Teaching Certificates offered at Texas State University as of January 23, 2007. 

Standard Certificates

EC-4 Generalist
EC-4 Bilingual Generalist

4-8 Generalist
4-8 English/Language Arts/Reading/Social Studies Composite
4-8 Mathematics
4-8 Science
4-8 Math/Science Composite

All-level Art (Early Childhood-12)
All-level Health (Early Childhood-12)
All-level Music (Early Childhood-12)
All-level Physical Education (Early Childhood-12)
All-level Theatre (Early Childhood-12)
All-level Special Education (Early Childhood-12)

Secondary (6-12) Agriculture Science and Technology
Secondary (6-12) Business Education
Secondary (8-12) Chemistry
Secondary (8-12) Computer Science
Secondary (6-12) Dance
Secondary (8-12) English/Language Arts/Reading
Secondary (6-12) French
Secondary (6-12) Family and Consumer Sciences
Secondary (6-12) German
Secondary (8-12) History
Secondary (8-12) Hospitality, Nutrition, and Food Science
Secondary (8-12) Human Development and Family Studies
Secondary (8-12) Journalism (must have 2nd Teaching Field)
Secondary (8-12) Life Science
Secondary (8-12) Mathematics
Secondary (8-12) Physical Science
Secondary (8-12) Science
Secondary (8-12) Social Studies Composite (Economics, Geography, Government, and History)
Secondary (6-12) Spanish
Secondary (8-12) Speech
Secondary (6-12) Technology Education

For information on the above Certificates, please contact the appropriate academic department, or attend a Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certfication Information Session. To schedule, please call (512) 245-3050.

Professional Certificates

School Counselor*
Principal* 
Superintendent*
Reading Specialist
Educational Diagnostician
Master Math Teacher
Master Reading Teacher
Master Science Teacher

*For information on these Certificates, please contact the Department of Educational Administration and Psychological Services at (512) 245-2575. For other Certificates, contact the College of Education Center for Student and Professional Services at (512) 245-3050.

Vocational Certificates

Vocational certification allows teachers to teach Career and Technology (CATE) classes, and requires both related work experience and coursework through a preparation program.  Texas State offers the following Vocational certificates through the Occupational Education Office.  Please contact them at 512-245-2115 for more information on how to obtain these certificates.

Marketing Education
Trade and Industrial Education

Supplemental certificates

Texas State offers coursework that leads to certification in the following supplemental areas.  One must hold a valid standard teaching certificate before they can add any of these supplemental certificates.

Bilingual Supplemental
English as a Second Language Supplemental
Special Education Supplemental
Gifted and Talented Supplemental
Driver Education*

*For the Driver Education certificate, please contact Mr. Scott Rowe in the Traffic Safety Center at 512-353-1550.  For all other Supplemental certificates, please contact the Center for Student and Professional Services at 512-245-3050.