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THEA Exemption Information for Teacher Certification
THEA exemptions are for Post Baccalaureate (Deficiency Plan) students only. Undergraduate students are not allowed to be exempt from the THEA. Students who meet one of the following criteria are exempt from the THEA test.
Exemptions:
- Students with an ACT composite score of 23 or higher, with individual math and English scores of no less than 19 are THEA exempt. ACT scores can be no more than five years old. Residual ACT cannot be used for THEA exemption.
- Students with recent SAT composite score of 1070 or higher, with 500 verbal and 500 math, are THEA exempt. A composite score for a test prior to 1995 must be 970 or higher, with 420 verbal and 470 math for THEA exemption.
- Students with exit-level TAAS scores of 1770 or higher in writing, TLI of 89 in reading, and TLI of 86 in math are THEA exempt. TAAS scores can be no more than three years old. (The TAAS is a test given in Texas Public High Schools.)
- Students with a "B" or better in a course from the list may be exempted from the respective section of the THEA. Courses may be no more than five years old.
- Student must submit THEA Test Exemption Form with Deficiency Plan application. This does not guarantee that student will receive THEA exemption.
Reading
HIST 1301, 1302 (U.S. History) or higher level history
ENGL 2321, 2322, 2323 (British Literature) or higher level literature class
ENGL 2331, 2332, 2333 (World Literature) or higher level literature class
ENGL 2326, 2327, 2328 (American Literature) or higher level literature class
PSYCH 2301 (General Psychology) or higher level psychology class
GOVT 2301, 2302, 2305, 2306 (American Government) or higher level political science
Writing
ENGL 1301 (Composition I) or higher level English WRITING class
ENCL 1302 (Composition II) or higher level English WRITING class
Mathematics
MATH 1332 (College Mathematics) or higher level math class
MATH 1333 (College Mathematics) or higher level math class
MATH 1314 (College Algebra) or higher level math class
MATH 1316 (Plane Trigonometry) or higher level math class
Passing Rates
Math: 230 Reading: 230 Writing: 220
Contact Testing Services, Suite 379 North, (713) 221-8027 to make an appointment to take
the Quick THEA. The cost is $29.
Click to download THEA Test Exemption Form
Note: Information on this page and the linked pages is subject to change without further notice.
For additional information contact
Phone: (713) 221-2759
Fax: (713) 226-5294
cohenm@uhd.edu
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Last updated or reviewed on 1/28/10
