Career and Technical Education

The Texas Education Agency 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 National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI) (outside source) 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

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

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 National
Occupational
Competency
Testing Institute
(NOCTI) (outside source)

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

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