• Affidavit for Acquisition and/or Release of Criminal History Form
• Candidate Transfer Form (TEA)
  Required if an applicant has been in another alternative certification program
• College Access Loan (CAL)
• Texas Educator Certification Examination Program
  Educational Testing Service
  Conducts all testing for State of Texas
  
  - Texas Examinations of  Educator Standards (TExES)
• Foreign Credential Evaluation Services
• Moodle (Online Learning)
  CERT online coursework system
  
  FireFox browser recommended
  Moodle Help Desk 972-348-1492
• TEA
  Texas Education Agency
  
  Internet Explorer browser required
  Apply for probationary/intern and standard certificate
  
  FASTPASS required for fingerprinting appointment through L1 Identity Solutions (once your FASTPASS has been received by email, it can take 24-48 hours before you can make an appointment)
• Teacher Job Network
• TEKS
  Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
• TEPSAC
  Texas Private School Accreditation Commission
  Private schools must be listed here to be eligible for internship
• Test Preparation Materials  
  Provided by Pearson for all TExES test
• T-CERT
  TExES Certification Exam Review for Teachers
  
  Online resources for teacher certification candidates and educator preparation program instructors (fee required).
• Certify Teacher
  Interactive test preparation (fee required)
• TOEFL iBT
• TOEFL Online Practice Test
• TOEFL Study Guide
• Countries where English is the official language (link)

The countries listed below have been approved by the State Board of Educator Certification to satisfy the English language proficiency requirement specified in 19 TAC 230.11(b)(5)(C). To be exempted from the Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-Based Test (TOEFL iBT) testing requirement specified in 19 TAC 230.11(b)(5)(B), a certification candidate must have earned an undergraduate or graduate degree from an institution of higher education on the SBEC-approved list of countries/territories.