Register for an Exam
How can I register to take the exam?
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1. Register to take the exam online
Summer clerk exams will open August 1st and close August 30th. Register by August 14th to take the exam during this timeframe. Registration will open July 24th.
Pros to this option: If you register to take the exam online, you can schedule the exam at your convenience. For example, you can schedule the exam for 8:00 a.m. or 8:00 p.m., on your work computer or home computer.
Things to consider: You must have a computer with microphone, camera, and Google Chrome browser.
Register for the Level 1 Criminal Exam: https://enroll.tjctc.org/portal/events/reg/participantTypeSelection.do?method=load&entityId=2189763
Register for the Level 1 Civil Exam: https://enroll.tjctc.org/portal/events/reg/participantTypeSelection.do?method=load&entityId=2189734
Register for the Level 2 Master Exam: https://enroll.tjctc.org/portal/events/reg/participantTypeSelection.do?method=load&entityId=2189843
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2. Or register to take the exam at TJCTC's office
You can schedule to come to TJCTC's office at 1701 Directors Blvd. Suite 530, Austin, TX to take the exam. You can take the exam with pencil and paper or online, via a TJCTC laptop.
Pros: We will set-up the technology for you.
Things to Consider: You will need to travel to Austin and TJCTC cannot provide a hotel room. You will have to schedule with TJCTC staff, based on our availability.
To register for this option, email Darby at d_s520@txstate.edu.
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3. Receive an email with follow-up information
If you register to take the exam online:
After we confirm that you are eligible to take the exam, you will receive an email from us with further instructions. Then, you can create an account in the exam software, test out your computer to make sure it's features will work, and either immediately take the exam or schedule for a date in the future. This email can take up to 3 days to receive.
Please note: Registration opens on July 24th but you won't be able to take the exam until August 1st, so you will not receive an email from us until August 1st.
We also have a guide outlining the steps to access Canvas, but you will not be able to log-on to Canvas until we add you to the exam which can take up to 3 business days.
If you register to take the exam in-person at our office:
After you send Darby an email at d_s520txstate.edu, you will receive a reply back within a few business days. Then, TJCTC will coordinate a time that will work for both you and us and send you a follow-up email with details.
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4. Review the open book materials you can use
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Level 1 Civil Exam
You may download the following files to use during the exam:
- Civil Charts and Checklists
- Civil Deskbook - Fourth Edition
- Civil Exam Websites
- Evictions Deskbook - Fourth Edition
- Fines Fees and Costs - Fourth Edition
- Legal Terms and Definitions Handout
- Texas Rules of Civil Procedure
- Please use these files. If you navigate to our website to download the deskbooks, the file sizes are larger and may slow your computer down. We have created these versions to be smaller file sizes.
You may access this webpage during the exam:
Please note: You may be tempted to download the files for the other exams, thinking more is better. However, they won't help you. All answers to the civil exam will be in one of the materials on this page only.
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Level 1 Criminal Exam
You may download the following files to use during the exam:
- Criminal Deskbook Fourth Edition
- Criminal Exam Websites
- Fines Fees and Costs - Fourth Edition
- Flowcharts - Criminal Exam
- Juvenile Deskbook Third Edition
- Legal Terms and Definitions Handout
- Magistration Deskbook - Third Edition
- Please use these files. If you navigate to our website to download the deskbooks, the file sizes are larger and may slow your computer down. We have created these versions to be smaller file sizes.
You may access this webpage during the exam:
Please note: You may be tempted to download the files for the other exams, thinking more is better. However, they won't help you. All answers to the criminal exam will be in one of the materials on this page only.
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Level 2 Master Exam
You may download the following files to use during the exam:
- Administrative Deskbook - Fourth Edition
- Blank Calendar
- Civil Deskbook - Fourth Edition
- Criminal Deskbook - Fourth Edition
- Evictions Deskbook - Fourth Edition
- Fines Fees and Costs - Fourth Edition
- Juvenile Deskbook - Third Edition
- Legal Terms and Definitions Handout
- Magistration Deskbook - Third Edition
- Master Exam - Charts and Checklists
- Master Exam Websites
- Officeholding and Ethics Deskbook - Fourth Edition
- Recordkeeping and Reporting Deskbook - Third Edition
- Texas Rules of Civil Procedure
- Please use these files. If you navigate to our website to download the deskbooks, the file sizes are larger and may slow your computer down. We have created these versions to be smaller file sizes.
You may access this webpage during the exam:
Please note: You may be tempted to download the files for the other exams, thinking more is better. However, they won't help you. All answers to the master exam will be in one of the materials on this page only.
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