Standard Certificate

• Recommendation:
You must submit all required documents to The Office of Teacher Certification and Admission Services, EDCC 1.302.

• Apply and Pay:
You must apply and pay online with the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) in order to be recommended for certification.

How to Apply for a Standard Certificate

• Go to www.sbec.state.tx.us
• To Create an Account, Click on New User?


• Enter information and click Search
  
• Complete Educator Profile Setup and click Continue
  
• To login to previously created account, enter User Name and Password in the boxes provided, then Click Login
• From menu on the left of screen, click Applications
• Click on Standard Certificate
• Click on Apply for Certification
• Answer the yes/no questions.
• Under "I request to be recommended by this Entity"
• Undergraduate & Graduate students select: The University of Texas Pan American (University Based) from the drop-down menu
• ACP Students select: The University of Texas Pan American (Alternative Program) from the drop-down menu
• Master Reading Teachers ONLY select: The University of Texas Pan American (Master Teacher) from the drop-down menu
• Click Apply
• Pay for certificate by clicking “Pay Online Now”
• Submit required documents to The Office of Teacher Certification and Admission Services to be recommended to SBEC
• You will receive an email from SBEC after you have been recommended

Documents REQUIRED for Recommendation to SBEC

• Current official transcript documenting all courses taken for certification including date when degree was awarded

• Current official transcript documenting all courses taken for certification including date when degree was awarded
• Copy of official degree plan (attach copy of substitution form approved for courses not taken on the degree plan)
• Copy of service record from school district