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

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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 8-12TAC 233.13 Hospitality, Nutrition, and Food Sciences Grades 8-12TAC 233.13	200 FCS-Family and Consumer Sciences Composite And 160 PPR 202 FCS-Human Development and Family Studies And 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	370 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