INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS

The basic requirements for ALL applicants to be considered for our alternative teacher certification are:

  1. You must have the equivalent of a four-year or five-year college bachelor's degree from an accredited university; and
  2. Minimum 2.5 overall grade point average on a 4.0 system or
  3. 2.75 in your last 60 hours of course work
  4. Demonstrate fluency in English and Spanish.
  5. A passing score of 26 on the TOEFL IBT is required of all graduates of international universities. The Dallas ISD AC Program Code for TOEFL is 8613

You will submit the following documents:

1. Application Processing Fee (Certified Check or Cashier's Check)
2. The completed application
3. A copy of your complete passport
4. A copy of your social security card if you have one.
5. An application letter and a resume or curriculum vitae
6. A notarized copy of your original degree and/or titulo in Spanish
7. A notarized English translation of your titulo.
8. Two notarized transcripts or Cardex from the universities where you have been awarded a degree.
9. One official English translation of these transcripts.
10. If you have attended other universities, we need one notarized copy or set of original transcripts or Cardex from these other universities
11. One official English translation of these transcripts.
12. Three originals of your foreign transcript evaluation.
13. TOEFL Scores (new requirement as of Sept 1, 2006)
14. Three reference letters or forms (See Application Form Downloads for a sample)

You will then be invited to take the Phone Pass test. 

We will review your test scores and the documentation. If you perform well on this test, you will be invited by email to come to an interview. For the interview, you will need to bring the three (3) completed reference forms if you have not turned them in yet.

If you do well on the interview, your folder will go to a selection committee in your respective certification area and we will contact you if there are positions available and we have selected you for the program.

 
Dallas ISD Alternative Certification Program, 2909 N Buckner Blvd, 4th Floor, Dallas, Texas 75228 (972) 925-6700
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