Test Ready
A personal test plan, ECAP in-house preparation and vendor review selected for your exam.
Texas Teacher Certification
Your path to a Texas classroom—made clear.
ECAP helps you prepare for your certification exam, compete for a teaching position and complete certification with experienced guidance at every stage.
$0 to apply • No internship fee until you’re hired
A clear plan.
Real support.
Real support.
Test-ready. Job-ready. Connected to Texas schools.
Your $165 monthly training payment includes far more than coursework.
Job Ready
Résumé assistance, application guidance and interview preparation.
Connected to Schools
Candidate promotion across Texas, district relationships and practical hiring guidance.
We help you prepare for the test, present yourself to employers and connect with schools across Texas.
Pay monthly. Pay most program fees once you’re teaching.
The standard path is designed to be completed in one school year.
Prepare
$165 / month
6 monthly payments • $990 total
- 150 hours of required training
- In-house and selected vendor test prep
- Résumé, application and interview support
- Promotion to schools across Texas
Begins before employment
Teach
$350 / month
10 standard monthly payments • $3,500 total
- Paid teaching internship
- Field supervision and certification support
- Payments apply only while employed as a teacher
- Continue only if additional time is needed
$0 internship fee before you’re hired
Standard Program Cost $4,490
Training payments may be paused until the end of the program upon request when training and internship fees overlap.
When additional time or support is needed
Extended internship — $350/month
while teaching until certification requirements are complete, up to the certificate limit.
while teaching until certification requirements are complete, up to the certificate limit.
Emergency permit support — $300/month
only when required by a school; stops when you become eligible for an Intern Certificate.
View full fee details →only when required by a school; stops when you become eligible for an Intern Certificate.
Your $165 monthly training fee
More than coursework. A preparation plan built around you.
Your training fee includes individualized certification guidance, exam preparation and direct access to experienced ECAP consultants.
$165/month
6 monthly payments
The ECAP difference
Test preparation selected for the candidate—not a generic product.
ECAP does not force every candidate into one generic test-preparation product. We combine ECAP’s in-house expertise with outside resources selected according to the certification exam and the candidate’s needs.
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Certification-area counseling, including individualized transcript analysis and teaching-area guidance from one of our three key consultants
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ECAP-developed, exam-specific guidance
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Individual test-readiness planning
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In-house review resources
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Vendor-based test preparation selected for the particular exam and candidate
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150 hours of required preparation
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Letters to districts supporting licensing requirements for early hiring
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A designated Program Consultant with email and phone access
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Texas-specific requirements and job-market knowledge
Required coursework is included, too Every candidate receives core preparation, with additional coursework based on certification area.
All teachers
- Connections
- Poverty
- Teaching to Your Strengths
- Legal Issues
- Surviving the First Year
- Lesson Planning Practicum
- Using Technology in the Classroom
- Pedagogical Theory
- PPR Exam Review
Elementary and bilingual
- Reading and Lesson Planning
- Math and Science for Elementary Teachers
Special education
- Introduction to Special Education
- Reading for Special Education Teachers
- Behavior Management
- ARD and IEP Training
Secondary
- Teaming and Communication
- Teaching in Urban Schools
- Reading in the Content
- Critical Thinking in the Classroom
If you repeat a course or pause the program, the training fee is not reassessed. You pay it only once.