Welcome to the TAMUCC Texas Examinations of Educator Standards (TExES) website. This site has information about state educator certification testing. There are also many helpful links for you.

You must have been admitted to Teacher Education before taking your certification exams. Contact 825-3074 for information.

From the ETS website:
Registration for 7 New CAT Tests Opens on September 2
Registration for the following new CAT test titles will open at 7:00 a.m. Central time on September 2: English Language Arts & Reading 4-8 (117), Health EC-12 (157), Life Science (138), Mathematics 4-8 (115), Science 4-8 (116), Science 8-12 (136), and Social Studies 4-8 (118). Because CAT registrations must be submitted at least 4 business days before the test date, the first test date available for these new CAT tests is September 8.

When you are ready to test, you must submit your request via our TExES Approval/Request (TAR) System. If you requested to test and were approved but did not test, your approval should still be available. Check the ETS website and if the test you wish to take shows, you may register without re-submitting a request through TAR. See Steps for Registering on the left.

TAR shuts down at noon on the day before the regular registration deadline to process all existing requests. Submitting your request late will cause you to incur additional testing fees.

TAR does not operate during most holidays or Spring Break. Some request to test deadlines may differ from ETS regular registration deadlines.

TAMUCC wishes you the best of luck on your certification exams!