Texas Examinations of Educator Standards (TExES)
New Certificates and Required Certification Tests

(up-to-date as of October, 2003)

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Certificate Level 

(EC-4, 4-8, 8-12, & EC-12)

Certificate Name

(Content Area)

Texas Examinations
of Educator Standards (TExES)

New TExES certificates continue to be approved by SBEC.  When new certificates are adopted, we will post them on our website.  (Note:  PPR stands for Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities, which makes up the companion pedagogy test to each content teaching certificate.) 

Early Childhood – Grade 4

Generalist

(Test offered in fall 2002)

Test 100 – PPR EC-4

Test 101-Generalist EC-4

Early Childhood – Grade 4

Bilingual Generalist

(Test offered in fall 2002)

Test 100 – PPR EC-4

Test 103 – Bilingual Generalist EC-4

Early Childhood – Grade 4

English as a Second Language Generalist

(Test offered in fall 2003)

Test 100 – PPR EC-4

Test 104 - ESL Generalist EC-4

Grades 4 – 8

*Offered only in AC & APB Programs, not undergrad field-based

Generalist

(Test offered in fall 2002)

Test 110 – PPR 4 – 8

Test 111 – Generalist 4 – 8

Grades 4 – 8

Bilingual Generalist

(Test offered in fall 2002)

Test 110 – PPR 4 – 8

Test 119 – Bilingual Generalist 4 – 8

Grades 4 – 8

English as a Second Language Generalist

(Test offered in fall 2003)

Test 110 – PPR 4 – 8

Test 120 - ESL Generalist 4-8

Grades 4 – 8

English Language Arts and Reading

(Test offered in fall 2002)

Test 110 – PPR 4 – 8

Test 117 – English Language Arts and Reading 4-8

Grades 4 – 8

*Offered only in AC & APB Programs, not undergrad field-based

English Language Arts and Reading/Social Studies

(Test offered in fall 2002)

Test 110 – PPR 4 – 8

Test 113 – English Language Arts and Reading/Social Studies 4-8

Grades 4 – 8

Mathematics

(Test offered in fall 2002)

Test 110 – PPR 4 – 8

Test 115 – Mathematics 4-8

Grades 4 – 8

Mathematics/Science

(Test offered in fall 2002)

Test 110 – PPR 4 – 8

Test 114 – Mathematics/Science 4-8

Grades 4 – 8

Science

(Test offered in fall 2002)

Test 110 – PPR 4 – 8

Test 116 – Science 4-8

Grades 4 – 8

Social Studies

(Test offered in fall 2002)

Test 110 – PPR 4 – 8

Test 118 – Social Studies 4-8

Grades 6-12

 

Technology Education 

(Test offered in fall 2004)

Test 130 – PPR 8 – 12

Test 171 - Tech Ed 6-12

Grades 6-12

*Only offered at the Post Bac Level through the Dept of Ag Sciences at A&M-Commerce

 Family and Consumer Science 

(Testing begins Fall 2004)

 Test 130 – PPR 8 – 12

Assessment coordinated by the Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS.org)

Grades 8 – 12

English Language Arts and Reading

(Test offered in fall 2002)

Test 130 – PPR 8 – 12

Test 131 – English Language Arts and Reading 8-12 (Includes Performance Assessment Component)

Grades 8 – 12

Speech

(Test offered in fall 2005) 

Test 130 – PPR 8 – 12

Test 155 - Speech 8-12

Grades 8 – 12

Journalism

(Test offered in fall 2005) 

Test 130 – PPR 8 – 12

Test 156 - Journalism 8-12

Grades 8 – 12

Social Studies

(Test offered in fall 2002)

Test 130 – PPR 8 –12

Test 132 – Social Studies 8-12

Grades 8 – 12

History

(Test offered in fall 2002)

Test 130 – PPR 8 – 12

Test 133 – History 8-12

Grades 8 – 12

Science

(Test offered in fall 2002)

Test 130 – PPR 8 – 12

Test 136 – Science 8-12

Grades 8 – 12

Physical Sciences

(Test offered in fall 2002)

Test 130 – PPR 8 – 12

Test 137 – Physical Sciences 8-12

Grades 8 – 12

Life Sciences

(Test offered in fall 2002)

Test 130 – PPR 8 – 12

Test 138 – Life Sciences 8-12

Grades 8 – 12

Chemistry

(Test offering date between Jan 2005 and October 2005)

Test 130 – PPR 8 – 12

Test # To Be Decided

Grades 8 – 12

*Not offered at A&M-Commerce

Physical Science/ Mathematics/Engineering

(Test offered in fall 2004)

Test 130 – PPR 8 – 12

Test 174 - PS/Math/Engineering 8-12

Grades 8 – 12

Mathematics

(Test offered in fall 2002)

Test 130 – PPR 8 – 12

Test 135 - Mathematics 8-12

Grades 8 – 12

Technology Applications

(Test offered in fall 2004)

Test 130 – PPR 8 – 12

Test 139 - Tech Apps 8-12 (Includes Performance Assessment Component)

Grades 8 – 12

 

Computer Science

(Test offered in fall 2004)

Test 130 – PPR 8 – 12

Test 141 - Computer Science 8-12 (Includes Performance Assessment Component)

