{"id":21909,"date":"2016-03-31T20:52:59","date_gmt":"2016-03-31T20:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/?page_id=21909"},"modified":"2026-03-16T12:54:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T17:54:48","slug":"business-finance-6-12","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/texes\/business-finance-6-12\/","title":{"rendered":"TExES Business and Finance 6-12 (276) Practice Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Texas Examinations of Educator Standards (TExES) Business and Finance 6-12 exam is used to assess your requisite skills and knowledge as an entry-level teacher in Texas public schools.<\/p>\n<p>Click \u201cStart Test\u201d above to take a free TExES Business and Finance 6-12 practice test!<\/p>\n<div class=\"buttonlinks\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/studyguides\/texes\/business-education.htm\" class=\"class_names\" style=\"color:black;\" onclick=\"_paq.push(['trackEvent', 'Guide Button', 'Guide Click', 'TExESBusFin Guide Click']);\">TExES Study Guide<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashcardsecrets.com\/texes\/business-education.htm\" class=\"class_names\" style=\"color:black;\" onclick=\"_paq.push(['trackEvent', 'Flashcard Button', 'Flashcard Button Click', 'TExESBusFin Flashcard Click']);\">TExES Flashcards<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/texes\/\">Other TExES Exams<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"pt-page\"><span id=\"TExES_Business_and_Finance_612_Exam_Outline\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>TExES Business and Finance 6-12 Exam Outline<\/h2>\n<p>The TExES Business and Finance 6-12 exam contains 100 selected-response questions and has a time limit of 4 hours and 45 minutes.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Teaching_Standards\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Teaching Standards<\/h3>\n<p>The exam is aligned with the 11 standards for educators that have been outlined by the State Board for Educator Certification.<\/p>\n<p>Click the button below to see the full list of approved educator standards:<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n  <button class=\"buttontranscript\" onclick=\"toggle('NewContents')\">Approved Educator Standards<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"NewContents\" class=\"showanswer\" style=\"width: 80%; text-align: left; margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 2em;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 110%;\"><strong>Approved Educator Standards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Standard I:<\/strong> You are expected to understand accounting, record keeping, banking, financial systems, and securities and investments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Standard II:<\/strong> You are expected to understand personal finance and financial planning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Standard III:<\/strong> You are expected to understand business management, operations, and ownership in e-commerce, domestic, and international business.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Standard IV:<\/strong> You are expected to understand economic systems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Standard V:<\/strong> You are expected to understand personal and commercial insurance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Standard VI:<\/strong> You are expected to understand laws and ethics affecting business.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Standard VII:<\/strong> You are expected to understand the operation of a broad range of business computer information systems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Standard VIII:<\/strong> You are expected to understand interpersonal, leadership, and professional career-development skills for the business and finance industry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Standard IX:<\/strong> You are expected to know how to advise and assist students in career planning and how to promote student development through work-based learning and participation in career and technical student organizations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Standard X:<\/strong> You are expected to know how to organize and manage an effective business and finance education program and how to work with school, community, and industry representatives to support the program.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Standard XI:<\/strong> You are expected to know how to plan, implement and utilize instruction and student assessment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span id=\"Exam_Domains\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Exam Domains<\/h3>\n<p>The exam is split into five domains, each of which covers one or more of the 11 standards mentioned above.<\/p>\n<table class=\"ATable\" style=\"margin: auto; width: 100%;\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"vertical-align: middle;\">Domain<\/th>\n<th style=\"line-height: 20px; vertical-align: middle;\">Percentage of Exam<\/th>\n<th style=\"line-height: 20px; vertical-align: middle;\">Standards Used<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">1. Finance<\/td>\n<td>20%<\/td>\n<td>I, II, IV, and V<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">2. Business Management<\/td>\n<td>19%<\/td>\n<td>III<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">3. Ethics, Law, Business Communication, and International Business<\/td>\n<td>22%<\/td>\n<td>III and VI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">4. Technology and Information Systems<\/td>\n<td>21%<\/td>\n<td>VII<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">5. Leadership and Career Development<\/td>\n<td>18%<\/td>\n<td>VIII-XI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"1_Finance_(20%25)\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>1. Finance (20%)<\/h3>\n<p>For the questions in this domain, you will be asked to demonstrate your knowledge of the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Matters of money<\/li>\n<li>Banking and financial services<\/li>\n<li>Investments<\/li>\n<li>Securities<\/li>\n<li>Insurance operation<\/li>\n<li>Basic accounting<\/li>\n<li>Advanced accounting<\/li>\n<li>Solving problems using financial analysis<\/li>\n<li>Using probability calculations to manage risk and forecast expected outcomes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span id=\"2_Business_Management_(19%25)\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>2. Business Management (19%)<\/h3>\n<p>For the questions in this domain, you will be asked to demonstrate your knowledge of the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Types of business ownership<\/li>\n<li>Entrepreneurial skills and procedures<\/li>\n<li>Management principles in a business environment<\/li>\n<li>Human relations and resource management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span id=\"3_Ethics,_Law,_Business_Communication,_and_International_Business\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>3. Ethics, Law, Business Communication, and International Business<\/h3>\n<p>For the questions in this domain, you will be asked to demonstrate your knowledge of the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ethics and social responsibility issues in business and personal