College of Education and Human Development

Alternative Certification

Graduate Admissions Application Instructions

Candidates are required to submit the following State and Program documents to the department for enrollment in the Educator Preparation Program. After collecting all the required documents, please click the link at the bottom of this page to submit.

Required Items

1. Offer of Formal Admission Letter: Email sent to you by gradadmissionsedu@lamar.edu with the subject line: Offer of Formal Admission. It lists the candidate's name, program you applied for and effective date of formal admission at the top. The email included instructions on how to upload your artifacts.
2. Formal Admission Acceptance Form: You are required to sign a formal admission acceptance form to the program before the start of the first course. To accept the formal admission acceptance form, complete and submit the Formal Admission Acceptance Form. Ensure all statements and fields are completed, sign and date.

3. Appendix A Candidate Signature Page: Affidavit that you acknowledge you have read the handbook and code of ethics. You also agree to the policies and procedures.

  1. Read the Texas Educator Code of Ethics.
  2. Read the Educator Preparation Program Handbook.
  3. Initial each item, sign and date the bottom of the Signature Page.
4. Candidate Exit Policy: You are required to read the Candidate Exit Policy once you are admitted to the Educator Preparation Program (EPP). Please read, sign and date the Candidate Exit Policy.

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