Alternative Teacher Certification Pricing

The application is free. Once you have met with a Program Advisor who has verified admission requirements and answered all your program questions, you will be sent a Certification Plan and an invoice for the $195 enrollment fee. With this initial payment, you will be granted access to the Teachworthy portal to begin your certification journey.

With the enrollment fee payment, you will have the opportunity to pay the full, $300 curriculum fee, or set up a payment plan by paying $50/month for six months via credit card.

Your access to the Teachworthy portal will allow you to prepare for your certification exams and work on the training modules simultaneously.

For the testing element, certification exams range from $116 – $132 each, which is paid to Pearson, the TEA test vendor. We connect you to discounted resources to help your preparation and document your readiness to test.

You can also move forward and begin working on your training modules and field-based experiences. As you begin your training modules, we recommend that you purchase a supporting textbook from Amazon (approximately $20) that is a great resource for first year teachers and pairs with the training modules.

Once you are hired as a teacher and meet the requirements to begin your internship, you will set up monthly payments for the internship fee of $4,005, which is paid monthly ($445/month for nine months) over the course of your first-year teaching when you qualify for a TEA intern or probationary certificate.

The Texas Education Agency requires additional fees: your initial certification fee ($78), your finger printing fee ($52.20) and your final teaching certificate ($78). In total, the entire investment to become certified will be between $4,662-$4,778 depending on the number of content certification exams that are needed for your certification area.

Once you have met with your Program Advisor, signed your certification plan and have decided to move forward, you will be sent a Formal Admission Letter and receive an invoice for $195.

Nothing is owed to Teachworthy beyond the $195 training and testing fee until you are able to secure a teaching position.