How to Apply to the UCLA Teacher Education Program

Applying to the Master’s & Credential Graduate Program

The application filing period is open from mid-September until December 1st to apply for admission to the next academic year. See the TEP Application Guide for all the details. 

The application deadline for the 2024-2025 academic year is December 1, 2023.

TEP Application Guide

Updated July 24, 2023

Applying to the Joint Mathematics Education Program (JMEP) & Science Teacher Education Program (STEP)

The application process is outlined by the Mathematics and Science Departments.

Please see the Joint Mathematics Education Program and the Science Teacher Education Program pages for full application materials.

Applying to the Music Credential Program

Please contact Dr. Lily Chen-Hafteck () to learn more about the application for the Joint Music Education Program.

Want to apply to the program?

The application filing period is open from mid-September until December 1st.

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When I was looking for a Teacher Education Program, I was looking for a program whose values aligned with mine.

I don’t see teaching as a job. I see teaching as part of who I am and as a way to enact change in this world.”

Gloria Mayorga-Garcia
TEP Novice Year at UCLA Community School