Lone Star College offers an Alternative Teacher Certification program that allows those with a bachelor's degree to become certified teachers in Texas. The program offers either a one-year paid internship or a one-semester unpaid clinical teaching experience. It includes prerequisite courses before the internship or clinical teaching. Admission requirements and information sessions are available for those interested in the certification options and payment plans through the program.

1. A Program Overview of the Education & Training Career Cluster
Alternative Teacher
Certification
Alternative Teacher Certification At-a-Glance
Earning Potential
Job Forecast
For more information:
LoneStar.edu/CTE-Education
If you already have a
bachelor’s degree, become a
certified teacher in Texas after
completing the Alternative
Teacher Certification Program!
Alternative Teacher
Certification
What does Lone Star
College’s program offer?
Are financial aid or workforce
scholarships available?
How can I get more
information?

2. Lone Star College offers two options for
alternative teacher certification: a one-year
paid internship, or a one-semester unpaid
clinical teaching experience.
Alternative Teacher Certification: Internship Track
Rubric Course #
Total 305
Alternative Teacher Certification: Clinical Teaching
Track
Rubric Course #
Total 303
Alternative Teacher Certification
Course offerings taken before Internship or Clinical
Teaching include:
Admission requirements vary for the following
certifications:
What is the application process?
Information Sessions
Payment Plans