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Foreign Application Requirements

For applicants with undergraduate or graduate degrees from institutions of higher education outside the United States

 

English Oral Proficiency

For individuals with undergraduate or graduate degrees from institutions of higher education outside the United States, applicant must be able to speak and understand the English language sufficiently to use it easily and readily in conversation and teaching. English Language proficiency may be evidenced by verification of satisfactory scores on an English language proficiency exam(s) approved by the executive director of SBEC. The information for the Test of English as a Foreign Language may be found at www.toefl.org. (Oral Proficiency score of 26 required)

Foreign Transcripts

Foreign transcripts must be evaluated by an approved credential evaluation service. Evaluation must include semester hour equivalent, grade point evaluation and a statement confirming that the foreign degree is equivalent to a degree conferred by a college or university in the United States. The evaluation must indicate that the applicant has an overall grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.5 (See www.sbec.state.tx.us/SBECOnline/certinfo/becometeacher.asp for a list of credential evaluation services).

 

 

 

Education Service Center Region 19 is committed to a policy affording equality of employment opportunity to all employees and applicants. The Center will insure that every individual receives equal treatment based upon merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, handicapping conditions, or national origin.

Education Service Center-Region 19 does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, or any other bases prohibited by law. Inquiries concerning the application of Title VI, IX, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Section 504 may be referred to the Human Resources Manager, 6611 Boeing Drive, El Paso, Texas 79925.