Approval to Test
Students must request permission to test for each examination they need to take.
Content Test (subject area)
- Undergraduate
- Content area test to be taken during internship semester.
- Post baccalaureate Alternative Certification Program
- Texas A&M University-Commerce graduate
- A&M Commerce graduates must take their content area test as soon as possible after admission to the program
- Graduate of another institution
- (no content coursework from A&M Commerce)
Post-bac students will be allowed to test in their content area one time without any pre-requisites if they have been admitted to the Alternative Certification program. A signed “Post baccalaureate Rule Agreement” form must be on file before a student receives permission to test. If the student is not successful in their initial attempt to pass the post-bac content test, their test performance will be evaluated and additional coursework may be required.
PPR
- Undergraduate
- Approval to test granted by instructor during resident semester.
- Post baccalaureate Alternative Certification Program
- Student must complete ELED or SED 514, PSY 300 or PSY 500 and RDG 515 and have permission of instructor in ELED or SED 515.
Professional Program
Principal, Superintendent, Educational Diagnostician, School Counselor, School Librarian and Master Reading Teacher
All approvals to test will be granted by the program Department.
Certification by Examination Only
The State of Texas makes available to certified teachers the option of adding new content/teaching field areas to their existing teaching credential through a method called Certification by Exam Only. The State will allow an individual to challenge the content area TExES examination without any formal preparation (except Trades and Industrial Education and Health Science Technology Education). If a certified teacher wishes to pursue this initiative, the individual can register with the testing service and indicate “Certification by Exam Only".
