The Alternative Class A Program is designed for those who do not hold teacher certification, or want to change teaching fields. Through this program, you will receive a master’s degree in education and may apply for master’s level certification.
Please note that admission to graduate study at UM does not equate to admission into the Teacher Education Program. Admission requirements are listed below.
The first step is to apply to graduate study at UM here.
For more information regarding graduate admission, please email Grad@montevallo.edu.
Programs of Study:
- Collaborative Special Education K-6
- Collaborative Special Education 6-12
- Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Elementary Education K-6
- P-12 Teaching Fields:
- Art
- Music: Choral or Instrumental
- Secondary Teaching Fields:
- Biology
- Business Marketing
- Chemistry
- English Language Arts
- Family and Consumer Science
- General Science
- History
- Mathematics
- Social Science
- Spanish
TEP Admission Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree with a minimum 2.75 GPA from a regionally accredited university or a master’s degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA
- If you have a bachelor’s degree with a 2.0 – 2.74 GPA, you may be admitted by meeting the alternate Praxis II score for your teaching field.
Alternative scores can be found here.
- If you have a bachelor’s degree with a 2.0 – 2.74 GPA, you may be admitted by meeting the alternate Praxis II score for your teaching field.
- Prerequisites
- The following teaching fields required prerequisites:
- Art
- Business Marketing
- FCS
- Math
- The following teaching fields required prerequisites:
- Praxis II subject test:
Information regarding Praxis II tests can be found here. - Fingerprint/Background Clearance:
- Please note that there are several agencies who complete background checks. Your background check must be completed through the Department of Education. If you had a background check completed by the Department of Human Resources or other agency, you will need to complete another background check through the Department of Education.
Information regarding fingerprinting can be found here.
- Please note that there are several agencies who complete background checks. Your background check must be completed through the Department of Education. If you had a background check completed by the Department of Human Resources or other agency, you will need to complete another background check through the Department of Education.
- TEP Interview:
- After you apply to graduate study, you will be contacted regarding your interview.