Required Test Chart – May 2024 Page 1
Required Test Chart for Texas Certification
The information below is for use in understanding certification requirements. In some cases, the use of these tests differs based on certification purposes. Test registration and preparation information for tests referenced below may be
found on the Texas Education Agency (TEA) website. This information is specified in the figure provided in Texas Administrator Code §230 Subchapter C
Certificate
Date
Content-
Pedagogy
Test First
Offered
Date
Content
Test Last
Offered
Last Date to
Apply and
Recommend
for
Certificate
2
Required Content-Pedagogy Test(s)
Required Pedagogy Test(s)
1
2023-24
2024-25
Art
Art: Early Childhood-Grade 12
April
2007
178 Art EC-12 TExES 160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2015 edTPA: Visual Arts Offered
Offered
Offered
Bilingual Education
(attaches to level of base certificate)
Bilingual Education Supplemental:
Spanish
Summer
2009
164 Bilingual Education Supplemental TExES and 190
Bilingual Target Language Proficiency Test (BTLPT) –
Spanish TExES (last operational date 8/31/2027) or 165
Bilingual Education Spanish Supplemental TExES (Starting
no earlier than 9/1/2026)
NA: Not a Stand-alone Certificate Offered
Offered
Offered
Bilingual Education Supplemental:
American Sign Language
Summer
2005
164 Bilingual Education Supplemental TExES and 184
American Sign Language (ASL) EC-12 TExES and 073
Texas Assessment of Sign Communications-American
Sign Language (TASC-ASL)
NA: Not a Stand-alone Certificate Offered
Offered
Offered
Bilingual Education Supplemental:
Arabic
Summer
2009
164 Bilingual Education Supplemental TExES and ACTFL:
614 OPI – Arabic and ACTFL: 615 WPT – Arabic
NA: Not a Stand-alone Certificate Offered
Offered
Offered
Bilingual Education Supplemental:
Chinese
Summer
2009
164 Bilingual Education Supplemental TExES and ACTFL:
618 OPI – Chinese (Mandarin) and ACTFL: 619 WPT –
Chinese (Mandarin)
NA: Not a Stand-alone Certificate Offered
Offered
Offered
Bilingual Education Supplemental:
Japanese
Summer
2009
164 Bilingual Education Supplemental TExES and ACTFL:
616 OPI– Japanese and ACTFL: 617 WPT – Japanese
NA: Not a Stand-alone Certificate Offered
Offered
Offered
Bilingual Education Supplemental:
Vietnamese
Summer
2009
164 Bilingual Education Supplemental TExES and ACTFL:
620 OPI – Vietnamese and ACTFL: 621 WPT –
Vietnamese
NA: Not a Stand-alone Certificate Offered
Offered
Offered
Computer Science and Technology Applications
Computer Science: Grades 8-12
Fall
2016
241 Computer Science 8-12 TExES
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2143 edTPA: Technology
and Engineering Education
Offered
Offered
Offered
Technology Applications: Early
Childhood-Grade 12
Fall
2016
242 Technology Applications EC-12 TExES
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2108 edTPA: Educational
Technology Specialist
Offered
Offered
Offered
Development and implementation timelines are subject to State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) and legislative action. This table will continue to be updated as certificates are established, and new exams are developed.
1. Required Pedagogy Test(s): Candidates receiving a first Texas certificate for a classroom teaching area must pass a Pedagogy test in addition to the content-pedagogy test(s) required. Candidates adding a supplemental certificate to an existing
certificate, certifying in additional areas by examination, or certifying in some non-teaching areas like Reading Specialist or School Librarian may not need another pedagogy test.
2. Certificates Scheduled for Deletion: For certificates and/or tests set to expire, candidates must meet the deadlines to complete requirements such as testing, coursework, and internships/student teaching and must apply and be recommended by their
educator preparation program for certification by posted deadline. Candidates may use scores if they meet all certification requirements, apply, and be recommended for certification by deadline. Candidates may use passing scores on an examination
required for certification if the candidate is recommended for certification up to one year after the last operational date for the examination.
3. Abbreviations: AAFCS – American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences; ACTFL - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages; ETS – Educational Testing Services; OPI – Oral Proficiency Interview; PASL - Performance assessment
for School Leaders; PPR - Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities; STR – Science of Teaching Reading; TExES - Texas Examinations of Educator Standards; WPT – Writing Proficiency Test.
