Getting Started
Every Texas Teacher will be required to pass an exam at some point in order to fulfill state requirements. The test you take will depend on which certification area you will pursue (excluding the state test which is required by all teachers during their first year). You’ll eventually register to take your exams with the testing vendor, Pearson.
Setting Up Your Accounts
Once you’re enrolled with Texas Teachers, we’ll send you an email with instructions to help you create and set up your Texas Education Agency (TEA) and Pearson accounts. In your TEA account, you will see you when you are approved to take exams and review your exam scores after you’ve taken them. You can register to take approved exams in your Pearson account. On the Pearson site, you can also find detailed information about exams and free test preparation.
Receiving Exam Approval
Before you can register to take an exam, you will first need approval from Texas Teachers. We offer over 50 different certification areas to provide you with as many options as possible. To receive exam approval, there are a few details (which are required by the state of Texas) we’ll need:
- Legal Name
- Social Security Number
- Date of Birth
- Email Address
- Test(s) Name & Code
To help get you started, here is a list of all of the test names and codes we certify:
| Exam Name | Code | PACT? What’s This? |
| Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources | 272 | YES |
| American Sign Language (ASL) | 184 | YES |
| Art EC–12 | 178 | YES |
| Bilingual Education Supplemental | 164 | YES |
| Bilingual Target Language Proficiency Test | 190 | YES |
| Business and Finance 6–12 | 276 | YES |
| Chemistry 7–12 | 240 | YES |
| Computer Science 8–12 | 241 | YES |
| Core Subjects EC-6 | 291 | YES |
| Core Subjects 4–8 | 211 | YES |
| Dance 6–12 | 276 | YES |
| English as a Second Language Supplemental | 154 | YES |
| English Language Arts and Reading 4–8 | 117 | YES |
| English Language Arts and Reading 7-12 | 231 | YES |
| English Language Arts and Reading/Social Studies 4-8 | 113 | YES |
| Family and Consumer Sciences EC 6-12 | 200 | YES |
| Health EC-12 | 157 | NO |
| Health Science 6-12 | 273 | YES |
| History 7-12 | 233 | YES |
| Journalism 7-12 | 256 | YES |
| Language Other Than English (LOTE) Arabic EC-12 | 600 & 605 | YES |
| Language Other Than English (LOTE) French EC-12 | 610 | YES |
| Language Other Than English (LOTE) German EC-12 | 611 | YES |
| Language Other Than English (LOTE) Latin EC-12 | 612 | YES |
| Language Other Than English (LOTE) Japenese EC-12 | 602 & 607 | YES |
| Language Other Than English (LOTE) Mandarin Chinese EC-12 | 601 & 606 | YES |
| Language Other Than English (LOTE) Russian EC-12 | 603 & 608 | YES |
| Language Other Than English (LOTE) Spanish EC-12 | 613 | YES |
| Language Other Than English (LOTE) Vietnamese EC-12 | 601 & 609 | YES |
| Life Science 7-12 | 238 | YES |
| Marketing 6-12 | 275 | NO |
| Mathematics 4-8 | 115 | YES |
| Mathematics/Physical Science/Engineering 6-12 | 274 | YES |
| Mathematics/Science 4-8 | 114 | YES |
| Music EC-12 | 177 | YES |
| Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities EC-12* | 160 | NO |
| Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities for Trade and Industrial Education* | 270 | NO |
| Physical Education EC-12 | 158 | YES |
| Physical Sciences 6-12 | 237 | YES |
| Physics/Mathematics 7–12 | 243 | YES |
| Science 4–8 | 116 | YES |
| Science 7–12 | 118 | YES |
| Social Studies 4-8 | 232 | YES |
| Social Studies 7-12 | 129 | YES |
| Special Education EC-12 | 161 | YES |
| Speech 7-12 | 129 | YES |
| Technology Applications EC-12 | 242 | YES |
| Technology Education 6-12 | 171 | YES |
| Texas Assessment of Sign Communication: American Sign Language (TASC-ASL) | 073 | YES |
| Theatre EC-12 | 180 | YES |
| Trade and Industrial | N/A | YES |
*The Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities (PPR) exam is not a certification area; this is the state exam all educators are required to take during their first year teaching. Click here to learn more.
