ExCET Eligibility

Texas State Board for Educator Certification regulations apply to the Examination for the Certification of Educators in Texas (ExCET). Under current regulations, candidates for certification are first eligible to take the tests during the last semester of their certification program, or anytime thereafter. Being eligible includes receiving a bachelor's degree, having a 2.75 GPA in education courses, having a 2.75 GPA in teaching fields, and having a cumulative 2.5 GPA by the end of the last semester of the candidate's certification program. When seeking certification through UT Permian Basin, the candidate will need to obtain an official authorization to test bar code label from the Certification Officer to affix to the registration from authorizing the candidate to test.

All candidates seeking initial certification through UT Permian Basin must attain a bench score on the appropriate diagnostic test in order to be eligible to register for the relevant ExCET test. Currently. ExCET diagnostic practice test are available in the areas of Elementary Comprehensive, Elementary Professional Development, Secondary Professional Development, Early Childhood, Special Education, History and Mathematics. Candidates who do not achieve the benchmark score on a diagnostic test must complete a review session and may be required to take additional coursework prior to taking another diagnostic test in the same area. Such review programs may be those provided by the University or other entities.

Diagnostic test are offered several times each year on a schedule aligned with ExCET registration deadlines. Candidates who do not achieve the benchmark score on the same diagnostic test on two occasions will be referred to the Teacher Education Council for formulation of an advisory plan.