The teachHOUSTON program at the University of Houston has launched a new program with full scholarships available called the Alternative Certification Pathway for STEM, also referred to as, ACP for STEM at UH. The program targets students in their junior or senior year, as well as post-baccalaureates, who aspire to become secondary STEM teachers. 

At teachHOUSTON, we pride ourselves on preparing highly effective, student-centered teacher leaders in secondary STEM education. We have proudly produced approximately 300 teachers in the Houston area over the last 11 years, with 89 percent of our graduates staying in the classroom past the three-year mark. Our success is a combination of our attention to quality and the unique structures of support that nurture students throughout the program and after they graduate. 

In this new program, participants receive the expertise, quality and support provided through a traditional program, such as teachHOUSTON (a UTeach replication), through an expedited degree plan that allows them to graduate with certification in nine months.