19 Tex. Admin. Code § 245.10 - Application Procedures

(a) An individual who has been issued an appropriate certificate or other credential by the authorized licensing agency in another country as specified in § 245.1 of this title (relating to General Provisions) may apply for a review of credentials by submitting the following items to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) staff:

(1) a completed application;

(2) the original detailed report or course-by-course evaluation for professional licensing of all college-level credits prepared by a foreign credential evaluation service recognized by the TEA staff. The evaluation must verify that the individual:

(A) holds, at a minimum, the equivalent of a baccalaureate degree issued by an accredited institution of higher education in the United States as specified in § 245.1(b) of this title, including the date that the degree was conferred; and

(B) has completed an educator preparation program, including a teaching practicum;

(3) official transcripts of any additional college credits and/or degrees earned in the United States;

(4) copies of any standard certificates issued by another state department of education; and

(5) a nonrefundable review fee as specified in Chapter 230, Subchapter G, of this title (relating to Certificate Issuance Procedures).

(b) Pursuant to § 245.5(b) of this title (relating to Requirements for Issuance of a Texas Certificate Based on Certification from Another Country), an applicant may apply for a one-year certificate by submitting the following items to the TEA staff:

(1) a completed application; and

(2) the appropriate fee as specified in Chapter 230, Subchapter G, of this title.

(c) Pursuant to § 245.5(a) of this title, an applicant may apply for a standard certificate by submitting the following items to the TEA staff:

(1) a completed application; and

(2) the appropriate fee as specified in Chapter 230, Subchapter G, of this title.

Notes

19 Tex. Admin. Code § 245.10

The provisions of this §245.10 adopted to be effective February 3, 2000, 25 TexReg 572; amended to be effective June 9, 2002, 27 TexReg 4701; amended to be effective June 23, 2010, 35 TexReg 5195; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 09, March 2, 2018, TexReg 1271, eff. 3/8/2018; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 18, May 6, 2022, TexReg 2757, eff. 5/12/2022