BA Social Studies Composite with Teacher Certification
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Older Degree Plans may be accessed through the relevant university catalog: UTRGV Catalogs
Program Offering - BA in Social Studies Composite with Teacher Certification
View the program offering document for the BA in Social Studies Composite with Teacher Certification.
Testing Preparation and Procedures
For information about exam dates, testing procedures, and content exam score report, please click here.
For information about the content exam test approval process, please click here.
For information about second approval for the History or Social Studies 7-12 TExES content exams, please note that students need (1) go to the department to determine eligibility requirements and (2) to obtain an approved eligibility form from the History Department to upload via Tk20. Please direct your attention to the second column on this site.
Among eligibility requirements for a second attempt on the Social Studies 7-12 TExES content exam, students will now be required to pass Certify Teacher for Social Studies 7-12 with a minimum score of 85% and to pass the Representative Exam for Social Studies 7-12 (administered at no charge through OEPA) with a minimum score of 80%. As noted, please contact the department for details.
This is a link to preparation materials for the TExES 232 7-12 Social Studies exam, including domains, competencies, and practice questions; to access it, please click here.
For more information, please e-mail: thomas.knight@utrgv.edu or james.mills@utrgv.edu