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UTSA Graduate Certificate Teaching professor

Why Pursue a Graduate Certificate in Teaching

Please Note: This is not a K-12 teacher certification program.

Designed for current UT San Antonio graduate students, the Graduate Certificate in Teaching consists of nine semester credit hours of coursework that seamlessly integrate into your plan of study.

Without extending degree timelines, students enhance their professional development alongside academic pursuits to prepare for future instructional roles. Completing this certificate gives students a tangible way to document their teaching expertise on transcripts to be highly competitive in the job market.

UTSA Teaching Graduate Certificate professor in front of classroom

Expand Your Career Options

Holding this certificate showcases a commitment to effective teaching and sets you apart from peers. It enhances your career potential in areas such as academia, higher education, corporate training and educational leadership.

Certification may also lead to higher-paying roles or advancement opportunities, and some institutions provide salary incentives or bonuses for teachers with graduate teaching certificates. In addition, UT San Antonio’s certificate program facilitates networking with educators and professionals in the field, offering prospects for collaboration, research and future career advancement.

Admission & Application Requirements

Applicants must be currently enrolled in a Master’s or Doctoral graduate degree program at UT San Antonio and should submit the Graduate Certificate Form to add a certificate to their current program. Complete and submit the linked form to [email protected].

Teaching (Certificate)
  Currently Admitted Required Admission as a UT San Antonio master's or doctoral student or postdoctoral fellow
  Minimum GPA 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) Must have completed at least 9 semester credit hours of university approved coursework. Departments may consider GPA of last 60 semester credit hours
  English Language Proficiency 600 TOEFL Paper / 85 TOEFL Internet / 7 IELTS / Duolingo 130
*Unofficial transcripts will be taken into consideration for admissions; however, if admitted into the program, you must submit official transcripts to the University.

Career Options

UT San Antonio prepares you for future careers that are in demand. The possible careers below are based on data pulled by a third-party tool called Emsi, which pulls information from sources like the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau, online job postings, other government databases and more to give you regional and national career outlook related to this academic program.


Reyna Tostado

Program Manager

Reyna Tostado

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