Test Approval Guidelines

In order to obtain your standard teaching certificate, you must pass your content and PPR exam. You also need to pass the Science of Teaching Reading (STR) exam if you are pursuing Core Subjects EC-6, Core Subjects 4-8, ELAR 4-8 or ELAR/SS 4-8 certification.

Listed below are the WCACP study material guidelines used for test eligibility. Additional information can be found on the registration instructions page.

1^st Attempt Test Approval Guidelines:

Core Subjects EC-6 and 4-8:

STR:

Non-Core:

Special Education EC-12:

PPR EC-12:

2^nd Attempt Test Approval Guidelines (retake):

Core Subjects EC-6 and 4-8:

STR:

Non-Core:

LOTE-Spanish:

PPR EC-12:

3^rd, 4^th and 5^th Test Approval Guidelines:

More information can be found on the TEA website regarding the test-limit waiver: https://tea.texas.gov/texas-educators/certification/educator-testing/test-limit-waiver-information