Required Test Chart – May 2024 Page 2
Certificate
Date
Content-
Pedagogy
Test First
Offered
Date
Content
Test Last
Offered
Last Date to
Apply and
Recommend
for
Certificate
2
Required Content-Pedagogy Test(s)
Required Pedagogy Test(s)
1
2023-24
2024-25
Early Childhood
Early Childhood: Prekindergarten-
Grade 3
Early
2021
292 Early Childhood:PK-3 TExES and
293 Science of Teaching Reading TExES
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2014 edTPA: Early
Childhood Education
Offered
Offered
Offered
Core Subjects
Core Subjects with Science of
Teaching Reading: Early Childhood-
Grade 6
Early
2021
August
2027
August
2028
293 Science of Teaching Reading TExES and
391 Core Subjects EC-6 TExES
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2110 edTPA: Elementary
Education: Literacy with Mathematics Task 4 or
2001 edTPA: Elementary Literacy or 2002 edTPA:
Elementary Mathematics or 2149 edTPA:
Elementary Education: Mathematics with Literacy
Task 4 or 2014 edTPA: Early Childhood Education
or 2016 edTPA: Middle Childhood Mathematics
or 2017 edTPA: Middle Childhood Science or
2018 edTPA: Middle Childhood English Language
Arts or 2019 edTPA: Middle Childhood
History/Social Studies (starting no earlier than
9/1/2024)
Offered
Offered
Offered
Core with the Science of Teaching
Reading: Early Childhood–Grade 6
September
2027
293 Science of Teaching Reading TExES and 491 Core
Subjects EC–6 TExES (Starting no earlier than 9/1/2027)
160 PPR EC–12 TExES
1
or 2110 edTPA:
Elementary Education: Literacy with Mathematics
Task 4 or 2001 edTPA: Elementary Literacy or
2002 edTPA: Elementary Mathematics or 2149
edTPA: Elementary Education: Mathematics with
Literacy Task 4 or 2014 edTPA: Early Childhood
Education or 2016 edTPA: Middle Childhood
Mathematics or 2017 edTPA: Middle Childhood
Science or 2018 edTPA: Middle Childhood English
Language Arts or 2019 edTPA: Middle Childhood
History/Social Studies
In
development
In
development
In
development
Development and implementation timelines are subject to State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) and legislative action. This table will continue to be updated as certificates are established, and new exams are developed.
1. Required Pedagogy Test(s): Candidates receiving a first Texas certificate for a classroom teaching area must pass a Pedagogy test in addition to the content-pedagogy test(s) required. Candidates adding a supplemental certificate to an existing
certificate, certifying in additional areas by examination, or certifying in some non-teaching areas like Reading Specialist or School Librarian may not need another pedagogy test.
2. Certificates Scheduled for Deletion: For certificates and/or tests set to expire, candidates must meet the deadlines to complete requirements such as testing, coursework, and internships/student teaching and must apply and be recommended by their
educator preparation program for certification by posted deadline. Candidates may use scores if they meet all certification requirements, apply, and be recommended for certification by deadline. Candidates may use passing scores on an examination
required for certification if the candidate is recommended for certification up to one year after the last operational date for the examination.
3. Abbreviations: AAFCS – American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences; ACTFL - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages; ETS – Educational Testing Services; OPI – Oral Proficiency Interview; PASL - Performance assessment
for School Leaders; PPR - Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities; STR – Science of Teaching Reading; TExES - Texas Examinations of Educator Standards; WPT – Writing Proficiency Test.
Required Test Chart – May 2024 Page 3
Certificate
Date
Content-
Pedagogy
Test First
Offered
Date
Content
Test Last
Offered
Last Date to
Apply and
Recommend
for
Certificate
2
Required Content-Pedagogy Test(s)
Required Pedagogy Test(s)
1
2023-24
2024-25
Core Subjects (continued)
Core Subjects with Science of
Teaching Reading: Grades 4-8
Fall
2014
(Revised
2021)
293 Science of Teaching Reading TExES and 211 Core
Subjects 4-8 TExES
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2016 edTPA: Middle
Childhood Mathematics or 2017 edTPA: Middle
Childhood Science or 2018 edTPA: Middle
Childhood English-Language Arts or 2019 edTPA:
Middle Childhood History/Social Studies
Offered
Offered
Offered
160 PPR EC–12 TExES
1
or 2110 edTPA:
Core/Fine Arts/Physical
Education/Health with the
Science of Teaching Reading: Early
Childhood-Grade 6
September
2027
293 Science of Teaching Reading TExES and 492 Core
Subjects EC-6 w/ Fine Arts, PE, and Health TExES (starting
no earlier than 9/1/2027)
Elementary Education: Literacy with Mathematics
Task 4 or 2001 edTPA: Elementary Literacy or
2002 edTPA: Elementary Mathematics or 2149
edTPA: Elementary Education: Mathematics with
Literacy Task 4 or 2014 edTPA: Early Childhood
Education or 2016 edTPA: Middle Childhood
Mathematics or 2017 edTPA: Middle Childhood
Science or 2018 edTPA: Middle Childhood English
Language Arts or 2019 edTPA: Middle Childhood
History/Social Studies or 2021 edTPA: K–12
Performing Arts or 2015 edTPA: Visual Arts or
2119 edTPA: Health Education or 2011 edTPA:
Physical Education
In
development
In
development
In
development
160 PPR EC–12 TExES
1
or 2110 edTPA:
Core/Special Education
with the Science of Teaching
Reading: Early Childhood- Grade 6
September
2027
293 Science of Teaching Reading TExES and 591 Core
Subjects EC–6 w/ Special Education: TExES (starting no
earlier than 9/1/2027)
Elementary Education: Literacy with Mathematics
Task 4 or 2001 edTPA: Elementary Literacy or
2002 edTPA: Elementary Mathematics or 2149
edTPA: Elementary Education: Mathematics with
Literacy Task 4 or 2014 edTPA: Early Childhood
Education or 2016 edTPA: Middle Childhood
Mathematics or 2017 edTPA: Middle Childhood
Science or 2018 edTPA: Middle Childhood English
Language Arts or 2019 edTPA: Middle Childhood
In
development
In
development
In
development
Development and implementation timelines are subject to State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) and legislative action. This table will continue to be updated as certificates are established, and new exams are developed.
