Panhandle Alternative Certification for Educators PACE

The Panhandle Alternative Certification for Educators (PACE) Program is an accelerated, highly selective program designed to prepare highly qualified degreed individuals to serve as public school teachers in Texas.

The PACE Program is designed for persons who have completed a baccalaureate degree and who have a record of work and life experience appropriate to enhancement of the teaching and learning processes in the public school classroom. Certification is achieved through a combination of an intensive summer of course work coupled with a year-long, supervised internship as teacher-of-record in a public or recognized private school. The teacher/intern is jointly supervised by WTAMU and the participating school district.

PACE offers certification in the following areas:

Elementary: EC-6 Generalist and Bilingual Generalist.
Middle School: 4-8 Generalist, English Language Arts, Math, Science and Social Studies.
Secondary: 6-12 and 8-12 Content Areas.
All-Level: EC-12 Special Education and EC-12 Content Areas.

Although interested individuals may submit transcripts for evaluation at any time during the year, an updated PACE information/application packet is available Dec. 1 each year with a priority application deadline of April 1. For specific program requirements and more information, see the PACE website, wtamu.edu/pace, or contact the director of Alternative Teacher Certification, Old Main, Room 413, 806-651-2599.