(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.
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Source Note: 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 to be effective March 8, 2018, 43 TexReg 1271; amended to be effective May 12, 2022, 47 TexReg 2757 |