Step #1: Submit a UTRGV Graduate Application at www.utrgv.edu/gradapply. There is no application fee.

Step #2: Request your official transcripts to be sent electronically to gradapps@utrgv.edu or mailed to:

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
The Graduate College
Marialice Shary Shivers Bldg. 1.158
1201 W. University Drive
Edinburg, TX 78539-2999

*Please Note: If you are a graduate of UTPA, UTB/TSC, or UTRGV you do not need to request an official transcript to be sent to the Graduate College.

Requirements:

To be admitted to the graduate program, prospective candidates must first meet all requirements for graduate admission to The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, as well as the other requirements listed below:

1. Must hold a master's degree from a university that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
2. Official Transcripts.
3. Vita/Resume that includes educational background and work experience.
4. Personal statement (see the College of Education and P-16 Integration for more information).
5. Video presentation (see the College of Education and P-16 Integration for more information).
6. Clear Criminal Background Check (CBC).
7. Two years of teaching experience.
8. Copy of Educator Certificate.
9. Copy of Teacher Service Record.

Application for admission must be submitted prior to the published deadline. The application is available at www.utrgv.edu/gradapply.

Note: To be eligible for admission and to receive the standard Principal as Instructional Leader certificate, a candidate must hold a valid classroom teaching certificate and have two creditable years of teaching experience as a classroom teacher (TAC 241.20).

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