Test Registration and Preparation
Testing vendors administer tests. You must have the approval to test unless you are aPre-Admission Content Test (PACT) candidate.
- 2019-20Texas Educator Certification Tests with Test Codes(updates coming soon)
- Test Approval
TEA does not review or endorse test preparation material beyond what the testing company may have on its website. For assistance with test preparation, contact an , school district, or a regional service center.
Testing Vendors
There are currently threetesting vendors for obtaining Texas certification.
Pearson
administers the Texas Examinations of Educator Standards (TExES), the American Association ofFamily and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS), the TX PACT (Pre-Admission content test), the edTPA pilot exams, and the Texas Assessment of Sign Communications (TASC and TASC-ASL).
- provide rules and procedures related to testing, registration, and score reporting.
- providetest information, sample questions, and general test-taking strategies.
- are available forthose needing special testing accommodations.
Phone, email, and chat support are available through the Pearson Customer Contact Center using the information found on the .
The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
), through its testing division , administers tests in a number of languages for Texas teachers, for use with Bilingual Education and Languages Other Than English (LOTE) certificates. Each language certificate requires an Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) and a Writing Proficiency Test (WPT). LTI cannot send scores to TEA for exams that are older than five years.
The Oral Proficiency Interview by Computer (OPIc) will not be accepted in place of the OPI.
Call LTI at 1-800-486-8444 for registration assistance.
| Foreign Language and Bilingual Exams | |
|---|---|
| Arabic - LOTE and Bilingual | Korean- LOTE only |
| Chinese (Mandarin) - LOTE and Bilingual | Portuguese- LOTE only |
| Hindi - LOTE only | Russian- LOTE only |
| Italian- LOTE only | Turkish - LOTE only |
| Japanese- LOTE and Bilingual | Vietnamese - LOTE and Bilingual |
| Texas passing standards on ACTFL tests (PDF unavailable) | |
Applicants needing to take a PACT exam in Arabic, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, or Vietnamese must have an EPP submit their request to TEA through the .
ETS
administers the .
- about the PASL are available.
- include a , , , , , , and morethat are valuable resources for completing the assessment.
- are available fortest takers with disabilities or health-related needs.
- Out of State candidates will be asked to select an Educator Preparation Program during registration. Select “Texas” from the Select State drop-down list and then select the “Prepared Out of State (TX) (6918)” listing from the Educator Preparation Program drop-down list.
Call ETS at 1-855-628-5088 for assistance. You can also email ETS at pasl@ets.org.
Educator Testing
Submit a ticket through the .