Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills (TEKS)
Texas has established TEKS for computer science-related courses in two different sections of the Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Title 19 (Education), Part II (Texas Education Agency).
Technology Applications Courses & TEKS related to Computer Science
Chapter 126, Subchapter C. High School
Chapter 126, Subchapter D. Other Technology Applications Courses
Career and Technical Education (CTE) Courses & TEKS related to Computer Science
Chapter 130, Subchapter K. Information Technology
PEIMS Course Codes
Districts tell the Texas Education Agency which version of a course (Technology Applications or CTE) they are offering by submitting the course's PEIMS course code to TEA. Every course has a unique PEIMS course code, which you can find in the chart linked below.
Talk with your campus counselor, campus PEIMS clerk/registrar, or district PEIMS coordinator to find out the PEIMS number of the course your district is offering and you are teaching. Then be sure that you are teaching the TEKS for that course.
A district can give a course a name that makes sense in their course sequence, but that does not match the actual course title (as listed in the PEIMS course code list and in the Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 126 or 130. For example, a district may offer Pre-AP Computer Science (a district-given course name) and use the PEIMS code for Technology Applications Computer Science I (126.33). In this example, the teacher must teach the Computer Science I (126.33) TEKS.
Technology Applications Courses & TEKS related to Computer Science
Chapter 126, Subchapter C. High School
- Fundamentals of Computer Science (126.32) - One-half to One credit
- Computer Science I (126.33) - One-half to One credit
- Computer Science II (126.34) - One credit
- Computer Science III (126.35) - One credit
- Digital Forensics (126.36) - One-half to One credit
- Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science - (126.37) - One-half to One credit
- Game Programming and Design (126.38) - One-half to One credit
- Mobile Application Development (126.39) - One-half to One credit
- Robotics Programming and Design (126.40) - One-half to One credit
- Web Game Development (126.48) - One credit
- Independent Study in Technology Applications (126.49) - One-half to One credit
- Independent Study in Evolving/Emerging Technologies (126.50) - One-half to One credit
Chapter 126, Subchapter D. Other Technology Applications Courses
- Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science A - 126.62 - One to Two credits + AP Computer Science A Course Home Page - College Board's AP Central
- International Baccalaureate (IB) Computer Science, Standard Level - 126.63 - One to Two credits + International Baccalaureate of North America
- International Baccalaureate (IB) Computer Science, Higher Level - 126.64 - One to Two credits + International Baccalaureate of North America
- Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science Principles - 126.65 - One credit + AP Computer Science Principles Course Home Page - College Board's AP Central
- International Baccalaureate (IB) Information Technology in a Global Society, Standard Level - 126.66 - One to Two credits + International Baccalaureate of North America
- International Baccalaureate (IB) Information Technology in a Global Society, Higher Level - 126.67 - One to Two credits + International Baccalaureate of North America
Career and Technical Education (CTE) Courses & TEKS related to Computer Science
Chapter 130, Subchapter K. Information Technology
- Principles of Information Technology (130.272) - One-half to One credit
- Computer Programming (130.276) - One-half to One credit
- Advanced Computer Programming (130.277) One to Two credits
- Research in Information Technologies (130.278) - Two to Three credits
PEIMS Course Codes
Districts tell the Texas Education Agency which version of a course (Technology Applications or CTE) they are offering by submitting the course's PEIMS course code to TEA. Every course has a unique PEIMS course code, which you can find in the chart linked below.
Talk with your campus counselor, campus PEIMS clerk/registrar, or district PEIMS coordinator to find out the PEIMS number of the course your district is offering and you are teaching. Then be sure that you are teaching the TEKS for that course.
A district can give a course a name that makes sense in their course sequence, but that does not match the actual course title (as listed in the PEIMS course code list and in the Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 126 or 130. For example, a district may offer Pre-AP Computer Science (a district-given course name) and use the PEIMS code for Technology Applications Computer Science I (126.33). In this example, the teacher must teach the Computer Science I (126.33) TEKS.
- Texas Education Agency (TEA) Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) Course Codes (as of August 2015)
Last updated October 16, 2018
