Do you have a college degree?
Are you proficient in English?
Do you want to live and
work in the US, legally?
We can help you!
Do you have a college degree?
Are you proficient in English?
Do you want to live and
work in the US, legally?
We can help you!
We can help you become a teacher in the US
School districts pay US
scale wages and many pay
bonuses.
There are teacher
shortages all over the US.
- EPaths to Meeting the Academic Requirements of Teaching License in Texas
- Graduate with a US Equivalent College Degree
- Graduate with a US Equivalent College Degree
Requirement to apply
If English is not the primary or official language of the country where you earned your degree, you will need to take and pass a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and meet the following scores:
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- A college degree must be equivalent to a U.S. bachelor’s degree with a minimum GPA of 2.5. conferred degree and a minimum GPA of 2.5 conferred degree and a minimum GPA of 2.5.
English Proficiency Requirements
International candidates whose first language is not English must pass the
*TOEFL-iBT with the following minimum scores:
Minimum scores for teaching in the US
Speaking: 24
Reading: 22
*Test of English as a Foreign Language – Internet Based Test
Listening: 22
Writing: 21
*Test of English as a Foreign Language – Internet Based Test
Speaking: 24
Reading: 22
Listening: 22
Writing: 21
Step and times
Demonstrate college graduate or equivalent
Time: 2 weeks
Pass the TOEFL (assume ready to take it)
Time: 30 days
Identify areas of certification available to teach based on academic credentials (>15 hours in math and science, > 12 hours, otherwise)
Time: 1 week
Pick area of certification
Time: 1 week
Prepare for exam
Time: 30 days
Take and pass exams
Time: 30 days
Complete 150 hour introductory courses
Time: 30 – 60 days
Look for employment
Time: 1 week to 180 days
Get job offer, line up paid internship
Time: 1 week to 180 days
Collect USCIS documents (proof of credentials) for ISD
Time: 2 weeks
Get attestation letter from TBC that they meet the requirements to teach in Texas
Time: 1 day
Work with school to apply for visa – H1B
Time: 3 months – 8 months
Complete 30 hours of field observations (15 in person, 15 online)
Time: 3 days
Begin nine month internship with ACP supervision
Time: 9 months
Complete remaining 150 hours of TBC curriculum
Time: 30 – 60 days
Prepare and pass Pedagogy and Professional Responsibility (PPR)
Time: 30 – 60 days
Get teacher’s license
Time: 1 week
Taking the Teacher Certification Exams
Individuals who want to register are able to sign up with Pearson through the Texas Educator Certification Examination Program website.
Finding Employement
Some school districts actively recruit non-US teachers.
Getting Licensed in Outside of Texas
Individuals who want to register are able to sign up with Pearson through the Texas Educator Certification Examination Program website.
J-1 Exchange Program
- Cultural Exchange Program
- 3 to 5 years
H1B Visa
- Temporary Work Permit
- 6 years
- 1 year before relocation
- Apply for visas or permits
- Determine plans for your current residence
- Research International moving companies
- Search airfares-determine the amount of luggage you will have
- Plan a vacation to your place of relocation to understand the area
- Determine what you will do with you car and pet(s)
- 6 months before relocation
- Research Neighborhoods
- Consider Hiring a Real Estate Agent
- Choose your International Moving company
- Take out moving insurance, if additional coverage is necessary
- Get shots, vaccinations, boosters, or any medications you might need
- Consult international health advisory professional
- 3 months before relocation
- Book your flight
- Confirm move date
- Arrange short-term accommodations if you haven´t found a home yet
- Gather your children´s medical and educational records
- Slim down your belongings through donations, garage sales, ebay, etc.
- Determine if you will be keeping your banking account. Consider Banking Partnerships
- 1 month before relocation
- Arrange postal re-direction
- Start packing
- Gather travel documents
- Cancel your bills and monthly withdrawals
- If closing your banking account, notify your bank and find out the necessary actions to take