About the Grace Program
 GRACE is a program to train educators for Catholic schools. We are seeking graduates from around the country who have a spirit of service and a desire to grow and learn through the three components of the program: Professional Development, Spiritual Growth, and Community Living. We welcome applications from creative, generous, committed, single, young Catholic men and women.
The GRACE program is currently recruiting the first cohort of 12 students in the fall of 2007. Admission to UST and application to teach in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston will be completed by February 1, 2008. Course work will start in the summer of 2008 while living on the UST campus. GRACE participants will begin teaching at full salary in August while living in community housing provided by the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Community living space will be provided at no or very low cost depending on the specific arrangement. Graduation with a M.Ed. for the first GRACE cohort participants will be in May of 2010, as they complete Texas Teacher Certification.
The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston is an equal partner in the operation of the GRACE Program. The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston is composed of ten counties in the southeastern area of Texas. It includes Harris County and the City of Houston as well as Galveston County and Galveston, the Mother Seat of the Church in Texas. The archdiocese includes eight other counties as well. Today more than 1.5 million Catholics live within archdiocesan boundaries, making the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston the largest in the state of Texas and the eleventh largest in the United States.
 GRACE is a member of the University Consortium for Catholic Education (UCCE). This consortium establishes and supports a collaborative cadre of primarily Catholic colleges and universities as they design and implement graduate teaching service programs, for the purpose of supporting Catholic/Parochial education in the United States. If the GRACE program does not meet your specific needs or interests, please consider applying for one of the other UCCE member programs. | 
