REQUIRED TEXES TESTS FOR CERTIFICATION

Students seeking certification are required to take the appropriate Texas Examinations for Educator Standards (TExES) tests to qualify for certification.

Early Childhood to Sixth Grade Generalist certification seekers are required to take:

• TExES #160, Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities EC-12
• TExES #291, Core Subjects EC-6

Early Childhood to Sixth Grade Generalist with Bilingual Education certification seekers are required to take:

• TExES #160, Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities EC-12
• TExES #291, Core Subjects EC-6
• TExES #164, Bilingual Supplemental
• TExES #190, Bilingual Target Language Proficiency Test (BTLPT)

Fourth to Eighth Grade Generalist certification seekers are required to take:

• TExES #160, Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities EC-12
• TExES #211, Core Subjects 4-8

Fourth to Eighth Grade Generalist with Bilingual Education certification seekers are required to take:

• TExES #160, Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities EC-12
• TExES #291, Core Subjects EC-6
• TExES #164, Bilingual Supplemental
• TExES #190, Bilingual Target Language Proficiency Test (BTLPT)

All-Level Generic Special Education certification seekers are required to take:

• TExES #160, Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities EC-12
• TExES #291, Core Subjects EC-6
• TExES #161, Special Education EC-12

Middle Grade certification seekers are required to take:

• TExES #160, Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities EC-12
• TExES 4-8 subject area test for your field

Secondary Grade certification seekers are required to take:

• TExES #160, Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities EC-12
• TExES 7-12 or 8-12 subject area test for your field

All-Level certification seekers are required to take:

• TExES #160, Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities EC-12
• TExES for your teaching field