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Important Policies

Stephen F. Austin State University

2005-2006 Policies for All Certification Examinations *
(TExES, ExCET, TExMaT,
TOPT, TASC, TASC-ASL, AAFCS)

Policies for all individuals seeking certification through SFASU:

  1. An individual must be admitted to the appropriate program and maintain the admission requirements.
    • Individuals seeking initial teacher certification must be admitted to Teacher Education and continue to meet the criteria of a 2.5 overall GPA and a 2.5 in each teaching field.
    • Individuals seeking standard certification at the master's level must meet and maintain the admission requirements of the Graduate School as outlined in the Stephen F. Austin State University Graduate Bulletin and the requirements of the department responsible for the certificate program (principal, superintendent, counselor, educational diagnostician, master reading teacher, and master math teacher).
  2. An individual is eligible to take a test upon completion of all coursework required for the test or with the approval of the department responsible for the certificate program.
  3. In order to be recommended by SFASU for educator certification, an individual must register using an identification number issued by the State Board for Educator Certification and with the approval of the SFASU James I. Perkins College of Education’s Office of Assessment and Accountability.
  4. An individual will be approved for only one test at a time. Passing scores must be verified before additional approvals will be made.
  5. An individual who fails a test must retake the failed test and pass it before being cleared to take a different test.
  6. If a student has coursework that is more than 2 years old, a TExES/ExCET Committee may be convened to decide what, if any, coursework may be required before the individual is cleared to test.
  7. An individual who is seeking teacher certification through SFASU’s Post Baccalaureate Initial Certification (PBIC) and has a major or 24 hours, 12 of which are upper level, in the target content area (excluding EC-4 and composite fields), will be approved for one opportunity to test in the content area. A successful attempt will satisfy the PBIC content requirement. If the individual does not pass the content test, the teaching field advisor will determine what remediation or coursework will be required before the individual will be allowed to retest.

* The 2005-2006 certification examination policies are subject to change by action of the Texas State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) and by the Stephen F. Austin State University Teacher Education Council.

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