Why Pursue a Graduate Certificate in Teaching
Please Note: This is not a K-12 teacher certification program.
Designed for current UTSA 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, UTSA’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 UTSA and should submit the UTSA Graduate Certificate Form to add a certificate to their current program. Complete and submit the linked form to Reyna.Tostado@utsa.edu.
Career Options
UTSA prepares you for future careers that are in demand. The possible careers below is 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.
