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There is no pure physics certification in Texas. The closest we have is
physical science which is still physics and chemistry. What a principal looks
for is flexibility, so the science 7-12 is going to be the most marketable, not
because there is really any demand for life science (biology) but because
there are a number of esoteric courses that you can teach with it, and
principals loath hiring a pure life science teacher.

Difficulty wise the science 7-12 is the most diversified test so has the
smallest representation of actual physics items. I don't know your science
background but if your a math person and don't know any real science, in
the hopes that some portion of the physics questions will be applied math
type problems, take the physical science/math/engineering exam. Texas
has no actual engineering classes and the ones they do are more industrial
arts. The engineering portion if the exam is almost all applied math in the
form if electronic circuits (compute the resistance, etc).

On 5/27/14, Ryan wrote:
> Hi there, I am already certified in math 8-12 and have 4
> years of experience but planning to take on Physics. Taking
> Math/Physics test is of course easier since it has less
> physics, but how does a hiring principal looks at it? Does
> he/she prefer one that has taken TExES Physics because it
> has more depth? Any help or tips would be very much appreciated.

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