Registration Information

TASC and TASC-ASL Tests Offered

The following table lists the TASC and TASC-ASL tests and provides the name and code for each test.

TASC

Test Name

Test Code

Texas Assessment of Sign Communication

072

TASC/TASC-ASL

Test Name

Test Code

Texas Assessment of Sign Communication American Sign Language

073


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Registration Steps

Educator Preparation Program (EPP) Candidates
If you are an EPP candidate, you must have approval to test from your EPP. After you have approval, if you are a first-time testing candidate, you must go to the SBEC website and create an account. When you create your account you will complete an Educator Profile and obtain a TEA ID number. (See Creating Your SBEC Account.) You will be able to view your approved examinations in your Educator Profile under "View Examinations."

Once you have done that, go to the ETS TExES online registration system and create an ETS testing account. (See Creating Your ETS Testing Account.) You will register to test through your ETS testing account.

If you have already taken a Texas Educator Certification Program test and you want to register for a test that you have not previously been approved to take, you must get approval from your EPP to take that test. Once you have approval to test, you can go to your testing account on the ETS TExES website and register to test.

Out-of-State/Out-of-Country Candidates
If you are an out-of-state or out-of-country candidate, you must have your credentials reviewed before you can register to test. To have your credentials reviewed, go to the SBEC website, create an Educator Profile (see Creating Your SBEC Account), complete an online application for review of credentials, and submit the appropriate documents by mail to TEA. The review process generally takes four to six weeks.

After your credentials have been reviewed, you will be mailed information regarding the tests that you are approved to take. You will be able to view your approved examinations in your Educator Profile under "View Examinations" to confirm your eligibility to test.

Once you have approval to test, go to the ETS TExES online registration system and create an ETS testing account. (See Creating Your ETS Testing Account.) You will register to test through your ETS testing account.

Certification by Exam Candidates
If you are a Certification by Exam candidate, you already have a certificate to teach in Texas and therefore should already have an Educator Profile on the SBEC website and a TEA ID number. Use your TEA ID number to create an ETS testing account and register for an exam on the ETS TExES website. (See Creating Your ETS Testing Account.) A list of exams that you are eligible to take will be displayed for you in your ETS testing account. This is where you will register to test.

If you don't know your TEA ID number, go to your Educator Profile on the SBEC website to retrieve it. If you can't remember your SBEC user name and password, go to the SBEC Online login screen and select "Forgot User Name and Password." After you supply the information requested, your user name and password will be displayed.

If your teaching certificate was issued before 2002, you will have to create an Educator Profile on the SBEC website to obtain your TEA ID number. (See Creating Your SBEC Account.)

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Creating Your SBEC Account

Go to the SBEC website, select the link for SBEC Online and follow the screens. If you already have an account, review and confirm your information and complete all required fields. Remember: the name you create this account under must match the ID documents you will present on the day of the test; otherwise you may be prohibited from taking the test, or your test scores may be canceled after you take the test. Be sure to enter your full name exactly as it appears on your ID.

Complete or update your SBEC Educator Profile, especially your mailing address, phone number and e-mail address. All updates and corrections to your SBEC Educator Profile must be done on the SBEC website. You should check your SBEC Educator Profile on a regular basis to make sure all of your information is current. See Correcting or Updating Your SBEC Educator Profile.

Your SBEC Educator Profile will contain your assigned TEA ID number. A TEA ID number is used for identification throughout the certification and test registration process.

Print your SBEC Educator Profile so that it will be handy when you register to test.

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Creating Your ETS Testing Account

If you register online

  • When you access the ETS TExES online registration system for the first time, you will be required to create an ETS testing account.
  • Select Your Account and follow the guidelines for creating an account in the ETS TExES online registration system. You must create an account in the ETS TExES online registration system. This is where you will register to test. You cannot register to test through your account on the SBEC site.
  • You will need to provide your TEA ID number, your first and last name and your date of birth. Charter school candidates will be given a TEA ID number during the process of creating their testing account.
  • You may use a different user name and password for your ETS TExES account than you did on your SBEC account; however, all other information must be identical to the information you entered in your SBEC account. Remember: the name you register under must match the ID documents you will present on the day of the test; otherwise you may be prohibited from taking the test, or your test scores may be canceled after you have taken the test. Be sure to enter your full name exactly as it appears on your ID.

