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TExES Certification Exam Information
This page contains information related to UHD and TEA policies regarding the TExES certification exams. If you have questions related to certification testing, please contact the Certification Officer at [email protected].
The TExES Road Map outlines which certification exams teacher candidates must take and when they are eligible to take the exams.
FAQS • FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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The TExES Road Map outlines which certification exams teacher candidates must take and when they are eligible to take the exams.
- Request approval to take your certification exam(s) by completing the TExES Registration Form
- All exams have course and/or preparation prerequisites. If this is not your first test attempt for an exam, there may also be additional remediation requirements. Check with the Certification Officer ([email protected]) for specific information.
- Test approval is valid for 90 days. After 90 days the Certification Officer removes approval, and you must request test approval again. Additional preparation or remediation may be required.
- If you do not pass an exam, or a part of an exam, you must complete remediation and submit documentation to the certification officer (via the test approval form)
- Please contact the Certification Officer ([email protected]) for specific information.
- The Texas Education Code §21.048(a-1) allows five attempts to pass each certification exam. If you are unsuccessful in passing the exam during the first five attempts, you may choose to apply for the test-limit waiver.
- Please contact the Certification Officer at [email protected]
- The Texas Education Agency's Educator Testing website has a variety of information about certification testing.
TExES TESTING POLICIES
Pearson or TEA testing policies
The following information can be found on the Texas Educator Certification Examination Program website.
- Rules of Test Preparation for the Texas Educator Certification Examination Program
- Test Center Rules
- ID Policy
- Prohibited Materials
- Retake Policy
- Late Arrival Policy
- Absentee Policy
- Exam Cancellation Policy