All certification programs require State mandated testing
Tests for certification are called TExES (Texas Examinations of Educator Standards)
Most programs require more than one test in order to obtain one certificate
Approval to take a TExES Representative (Practice) Test:
Contact Dr. Matthew Meyers (mmeyers@utpa.edu) for approval to take Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities (PPRs), Bilingual Generalist and Generalist practice exams.
Departmental approval for all other content areas is required to take TExES Representative. (Contact the Department’s TExES Coordinator for TExES Representative Exam Application)
Approval to take a TExES Test:
(Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities (PPRs), Generalist and Bilingual Generalist) Complete Certification Exam Pre-Registration form in the Office of Teacher Certification and Admission Services, EDCC 1.302 after taking the TExES Representative. Contact Dr. Matthew Meyers for questions regarding test eligibility.
(All content exams other than Generalist and Bilingual Generalist) Contact the department’s TExES Coordinator to obtain a TExES Eligibility Form. Submit both the Certification Exam Pre-Registration Form and the TExES Eligibility Form to the Office of Teacher Certification and Admission Services, EDCC 1.302, for test approval.
For retesting, call the Office of Teacher Certification & Admission Services at 381-5364 for test re-approval.