If you register by phone or by mail
If you register by phone or mail, your ETS testing account will be created for you using the information you supply over the phone or on your paper registration form. This information must match the information in your SBEC account. If it does not, your registration cannot be processed.

Once your ETS testing account has been created, you will be sent an e-mail that will include a user name for your ETS testing account. To get a password, go to Your Account. Because you already have a user name, you will access your account as an existing user. Go to login and enter your user name; then select "Forgot Password?" A temporary password will be e-mailed to you. You can then log in to your account with your user name and temporary password. You will be prompted to change your temporary password when you log in.

After you create your account
You will be able to return at any time to:

  • register for any exam you are approved to take
  • view your registration and make changes if needed
  • reschedule or cancel your registration
  • print (or reprint) your admission ticket(s)
  • place orders for services, such as score verification
  • check the status of previously placed orders
  • view your score report
  • change your password

You cannot update your SBEC Educator Profile through your testing account in the ETS TExES online registration system. You must go to the SBEC website to update your SBEC Educator Profile. (See Correcting or Updating Your SBEC Educator Profile.)

Be sure to record your user name and password and keep them in a secure place for future use. Remember that the information entered in your ETS TExES testing account must match the information in your SBEC Educator Profile. See the Quick Start Guide for New User Account Creation (PDF) and Test Registration Quick Start Guide (PDF) for step-by-step registration directions.

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How to Register

Online

  • Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
  • Online registrations must be completed and submitted by 11:59 p.m. Central time on the registration deadline date. See Test Dates and Registration Deadlines. Also see Creating Your ETS Testing Account.
  • There is no extra charge for registering online.
  • If you have questions about registering online, call Customer Service at 1-800-205-2626.

Phone

  • Call 1-800-205-2626, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Central time, Monday-Friday, excluding holidays.

U.S. Mail

  • Available only for test takers who do not have access to an electronic mode of payment (credit/debit card).
  • Complete the paper registration form (PDF) and mail it to the address listed on the form.
  • Registration forms must be postmarked by the registration deadline.
  • If you have questions about registering by mail, call Customer Service at 1-800-205-2626.

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Selecting a Test Session

TASC and TASC-ASL test session are scheduled throughout the day. During registration you will be asked to select a morning or afternoon session. You wll be informed of your testing time in your authorization letter. Every effort will be made to grant your request for a morning or afternoon session. However, it may not be possible to grant your request because of test center capacity limits at the time your registration is received. Please note the following restrictions:

  • You cannot take the same test twice on the same day.
  • A session request can only be selected when you register.
  • Some test centers do not offer sessions in both the morning and afternoon.
  • If you register and select a test session and then make subsequent changes to your test and/or test center selection(s), you will be required to pick from the sessions that are available at the test center at the time of the change.
  • The session you select at registration and your scheduled appointment time cannot be modified on the day of the test.

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Sign Communication Systems for TASC

Test takers registering to take TASC will be asked to identify the sign communication system they would like to use for the test. If you are registering online, you will need to send an e-mail to txtopt_tasc@ets.org indicating your choice of sign communication system. If you are registering by mail, you will select your sign communication system on your registration form.

  • American Sign Language (ASL)
  • Contact Sign (CS)
  • Signed English (SE)
  • Signing Exact English (SEE2)
  • Morphemic Sign System (MSS)

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Interpreter Services

Test takers registering to take TASC or TASC-ASL have the option to request interpreter services for the test administration. Interpreters are responsible for interpreting for the test administrator and any other test center staff who will be checking the examinee in and reading directions on how to complete the required forms before the interview session. No interpretation is permitted during the interview and interpreters are not allowed in the test room at any time during the interview. Interpreters cannot provide feedback to examinees, whether hearing or deaf, regarding sign vocabulary. If you are registering online, you will need to send an e-mail to txtopt_tasc@ets.org indicating your need for an interpreter. If you are registering by mail, you will indicate whether you need an interpreter on the registration form.

