Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Alternative Teacher Certification

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BECOME AN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATOR

The Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Alternative Certification program helps you develop the skills you need to teach agriculture to students in grades 6-12. Although a master’s degree is not required to complete this certification, you can apply the courses to our master’s degree in agricultural sciences. Classes are designed to prepare you to effectively educate youth by incorporating your knowledge about animals, greenhouses, protecting the environment and more into your curriculum.

Where It Is Offered Commerce

Duration

1 Year

Foreign Language

No foreign language credits required

Delivery Online

Total Credit Hours

18 Hours

Thesis Requirements

No thesis required

Female and male student working with plants in greenhouse.

Agriculture Grades 6-12 Educator Certification :: Admissions Request

Admissions

Criteria

A bachelor’s degree with a GPA of 2.75 overall OR a 3.0 on the last 60 hours
Show proficiency:
- A bachelor’s degree in an agricultural-related discipline OR
- A passing score on the Texas Pre-Admissions Content Test #772

Deadlines

Applications are accepted throughout the year.

Your Path to Becoming a Lion

Step 1. Submit Application

Submit your application through ApplyTexas.

Select “Create a new graduate school admissions application.”
Select “Texas A&M University-Commerce (Commerce)” as your “Target University.”

Select “Agricultural Science, MS” as your “Major.”

Pay the $50 application fee.

Wait to receive an application confirmation email before proceeding to the next step.

After you submit your application, the Graduate School will send a confirmation email within two business days to the personal email account you used for ApplyTexas.

Provisional Status

After you submit your application, you may be granted provisional status, which means you can enroll in one semester of courses. You will not be eligible for financial aid until you submit all of your documents and are accepted into the program.

Step 2. Submit Documents

Submit the following documents after you receive an application confirmation email.

Upload your documents at myLeo > Apps > Check Admissions Application Status & Test Scores or email your documents to your graduate coordinator, [email protected], unless otherwise specified below.

Official Transcripts

Contact your previous institution(s) and request that they send your official transcripts to [email protected].

We recommend that you request transcripts for all of your academic work.

If your institution is unable to submit a digital copy, hard copies may be mailed to:

Texas A&M University-Commerce
Attn: Graduate School
PO Box 3011
Commerce, Texas 75429-3011

Look for application updates in myLeo > Apps > Check Application Status

Once an admission decision has been made, you will receive an email to your student email account at myLeo > Apps > Leomail.

Dayla Burgin Graduate Student Services Coordinator

Step 3. Apply for Financial Assistance

Apply for FAFSA and TAFSA financial aid through the state and federal governments during the admission application process. Use code 003565.
Apply for outside scholarships once you are admitted to A&M-Commerce.
Check your financial aid and scholarship info through myLeo > Student Resources > Financial Aid Information.