Certification Test Registration Instructions
Teacher Education Agency (TEA) / State Board of Education (SBEC) Account Setup
Before you can register to take a certification test, you must establish your personal account with SBEC. Establishing your account will provide you with a TEA ID number. If you already have a personal account with SBEC, you will need to access your account to obtain your TEA ID number.
Go to www.sbec.state.tx.us.
If you have not previously established a personal account in SBEC, click on New User New User will appear on the right side of the blue screen under Educator Login.
Enter last name, social security number, date of birth, and select Candidate participating in an Educator Preparation Program for “Application you are applying for."
- If you already have a record in the SBEC database, you will get a message to that effect. If you don’t remember your username and password (or never received one), you will need to retrieve that information by going back to the home page and clicking on Forgot User Name and/or Password? under the login button. When you successfully login, you will see your TEA ID number at the top of the page. Write this number down as you will need it to register on the testing website.
- If you do not have a record, you must complete the profile accurately because this information must match what you enter into the testing website or you will not be able to register.
- Set up username and password.
- TEA ID will be displayed. Write this number down as you will need it to register on the testing website.
While in your personal SBEC account, click on View Examinations to see if you have been approved to test and if so, the route to certification indicated. This route will be entered into the ETS system when registering to test.If you choose, you may apply for your teaching certificate ($77) and your fingerprinting ($47- select DPS approved vendor for electronic fingerprinting) at this point, but it is not necessary to apply for certification in order to register to take a certification test.
Registering for a Certification Test
You will not be able to register for a certification test until you have been approved to take the test(s). You will receive approval for your content-area test from your major department or program director. You will receive approval to take your Pedagogy and Professional Responsibility Test when you are in your student teaching semester.
Go to www.texes.ets.org.
Click on Your Account then New User. Enter your TEA ID number and complete your profile. There is a drop down screen from which to select your certification entity (Angelo State University). There is another drop down screen from which to select your route to certification (University Initial -or- University Post-Baccalaureate if you already have a degree).
If the information entered does not match the data in SBEC, you will receive a message such as “The information you have entered does not match your profile in the SBEC system. Please verify your personal information as well as your route to certification” in the event your information is entered incorrectly or does not correspond to the data in SBEC.
Create an account user name and password.
Click on “Register for a Test.” If you have not been approved to test by your certification program a screen will appear informing you that you are not approved to test. If you need an approval for a test that is not listed, please contact Cindy Pond for instructions - cindy.pond@angelo.edu. Be sure to read over the online registration requirements. Then click the Register button to begin registering for a test.
Read over the compliance and applicable rules. Check the box next to each statement acknowledging compliance and click “Next.”
Next you will go through five steps to register for your test. You will need to select:
- a test (see Test Choice – CAT vs. PBT at top of next page*)
- location
- testing center
- date
- test options
- After these five steps are completed, click Add Test to save your selections. Once you are finished selecting your tests click Next. (When you click Add Test, you may be directed to another screen just like the previous one. Simply scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click Next.)
- *Test Choice – Computer Administered Tests (CAT) vs. Pencil-Based Tests (PBT)Computer Administered Tests (CAT) are NOT available in San Angelo at this time. You will have to drive to another city to take the CAT test and they are usually administered Monday through Friday during work hours. Pencil-Based Tests (PBT) are the pencil and paper tests that are given here at ASU on Saturdays.
The next step is reviewing your test selections. Check to make sure you have selected the correct test properties. This screen also shows you the cost for the test(s) selected. If you need to make changes to any selections, click the Edit button.
Click Next when finished reviewing the test selections. Fill out your billing address and credit card payment information. Once all required fields are entered click Next to continue.
After entering your billing address and payment information, you will then verify that the information entered is correct.& Once all the information is verified, click Next to submit your test registration.
After submitting your registration and payment you will be presented with your Admission Ticket. This screen displays user information, selected test information, tips and the total paid. To print your Admission Ticket, click the Print button. Your test registration is now complete. Click Your Account to return to your account page.
Changes to test registration may be made through the registration site. (Note: Fees may apply.)
Although you will be registering for your test online, it is your responsibility to read the electronic version of the TExES Registration Bulletin to find out about testing policies and procedures (including valid ID’s and what to bring to the testing center). The bulletin is located at www.texes.ets.org.
ETS Contact Information:
General Information and registration 1-866-902-5922
Customer service is available Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ASU Certification Office Contact Information:
Cindy Pond – 942-2209
cindy.pond@angelo.edu
ATTENTION STUDENTS REQUIRING ACCOMODATIONS
If you need special testing accommodations, be sure to contact Cindy Pond using the contact information above AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. There are detailed procedures that must be followed to grant those accommodations and the process can take several weeks.