TEXES Test Information

The State Board of Educator Certification (SBEC) requires that art teachers pass two certification exams:

• The TEXES Art EC-12 (test #178): Study guide here.

• The TEXES Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities EC-12 (test #160): Study guide here.

Students will be approved by the UTeach Art program during their senior year to sit for the exams. Once approved, it is their responsibility to register for the exams through the Educational Testing System (ETS) at this link.

There is a fee for each exam. Passing score is 70% or above.

Important: Limit on the number of retakes for TExES exams

As of September 1, 2015, candidates are limited to four retakes on a certification test, in accordance with HB 2205, 84th Texas Legislature, 2015.

In January 2016 the ETS Eligibility web service was changed to not send test approvals for a specific test when the educator has reached or exceeded the exam limit of 5 attempts for that test. Please note that the exam registration system does not prevent a person from registering for more than one test on their fifth attempt. If a person registers for more than one Core Subjects subtest (800 series test), and if the person passes on a sixth attempt, that person will need to request a waiver for the attempt to count for certification.