1. (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. (1) a completed application;

   2. (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:

      1. (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
      2. (B) has completed an educator preparation program, including a teaching practicum;
   3. (3) official transcripts of any additional college credits and/or degrees earned in the United States;
   4. (4) copies of any standard certificates issued by another state department of education; and
   5. (5) a nonrefundable review fee as specified in Chapter 230, Subchapter G, of this title (relating to Certificate Issuance Procedures).

2. (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. (1) a completed application; and
   2. (2) the appropriate fee as specified in Chapter 230, Subchapter G, of this title.

3. (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. (1) a completed application; and
   2. (2) the appropriate fee as specified in Chapter 230, Subchapter G, of this title.

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.