An exam can be retaken after 30 days. Candidates are prevented from registering until the results from the last attempt have been posted to ECOS. Once the results have posted, you can then register, at which point the first available date for an exam appointment will be 30 days from the prior attempt's exam date.

If you are affiliated with an educator preparation program (EPP), you must request approval from your program to retest. Contact your EPP for further information.

If, upon completion of an entire TExES Core Subjects (211 or 291 or 391) or TX PACT Essential Academic Skills (700) exam, you do not pass one or more of the subject exams, you are eligible to retake

• a single subject exam, if you passed all of the other subject exams, or
• the overall TExES Core Subjects (211 or 291 or 391) or TX PACT Essential Academic Skills (700) exam, if you did not pass two or more subject exams.

The score for your best attempt on each subject exam is retained, so a candidate retaking the overall exam does not need to respond to questions in subject exams previously passed. This applies to TExES Core Subjects (211, 291, and 391) exams, as well as the TX PACT Essential Academic Skills (700) exam. Note that 291 and 391 are separate exams, and passing scores on subject exams of one exam cannot be combined with passing scores on subject exams of the other exam.

You must wait 30 days after taking the TExES Core Subjects (211 or 291 or 391) or TX PACT Essential Academic Skills (700) exam before you can retake the overall exam or an individual subject exam. Each testing session counts as an attempt for the Core Subjects (211 or 291 or 391) or TX PACT Essential Academic Skills (700) exam, whether the overall exam or an individual subject exam (i.e., 801–805, 901–905, 806–809, or 701–703) is attempted.

Pearson and TEA reserve the right to cancel scores if the Retake Policy is violated for any reason.

Attempt Limit

You are limited to five attempts to take a certification exam. The five-attempt limit also applies to intensive pre-service candidates taking a pre-admission content test (PACT). PACT exams taken for purposes of admission into a Texas EPP or to satisfy requirements for a charter school teaching assignment are not subject to the five-attempt limit.

The five attempts include the first attempt to pass the exam and four retakes. Each testing session counts as another attempt for the TExES Core Subjects (211 or 291 or 391) or TX PACT Essential Academic Skills (700) exam, whether the overall exam or an individual subject exam is attempted. If you choose to register again for the same exam after completion of the fifth testing attempt, scores will not be counted toward certification and you will assume responsibility for exam fees paid. For more information, please consult with your educator preparation program and review the score reporting policies on this website.

Note that 291 and 391 are separate exams, and attempts on one exam do not count toward the attempt limit for the other exam.

If you are unable to successfully pass the examination after five attempts, you will not be allowed to take the examination again unless the Texas Education Agency approves a test-limit waiver . If you are not able to pass an examination that is a requirement for a given certification, you will not be able to be issued an intern, probationary, or standard certificate in that certification field.

Candidates are currently experiencing slower than normal upload and submission times. We apologize for the inconvenience. Note that the ePortfolio system may be offline for brief periods while this issue is addressed

The October 8 submission deadline has been extended to October 12, 2020, 11:59 p.m. Pacific time, to provide candidates with appropriate time to upload and submit their files.