Computer-Based Testing for Occupational Licenses

Take your license examination on a computer!

CBT license examinations offer:

The convenience of numerous CBT exam sites
Daily access and expanded hours to CBT exam sites
Immediate exam score with e-mail option
Immediate printed exam analysis feedback with e-mail option
License issued to applicants passing CBT exam within one week of exam date
Immediate retesting option before leaving the site after the first of 4 attempts (or 30-day waiting period)
Only a 30-day waiting period for second and third CBT retests
User-friendly computer screens

Examinations available for CBT by Licensing Program

Customer Service Inspectors
Landscape Irrigation

Landscape Irrigation Inspector
Landscape Irrigation Technician (English Only)

Municipal Solid Waste Facility Supervisors
- Class A
- Class B
On-site Sewage Facility (OSSF)
- OSSF Maintenance Provider
Wastewater Treatment and Collection System Operators

Class B Wastewater Treatment Facility Operator
Class C Wastewater Treatment Facility Operator
Class D Wastewater Treatment Facility Operator

Water Treatment and Distribution System Operators

Class B Groundwater Operator
Class B Surface Water Operator
Class B Water Distribution
Class C Groundwater Operator
Class C Surface Water Operator
Class C Water Distribution
Class D Water

Water Treatment Specialists

Class III
Class II
Class I

Pre-approval of your licensing application is required. For pre-approval, applicants must:

complete license requirements—
- education
- experience
- training
submit an application with the $111 processing fee to TCEQ Occupational Licensing, MC-178, PO Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087
To obtain an application, e-mail to licenses@tceq.texas.gov and include your name, mailing address and what type of license you will be applying for. An application packet will be mailed to you upon receipt of your request.

Applicants will be notified of approval status in writing within 30–45 days (either an approval or deficiency letter).

Upon receiving an approval letter, the applicant will need to:

make an appointment with a registered Test Center to take the exam
pay a nominal fee to the Test Center

Retesting by CBT after failing a written test is allowed, so long as your application is approved and you have waited at least 30 days after failing the test.

Registered Test Centers

Amarillo College
Location: Student Servide Center, Room 101

Phone: 806-371-5445
Austin Community College
You must call 512-223-7769 to preregister for TCEQ licensing exams.
El Paso Community College
Jaime Moreno
Ph: 915-831-3221
Midwestern State University

3410 Taft Blvd
Hardin Administration Building (Hardin South, Room 224),
Wichita Falls, TX 76308
Ph: 940-397-4676

North Central Texas Council of Governments
Regional Training Center
624 Six Flags Drive, Suite 130
Arlington, Texas 76011
Phillis Lowery, Regional Training Center Supervisor
Ph: 817-608-2310
Sam Houston State University

Academic Building IV (AB4),on the corner of Bower's Blvd. and Avenues I and J
Huntsville, TX
Ph: 936-294-3025

Stephen. F. Austin University

Nacogdoches, TX Ph: 936-468-3958

Tarrant County College (Northwest Campus)

WCTS-1113
4801 Marine Creek Pkwy
Fort Worth, TX 76179
Ph: 817-515-7653

Texas Engineering Extension Service
TAMU Riverside Campus, Building 7900
3100 State Highway 47
Bryan, TX 78707
Ph: 1-800-SAFE-811 (800-723-3811)
Andrew Wenzel, Training Director
Ph: 979-845-1274
Texas Southern University

testing@tsu.edu

The University of Houston at Victoria

Ernest Amador, Testing Coordinator
Ph: 361-570-4285

The University of Texas at Brownsville

UTB/TSC Testing Office
80 Fort Brown
Tandy Hall, Room 216
Brownsville, TX 78520
Ph: 956-882-8875
Karen Stowe 956-882-7084

The University of Texas at El Paso

Student Assessment & Testing Office
Academic Advising Center Building, Rm 127
Located on Hawthorne St. on the UTEP Campus (campus map at utep.edu)
El Paso, TX
Ph: 915-747-5009

West Texas A&M - Canyon, TX
Ph: 806-651-2341

Weatherford College Click on "Current Students"

Keep checking this Web page for updates and additions to the list of registered CBT sites.

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