UTEP College of Education Qualifying Exam

All candidates for teacher certification must pass qualifying tests established by the College of Education and the Alternative Teacher Certification Program (ATCP). Qualifying exams are intended to ensure that candidates have the necessary skills and content knowledge to perform adequately on the state certification exams. All content area qualifying exams and the Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities (PPR) qualifying test must be taken and passed prior to graduation (for undergraduate students) and clearance to participate in the State of Texas Educator Certification exams.

Who is required to take this test?

All students seeking a major or minor in Teacher Education are required to take the qualifying tests. It is also highly recommended that ATCP students take these tests.

Payment and Registration

Determine if you need to take the test.

Contact the Center for Student Success at 915-747-8086 or 915-747-5571.

Pay the UTEP Test Administration Fee ($15) and Register –   Click here to pay and register with a credit card.

THE TEST FEE IS NON-REFUNDABLE AND NON-TRANSFERABLE.  Note: A non-refundable convenience fee of $3.50 will be applied for online payments. 

Important: Please make sure that you check with the College of Education before taking this test, there are no refunds.

To avoid the convenience fee, you may register in-person at the Testing Office. Payment
may be made in the Testing Office using exact cash ONLY.

Registration for 138, 235 and 236

You must obtain approval to test from the College of Science. 

Please contact Ellen Esposito at Bell Hall 113 or call 915-747-8468 or email  edesposito@utep.edu for more information and to request permission.  Please note that final permission will be provided by Kristine M. Garza, Ph.D. (College of Science Associate Dean for Academic Engagement) and students can only register to take the exam if they have a signed form from her.

You will need to bring a signed approval form and proof of payment to the Student Assessment & Testing Office to register in-person. 

The College of Science has updated the catalog and students taking the COE 138, 235 and 236  will be impacted. For more information please visit:  Educator Preparation Program (Secondary Teacher Preparation Program)

Students in the Alternative Certification Program who are taking 138, 235 and 236-  need to bring their ATCP acceptance letter to the testing cnter and register in-person. You do not need to request permission from the College of Science.

Registration for 231, 232, and 233

The College of Liberal Arts is requiring students who are taking the COE 231, 232, and 233 to obtain approval. 

Please contact Ruben Moreno at rmoreno@utep.edu or call 915-747-7013.

You will need to obtain approval before registering for a test session.  You may register with the Student Assessment & Testing Office via phone or in-person after obtaining approval and payment to register.

Registration for 211 and 291

Payment and registration for COE exams  211  and  291 are handled by the Program Coordinator at the College of Education.

Please contact Hayley Richardson at hrichardson2@utep.edu or 915-747-8086 for information about test dates and times.

Day of the Test

• LOCATION:
  • The Student Testing Office is located in the Academic Advising Center Building, Room 127.
    • You MUST arrive 15 minutes prior to the published test time for check-in. If you arrive more than 5 minutes late, you will NOT be admitted.
• IDENTIFICATION:
  • You will be required to present an official UNEXPIRED identification card with a current photo.
  • Acceptable forms of identification include:
    • U.S. Driver’s License 
    • UTEP Identification Card 
    • U.S. Department of Public Safety Identification Card 
    • U.S. Military Identification Card 
    • U.S. Alien Registration Card 

PLEASE NOTE: Cancellation, late arrival, or absence will terminate the test session and associated test fees will be forfeited.

Test Schedule

To view available test dates, click HERE.

Scores

You will be able to see your final score after you complete your test.  You will be able to email the results to an email address of your choice. 

The College of Education will contact you to discuss your next steps.

Test Length

You will have 5 hours to complete the test.

Workshops

There is a workshop to help students prepare for the Pedagogy and Professional Responsibility exam. 

It is free of cost to UTEP College of Education alumni and UTEP Educator Preparation Program (EPP) students. Attendees must RSVP the week of the workshop via email at coedcertification@utep.edu by providing their name, student ID, and the date of the workshop they wish to attend.  https://www.utep.edu/education/css/about/events-calendar.html

State Exams

Click  HERE to register for:

• TExES Paper Based Test
• TExMAT Paper Based Test Master Reading Teacher
• Master Mathematics Teacher
• Master Science Teacher
• TExMAT Computer Administered Test

PROHIBITED ITEMS

FOOD, DRINKS, HATS, MECHANICAL PENCILS, ALL TYPES OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES, ALL TYPES OF WATCHES, AND CONCEALED HANDGUNS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE TEST ROOM!

UTEP Codes: ACT: 4223; AP, CLEP, SAT, TOEFL: 6829; THEA: 357; DSST: 8021;