Educational Technology Library Science (MS/MED)

Contact your previous institution(s) and request that they send your official transcripts to your graduate coordinator.

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

All international transcripts must be evaluated and the evaluation submitted to the Graduate School.

We accept evaluations sent directly from the following Agencies.

• If a normal evaluation is submitted, official original transcripts with all marksheets will still need to be submitted.
• If a WES ICAP or equivalent is submitted, we will not need the official transcripts to be submitted separately.

To be considered for admission, you must have the following:

• a minimum undergraduate overall GPA of 2.75 or 3.0 GPA on the last 60 hours OR
• a master’s degree from a regionally accredited university with an overall GPA of 3.00

Submit proof of a valid, current Texas Teacher or Principal Certificate.

Answer the assigned prompt in no more than 500 words.

Submit a resume or curriculum vitae (CV) which includes your academic and professional history and achievements.

• Go to the Educator Certification page on MarketPlace
  • Click Educator Professional Fee
  • Click the shopping cart plus icon
  • Fill in your personal information to be associated with the fee and click “Continue”
• Go back to the Educator Certification page on MarketPlace
  • Click TEA Assessment Fee
  • Click the shopping cart plus icon
  • Complete your payment
• Download and save your receipts to upload to TK20

You will need to have the following documents ready for upload in order to submit the application:

• Certification fee receipt
• TEA Assessment fee receipt
• Teaching service record
  • A minimum of zero years of experience is required for admission to the master's degree-seeking path for school librarian. If you do not have a completed year of service yet, please submit a letter of explanation in TK20 in place of your service record. The application will not submit if this required attachment is missing.
• Standard Texas Teaching Certificate
  • Note: Candidates on emergency permits, intern or probationary certificates will not be admitted.
• Official transcripts from the Graduate Office will be reviewed by the certification office.
  • Official transcripts from all institutions must be submitted to the Graduate School in order to satisfy TEA certification admission requirements.
  • Applicants must meet one of the following GPA requirements for certification admission:
    • Minimum 2.75 undergraduate GPA; or
    • Minimum GPA of 3.0 on the last 60 hours of a conferred bachelor's degree; or
    • Minimum GPA of 3.0 on a conferred master's degree from a regionally accredited institution
  • Please note that certification admission requirements may differ from those of the Graduate School and are separate requirements.

If applicable:

• TEA Transfers
  • If you have previously been admitted to another educator preparation program for school librarian certification.
  • Request that a completed TEA transfer form be sent from your previous program to [email protected].
• Transcripts from outside the United States
  • Contact [email protected] for any questions about TEA requirements for transcripts from outside the United States.
  • If your official transcripts are from institutions outside the United States and the country of origin is not exempt by TEA, send the following documentation to [email protected]:
    • A course-by-course evaluation from a TEA-approved Foreign Credential Evaluation Service
    • Minimum scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL iBT). Please note that TOEFL scores are only valid for a period of two years. Required minimum score ranges are 20-24 for Speaking, 17-21 for Listening, 18-23 for Reading and 17-23 for Writing.
      • A valid standard Texas educator certificate will be accepted in lieu of TOEFL iBT scores.

• Go to tamuc.tk20.com
• Scroll down and click “Admissions”
• Select “Click here to create your account.”

• Complete the “Create Applicant Account” form.
• Note: You will be creating a password for this account.
• Store the password you create in a secure location so you can refer to it later.
• After completing the “Create Applicant Account” form, TK20 will provide your username.
• Store your TK20 username and password in a secure location so you can refer to them later.
  • You will use the username to log in to review your admission application once submitted.

• Log into your TK20 account
  • Click on the “back to login” link.
  • Enter your username and password.
  • Click the green “Log Into Your Account” button.

• Click on the “Create New Application” button.

• Select “School Librarian” application
• Click the “Next” button.

• Complete the application. Your written essay response will be evaluated for admission by program faculty.

Once accepted, please sign and return the “letter of invitation.”