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Who must submit the TExES Test Approval Request Form?
Students who are completing an educator preparation program through Tarleton State University must submit the TExES Test Approval Request Form.
Why must the TExES Test Approval Request Form be submitted?
The Testing Coordinator for Certification must give approval in the online registration system for all tests taken by students completing an educator program at Tarleton State University. Information from this form is entered in the registration system once the Testing Coordinator receives confirmation from the department that the student is eligible to test.
When is a student eligible to test?
A student cannot test until they are close to finishing course requirements for the certificate they are seeking. Therefore, most students are not eligible to test until they are in their last semester of course work. In addition, each department has the final say in whether or not a student is eligible to test. 
Exceptions: 1) Student teachers are usually eligible to begin taking the content exam at the end of the PDIII semester. 2) TMATE students take the content exam early in the program in order to secure a teaching position. 
How many tests must I take?
Students must take the tests required for the certificate they are seeking.. All students completing requirements for an initial standard certificate will be required to take at least two tests, a content exam and the Pedagogy & Professional Responsibilities (PPR) exam. A third exam may be required if a student is also completing requirements for a supplemental area or an additional teaching field. Students completing requirements for a professional standard certificate (Principal, School Counselor, Superintendent, Reading Specialist, Educational Diag., etc.) will only be required to take one test.
How much do the tests cost?
Currently, the cost for each test is $120. An additional $35 fee is required if you register during late registration and an additional $75 if you register during emergency registration. 
How do I pay the test fee?
Payment is made when you go online and register. You must pay by credit or debit card and they accept all of the major cards. 
How often are the tests given?
There are usually four to five paper-based test administrations in a year. Note: You can find a link to the test administration schedule on the home page. All TExES exams are offered at each test administration. Some tests are also offered by computer and computer-based test dates vary according to each test site. 
Where can I take the test?
There are test sites all across Texas and you can take the test at any of the available test sites.
Can I take a test by computer?
Some of the tests are offered by computer. However, Tarleton requires students to take some tests by paper, yet others by computer. This information is relayed to the students by the Testing Coordinator for Certification. 
How do I register?
Once you submit the TExES Test Approval Form, the Coordinator for Certification Testing must verify your eligibility to test with the department and designate your approval to test in the online registration system. The coordinator will then send the student an email informing them they have been approved to test and it is the student's responsibility to go online and register by the ETS registration deadline (on test schedule).