Grades 8-12 Business Education

(Test offered in fall 2005)

Test 130 – PPR 8 – 12

Test 176 - Business Education 8-12

Grades 8-12 Marketing Education

(Test offered in fall 2005)

Test 130 – PPR 8 – 12

Test 175 - Marketing Education 8-12

Grades 8-12

*Only offered through Alternative Certification at A&M-Commerce

 Physics/Math 

(Test offered in fall 2005)

Test 130 – PPR 8 – 12

Test 143 - Physics/Math 8-12

Grades 8-12 Trades and Industrial Education 

(Test offered in fall 2003)

Test 170 - T&I PPR 8-12
Grades 8-12

*A&M-Commerce not yet approved to offer Hum Dev & Family Science

Human Development and Family Science  Test 130 – PPR 8 – 12

Assessment coordinated by the Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS.org)

Grades 8-12 Agriculture Sciences and Technology

(Test offered in fall 2005)

Test 130 – PPR 8 – 12

Test 172 - Ag Science & Tech

Grades 8-12

*A&M-Commerce not yet approved to offer Hosp, Nutr, & Food Science

Hospitality, Nutrition and Food Science  Test 130 – PPR 8 – 12

Assessment coordinated by the Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS.org)

Grades 8-12

*Not offered at A&M-Commerce

Health Science Technology Education

(Test offered in fall 2004)

Test 130 – PPR 8 – 12

Test 173 - Heath Science Tech Ed 8-12

Grades 8-12

*Not offered at A&M-Commerce

Dance

(Test offered in fall 2005)

Test 130 – PPR 8 – 12

Test 179 - Dance

All-Level (EC-12)

Art

(Test offered in fall 2005) 

Test 160 – PPR EC – 12

Test 178 - Art EC-12

All-Level (EC-12)

 

Music

(Test offered in fall 2005) 

Test 160 – PPR EC – 12

Test 177 - Music EC-12

All-Level (EC-12)

 

Theatre

(Test offered in fall 2005) 

Test 160 – PPR EC – 12

Test 180 - Theatre EC-12

All-Level (EC-12)

 

Physical Education

(Test offered in fall 2005) 

Test 160 – PPR EC – 12

Test 158 - PE EC-12

All-Level (EC-12)

 

Health

(Test offered in fall 2005) 

Test 160 – PPR EC – 12

Test 157 - Health Education EC-12

All-Level (EC-12)

 

Special Education

(Test offered in fall 2003)

Test 160 – PPR EC – 12 

Test 161 - Special Education EC-12

All-Level (EC-12)

 

Technology Applications

(Test offered in fall 2004)

Test 160 – PPR EC – 12

Test 142 - Tech Apps EC-12 (Includes Performance Assessment Component)

All-Level (EC-12)

*Not offered at A&M-Commerce

 Deaf and Hard of Hearing

(Test offered in fall 2005) 

 Test 160 – PPR EC – 12

Test 181 - Deaf & Hard of Hearing EC-12, the 072 TASC is required for placement, but not certification.

All-Level (EC-12)

 

 Languages other than English

(Test offered in fall 2005) 

 Test 160 – PPR EC – 12

Specific languages and exams are to be determined at a later date.

All-Level (EC-12)

 

Educational Diagnostician

(Test offered in fall 2003)

Test 153 - Ed Diagnostician

All-Level (EC-12)

 

School Counselor

(Test offered in fall 2002)

Test 152 – School counselor

All-Level (EC-12)

 

School Librarian

(Test offered in fall 2002)

Test 150 – School Librarian

All-Level (EC-12) Reading Specialist 

(Test offered in fall 2003)

Test 151 - Reading Specialist

All-Level (EC-12)

 

Principal

(Test offered in fall 2000)

Test 068 - Principal

All-Level (EC-12)

 

Superintendent

(Test offered in fall 2000)

Test 064 - Superintendent

Supplemental (formerly "endorsement")

Bilingual Education EC-4th Grade

(Test offered in fall 2002)

Test 102 – Bilingual Education EC-4

Supplemental (formerly "endorsement")

Bilingual Education 4th - 8th Grade

(Test offered in fall 2002)

Test 112 – Bilingual Education 4-8

Supplemental (formerly "endorsement")

English as a Second Language

(Test offered in fall 2002)

Test 154 - ESL 

Supplemental (formerly "endorsement")

Gifted and Talented

(Test offered in fall 2004)

Test 162 - GT

Supplemental (formerly "endorsement")

Special Education

(Test offered in fall 2003)

Test 163 - Special Education

Master Teacher Certificate Master Reading Teacher (All Level) Test 085 - MRT
Master Teacher Certificate

*A&M-Commerce not yet approved to offer Master Math Teacher

Master Math Teacher (EC-4) Test 087 - TExMaT
Master Teacher Certificate

*A&M-Commerce not yet approved to offer Master Math Teacher

Master Math Teacher (4-8) Test 088 - TExMaT
Master Teacher Certificate

*A&M-Commerce not yet approved to offer Master Math Teacher

Master Math Teacher (8-12) Test 089 - TExMaT
Master Teacher Certificate

*A&M-Commerce not yet approved to offer Master Technology Teacher

Master Technology Teacher (EC-4) Test 086 - TExMaT