Requirements for approval to take the TExES State Exam:

Before Lamar Testing office will approve an alternative certification student to test the following information below must be met:

• A TEA # must be provided (If you do not know your TEA number, please call TEA (Texas Education Agency) support at (512) 936-8400).
• Students must register to take each test during, or completion of the courses listed below.
  • PEDG 5330 & 5387 (Content Area Exam)
  • PEDG 5387 (STR (293)
  • PEDG 5383 (EC-12 PPR)       
• Students must pass the required certify teacher exam before they can apply for approval to take the TExES state exam.
• Questions regarding Certify Teacher can be directed to Dr. Elizabeth Casey at jcasey4@lamar.edu

To apply for the TExES Exam:

• Student must register for TExES state content area exam(s) and EC-12 PPR exam.
• Submit the Alternative TExES Exam Application
• Questions regarding application and registration for approval to test for Alternative TExES Exam Application can be directed to alternative.certification@lamar.edu

PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT the APPLICATION for the TExES Exams until all requirements are met:

Note: Because of the high volume of applicants, the TExES exam process can take approximately 2-3 weeks from the time your application is received, and all requirements are verified. Please make sure all requirements are followed and met, if not this will delay the process of your TExES application.

Testing Fees  

 The Texas.gov fee will continue to be assessed. Please refer to the Registration Bulletins posted on the Pearson website.

Educator Certification Examination Retake Limit Change:

Texas Education Code §21.048 limits candidates to four attempts to retake any educator certification examination. This means that candidates are limited to a total of five attempts to pass a certification examination. The five attempts include the first attempt to pass the examination and four retakes. A subsection of the law, which currently counts all attempts of the same examination taken before September 1, 2015 as only one attempt, is set to expire. Beginning September 1, 2018, all attempts of the same examination will count toward the five-attempt testing limit regardless of when the examination was first attempted.

Note: Candidates who did not test before 09/01/2015 are not impacted by the change. All attempts have always been included in the attempt count for these candidates. For more information, please see the Educator Certification Examination Retake Limit FAQs website.

How do candidates apply for a waiver?

Candidates who reach the 5-time testing limit may apply for a test-limit waiver to attempt the examination again. Candidates must pay an application fee of $164 and complete all required components, including analysis of prior test results and completion of educational activities directly related to the candidate’s test for which he/she is applying, before test approval will be granted.

Please visit the TEA Test Waiver Information website for additional information regarding this process.