The State Board for Educator Certification’s website provides information about:

• Becoming a Classroom Teacher in Texas
• Texas Educator Certification Exams
  • TASC or TASC-ASL - an additional exam for teachers of deaf students and ASL teachers
    • TASC-ASL FAQs including links to videos for practicing ASL receptive skills.

To become a certified teacher in TX, a person must:

• hold a minimum of a bachelor’s degree
• complete a State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) approved educator preparation program in TX
• obtain a probationary teacher certificate

If you've already completed an educator preparation program outside of TX, but wish to obtain a TX teaching certificate, you must:

• complete your certification from that state
• obtain a letter of eligibility for certification from that state
• apply to the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) for a review of credentials

OR

• enroll in an approved TX educator preparation program

NCLB "Highly Qualified" requirement no longer in place

Beginning with the 2016-2017 school year, schools and teachers will only need to meet state requirements for certification.  The federal term of “highly qualified teacher status” will no longer apply.  It is important to note that all state certification requirements adopted in State Board for Educator Certification rule remain in place.