TEACP Superintendent Certification

Leadership matters! Gallup reports that great leaders tremendously impact every organization. They increase worker retention, motivation, engagement, and overall sense of wellbeing. These employee results also impact the customer experience and the bottom line. The same is certainly true in schools and school districts as well. Great leaders build stronger, positive cultures of trust, high expectations, and better outcomes for students.

At DBU, we take our mission very seriously. Our goal is to develop Christ-centered servant leaders with the ability to integrate faith and learning to transform the world in whatever field they have been called. We believe students and schools desperately need great Christ-centered servant-leaders.

The Texas Education Alternative Certification Program (TEACP) for Superintendent Certification is a two-semester (18-hour) program. Most students are employed full-time in an educational setting and looking to fulfill God’s calling and increase the scope of their impact in education. Starting in the fall and finishing in the spring, students take 2 classes each semester (one Friday and one Saturday per month for three months) and an in-district superintendent internship. In the spring semester students also take a seminar to prepare for the TExES 195 written exam. The cost is a flat fee of $5500 for the 6 classes (18-hours) and 0-hour seminar.

Twelve hours of the TEACP coursework can be applied toward the EDD K-12 degree, if a student chooses to continue in the program.** Students who continue the EDD K-12 coursework will receive a 40% tuition scholarship on their remaining courses.

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TEACP Superintendent Certification Overview

The DBU Certification Superintendent Program is for you if you have:

A master's degree from an accredited college with a minimum of a 3.25 GPA
Minimum 2 years of teaching experience as a certified teacher
Valid teaching certificate (Texas or comparable).
Valid principal certificate (Texas or comparable).

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Tuition & Fees

All Program Fees are Non-Refundable.

Flat rate pricing available is only applicable to the first enrollment in the course. Multiple enrollments due to failure or withdrawal will be charged at the regular tuition rate.

*Table explaining the fees of the Superintendent Alternative Certification Program*
Item	Fee
Flat Rate Pricing - Coursework (Payable in prorated increments by semester)	$5500

*Table explaining the potential costs of the Superintendent Alternative Certification Program*
Other potential certification costs which are the responsibility of the student:
Texas Education Agency (TEA) Educator Preparation technology fee TEA required fingerprint fee Test preparation subscription TExES Exam 195 fee SBEC certification fee
Fees subject to change without notice.

*Table explaining the potential incurred fees of the Superintendent Alternative Certification Program*
If any of the following are incurred, students may be charged and held responsible for paying:
Bookstore Charges of any type, including textbooks Collection fee Drop fee Health Service fee Late Payment fee Library fines Parking tickets Payment Plan fee Registration fee Return Payment fee

If you are interested in earning a doctorate degree, check out DBU’s Ed.D. in Educational Leadership – K-12 Concentration.

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