Teacher Shortage Employment Incentive Program (TSEIP)
The Teacher Shortage Employment Incentive Program (TSEIP) is a legislative program administered by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. The program reimburses eligible student loan expenses or pays an equivalent cash benefit to individuals who graduate from an Oklahoma accredited teacher education program, receive teaching certification in math or science, and agree to teach in an Oklahoma public secondary school for at least five years.
Participants must:
- Complete the TSEIP Participation Agreement no later than the date of their graduation. The agreement form can be obtained from the TSEIP coordinator at each postsecondary institution.
- Be responsible for the completeness of the application.
- Declare an intention to teach in Oklahoma and graduate from an Oklahoma accredited teacher education program.
- Maintain satisfactory progress in an academic program leading to an undergraduate or graduate degree in math or science education.
- Complete an approved program of professional teacher education that includes a student teaching requirement that leads to a certificate to teach math or science at the secondary level. (Alternative or emergency certificates do not qualify.)
- Be employed to teach either science or math at least 75 percent of the time within 16 months of graduating from an accredited university.
- Complete the first full year of eligible full-time teaching service within 25 months of graduation date from a four-year college or university.
For more information about the program, contact the education department at your college or university or contact the State Regents Teacher Recruitment Program, Saeed Sarani, ssarani@osrhe.edu, 405.225.9192 (Oklahoma City area) or 800.858.1840 (toll-free).