behavior<\/li>\n<li>Business law principles<\/li>\n<li>Basics of international business<\/li>\n<li>Basic elements of communication<\/li>\n<li>Effective communication in business contexts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span id=\"4_Technology_and_Information_Systems_(21%25)\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>4. Technology and Information Systems (21%)<\/h3>\n<p>For the questions in this domain, you will be asked to demonstrate your knowledge of the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Computer systems<\/li>\n<li>Information technology principles and terminology<\/li>\n<li>Information management systems principles and procedures<\/li>\n<li>Information technology applications<\/li>\n<li>Confidentiality, security, and data integrity principles and procedures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span id=\"5_Leadership_and_Career_Development_(18%25)\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>5. Leadership and Career Development (18%)<\/h3>\n<p>For the questions in this domain, you will be asked to demonstrate your knowledge of the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Leadership opportunities<\/li>\n<li>Work-based learning<\/li>\n<li>Career development<\/li>\n<li>Employment, interpersonal, and organizational skills in business environments<\/li>\n<li>Community and leadership opportunities available through student organization activities<\/li>\n<li>Promoting a business education program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TExES-Business-and-Finance-6-12-276-Exam-Outline-01.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-173540\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TExES-Business-and-Finance-6-12-276-Outline-01.svg\" alt=\"exam outline for the TExES Business and Finance 6-12 (276) exam, which contains 100 selected-response questions and has a time limit of 4 hours and 45 minutes\" width=\"637.1\" height=\"494.5\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sg-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sg-box-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sg-box-title\">Check Out Mometrix's TExES Business and Finance Study Guide<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Get practice questions, video tutorials, and detailed study lessons<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sg-box-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/studyguides\/texes\/business-education.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get Your Study Guide<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/studyguides\/texes\/business-education.htm\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"184\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/texesbusfin.jpg\" alt=\" Study Guide\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"pt-page\"><span id=\"Registration\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Registration<\/h2>\n<p>To register for the exam, you must create an online NES account via their website. Once your account has been created, you can use it to register for the exam and schedule an exam date. When you register, you will need to pay the $116 examination fee.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pt-page\"><span id=\"Test_Day\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Test Day<\/h2>\n<p>You should arrive at the testing center 15-30 minutes early on the day of your testing appointment to allow time for the check-in process. Upon arrival, you will be asked to sign in and provide at least one form of valid photo ID.<\/p>\n<p>After the check-in process is complete, you will be asked to leave all personal items (cell phone, watch, wallet, keys, etc.) in a locker outside the testing area.<\/p>\n<p>Once you enter the testing room, you will be given a brief tutorial on the testing system before the exam begins.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pt-page\"><span id=\"How_the_Exam_is_Scored\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>How the Exam is Scored<\/h2>\n<p>The TExES Business and Finance 6-12 exam is scored on a scale of 100-300.<\/p>\n<p>To pass the exam, your final scaled score must be 240 or higher.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sg-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sg-box-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sg-box-title\">Check Out Mometrix's TExES Business and Finance Flashcards<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Get complex  subjects broken down into easily understandable concepts<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sg-box-button blue-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flashcardsecrets.com\/texes\/business-education.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get Your Flashcards<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashcardsecrets.com\/texes\/business-education.htm\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"238\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/texesbusfinflash.jpg\" alt=\" Flashcards\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"pt-page\"><span id=\"FAQs\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>FAQs<\/h2>\n<div class=\"faq-list\">\n<div class=\"qa_wrap\">\n<div class=\"q_item text_bold\">\n<h4 class=\"letter\">Q<\/h4>\n<p style=\"line-height: unset;\">How many questions are on the TExES Business and Finance 6-12 exam?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a_item\">\n<h4 class=\"letter text_bold\">A<\/h4>\n<p>There are 100 selected-response questions on the exam.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"qa_wrap\">\n<div class=\"q_item text_bold\">\n<h4 class=\"letter\">Q<\/h4>\n<p style=\"line-height: unset;\">How long is the TExES Business and Finance 6-12 exam?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a_item\">\n<h4 class=\"letter text_bold\">A<\/h4>\n<p>The time limit for the exam is 4 hours and 45 minutes.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"qa_wrap\">\n<div class=\"q_item text_bold\">\n<h4 class=\"letter\">Q<\/h4>\n<p style=\"line-height: unset;\">What is the passing score for the TExES Business and Finance 6-12 exam?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a_item\">\n<h4 class=\"letter text_bold\">A<\/h4>\n<p>To pass the exam, you must achieve a scaled score of at least 240.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"qa_wrap\">\n<div class=\"q_item text_bold\">\n<h4 class=\"letter\">Q<\/h4>\n<p style=\"line-height: unset;\">How much does the TExES Business and Finance 6-12 exam cost?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a_item\">\n<h4 class=\"letter text_bold\">A<\/h4>\n<p>The examination fee is $116.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><div itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" class=\"author-bio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"author-image\" height=\"127\" width=\"127\" alt=\"Headshot of Mometrix associate Eric Richter.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eric-Richter-scaled.webp\"><div class=\"author-text\"><p class=\"author-name\">By <span itemprop=\"name\">Eric Richter<\/span><\/p><div class=\"author-desc\"><p>Eric is the Product Development Manager responsible for developing and updating the Mometrix Teacher Certification and K-12 products. 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