TExES Secondary Flight Plan

In order to stay on target to complete all of your certification exams before the end of Clinical Teaching, Residency or Internship, it is required that you follow the sequence below for your specific certification area:

• EDCI 5010 - Content exam
• EDBE 5590 - ESL Supplemental (if applicable)
• EDCI 5030 - PPR EC-12 exam

In order to begin Clinical Teaching, you must take and pass your content (ex. History 7-12, Family Consumer Science 6-12, Life Science 7-12, etc.) exam by the Clinical Practice deadline.  The deadlines remain the same each semester:

For example, if you are scheduled to start Clinical Teaching (your final semester) in Spring 2027, then the last possible date to take your real content exam (ex. History 7-12) would be December 15, 2026. 

You will take and pass your pedagogy exam during your Clinical Teaching semester.

You are required to complete testing during the semesters you are enrolled in EDCI 5010, EDBE 5590, and EDCI 5030. The dates to take your real exams will depend on the semester you are enrolled in these courses, but remain constant each year:

If you are planning to complete Internship instead of Clinical Teaching, you must pass your required exams by May 1st of the Spring semester before you plan to start Internship. If you have not received a passing score on your certification exams, you will not be eligible to receive a Statement of Eligibility and will not be permitted to complete Internship.

Practice exams for the following certification tests are available in the TExES Canvas Course , which you will receive access to upon formal admission to the Teacher Education Program. To complete the practice exam requirement through the Canvas course, you must achieve the associated score.

 
NOTE: Dance 6-12, Speech 7-12, and Physics/Math 7-12 are not available in the TExES Canvas course. Please see the section devoted to your specific content area for information on your content exam requirements. You may, however, use Canvas for the PPR exam requirements.

Secondary students who take EDCI 4840 will receive access to 240 during EDCI 4840.  TNT students may opt to use 240 Tutoring, but will need to pay out of pocket for a subscription. Contact the TExES Success Office at COE-TSO@unt.edu for a link to the discount for $25/month. 

NOTE: Some content exams are not available through 240 Tutoring such as Dance 6-12, Family Consumer Science, Human Development & Family Studies, and Speech 7-12. If your content area is not available through 240 Tutoring, you may still opt to use it for the PPR practice exam.

You can opt to use 240 Tutoring by enrolling in the courses related to your certification exams and completing the following requirements:

• Complete the Plan To Pass/Diagnostic Test to determine strengths and weaknesses. This exam report can be downloaded and submitted to coe-tso@unt.edu as your baseline/initial practice exam.  Even if you score an 80 on the plan to pass/diagnostic test, it will not count towards test approval, but we will count it as your initial exam. Please include your name and UNT ID number when you submit the report.
• Complete a minimum of six-clock hours of study for any exam you are planning to use 240 Tutoring for. That means, if you are planning to use 240 Tutoring as your practice exam requirement for both your content and PPR exams, you must complete six clock-hours in your content area, and six clock-hours in PPR to qualify.
• Pass a quiz in each unit to unlock a full-length practice exam.
• Pass a full-length practice exam with an 80 or better for any multiple-choice sections.
• ELAR 7-12 candidates will have a constructed response section that you will submit to Jessica Powell through the 240 Tutoring platform for scoring and feedback. You must score a 2 or higher on the constructed-response section.
• Once you have the appropriate scores and clock-hours, download your score report and send it to COE-TSO@unt.edu with your name and UNT ID number.  The TExES Office will verify that you have completed the clock-hour requirement before accepting your score report.

Physics/Math 7-12 candidates must use 240 Tutoring to qualify for exam approval for the Physics/Math 7-12 exam. Please contact the TExES Success Office for a link to receive a discount on the subscription price.  You will be required to complete a minimum of six clock-hours of review in 240 Tutoring and pass a full-length practice exam with 80% or higher.

For the PPR practice exam requirement, you may choose either Canvas or 240 Tutoring.

Dance 6-12 and Speech 7-12 candidates will complete an alternative assignment to receive test approval for their content exam. Please contact the TExES Success Office for more information. 

For the PPR practice exam requirement, you may choose either Canvas or 240 Tutoring.