1. Required Pedagogy Test(s): Candidates receiving a first Texas certificate for a classroom teaching area must pass a Pedagogy test in addition to the content-pedagogy test(s) required. Candidates adding a supplemental certificate to an existing
certificate, certifying in additional areas by examination, or certifying in some non-teaching areas like Reading Specialist or School Librarian may not need another pedagogy test.
2. Certificates Scheduled for Deletion: For certificates and/or tests set to expire, candidates must meet the deadlines to complete requirements such as testing, coursework, and internships/student teaching and must apply and be recommended by their
educator preparation program for certification by posted deadline. Candidates may use scores if they meet all certification requirements, apply, and be recommended for certification by deadline. Candidates may use passing scores on an examination
required for certification if the candidate is recommended for certification up to one year after the last operational date for the examination.
3. Abbreviations: AAFCS – American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences; ACTFL - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages; ETS – Educational Testing Services; OPI – Oral Proficiency Interview; PASL - Performance assessment
for School Leaders; PPR - Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities; STR – Science of Teaching Reading; TExES - Texas Examinations of Educator Standards; WPT – Writing Proficiency Test.
Required Test Chart – May 2024 Page 4
Certificate
Date
Content-
Pedagogy
Test First
Offered
Date
Content
Test Last
Offered
Last Date to
Apply and
Recommend
for
Certificate
2
Required Content-Pedagogy Test(s)
Required Pedagogy Test(s)
1
2023-24
2024-25
History/Social Studies or 2012 edTPA: Special
Education
Core Subjects (continued)
Core/Bilingual Education Spanish
with the Science of Teaching
Reading: Early Childhood-Grade 6
September
2028
293 Science of Teaching Reading TExES and 494 Bilingual
Spanish Core Subjects Early Childhood Grade 6 TExES
(starting no earlier than 9/1/2028)
160 PPR EC–12 TExES
1
or 2110 edTPA:
Elementary Education: Literacy with
Mathematics Task 4 or 2001 edTPA: Elementary
Literacy or 2002 edTPA: Elementary Mathematics
or 2149 edTPA: Elementary Education:
Mathematics with Literacy Task 4 or 2014 edTPA:
Early Childhood Education or 2016 edTPA: Middle
Childhood Mathematics or 2017 edTPA: Middle
Childhood Science or 2018 edTPA: Middle
Childhood English Language Arts or 2019 edTPA:
Middle Childhood History/Social Studies
In
development
In
development
In
development
Core/English as a Second Language
with the Science of Teaching
Reading: Early Childhood-Grade 6
September
2028
293 Science of Teaching Reading TExES and 493 Core
Subjects EC-6 w/ESL TExES (starting no earlier than
9/1/2028)
160 PPR EC–12 TExES
1
or 2110 edTPA:
Elementary Education: Literacy with
Mathematics Task 4 or 2001 edTPA: Elementary
Literacy or 2002 edTPA: Elementary Mathematics
or 2149 edTPA: Elementary Education:
Mathematics with Literacy Task 4 or 2014 edTPA:
Early Childhood Education or 2016 edTPA: Middle
Childhood Mathematics or 2017 edTPA: Middle
Childhood Science or 2018 edTPA: Middle
Childhood English Language Arts or 2019 edTPA:
Middle Childhood History/Social Studies
In
development
In
development
In
development
Counselor
School Counselor: Early Childhood-
Grade 12
September
2021
252 School Counselor EC-12 TExES NA: Not an Initial Certificate Offered
Offered
Offered
Development and implementation timelines are subject to State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) and legislative action. This table will continue to be updated as certificates are established, and new exams are developed.
1. Required Pedagogy Test(s): Candidates receiving a first Texas certificate for a classroom teaching area must pass a Pedagogy test in addition to the content-pedagogy test(s) required. Candidates adding a supplemental certificate to an existing
certificate, certifying in additional areas by examination, or certifying in some non-teaching areas like Reading Specialist or School Librarian may not need another pedagogy test.
2. Certificates Scheduled for Deletion: For certificates and/or tests set to expire, candidates must meet the deadlines to complete requirements such as testing, coursework, and internships/student teaching and must apply and be recommended by their
educator preparation program for certification by posted deadline. Candidates may use scores if they meet all certification requirements, apply, and be recommended for certification by deadline. Candidates may use passing scores on an examination
required for certification if the candidate is recommended for certification up to one year after the last operational date for the examination.
3. Abbreviations: AAFCS – American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences; ACTFL - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages; ETS – Educational Testing Services; OPI – Oral Proficiency Interview; PASL - Performance assessment
for School Leaders; PPR - Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities; STR – Science of Teaching Reading; TExES - Texas Examinations of Educator Standards; WPT – Writing Proficiency Test.
Required Test Chart – May 2024 Page 5
Certificate
Date
Content-
Pedagogy
Test First
Offered
Date
Content
Test Last
Offered
Last Date to
Apply and
Recommend
for
Certificate
2
Required Content-Pedagogy Test(s)
Required Pedagogy Test(s)
1
2023-24
2024-25
Dance
Dance: Grades 6-12
February
2017
279 Dance 6-12 TExES
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2021 edTPA: K-12
Performing Arts
Offered
Offered
Offered
Educational Diagnostician
Educational Diagnostician: Early
Childhood-Grade 12
January
2021
253 Educational Diagnostician EC-12 TExES NA: Not an Initial Certificate Offered
Offered
Offered
English Language Arts and Reading (ELAR)
ELAR with Science of Teaching
Reading: Grades 4-8
January
2022
293 STR TExES and 217 ELAR 4-8 TExES
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2018 edTPA: Middle
Childhood English-Language Arts
Offered
Offered
Offered
ELAR: Grades 7-12
Fall
2013
231 ELAR 7–12 TExES (last operational date 8/31/2024)
or 331 ELAR 7–12 TExES (starting no earlier than
9/1/2024)
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2003 edTPA: Secondary
English-Language Arts
Offered
Offered
Offered
ELAR/Social Studies
with Science of Teaching
Reading: Grades 4-8
Early 2021 293 STR TExES and 113 ELAR/ Social Studies 4-8 TExES
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2018 edTPA: Middle
Childhood English-Language Arts or 2019 edTPA:
Middle Childhood History/Social Studies
Offered
Offered
Offered
Reading Specialist:
Early Childhood-Grade 12
Fall
2003
151 Reading Specialist EC–12 TExES (last operational
date 8/31/2027) or 251 Reading Specialist EC-12 TExES
(starting no earlier than 9/1/2027)
NA: Not an Initial Certificate Offered
Offered
Offered
English as a Second Language (ESL)
(attaches to level of base certificate)
ESL Supplemental
Fall
2003
154 ESL Supplemental TExES (last operational date
8/31/2028) or 254 ESL Supplemental TExES (starting no
earlier than 9/1/2028)
NA: Not a Stand-alone Certificate Offered
Offered
Offered
Gifted and Talented (attaches to level of base certificate)
Gifted and Talented Supplemental
Fall
2004
162 Gifted and Talented TExES NA: Not a Stand-alone Certificate Offered
Offered
Offered
Health
Health: Early Childhood-Grade 12
Fall
2004
157 Health Education EC–12 TExES (last operational date
8/31/2024) or 257 Health Education EC–12 TExES
(starting no earlier than 9/1/2024)
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2119 edTPA: Health
Education
Offered
Offered
Offered
Development and implementation timelines are subject to State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) and legislative action. This table will continue to be updated as certificates are established, and new exams are developed.
1. Required Pedagogy Test(s): Candidates receiving a first Texas certificate for a classroom teaching area must pass a Pedagogy test in addition to the content-pedagogy test(s) required. Candidates adding a supplemental certificate to an existing
certificate, certifying in additional areas by examination, or certifying in some non-teaching areas like Reading Specialist or School Librarian may not need another pedagogy test.
2. Certificates Scheduled for Deletion: For certificates and/or tests set to expire, candidates must meet the deadlines to complete requirements such as testing, coursework, and internships/student teaching and must apply and be recommended by their
educator preparation program for certification by posted deadline. Candidates may use scores if they meet all certification requirements, apply, and be recommended for certification by deadline. Candidates may use passing scores on an examination
required for certification if the candidate is recommended for certification up to one year after the last operational date for the examination.
3. Abbreviations: AAFCS – American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences; ACTFL - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages; ETS – Educational Testing Services; OPI – Oral Proficiency Interview; PASL - Performance assessment
for School Leaders; PPR - Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities; STR – Science of Teaching Reading; TExES - Texas Examinations of Educator Standards; WPT – Writing Proficiency Test.
Required Test Chart – May 2024 Page 6
Certificate
Date
Content-
Pedagogy
Test First
Offered
Date
Content
Test Last
Offered
Last Date to
Apply and
Recommend
for
Certificate
2
Required Content-Pedagogy Test(s)
Required Pedagogy Test(s)
1
2023-24
2024-25
Journalism
Journalism: Grades 7-12
Fall
2014
256 Journalism 7-12 TExES
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2003 edTPA: Secondary
English-Language Arts
Offered
Offered
Offered
Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC)
JROTC: Grades 6-12 NA Not Applicable
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 370 PPR for Trade and
Industrial Education 6–12 TExES
PPR
Offered
PPR
Offered
PPR
Offered
Languages Other Than English (LOTE)
American Sign Language (ASL): Early
Childhood-Grade 12
Fall
2005
184 American Sign Language (ASL) EC-12 TExES and 073
Texas Assessment of Sign Communications-American
Sign Language (TASC-ASL)
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2020 edTPA: World
Language
Offered
Offered
Offered
Arabic: Early Childhood-Grade 12
October
2007
ACTFL: 605 OPI – Arabic and ACTFL: 600 WPT – Arabic
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2020 edTPA: World
Language
Offered
Offered
Offered
Chinese: Early Childhood-Grade 12
October
2007
ACTFL: 606 OPI – Chinese (Mandarin) and ACTFL: 601
WPT – Chinese (Mandarin)
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2020 edTPA: World
Language
Offered
Offered
Offered
French: Early Childhood-Grade 12
October
2009
610 LOTE French EC-12 TExES
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2020 edTPA: World
Language
Offered
Offered
Offered
German: Early Childhood-Grade 12
October
2009
611 LOTE German EC-12 TExES
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2020 edTPA: World
Language
Offered
Offered
Offered
Hindi: Early Childhood-Grade 12
October
2010
ACTFL: 622 OPI– Hindi and ACTFL: 623 WPT – Hindi
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2020 edTPA: World
Language
Offered
Offered
Offered
Italian: Early Childhood-Grade 12
October
2010
ACTFL: 624 OPI – Italian and ACTFL: 625 WPT – Italian
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2020 edTPA: World
Language
Offered
Offered
Offered
Japanese: Early Childhood-Grade 12
October
2007
ACTFL: 607 OPI – Japanese and ACTFL: 602 WPT –
Japanese
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2020 edTPA: World
Language
Offered
Offered
Offered
Korean: Early Childhood-Grade 12
Fall
2016
ACTFL: 630 OPI– Korean and ACTFL: 631 WPT – Korean
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2020 edTPA: World
Language
Offered
Offered
Offered
Latin: Early Childhood-Grade 12
October
2010
612 LOTE Latin EC-12 TExES
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2020 edTPA: World
Language
Offered
Offered
Offered
Development and implementation timelines are subject to State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) and legislative action. This table will continue to be updated as certificates are established, and new exams are developed.
