Career and Technical Education

The ��쿪��ֱ�� issues nine Career and Technical Education certificates.��Trades and Industrial Education, Health Science Technology Education, and Marketing Education certificates require work experience.��For initial certification, you must meet the requirements for becoming a classroom teacher in��Texas.

Career and Technical Education Chart

CTE Teaching certification Statutory citations	Certification exams required Test numbers and names	Degree required?	Wage-earning experience required?	Licensure or certification required?
Agricultural, Food and Natural Resources Grades 6-12 TAC 233.13	272 Agricultural, Food and Natural Resources And 160 PPR��	Yes	No May be added by exam to valid classroom teaching certificate	No
Business and Finance 6-12 TAC 233.13	276 Business and Finance And 160 PPR��	Yes	No May be added by exam to a valid classroom teaching certificate	No
Family and Consumer Sciences Composite Grades 6-12 TAC 233.13 �� �� Human Development and Family Studies Grades 8-12 TAC 233.13 �� �� Hospitality, Nutrition, and Food Sciences Grades 8-12 TAC 233.13	200 FCS-Family and Consumer Sciences Composite And 160 PPR �� �� �� 202 FCS-Human Development and Family Studies And 160 PPR �� �� �� 201 FCS-Hospitality, Nutrition, and Food Science And 160 PPR��	Yes	No All Family and Consumer Science areas may be added by exam to a valid classroom teaching certificate	No
Health��Science 6-12 TAC 233.14	273 Health Science And 160 PPR��	Yes	Yes Two years of full-time wage-earning experience in your licensed occupational field, verified by your educator preparation program (EPP) May be added by exam to a valid classroom teaching certificate with verified experience and current licensure�� Eligible military experience may be used in lieu of civilian experience; your EPP will review for eligibility	Associate or more advanced degree from an accredited institution Current licensure, certification, or registration by a nationally recognized accrediting agency as a health professions practitioner Eligible military experience may be used in lieu of civilian licensure; your EPP will review for eligibility
Marketing Grades 6-12 TAC 233.14	275 Marketing And 160 PPR��	Yes	Yes Two Years of wage-earing experience in at least one of the marketing occupations May be added by exam to valid classroom teaching certificate and verified experience�� Eligible military experience may be used in lieu of civilian experience; your EPP will review for eligibility	No
Technology Education Grades 6-12 TAC 233.13	171 Technology Education And 160 PPR ��	Yes	No May be added by exam to a valid classroom teaching certificate	No
Trade and Industrial Education (T&I)Grades��6-12�� TAC 233.14	270 PPR for T&I	No TAC 233.14(f)(1) requires that candidates seeking CTE certification based on skill and experience must complete an approved educator preparation program (EPP).	Yes Option I 1. a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution 2.��two years of full-time wage-earning experience within the past��ten years in an approved occupation for the classes you will be teaching Option II 1. an associates' degree from an accredited institution 2. two years of full-time wage-earning experience within the past��ten years in an approved occupation for the classes you will be teaching Option III �� 1. a high school diploma or equivalent 2. five years of full-time wage-earning experience within the past��ten years in an approved occupation for the classes you will be teaching Eligible military experience may be used in lieu of civilian experience; your EPP will review for eligibility May be added by exam to valid classroom teaching certificate with verified experience and current licensure�� ��	Current licensure by a state or nationally recognized accrediting agency in any approved occupations for the classes you will be teaching Or A passing score on the Eligible military experience may be used in lieu of civilian licensure; your EPP will review for eligibility �� �� ��

CTE

Teaching certification

Statutory citations

Certification exams required

Test numbers and names

Degree required?

Wage-earning experience required?

Licensure or certification required?

Agricultural, Food and Natural Resources Grades 6-12

TAC 233.13

272 Agricultural, Food and Natural Resources

And

160 PPR��

Yes

No

May be added by exam to valid classroom teaching certificate

No

Business and Finance 6-12

TAC 233.13

276 Business and Finance

And

160 PPR��

Yes

No

May be added by exam to a valid classroom teaching certificate

No

Family and
Consumer
Sciences
Composite
Grades 6-12

TAC 233.13

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Human
Development
and Family
Studies
Grades 8-12

TAC 233.13

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Hospitality,
Nutrition, and
Food Sciences
Grades 8-12

TAC 233.13

200 FCS-Family and
Consumer Sciences
Composite
And
160 PPR ��

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202 FCS-Human
Development and
Family Studies
And
160 PPR ��

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201 FCS-Hospitality,
Nutrition, and Food
Science
And
160 PPR��

Yes

No

All Family and Consumer Science areas may be added by exam to a valid classroom teaching certificate

No

Health��Science 6-12

TAC 233.14

273 Health Science

And

160 PPR��

Yes

Two years of full-time wage-earning experience
in your licensed occupational field, verified by your educator preparation program (EPP)

May be added by exam to a valid classroom teaching certificate with verified experience and current licensure��

Eligible military experience may be used in lieu of civilian experience; your EPP will review for eligibility

Associate or more advanced degree from an accredited institution

Current licensure,
certification, or registration
by a nationally recognized
accrediting agency as a
health professions
practitioner

Eligible military experience may be used in lieu of civilian licensure; your EPP will review for eligibility

Marketing Grades 6-12
TAC 233.14

275 Marketing

And

160 PPR��

Yes

Two Years of wage-earing experience in at least one of the marketing occupations

May be added by exam to valid classroom teaching certificate and verified experience��

Eligible military experience may be used in lieu of civilian experience; your EPP will review for eligibility

No

Technology
Education
Grades 6-12

TAC 233.13

171 Technology
Education

And

160 PPR ��

Yes

No

May be added by exam to a valid classroom teaching certificate

No

Trade and Industrial Education (T&I)Grades��6-12��

TAC 233.14

270 PPR for T&I

No

TAC
233.14(f)(1)
requires that candidates
seeking CTE
certification
based on
skill and
experience
must complete
an approved
educator
preparation
program (EPP).

Yes

Option I

1. a bachelor's degree
from an accredited institution
2.��two years of full-time wage-earning experience within the past��ten years
in an approved occupation for the classes you will be teaching

Option II

1. an associates' degree from an accredited
institution
2. two years of full-time wage-earning experience within the past��ten years
in an approved occupation for the classes you will be teaching

Option III ��

1. a high school diploma or equivalent
2. five years of full-time wage-earning
experience within the past��ten years
in an approved occupation for the classes you will be teaching

Eligible military experience may be used in lieu of civilian experience; your EPP will review for eligibility

May be added by exam to valid classroom teaching certificate with verified experience and current licensure��

��

Current
licensure by a
state or nationally
recognized
accrediting
agency in any approved
occupations for the classes you will be teaching

Or

A passing score on the

Eligible military experience may be used in lieu of civilian licensure; your EPP will review for eligibility

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Career and Technical Education

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