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Test Dates and Registration Deadlines

The TASC and TASC-ASL tests are scheduled to be administered two times during the 2009-10 testing year on the following test dates. Registration deadlines are strictly enforced; exceptions are not made.

Test Date

Registration Deadline

11/21/09

10/23/09

4/10/10

3/12/10

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Authorization Letters

Test interviews are scheduled appointments. Instead of an admission ticket, you will be sent an authorization letter with all of the necessary information for the test administration. Do not print an admission ticket. The online admission ticket will not provide you with the information you need for the test administration.

Authorization letters will be sent by e-mail and U.S. mail approximately 7-10 days prior to the test administration date. To be admitted to the test, you must bring your authorization letter and acceptable and valid identification documents. If you have not received an authorization letter one week prior to the administration date, please call Customer Service at 1-800-205-2626 or e-mail tasc-asl_inquiries@ets.org.

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Change Requests

Requests to change your test, test date, test center or test session can be made:

  • Online
  • By calling Customer Service at 1-800-205-2626. You must make the call yourself. No one else will be allowed to request changes for you.
  • You may also request changes by completing and submitting a Change Request form (PDF). Completion and submission instructions and payment policies are on the form.
  • If you are registered for Monday testing or nonstandard testing accommodations, you cannot reschedule online; you may only reschedule using the Change Request form (PDF).

A test date can only be changed to a date within the current testing year. If you are affiliated with an EPP, you must be preapproved by your program for the new test you are planning to take. Contact them for further information.

The deadline for making changes is the registration deadline. Changes in registration will be processed only if seats are available at the requested test center, on the requested date, and at the requested time. If you are requesting testing accommodations, you must mail the Change Request form to ETS Disability Services. The mailing address is on the form. These requests must be received by the registration deadline.

A $15 processing fee is charged for all TASC/TASC-ASL registration changes; this is in addition to the $120 test fee. If you submit your request by mail, you must include payment for the change fee along with your request. See Fees for Tests and Related Services for payment policies.

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Canceling a Test

You may cancel a test for which you have registered through your ETS testing account. You may also cancel by completing and submitting the Test Cancellation form (PDF). Mail or fax the completed form to the address or fax number listed on the form. If you are registered for Monday testing (for military or religious reasons), military testing or nonstandard testing accommodations, you cannot cancel online; you may only cancel using the Test Cancellation form (PDF). See cancellation deadlines and refund information below.

  • If the cancellation is processed online or received via mail by the regular registration deadline, the full test fee will be refunded, less a $20 refund fee.
  • If the cancellation is processed online or received via mail after the regular registration deadline but before the late registration deadline, the full test fee will be refunded, less a $30 refund fee.
  • Cancellations processed online or received via mail after the late registration deadline will not be eligible for a refund.

Refunds of test fees will be issued based on the original payment method. If your original payment was made by credit/debit card, a refund will be processed immediately to your credit/debit card. Check with your debit/credit card company regarding its processing time for crediting your account. If the original payment was check or money order, a refund will be processed once the original payment has cleared. If you are absent or arrive too late to take the test at the administration for which you are registered, you will not be entitled to any refund. Service fees are nonrefundable.

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Test Retake Policy

If you do not pass a TASC or TASC-ASL test, you can retake it at any future test administration. If you are affiliated with an EPP, check with your program to see if you need approval to retest. Contact them for further information. ETS and TEA reserve the right to cancel scores if the test retake policy is violated for any reason.

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Correcting or Updating Your SBEC Educator Profile

Your can update your mailing address, phone number and e-mail address by logging in to your Educator Profile on the SBEC website. To make a name change, you must submit documentation to:

Director of Credentialing Services
1701 N. Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701

You may also contact SBEC via e-mail. Go to the "Contact Us" section of the SBEC website.

Name changes must be made in conjunction with your primary ID documents. The name in your Educator Profile must match the identification document(s) you will present at the test center. After updating your Educator Profile, please confirm the changes by logging in to your testing account in the ETS online registration system and clicking on "Edit Your Profile" to confirm that the information retrieved from SBEC is correct.

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