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Texas Education Agency processing time

How long does a Texas teacher license review take?

Use the state’s published wording for this exact route. A complete-file target is not the same as the number of days since an account was opened or an unfinished application was started.

Open Out-of-State Certified Educators
Official state guidance State makes the decision Checked 2026-08-23

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See whether the published timing applies

This uses only the agency timing already reviewed for this route. It does not predict an individual decision date.

Source
Texas Education Agency
Checked
August 23, 2026
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Does your state account show an open request?

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Published review time

Requirement

TEA asks applicants to allow six to eight weeks after the Review of Credentials file is complete and posts the result letter in My Documents in ECOS.

Which application the published timing describes

Texas requires a Review of Credentials rather than automatic reciprocity for an out-of-state standard certificate.

What can change this answer

TEA decides certificate alignment and examination exemptions after reviewing the applicant's active credential, experience and exams.

Documents you may need

The ECOS review uses the uploaded valid active standard certificate, an official transcript sent electronically by the institution to OSC75@tea.texas.gov, prior score reports and experience verification when requesting exemptions.

What can change the real wait

  • The out-of-state certificate must be valid, active and standard when the complete application is received
  • Without a standard out-of-state certificate, the applicant cannot use Review of Credentials and generally must complete a Texas educator-preparation program
  • Additional exams may apply unless TEA grants an exemption
  • Early Childhood-Grade 3, Core Subjects Early Childhood-Grade 6, Core Subjects Grades 4-8, English Language Arts and Reading with Science of Teaching Reading Grades 4-8, and English Language Arts and Reading/Social Studies with Science of Teaching Reading Grades 4-8 have specific Science of Teaching Reading treatment

TeachPassport cannot expedite the agency, promise a completion date or treat an elapsed estimate as approval.

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