2022
Student requests admittance. Email is sent by certification officer.
By Feb. 22, 2022
Students must have responded by official email and set up their three accounts.
Coursework
August 2022
Pre-clinical Teaching Semester
Aug. 20, 2022 – Dec. 5, 2023
Clinical Teaching
Jan. 5, 2024 – May 1, 2024
Sample Spring Start
Official Admission
Sept. 15, 2022
Student requests admittance. Email is sent by certification officer.
By Sept. 22, 2022
Students must have responded by official email and set up their three accounts.
Coursework
Jan. 2023
Pre-clinical Teaching Semester
Jan. 9, 2023 – May 5, 2024
Clinical Teaching
Aug. 20, 2024 – Dec. 5, 2024