Texas Standard Teacher Certificate

Monthly internship payments cease once the candidate is recommended for the 

Texas Standard Teacher Certificate. The internship length is at least one full school year. 

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CERTIFICATION FEES

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• TEA TExES Content and Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities (PPR) Examination Fees: $116 (Submitted directly to Pearson Education)

• TEA Certification Fees: $78

• TEA Fingerprinting Fee: $52.20

• TXITE Out of District Fee: Internships outside a 35 mile radius of our Dallas office incur an additional fee of $500.00.

• TXITE TExES Exam Request Fee: $35 for each exam

• TXITE Monthly Technology Fee: $10

• TXITE Proctoring Fee: $31

• TXITE Certification Change Request Fee: $35

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Financial Resources for Teacher Training

 

The following programs and grants are designed to help you

become a certified teacher. 

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Troops to Teachers offers guidance and support for military veterans to make the transition from active duty into teaching.

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Teacher Loan Forgiveness - The Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act authorizes up to $17,500 in loan forgiveness for eligible teachers.

 

Military Benefits for Test Fees

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The Texas Workforce Commission has approved the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) to allow veterans and other eligible persons to receive reimbursement for the cost of certification tests. This approval has been made effective, retroactively, as of March 1, 2001. The veteran or other eligible person must submit two forms to the Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Regional Office, in Muskogee, OK.

• Application for Licensing and Certification Testing Fee Reimbursement

• VA Form 22-1990- Application for VA Education Benefits (for Veterans) or VA Form 22-5490- Application for Survivor's and Dependents Educational Assistance

 

To obtain these forms and further information contact the Texas Workforce Commission Veterans Education office at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, (512) 463-3168.

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For Our Military  Community

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Effective September 1, 2015 the TEA will waive certain fees for eligible military service members, military veterans, and military spouses.

 

Fee Exemption Requirements

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Set up your educator account if you have not already done so. Before completing an application, you must submit your military exemption request.

 

Securely upload the following documents for review:

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• A written request for the exemption, including your TEA ID or the last four digits of your social security number

• Current email address and daytime phone number

• Active duty service members – military ID (front and back) and current state ID

• Veterans – Current state ID and DD-214 (member-4) that shows release or separation from active duty was under honorable conditions

• Military spouses of active duty service members – spouse's current state and military ID (front and back), active duty service member’s current state and military ID (front and back), and a copy of the marriage license. Military spouses of active duty members are exempt from the following application fees:

• Review of Credentials

• One-Year Certificate

• Standard certificates for subject areas approved in your review of credentials

• $11 of the registration fee for certification examinations administered by Pearson and approved as part of the review of credentials

• Test-Limit Waiver for examinations approved in your review of credentials

 

After the military documents have been reviewed, you will be notified by email with instructions.

If you are unable to upload your documents, mail them to:

 

Texas Education Agency
Division of Educator Certification 
1701 N. Congress Ave., WBT 5-100
Austin, Texas 78701

 

Fees Waived

Fees that are waived for active duty service members and veterans:

• Educational Aide certificate

• Intern certificate

• Probationary certificate

• Standard certificate requiring completion of an educator preparation program

• Review of credentials

• One-Year certificate

• Standard certificates for subject areas approved in a review of credentials

• $11 of the registration fee for certification examinations administered by Pearson, this does not include registration fees for tests taken for certification by exam only

• Test-Limit Waiver (This does not include waivers for tests taken for certification by exam.)

 

Fees Not Waived

Fees that are not waived for eligible members of the military community:

• Fingerprint fee

• Preliminary criminal history evaluation fees

• Renewal fees including late and reactivation fees

• Reinstatement fees 

• Certificates earned through exam only

• Registration fees for tests taken for certification by exam only

• Registration fees for certification examinations administrated by the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) and the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)

• Test-Limit Waiver for tests taken for certification by examination

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REFUND SCHEDULE

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Full Refund for Early Cancellation

Teacher candidates who cancel their enrollment within five calendar days of registering for a course will receive a full refund of any payments made for that course ($99 tuition + $10 technology fee = $109 total).

Refunds for Active Course Enrollment

Although each course is only 4 weeks in length, candidates may continue the course beyond the 4-week period by continuing to make monthly payments.

This provides additional time to complete the course if needed.

Refunds are based on the percentage of coursework completed within the first 4 weeks of the course:

• No coursework completed → Full refund ($109).

• Up to 10% completed → 90% refund ($98.10).

• 11%–25% completed → 75% refund ($81.75).

• 26%–50% completed → 50% refund ($54.50).

• More than 50% completed → No refund.

Course Registration, Payments, and Inactivity Policy

The Pre-Teaching Program consists of 10 courses, each lasting 4 weeks. Candidates must register separately for each course.

• As long as the teacher candidate continues making monthly payments, they remain active in a course beyond the 4-week period.

• If a candidate stops making monthly payments, their access to the course is suspended until payments resume.

• Refunds are not granted after the first 4 weeks of a course, regardless of whether the candidate continues or withdraws.

• If a candidate does not register for a new course or complete any coursework within six consecutive months, they will be administratively withdrawn from the program.

• No refunds will be issued for courses in which the candidate failed to register.

• Candidates withdrawn due to inactivity must submit a new application and pay any applicable fees to re-enroll.

Examples of Refund Policy in Practice:

Example 1 – Full Refund for Early Cancellation ($109 Refund)
A candidate registers for Course 2 on January 10 but decides to withdraw on January 14, within the five-day cancellation window. The candidate is eligible for a full refund of $109 ($99 tuition + $10 technology fee).

Example 2 – Refund for Partial Course Completion ($81.75 Refund)
A candidate registers for Course 4, completes 15% of the coursework in the first 4 weeks, and then withdraws. Since this falls in the 11%–25% range, the candidate is eligible for a 75% refund, which amounts to $81.75 ($99 x 75% + $10 tech fee).

Example 3 – No Refund After 4 Weeks
A candidate registers for Course 6, completes 40% of the coursework within the first 4 weeks, and continues paying to extend the course for two more months. However, after six weeks, the candidate decides to withdraw. Since they continued beyond the initial 4 weeks, they are not eligible for a refund.

Example 4 – Inactivity and Administrative Withdrawal
A candidate completes Course 7 but does not register for Course 8 or any other courses for six consecutive months. Because no new coursework was completed, the candidate is administratively withdrawn from the program and is not eligible for any refund. To continue, the candidate must reapply and pay any applicable re-enrollment fees.

Refund Processing

Refunds will be processed within 30 days of receiving a formal cancellation request.

 

 PAYMENT GATEWAY 

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You can pay your tuition fees online with confidence. We use a leading payment gateway, to offer safe and secure credit card and electronic check transactions for our teacher candidates. The Payment Gateway manages the complex routing of sensitive customer information through the credit card and electronic check processing networks.

The company adheres to strict industry standards for payment processing, including:

• 128-bit Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology for secure Internet Protocol (IP) transactions.

• Industry leading encryption hardware and software methods and security protocols to protect customer information.

• Compliance with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard.