- Affidavit for Acquisition and/or Release of Criminal History Form
- Candidate Transfer Form (TEA)
Required if an applicant has been in another alternative certification program - College Access Loan (CAL)
- Texas Educator Certification Examination Program
Educational Testing Service
Conducts all testing for State of Texas
- Texas Examinations of Educator Standards (TExES) - Foreign Credential Evaluation Services
- Moodle (Online Learning)
CERT online coursework system
FireFox browser recommended - TEA
Texas Education Agency
Internet Explorer browser required
Apply for probationary/intern and standard certificate
FASTPASS required for fingerprinting appointment through L1 Identity Solutions (once your FASTPASS has been received by email, it can take 24-48 hours before you can make an appointment) - Teacher Job Network
- TEKS
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills - TEPSAC
Texas Private School Accreditation Commission
Private schools must be listed here to be eligible for internship - Test Preparation Materials
Provided by Pearson for all TExES test - T-CERT
TExES Certification Exam Review for Teachers
Online resources for teacher certification candidates and educator preparation program instructors (fee required). - Certify Teacher
Interactive test preparation (fee required) - TOEFL iBT
- TOEFL Online Practice Test
- TOEFL Study Guide
- Countries where English is the official language (link)
The countries listed below have been approved by the State Board of Educator Certification to satisfy the English language proficiency requirement specified in 19 TAC 230.11(b)(5)(C). To be exempted from the Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-Based Test (TOEFL iBT) testing requirement specified in 19 TAC 230.11(b)(5)(B), a certification candidate must have earned an undergraduate or graduate degree from an institution of higher education on the SBEC-approved list of countries/territories.
Countries | Countries |
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American Samoa | Grand Cayman |
Anguilla | Grenada |
Antigua and Barbuda | Guyana |
Australia | India |
Bahamas | Ireland |
Barbados | Jamaica |
Belize | Liberia |
Bermuda | New Zealand |
British Virgin Islands | Nigeria |
Cayman Islands | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Canada (except Quebec) | Saint Lucia |
Dominica | Singapore |
Federated States of Micronesia | Trinidad/Tobago |
Gambia | Turks and Caicos |
Ghana | United Kingdom |
Gibraltar | U.S. Pacific Trust |