Hold a bachelor’s degree or higher and wish to become an educator in Texas? Alternative certification programs (ACPs) offer a nontraditional certification route that may allow you to serve as a teacher while completing the requirements. Visit the TEA website to become a Texas Educator through an ACP.

1. Must obtain an educational aide certification (applied for upon employment)
2. Must meet one of the following requirements to be considered Highly Qualified:
   • Two years of study at an institution of higher education [48 semester hours (or equivalent trimester hours)]; or
   • Associate’s (or higher) degree; or
   • Met a rigorous standard of quality through a formal state/local assessment (provided by Wylie ISD upon employment)