Certification Testing

Certification Testing

The State Board for Educator Certification requires that each candidate for principal certification takes and passes the TExES certification test.
You should plan to take the principal certification test upon completion of the iteachTEXAS instructional courses and the Comprehensive Review, IPAC 1008. Test approval for the principal certification test is not released until you have successfully completed the instructional courses and the Comprehensive Review, and the instructional fees have been paid. Once you have met these requirements, the test approval will be automatically requested.

Prior to registering for a test, you must obtain the test approval form. You will register for the certification test online at www.texes.ets.org, where you can also find the state-provided study guide for the test.

2008-2009 TExES/ExCET Administration Dates
You may register via the Internet at any time – 24 hours a day, seven days a week – during all registration periods (i.e., regular, late, and emergency). Internet registration periods end promptly at 5:00 p.m. (Central Time) on the dates of the regular, late and emergency registration deadlines listed below.

2008-2009 Certification Test Dates and Registration Deadlines
Texas Examination of Educator Standards (TExES)
Examination for the Certification of Educators in Texas (ExCET)

2010-11 Test Dates and Registration Deadlines

TExES, ExCET, and TExMaT

Test Date Regular Registration Deadline Late Registration Deadline Emergency Registration Deadline Score Reporting Date for Multiple-Choice Tests Only Score Reporting Date for Multiple-Choice Tests and Written-Response Tests
10/02/10 09/03/10 09/10/10 09/24/10 10/25/10 11/01/10
01/29/11

(all tests offered except TExMaT)

 12/31/11 01/07/11 01/21/11 02/21/11 02/28/11
04/16/11 03/18/11 03/25/11 04/08/11 05/09/11 05/16/11
06/25/11

(all tests offered except TExMaT)

 05/27/11 06/03/11 06/17/11 07/18/11 07/25/11

Note: Monday test administrations are held on the Monday following the regular administration.

TASC and TASC-ASL

Test Date Registration Deadline Score Reporting Date
11/20/10 10/22/10 12/20/10
03/26/11 02/25/11 04/25/11

 

2010-11 Administration-Based CAT Testing Schedule*

Administration Administration Window2 Registration Period3 Scores Available4
Start End Start End
TExES Bilingual Target Language Proficiency Test (BTLPT)
BTLPT Sat. 6/12/10 Sat. 6/19/10 Mon. 3/1/10 Fri.  5/14/10 Mon. 7/12/10
BTLPTT Sat.  7/24/10 Sat.  7/31/10 Mon.  4/12/10 Fri.  6/25/10 Mon.  8/23/10
BTLPT Sat. 9/11/10 Sat. 9/18/10 Mon.  5/31/10 Fri. 8/13/10 Mon.  10/11/10
BTLPTPT Sat. 10/23/10 Sat. 10/30/10 Mon. 7/12/10 Fri. 9/24/10 Mon. 11/22/10
BTLPTPT Sat. 12/11/10 Sat. 12/18/10 Mon. 8/30/10 Fri. 11/12/10 Mon. 1/10/11
BTLPTPT Sat. 2/19/11 Sat. 2/26/11 Tue. 12/21/10 Fri. 1/21/11 Mon. 3/21/11
BTLPTPT Sat. 4/30/11 Sat. 5/7/11 Mon. 1/17/11 Fri. 4/1/11 by Tue. 5/31/11
BTLPTPT Sat. 7/9/11 Sat. 7/16/11 Mon. 3/28/11 Fri. 6/10/11 Mon. 8/8/11
TExES Languages Other Than English (LOTE) Tests
LOTE - F, G, S Sat. 6/12/10 Sat. 6/19/10 Mon. 3/1/10 Fri. 5/14/10 Mon. 7/12/10
LOTE - F, G, L, S S Sat. 9/11/10 Sat. 9/18/10 Mon. 5/31/10** Fri. 8/13/10 Mon. 10/11/10
LOTE - F, G, L, S S Sat. 12/11/10 Sat. 12/18/10 Mon. 8/30/10 Fri. 11/12/10 Mon. 1/10/11
LOTE - F, G, L, S S Sat. 2/19/11 Sat. 2/26/11 Tue. 12/21/10 Fri. 1/21/11 Mon. 3/21/11
LOTE- F, S S Sat. 4/30/11 Sat. 5/7/11 Mon. 1/17/11 Fri. 4/1/11 Tue. 5/31/11
LOTE - F, G, L, S S Sat. 7/9/11 Sat. 7/16/11 Mon. 3/28/11 Fri. 6/10/11 Mon. 8/8/11
*All events and dates shown are subject to change.
**LOTE - Latin is first offered in September 2010; registration opens in Tuesday, July 6, 2010
1Administration: BTLPT = TExES Bilingual Target Language Proficiency Test - Spanish (190)
LOTE = TExES Languages Other Than English EC-12, F = French (610), G = German (611), L = Latin (612), S = Spanish (613)
2Administration Window: With few exceptions, no testing occurs on Sundays.
3Registration Period: For BTLPT and LOTE, all available test dates and test centers should be viewable to registrants in the ETS online registration system by the registration period start dates shown.
4Scores Available: Scores should be viewable in the ETS online registration system no later than 5 p.m. Central time on the dates shown.

2010-11 Administration-Based CAT Testing Schedule* (cont'd.)

Administration5 Administration Window6 Registration Period7 Scores Available8
Start End Start End
TExES Limited-Administration CAT Tests
Limited Admin. Fri. 10/8/10 Sat. 10/9/10 up to 4 bus. days before test date by Fri. 10/15/10
Limited Admin. Fri. 11/19/10 Sat.  11/20/10 up to 4 bus. days before test date by Mon.  11/29/10
Limited Admin. Fri. 1/7/11 Sat. 1/8/11 up to 4 bus. days before test date by Fri.  1/14/11
Limited Admin. Fri. 3/25/11 Sat. 3/26/11 up to 4 bus. days before test date by Fri. 4/1/11
Limited Admin. Fri. 6/3/11 Sat. 6/4/11 up to 4 bus. days before test date by Fri. 6/10/11
Limited Admin. Fri. 8/12/11 Sat. 8/13/11 up to 4 bus. days before test date by Fri. 8/19/11
TExMaT Master Technology Test (MTT) Tests
MTT Mon. 6/21/10 Sat. 7/3/10 registration by phone only by Mon. 7/19/10
MTT Sat. 11/6/10 Sat. 11/13/10 registration by phone only by Mon. 11/29/10
MTT Sat. 1/29/11 Sat. 2/5/11 registration by phone only by Mon. 2/21/11
MTT Sat. 4/16/11 Sat. 4/23/11 registration by phone only by Mon. 5/9/11
MTT Sat. 6/25/11 Sat. 7/2/11 registration by phone only by Mon. 7/18/11
Administrations beyond August 2011 have not yet been scheduled
*All events and dates shown are subject to change. class="footnotes">
*All events and dates shown are subject to change.
5Administration: TExES Limited-Administration CAT = Business Education 6-12 (176), English as a Second Language (ESL)/Generalist EC-6 (193), English Language Arts and Reading/Social Studies 4-8 (113), Mathematics/Science 4-8 (114), Special Education Supplemental (163), Technology Applications EC-12 (142)
MTT = TExMaT Master Technology Teacher (086)
6Administration Window: With few exceptions, no testing occurs on Sundays.
7Registration Period: Registration for TExES 2-day CAT administrations opens on Tuesday, August 31, 2010.
8Scores Available: Scores should be viewable in the ETS online registration system no later than 5 p.m. Central time on the dates shown.