Certification Exams

Content exam approval will be granted by your program, via the Aggie Educator Portal. Once approved, you will receive an email after your approval has been submitted to the Texas Education Agency (TEA). You will be provided with directions on how to create an account with Pearson and how to register for your exam.

For questions about test approval, please contact your program director or instructor.

Texas educator candidates using the Pearson website for the first time to register and schedule their tests will need to create a Pearson testing account.

To create a Pearson testing account, you will:

• Specify a permanent email address to use as your username. Do not use an email address that is temporary, your TAMU email is temporary, please use your personal email address.
• Create a password. Passwords are required to be between 6 and 30 characters and must contain at least one letter and one digit and cannot contain spaces or any of the characters “&=`”<>\[]-“.
• Create a security question and answer. Your security question will be used to verify your identity should you need to change your password.
• Enter your TEA ID number. You will need to provide your TEA ID number so that your Pearson testing account can be linked to your TEA Educator Profile.

To register for an exam, choose the “Register” option on the Texas Educator Certification Examination Program website.

1.  Select your exam. You will be able to select only those exams which you are eligible to take.
2.  Opt in for Alternative Testing Arrangements (see below for more information on accommodations) if you have documented physical, learning, or cognitive disabilities and require additional arrangements beyond the following, which are available for all test-takers without prior approval:
3.  Wheelchair Access
4.  Access to visual enhancement features including color contrast and enlarged font
5.  Comfort aids
6.  Breaks to use the restroom, take medication, use an inhaler, etc.
7.  Review the period for which your registration is valid. Tests may be scheduled at any time within the 170-day period.
8.  Answer the background questions. These questions are required and are only used for the purpose of evaluating exam questions. They are not maintained as part of your educator certification records with Pearson.
9.  Best Language: What is your best language of communication?
10. First Language: Which language(s) did you first learn as a child?
11. Select score reporting options. Your score report will be available in your Pearson testing account at 10 p.m. central time on your score report date, but you may also opt to have it sent to you via email.
12.  Submit your payment. Follow the instructions to enter your payment information.