WEIGH THE PROS & CONS

Certification: Traditional vs. Alternative

Traditional Teacher Certification Program

Provides pre-service teachers with valuable pedagogy

Rich student teaching experience

Connects pre-service teachers to the teaching community

Opportunity to pair with and receive guidance through a strong veteran teacher mentor

Opportunity to learn from experts in the field

Offers time to observe master teachers and put new skills to use in a safe and collaborative environment.

Most traditional programs offer opportunity for pre-service teachers to engage in the components of planning and preparation, classroom environment, and instruction

Alternative Teacher Certification Program

Swift, intensive route to the classroom

Little to no opportunity to practice new skills before being submerged into the classroom

Little to no classroom experience

Little to no training in pedagogy

No student teaching experience

The University of Texas at El Paso

College of Education

Transforming Lives

The University of Texas at El Paso’s College of Education strives to offer innovative programs of the highest quality to prepare effective teachers, counselors, diagnosticians and school administrators to successfully address the 21st century needs of schools and other youth-serving agencies, especially in communities with a significant Hispanic population. Students in the College are supported throughout their academic journey by a personalize and high touch advising model and the College’s Center for Student Success. UTEP’s long-term vision is to create nation leading preparation and academic programming and to meet the compelling need for education research that adds value to K-12 teaching and learning outcomes.

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Faculty Members

The College of Education consists of three departments with 64 faculty member

Undergraduate Students

In the colleges of Education, Health Sciences, Science, and Liberal Arts

Teaching Graduates

Educators teaching at schools throughout the El Paso region since 2002

Fast Facts

Top 10

Fully scaled, yearlong, paid Teacher Residency
Unique regionwide school partnership network
Immersive bilingual education program
New and innovative Online Master’s Degree Programs
Carnegie R1 research and doctoral university
25K students enrolled
1 million hours served to the community
Approximately 80% Mexican American students enrolled
On the border of Texas and Mexico
80% Undergraduate Job Placement

Rankings & Distinctions

Awarding the most bachelor’s degrees in education to Hispanics in the nation

+100

students enrolled in doctoral programs

affordable graduate programs, bilingual education

UT El Paso : Mission, Vision, Committed to Student Success

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