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.
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].
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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Graduate Certificate in Teaching prepares student to teach at the undergraduate level or above. With coursework from multiple disciplines and covering foundational approaches to higher education instruction, students will both learn techniques for teaching at the college level and receive practical advice for teaching within a specific discipline.
The Graduate Certificate in Teaching is for any student who plans to teach students at the undergraduate level or above. This certificate does not offer preparation or training for K-12 instruction.
This certificate provides both foundational coursework on instruction and pedagogy for higher education instruction, as well as discipline specific pedagogy, ranging from mathematics, to anthropology, english, biology, engineering and more.
This certificate may be completed in 1-2 academic semesters, depending on course load.
Many universities offer teaching positions for students with either an MA or PhD, and anyone working in academics may be asked to teach college courses. This certificate program both provides graduate credentials in higher education teaching and learning, and prepares academics to expand their skillset in education and pedagogy. 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.
This certificate may be combined with another graduate certificate if included as part of the MA in Multidisciplinary studies.
