UAB Teacher Education Program

You must be admitted to the UAB Teacher Education Program (TEP) in order to become a teacher. The UAB TEP includes undergraduate programs that lead to Class B certification in the following areas:

Art Education
Early Childhood/Elementary Education
Foreign Language Education
Health Education
High School Education
Middle School Education
Music Education
Physical Education
Special Education (Collaborative Teaching, Grades K-6)

All programs within UAB's Teacher Education Program (TEP) are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and approved by the Alabama State Board of Education.

Click here for the complete TEP Handbook

Click here for the TEP Application (PDF format)

As part of your background check, you will be required to submit to your fingerprint records to the State Department of Education. Please click here for more details and to register online via Cogent Systems.