1. Required Pedagogy Test(s): Candidates receiving a first Texas certificate for a classroom teaching area must pass a Pedagogy test in addition to the content-pedagogy test(s) required. Candidates adding a supplemental certificate to an existing
certificate, certifying in additional areas by examination, or certifying in some non-teaching areas like Reading Specialist or School Librarian may not need another pedagogy test.
2. Certificates Scheduled for Deletion: For certificates and/or tests set to expire, candidates must meet the deadlines to complete requirements such as testing, coursework, and internships/student teaching and must apply and be recommended by their
educator preparation program for certification by posted deadline. Candidates may use scores if they meet all certification requirements, apply, and be recommended for certification by deadline. Candidates may use passing scores on an examination
required for certification if the candidate is recommended for certification up to one year after the last operational date for the examination.
3. Abbreviations: AAFCS – American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences; ACTFL - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages; ETS – Educational Testing Services; OPI – Oral Proficiency Interview; PASL - Performance assessment
for School Leaders; PPR - Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities; STR – Science of Teaching Reading; TExES - Texas Examinations of Educator Standards; WPT – Writing Proficiency Test.
Required Test Chart – May 2024 Page 7
Certificate
Date
Content-
Pedagogy
Test First
Offered
Date
Content
Test Last
Offered
Last Date to
Apply and
Recommend
for
Certificate
2
Required Content-Pedagogy Test(s)
Required Pedagogy Test(s)
1
2023-24
2024-25
Languages Other Than English (LOTE) (continued)
Portuguese: Early Childhood-Grade
12
Fall
2016
ACTFL: 632 OPI – Portuguese and ACTFL: 633 WPT –
Portuguese
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2020 edTPA: World
Language
Offered
Offered
Offered
Russian: Early Childhood-Grade 12
October
2007
ACTFL: 608 OPI – Russian and ACTFL: 603 WPT – Russian
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2020 edTPA: World
Language
Offered
Offered
Offered
Spanish: Early Childhood-Grade 12
October
2009
613 LOTE Spanish EC-12 TExES
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2020 edTPA: World
Language
Offered
Offered
Offered
Tamil: Early Childhood-Grade 12
September
2025
ACTFL 634 OPI—Tamil (starting no earlier than 9/1/2025)
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2020 edTPA: World
Language
In
development
In
development
Offered
Turkish: Early Childhood-Grade 12
October
2010
ACTFL: 626 Oral Proficiency Interview – Turkish and
ACTFL: 627 Writing Proficiency Test – Turkish
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or
2020 edTPA: World Language (pilot exam)
Offered
Offered
Offered
Vietnamese: Early Childhood-Grade
12
October
2007
ACTFL: 609 Oral Proficiency Interview – Vietnamese and
ACTFL: 604 Writing Proficiency Test – Vietnamese
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or
2020 edTPA: World Language (pilot exam)
Offered
Offered
Offered
Librarian
School Librarian:
Early Childhood-Grade 12
Fall
2002
150 School Librarian Early Childhood–12 TExES (last
operational date 8/31/2027) or 250 School Librarian
Early Childhood-12 TExES (starting no earlier than
9/1/2027)
NA: Not an Initial Certificate Offered
Offered
Offered
Mathematics and Science
Mathematics: Grades 4-8
Fall
2002
115 Mathematics 4-8 TExES
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2016 edTPA: Middle
Childhood Mathematics
Offered
Offered
Offered
Science: Grades 4-8
Fall
2002
116 Science 4-8 TExES
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2017 edTPA: Middle
Childhood Science
Offered
Offered
Offered
Mathematics/Science: Grades 4-8
Fall
2002
114 Mathematics/Science 4-8 TExES
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2016 edTPA: Middle
Childhood Mathematics or 2017 edTPA: Middle
Childhood Science
Offered
Offered
Offered
Mathematics: Grades 7-12
Fall
2013
235 Mathematics 7-12 TExES
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2005 edTPA: Secondary
Mathematics
Offered
Offered
Offered
Mathematics and Science (continued)
Development and implementation timelines are subject to State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) and legislative action. This table will continue to be updated as certificates are established, and new exams are developed.
