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Dual-Credit Teacher Credentialing

Bring College Credit to High School Classrooms

Enhance your teaching career by obtaining the credentials to teach dual-credit courses, unlocking exceptional opportunities for high school students. You’ll help provide advanced learning experiences that leave a lasting mark on your students’ educational journeys.

The Value of dual-credit courses

Dual-credit courses offer high school students a valuable advantage by allowing them to earn college credit while still in high school. This accelerates their academic journey and provides a cost-effective way to get started on their college education. Students gain exposure to the rigors of college-level coursework and build confidence in their academic abilities. Additionally, successfully completing dual-credit courses can contribute to a smoother transition to higher education, positioning students for success in their future academic and professional endeavors.

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Benefits of Credentialing

Earning dual-credit teaching credentials offers the opportunity to:

Increase your earning potential.
Grow professionally.
Enhance your pedagogical skills.
Positively impact students and communities.
Advance your career.

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Requirements

To receive dual-credit teaching credentials, you must have a master’s degree or doctorate in any discipline and 18 graduate credit hours in the discipline of the dual-credit course being taught.

Here’s how

If you already have a graduate degree but need some or all of the 18 hours of content-specific courses, you may take those classes through the A&M-Commerce Graduate School. Contact [email protected] for more information.
You can earn a Master of Science degree in Higher Education with an emphasis in Higher Education Teaching, and the 18 content hours can count toward your degree.
You can earn a Master of Education or a Master of Science in Secondary Education, and the 18 content hours can count toward your degree.
Earn a master’s degree in the discipline you wish to teach as a dual-credit course.

we are Here to help!

Audrey Weiss Graduate Enrollment Specialist for College of Education and Human Services

Alum Lydia Carrascosa Graduate Enrollment Specialist for College of Education & Human Services and College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources/Adjunct Faculty

Rebecca Stevens Graduate Student Services Coordinator: College of Business, College of Humanities Social Sciences and Arts, and Non-Degree

Contact Us

P.O. Box 3011
Commerce, TX 75429-3011