INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGISTERING FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTENT EXAM

If you are in the semester prior to student teaching, the information below is important for you to read!

You can now register for your content TExES examination—Agricultural Science and Technology Exam #172.

It is important to follow the instructions below to register for your exams:

• To register for your TExES examination, you must first obtain a TEA ID from the State Board of Educator Certification (SBEC). To obtain your TEA ID number, you will need to login to the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) website, www.sbec.state.tx.us and complete the student profile. If you do encounter a problem, email Kathy May so that she can have the problem corrected. When you email her, please make sure you include your name, UIN and SS number and the certification area you are pursuing.

• If you are a new user, make sure the user name and password you choose is one you will remember or be sure to put in a safe place as you will need them later on when you apply for your teaching certificate. It is also important for you to remember or put your TEA ID in a safe place as you will need that number in the future again when you register for exams. Once you login you will be asked to provide your personal information. We understand from SBEC and ETS that your route to certification will no longer be asked, if it is, please make sure you select: “Candidate participating in an Educator Preparation Program!”

• When you have received your TEA ID from SBEC, you will need to go to the Educational Testing Service (ETS) website, www.texes.ets.org and logon. When you logon for the first time, make sure you use your TEA ID # as your username as a new user. The system will walk you through the registration process. Note: Please remember to put your new username and password for ETS in a safe place as you may need to register in the future for another exam.

We encourage you to take your content the semester prior to student teaching. By completing your content exam, you will only have to complete your Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities examination during your student teaching semester.

If you have any questions or if we can be of any assistance, please let us know. We can be reached at:

Kathy May Dale Suel

Certification Officer Certification Assistant

212A Heaton Hall 208 Heaton Hall

kathymay@tamu.edu, dale-suel@tamu.edu

979-845-5360 979-458-1164

Frequently Asked Questions and Recommendations

As the PBT (Paper Based Tests) test sites fill up quickly, we encourage you to register for your exams early, don’t wait until the last week of regular registration and expect to get the date and site you want.

CAT (Computer Administered Tests) dates are not available at the beginning of the semester for the entire semester. We do not know for sure how the testing center releases these dates, but usually only 1-2 month dates are available at a time. If you want a CAT test date, you will need to check regularly on the site for when new dates/times are available. You will be able to take the PPR by CAT during student teaching if you desire. There is an additional $35 fee for taking the exam by computer.

If I fail a CAT exam, when can I register to take the same exam via CAT?

If you fail a CAT exam, you must wait 60 days prior to registering for the same exam via the CAT.

Do I have to have my content exam(s) successfully completed before I student teach?

No. Your exams have no bearing on whether or not you student teach. If you plan on completing an internship in lieu of student teaching with the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Culture, you will have to have all of your exams completed before you begin an internship.

Why do you need my Social Security No. in addition to my UIN number?

Your UIN means nothing to the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC). Depending on your question and the problem you need assistance with, if we need to look something up with SBEC, we have to have your Social Security No. This saves us time if we do not have to look it up on the university computer system.

2007-2008 TEXES EXAMINATION DATES

ExCET/TExES Test Dates and Registration Deadlines

Test Date	Regular Registration Deadline	Late Registration Deadlines	Emergency Registration Deadlines	Score Reporting Date for Multiple Choice Tests	Score Reporting Date for Multiple-Choice & Written Tests
10/13/2007	09/14/2007	09/21/2007	10/05/2007	11/02/2007	11/09/2007
12/08/2007	11/09/2007	11/16/2007	11/30/2007	12/28/2007	01/04/2008
02/23/2008	01/25/2008	02/01/2008	02/15/2008	03/14/2008	03/21/2008
04/19/2008	03/21/2008	03/28/2008	04/11/2008	05/09/2008	05/16/2008
06/21/2008	05/23/2008	05/30/2008	06/13/2008	07/11/2008	07/18/2008
08/02/2008	07/03/2008*	07/11/2008	07/25/2008	08/22/2008	08/29/2008

* Regular registration deadline is on Thursday rather than Friday due to the July 4 holiday.