Graduate Certifications

UH-Victoria offers programs leading to the following graduate certificates. Specific requirements for each certificate are available from the Educator Preparation Office. The State Board of Educator Certification requires passing scores on the appropriate TExES (Texas Examination of Educator Standards) or TexMaT (Texas Examinations for Master Teachers) for certificates.

NOTE: When students begin work toward certification, a personal profile is recorded at the State Board of Educator Certification (SBEC). Students are responsible for maintaining current information online at this agency’s website (www.tea.state.tx.us).

Admission to a Graduate Certification Program

For applicants, with GPA’s below 2.5, seeking certifications in a class other than classroom teacher the following scores must be achieved:

GRE® scores in the following ranges:

• GRE® Verbal Reasoning - 143 or greater
• GRE® Quantitative Reasoning - 140 or greater
• GRE® Analytical Writing - 3.0 or greater

The applicant MUST also meet the UHV admissions index.

* Revised (12/27/16) General Test Score Bands for GRE® to be used for Admission to an Educator Preparation Program under the 10% Exception Rule in 19 TAC §227.10(a)(3)(D)

Degree Requirements

This certificate is related to the practice of professional coaching (e.g., executive coaching, leadership coaching, etc.); it is not a course of study related to athletic coaching.

• Bachelor’s degree
• Admission to the UHV as either “temporary graduate status” or fully admitted.
• Complete the 9 semester credit hours of course work.

Courses for the certificate include:

• AHED 6360 Professional Coaching I: Theory and Practice
• AHED 6361 Professional Coaching II: The Coaching Relationship and Positive Change
• AHED 6362 Professional Coaching III: Strategies and Skills

Note

Students pursuing the M.Ed. in Adult and Higher Education should not expect that the Professional Coaching courses will substitute for M.Ed. degree plan requirements.