1. Required Pedagogy Test(s): Candidates receiving a first Texas certificate for a classroom teaching area must pass a Pedagogy test in addition to the content-pedagogy test(s) required. Candidates adding a supplemental certificate to an existing
certificate, certifying in additional areas by examination, or certifying in some non-teaching areas like Reading Specialist or School Librarian may not need another pedagogy test.
2. Certificates Scheduled for Deletion: For certificates and/or tests set to expire, candidates must meet the deadlines to complete requirements such as testing, coursework, and internships/student teaching and must apply and be recommended by their
educator preparation program for certification by posted deadline. Candidates may use scores if they meet all certification requirements, apply, and be recommended for certification by deadline. Candidates may use passing scores on an examination
required for certification if the candidate is recommended for certification up to one year after the last operational date for the examination.
3. Abbreviations: AAFCS – American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences; ACTFL - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages; ETS – Educational Testing Services; OPI – Oral Proficiency Interview; PASL - Performance assessment
for School Leaders; PPR - Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities; STR – Science of Teaching Reading; TExES - Texas Examinations of Educator Standards; WPT – Writing Proficiency Test.
Required Test Chart – May 2024 Page 8
Certificate
Date
Content-
Pedagogy
Test First
Offered
Date
Content
Test Last
Offered
Last Date to
Apply and
Recommend
for
Certificate
2
Required Content-Pedagogy Test(s)
Required Pedagogy Test(s)
1
2023-24
2024-25
Science: Grades 7-12
Fall
2013
236 Science 7-12 TExES
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2006 edTPA: Secondary
Science
Offered
Offered
Offered
Life Science: Grades 7-12
Fall
2013
238 Life Science 7-12 TExES
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2006 edTPA: Secondary
Science
Offered
Offered
Offered
Physical Science: Grades 6-12
Fall
2013
237 Physical Science 6-12 TExES
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2006 edTPA: Secondary
Science
Offered
Offered
Offered
Physics/Mathematics: Grades 7-12
Fall
2014
243 Physics/Mathematics 7-12 TExES
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2005 edTPA: Secondary
Mathematics or 2006 edTPA: Secondary Science
Offered
Offered
Offered
Mathematics/Physical Science/
Engineering: Grades 6-12
Fall
2014
274 Mathematics/Physical Science/Engineering 6-12
TExES
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2005 edTPA: Secondary
Mathematics or 2006 edTPA: Secondary Science
or 2143 edTPA: Technology and Engineering
Education
Offered
Offered
Offered
Chemistry: Grades 7-12
Fall
2013
240 Chemistry 7-12 TExES
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2006 edTPA: Secondary
Science
Offered
Offered
Offered
Music
Music: Early Childhood-Grade 12
Fall
2004
177 Music EC-12 TExES
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2021 edTPA: K-12
Performing Arts
Offered
Offered
Offered
Physical Education
Physical Education: Early Childhood-
Grade 12
Fall
2004
158 Physical Education EC–12 TExES (last operational
date 8/31/2024) or 258 Physical Education EC–12 TExES
(starting no earlier than 9/1/2024)
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2011 edTPA: Physical
Education
Offered
Offered
Offered
Principal and Superintendent
Principal as Instructional Leader:
Early Childhood Grade 12
Summer
2019
268 Principal as Instructional Leader TExES ETS 368
Performance Assessment for School
Leaders (PASL)
Offered
Offered
Offered
Principal as Instructional
Leader Endorsement
Summer
2019
Not Applicable: Not an Initial Certificate (Individuals must
already hold a valid certificate to serve in the role of
principal to be eligible for this endorsement)
ETS 368
Performance Assessment for School
Leaders (PASL)
Offered
Offered
Offered
Superintendent
Fall
2013
195 Superintendent TExES NA: Not an Initial Certificate Offered
Offered
Offered
Development and implementation timelines are subject to State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) and legislative action. This table will continue to be updated as certificates are established, and new exams are developed.
1. Required Pedagogy Test(s): Candidates receiving a first Texas certificate for a classroom teaching area must pass a Pedagogy test in addition to the content-pedagogy test(s) required. Candidates adding a supplemental certificate to an existing
certificate, certifying in additional areas by examination, or certifying in some non-teaching areas like Reading Specialist or School Librarian may not need another pedagogy test.
2. Certificates Scheduled for Deletion: For certificates and/or tests set to expire, candidates must meet the deadlines to complete requirements such as testing, coursework, and internships/student teaching and must apply and be recommended by their
educator preparation program for certification by posted deadline. Candidates may use scores if they meet all certification requirements, apply, and be recommended for certification by deadline. Candidates may use passing scores on an examination
required for certification if the candidate is recommended for certification up to one year after the last operational date for the examination.
3. Abbreviations: AAFCS – American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences; ACTFL - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages; ETS – Educational Testing Services; OPI – Oral Proficiency Interview; PASL - Performance assessment
for School Leaders; PPR - Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities; STR – Science of Teaching Reading; TExES - Texas Examinations of Educator Standards; WPT – Writing Proficiency Test.
