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AGSC Teacher
Certification Checklist
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Check When
Complete |
Activity |
Contact/Additional Information |
Approximate Time |
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Complete CTE form and yellow card |
Jovanna Ivester |
First day of block |
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Apply for certification on-line |
Visit the SBEC website to apply:
www.sbec.state.tx.us/SBECOnline/default.asp
Note: Application Fee:
$77. Your program is Texas A&M University-University-Based,
and your certification area is Agricultural Science &
Technology 6-12 |
Within the first four weeks of the Semester |
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FBI Criminal Record Check Fingerprints
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Visit
http://www.sbec.state.tx.us/SBECOnline/faq_fingerprinting.asp
for details.
~ If you choose to use the new digital fingerprinting
vendor, you will need to pay $47 online prior to using the
vendor’s digital services.
~ You will receive an email from SBEC that will contain
your FAST pass
~ Make an appointment with the vendor (1-888-467-2080)
and present your FAST pass at your fingerprint appointment
~ Applicants will be required to pay the vendor a fee of
$9.95 at the time of service
~Turn around time is approximately 48 hours vs. 2 weeks and
the rejection rate is 2% vs. 25%.
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After Applying Online
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Graduate with Undergraduate Degree |
Degree must have been conferred; check your degree audit
through myrecord. If you have questions, contact Dr. Harlin. |
When all coursework + student teaching is completed |
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Pass the TExES PPR (#160)
EC-12 test and the TExES Agriculture (#172) test
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We have submitted your name to SBEC along with the tests
that you are eligible to take.
Register to take these tests at
www.texes.ets.org
Each test costs $82 every time you take it. |
During student teaching until passed |
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Complete Student Teaching with a C or better
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All grades the semester of student teaching must be posted
on your degree audit through my record with Cs or better. If
you have questions, contact Dr. Harlin. |
End of Student Teaching Semester |
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Recommend by TAMU-AGED for Certification |
When you have completed everything above, contact Jovanna
Ivester at 979-458-1021 or
JIvester@aged.tamu.edu |
As soon as everything above is completed AND you have
graduated |
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Check the Status of Your Certification |
You will receive a virtual teaching certificate through the
SBEC website. You can check your status by visiting:
https://secure.sbec.state.tx.us/SBECONLINE/virtcert.asp
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When you are fully certified |
TeXeS
Registration
In order for a
student to be eligible to take the teXes, the student must meet
one of the requirements listed below:
| 1. completed or be
in enrolled in the last semester of the approved certification
program; |
| 2. be currently enrolled
for the spring semester prior to summer completion of all
certification requirements. |
SBEC is only
doing online registration for the test now. This means that you
will
Commonly Asked
Questions Concerning the TeXeS:
How many tests will I have to
take?
Currently, our students take two tests.
The PPR (professional development) for grades K-12 (#160 or 130)
and the Agricultural Science and Technology exam (#172).
What is my content area?
Your content area is
Agricultural Science and Technology; there is a listing for Horticulture, but
you don't need to worry about that one. With
Agricultural Science and Technology, you will be certified to teach everything
under the agriculture umbrella,
including the horticulture courses.
Do I have to sign up for the first
available tests?
No, but we recommend that you take
the tests sooner rather than later.
Where/how are the tests offered?
The tests are offered at a testing
site that you designate when you sign up. For instance, there is
one offered in the College Station area, west Houston area, etc.
Once you sign up, you will receive your testing materials that
tell you the exact location. Tests are multiple choice that you
bubble with a pencil. They have also started offering the
tests on computer (only for the PPR 130/160 exam) for an additional fee. Visit the TeXeS
website for additional information on this flexible testing
format.
I am
interested in reviewing for the tests, where can I go?
If you are
interested in reviewing for the PPR test, a couple of avenues are now
available for free or cost:
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