Certification Admissions

UH applicants interested in getting certified as a principal, superintendent or educational diagnostician in Texas must complete a brief supplemental application, in addition to the main ApplyWeb application. For the supplemental application, please select your program of interest and term below; note that not all programs are offered every term. 

Applicants will need to upload the following supplemental documentation

  • All: Educator certificate (print to PDF from your TEAL account or via the SBEC search)  
  • Principal and Educational Diagnostician only: District service record 

Spring 2026

  • M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction – Literacy Education with Principal Certification
  • M.Ed. in Special Populations – Educational Diagnostician Certification 
Start Application (Spring 2026)

Summer 2026

  • Accelerated Educational Diagnostician Certification
  • M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction – Literacy Education with Principal Certification 
Start Application (Summer 2026) 

Fall 2026

  • Accelerated Principal Certification
  • Accelerated Superintendent Certification
  • Ed.D. in Professional Leadership – K–12 with Superintendent Certification
  • M.Ed. in Administration & Supervision with Principal Certification
  • M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction – Literacy Education with Principal Certification
  • M.Ed. in Special Populations – Educational Diagnostician Certification
Start Application (Fall 2026)