Alternative Certification Program

Certification Program Cost

PROGRAM Cost*		ASSOCIATED Fee**		**Associated fees represent standard state or school district cost for non-program services and materials.
Application Fee (non refundable)	$75.00	THEA fee (if needed)	$29.00
Pre-service training fee (non refundable)	$400.00	Cost of official transcript(s)	Varied
ProgramCost	$4,500.00	LAS testing if a bilingual or Spanish applicant (If applicable)	$120.00
Minimal upfront cost of less than five hundred dollars. Program cost are competitive across the state. Houston ISD ACP employees can payroll deduct the one-time program cost in smaller increments over several pay periods.		Textbooks/Materials	$200.00 - $300.00
		District Mentor fee	$400.00	Mentor fee is discounted $200 for HISD ACP Interns vs. other ACP programs.
		Probationary Certification fee	$52.00
		Finger printing processing fee	$42.25
		Finger prints	$10.00
		Required TExES exams per test	$120.00
		Standard Certification	$77.00