UT Tyler School of Education

TExES Registration Information

Beginning September 1, 2015 candidates will be limited to four attempts to retake any educator certification examination. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is implementing this change to Texas Education Code §21.048 in response to HB 2205, 84th Texas Legislature, 2015. The State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) may prescribe rules in the Texas Administrative Code to administer these changes.

For Your Content TExES

1st Attempt on Content TExES:

  • To prepare for the TExES Content test students will need sign up for Certify Teacher and complete a minimum of 6 hours of practice. The discount code is TYLER4728. This will reduce the cost from $80 to $35.

  • Upon making a score of 240 on the Certify Teacher Practice Test the student may request to take the content test. Students will be required to send a screenshot with the score and evidence of  six hours of preparation to Dr. Frank Dykes or Mrs. Cindy Sherman. Students cannot be approved to take the content test until a score of 240 has been earned  on the Certify Teacher practice test and 6 hours of practice has been completed via Certify Teacher.

After you have met these requirements, complete the TExES CAT Registration form and submit to certification@uttyler.edu.

Before any Retest Attempts:

Schedule an appointment with Dr. Frank Dykes or Mrs. Cynthia Sherman to develop an appropriate remediation plan.

Professional Certification:

Beginning September 1, 2015 candidates will be limited to four attempts to retake any educator certification examination. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is implementing this change to Texas Education Code §21.048 in response to HB 2205, 84th Texas Legislature, 2015. The State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) may prescribe rules in the Texas Administrative Code to administer these changes.