Required Test Chart – May 2024 Page 9
Certificate
Date
Content-
Pedagogy
Test First
Offered
Date
Content
Test Last
Offered
Last Date to
Apply and
Recommend
for
Certificate
2
Required Content-Pedagogy Test(s)
Required Pedagogy Test(s)
1
2023-24
2024-25
Social Studies
Social Studies: Grades 4-8
Fall
2002
118 Social Studies 4-8 TExES
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2019 edTPA: Middle
Childhood History/Social Studies
Offered
Offered
Offered
Social Studies: Grades 7-12
Fall
2013
232 Social Studies 7-12 TExES
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2004 edTPA: Secondary
History/Social Studies
Offered
Offered
Offered
History: Grades 7-12
Fall
2013
233 History 7-12 TExES
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2004 edTPA: Secondary
History/Social Studies
Offered
Offered
Offered
Special Education
Bilingual Special Education
Supplemental: Early Childhood-
Grade 12
September
2027
187 Bilingual Special Education TExES (starting no earlier
than 9/1/2027) and 165 Bilingual Education Spanish
Supplemental TExES (Starting no earlier than 9/1/2026)
NA: Not a Stand-alone Certificate
In
development
In
development
In
development
Deafblind Supplemental: Early
Childhood-Grade 12
September
2025
185 Deafblind Early Childhood-Grade 12 TExES (starting
no earlier than 9/1/2025)
NA: Not a Stand-alone Certificate
In
development
In
development
Offered
Special Education Specialist: Early
Childhood-Grade 12
September
2025
186 Special Education Specialist: Early Childhood-Grade
12 TExES (starting no earlier than 9/1/2025)
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2012 edTPA: Special
Education
In
development
In
development
Offered
Special Education:
Early Childhood-Grade 12
Fall
2003
08/31/2025 8/31/2026
161 Special Education EC-12 TExES
(last operational date 08/31/2025)
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2012 edTPA: Special
Education
Offered
Offered
(Last Year)
Discontinued;
must meet
Special Education Supplemental
(attaches to level of base certificate)
Fall
2003
08/31/2025 8/31/2026
163 Special Education Supplemental TExES
(last operational date 08/31/2025)
NA: Not a Stand-alone Certificate Offered
Offered
(Last Year)
Discontinued;
must meet
Teacher of Deaf and Hard of Hearing:
Early Childhood-Grade 12
Fall
2005
181 Deaf and Hard of Hearing EC-12 TExES and 072 TASC
or 073 TASC-ASL (072 or 073 required for assignment but
not for certification)
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2012 edTPA: Special
Education
Offered
Offered
Offered
Teacher of Students with Visual
Impairments Supplemental:
Early Childhood-Grade 12
Fall 2005: 182
June 2017:
283
182 Visually Impaired TExES and 283 Braille TExES NA: Not a Stand-alone Certificate Offered
Offered
Offered
Development and implementation timelines are subject to State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) and legislative action. This table will continue to be updated as certificates are established, and new exams are developed.
1. Required Pedagogy Test(s): Candidates receiving a first Texas certificate for a classroom teaching area must pass a Pedagogy test in addition to the content-pedagogy test(s) required. Candidates adding a supplemental certificate to an existing
certificate, certifying in additional areas by examination, or certifying in some non-teaching areas like Reading Specialist or School Librarian may not need another pedagogy test.
2. Certificates Scheduled for Deletion: For certificates and/or tests set to expire, candidates must meet the deadlines to complete requirements such as testing, coursework, and internships/student teaching and must apply and be recommended by their
educator preparation program for certification by posted deadline. Candidates may use scores if they meet all certification requirements, apply, and be recommended for certification by deadline. Candidates may use passing scores on an examination
required for certification if the candidate is recommended for certification up to one year after the last operational date for the examination.
3. Abbreviations: AAFCS – American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences; ACTFL - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages; ETS – Educational Testing Services; OPI – Oral Proficiency Interview; PASL - Performance assessment
for School Leaders; PPR - Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities; STR – Science of Teaching Reading; TExES - Texas Examinations of Educator Standards; WPT – Writing Proficiency Test.
Required Test Chart – May 2024 Page 10
Certificate
Date
Content-
Pedagogy
Test First
Offered
Date
Content
Test Last
Offered
Last Date to
Apply and
Recommend
for
Certificate
2
Required Content-Pedagogy Test(s)
Required Pedagogy Test(s)
1
2023-24
2024-25
Speech Communications
Speech: Grades 7-12
Fall
2010
129 Speech 7-12 TExES
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or 2003 edTPA: Secondary
English-Language Arts
Offered
Offered
Offered
Theatre
Theatre: Early Childhood-Grade 12
Fall
2005
180 Theatre EC-12 TExES
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or
2021 edTPA: K-12 Performing Arts
Offered
Offered
Offered
Career and Technical Education
Agriculture, Food, and Natural
Resources: Grades 6-12
Fall
2015
272 Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources 6-12 TExES
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or starting on 9/1/2024,
370 Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities
for Trade and Industrial Education 6–12 TExES or
2100 edTPA: Agricultural Education or starting on
9/1/2024 2151 edTPA: Career and Technical
Education
Offered
Offered
Offered
Business and Finance: Grades 6-12
Fall
2015
276 Business and Finance 6-12 TExES
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or starting on 9/1/2024,
370 Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities
for Trade and Industrial Education 6–12 TExES or
2102 edTPA: Business Education or starting on
9/1/2024 2151 edTPA: Career and Technical
Education
Offered
Offered
Offered
Family and Consumer Sciences
Composite: Grades 6-12
Fall
2004
AAFCS 200 Family and Consumer Sciences – Composite
Examination
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or starting on 9/1/2024,
370 Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities
for Trade and Industrial Education 6–12 TExES or
2117 edTPA: Family and Consumer Sciences or
starting on 9/1/2024 2151 edTPA: Career and
Technical Education
Offered
Offered
Offered
Hospitality, Nutrition, and Food
Sciences: Grades 8-12
Fall
2004
AAFCS 201 Hospitality, Nutrition, and Food Science
Concentration Examination
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or starting on 9/1/2024,
370 Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities
for Trade and Industrial Education 6–12 TExES or
2117 edTPA: Family and Consumer Sciences or
starting on 9/1/2024 2151 edTPA: Career and
Technical Education
Offered
Offered
Offered
Development and implementation timelines are subject to State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) and legislative action. This table will continue to be updated as certificates are established, and new exams are developed.
