Become a Trades Instructor
You have extensive training in the world of trade and industry that you can use to teach local high school students. Build on your work experience and qualifications through our trades and industry educator program from A&M-Commerce. In under two years, you can be prepared to educate high school students from grades 6 through 12 in carpentry, automotive technology, cosmetology and masonry. Begin your new teaching career today!
2 Years
No foreign language credits required
18 Hours
No thesis required

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To Complete the Alternative Certificate Program
Observation
- Once admitted you can begin your 30-hours of required field experience in the content area/grade level you are pursuing. You cannot begin your teaching assignment until this is complete. The candidate will submit the completed log sheet and reflection questions to the Teacher Certification Office.
Complete Pre-Internship Training Courses
- Complete 150 hours of training (Four Certification courses) prior to a paid internship or clinical teaching.
Note: See curriculum for required courses
Pass the TExES content test
- This is the TExES content test for Trades & Industry. The Trades & Industry test is combined with the Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities test which is Test #270.
Note: EDCI 515 or EDCI 414 registration is required during a paid internship or clinical student teaching. Students who have not completed a bachelor’s degree will need to be enrolled in EDCI 415.
Pay all Required Fees
Complete Internships or Clinical/Student Teaching Requirement
- Candidates must complete either;
- Two-semester paid internship as a teacher of record.
- Candidates will apply for positions through the district or region service center.
- OR One-semester of clinical student teaching assignment.
- Candidates will complete an application.
- The Alternative Certificate Program representative will assist with their placement.
- Two-semester paid internship as a teacher of record.
- All teaching candidates will be supervised by a University Field Supervisor and Campus Mentor.
- A teaching fee of $1000 per semester is required during your teaching assignment.
- You must enroll in EDCI 515 or EDCI 514 during the first semester of your teaching assignment.
Apply for Teacher Certification
- During their final semester, candidates must contact the Educator Certification Office to verify that all requirements are complete and to receive information about applying for certification via the Texas Education Agency.
Trades and Industry Curriculum
CURRICULUM
Required courses if you hold a bachelor’s degree (15 hours)
- EDCI 514 Management and Curriculum Development for Diverse Learners (to be taken first)
- EDCI 517 Reading and Learning K-12
- EDCI 519 Response to Intervention Applied to Exceptional Learners
- RDG 516 Foundations of Reading
- ETEC 524 Introduction to Educational Computing
- EDCI 515 Evidence-Based Learning (to be taken during internship)
Required classes if you don’t hold a bachelor’s degree (15 Hours)
- EDCI 414 Management and Curriculum Development for Diverse Learners (to be taken first),
- PSY 300 Learning Processes and Development
- RDG 380 Comprehension and Vocabulary in Middle and High Schools
- ETEC 424 Integrating Technology into the Middle/Secondary Curriculum
- RDG 417 Reading and Learning in the Content Area
- EDCI 415 Effective Teaching in a Diverse Environment (to be taken during student teaching)
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