1. Required Pedagogy Test(s): Candidates receiving a first Texas certificate for a classroom teaching area must pass a Pedagogy test in addition to the content-pedagogy test(s) required. Candidates adding a supplemental certificate to an existing
certificate, certifying in additional areas by examination, or certifying in some non-teaching areas like Reading Specialist or School Librarian may not need another pedagogy test.
2. Certificates Scheduled for Deletion: For certificates and/or tests set to expire, candidates must meet the deadlines to complete requirements such as testing, coursework, and internships/student teaching and must apply and be recommended by their
educator preparation program for certification by posted deadline. Candidates may use scores if they meet all certification requirements, apply, and be recommended for certification by deadline. Candidates may use passing scores on an examination
required for certification if the candidate is recommended for certification up to one year after the last operational date for the examination.
3. Abbreviations: AAFCS – American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences; ACTFL - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages; ETS – Educational Testing Services; OPI – Oral Proficiency Interview; PASL - Performance assessment
for School Leaders; PPR - Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities; STR – Science of Teaching Reading; TExES - Texas Examinations of Educator Standards; WPT – Writing Proficiency Test.
Required Test Chart – May 2024 Page 11
Certificate
Date
Content-
Pedagogy
Test First
Offered
Date
Content
Test Last
Offered
Last Date to
Apply and
Recommend
for
Certificate
2
Required Content-Pedagogy Test(s)
Required Pedagogy Test(s)
1
2023-24
2024-25
Career and Technical Education (continued)
Human Development and Family
Studies: Grades 8-12
Fall
2004
AAFCS 202 Human Development and Family Studies
Concentration Examination
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or starting on 9/1/2024,
370 Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities
for Trade and Industrial Education 6–12 TExES or
2117 edTPA: Family and Consumer Sciences or
starting on 9/1/2024 2151 edTPA: Career and
Technical Education
Offered
Offered
Offered
Health Science: Grades 6-12
Fall
2015
273 Health Science 6-12 TExES
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or starting on 9/1/2024,
370 Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities
for Trade and Industrial Education 6–12 TExES or
starting on 9/1/2024 2151 edTPA: Career and
Technical Education
Offered
Offered
Offered
Marketing: Grades 6-12
Fall
2015
275 Marketing 6-12 TExES
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or starting on 9/1/2024,
370 Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities
for Trade and Industrial Education 6–12 TExES or
2102 edTPA: Business Education or starting on
9/1/2024 2151 edTPA: Career and Technical
Education
Offered
Offered
Offered
Technology Education: Grades 6-12
Fall
2004
171 Technology Education 6-12 TExES
160 PPR EC-12 TExES
1
or starting on 9/1/2024,
370 Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities
for Trade and Industrial Education 6–12 TExES or
2143 edTPA: Technology and Engineering
Education or starting on 9/1/2024 2151 edTPA:
Career and Technical Education
Offered
Offered
Offered
Trade and Industrial Education:
Grades 6-12
September
2021
Not Applicable
370 Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities
for Trade and Industrial Education 6-12 TExES
Offered
Offered
Offered
Trade and Industrial Workforce
Training: Grades 6-12
September
2021
Not Applicable
370 Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities
for Trade and Industrial Education 6-12 TExES
1
Offered
Offered
Offered
Development and implementation timelines are subject to State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) and legislative action. This table will continue to be updated as certificates are established, and new exams are developed.
1. Required Pedagogy Test(s): Candidates receiving a first Texas certificate for a classroom teaching area must pass a Pedagogy test in addition to the content-pedagogy test(s) required. Candidates adding a supplemental certificate to an existing
certificate, certifying in additional areas by examination, or certifying in some non-teaching areas like Reading Specialist or School Librarian may not need another pedagogy test.
2. Certificates Scheduled for Deletion: For certificates and/or tests set to expire, candidates must meet the deadlines to complete requirements such as testing, coursework, and internships/student teaching and must apply and be recommended by their
educator preparation program for certification by posted deadline. Candidates may use scores if they meet all certification requirements, apply, and be recommended for certification by deadline. Candidates may use passing scores on an examination
required for certification if the candidate is recommended for certification up to one year after the last operational date for the examination.
3. Abbreviations: AAFCS – American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences; ACTFL - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages; ETS – Educational Testing Services; OPI – Oral Proficiency Interview; PASL - Performance assessment
for School Leaders; PPR - Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities; STR – Science of Teaching Reading; TExES - Texas Examinations of Educator Standards; WPT – Writing Proficiency Test.