Specific information on requirements and procedures for each state may be secured
using the contact information provided below:
Alabama | Alaska |
State Department of Education
Office of Teaching and Leading
50 North Ripley St
P.O. Box 302101
Montgomery, AL 36104
(334) 353-8567
www.alsde.edu | Alaska Dept. of Education and Early Development
801 West 10th St., Suite 200
P.O. Box 110500
Juneau, AK 99811-0500
(907) 465-2831
education.alaska.gov/TeacherCertification |
Arizona | Arkansas |
Arizona Department of Education
Physical Address:
1535 W. Jefferson St., Phoenix, AZ 85007
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 6490, Phoenix, AZ 85505-6490
(602) 542-4367
www.azed.gov/educator-certification | Department of Education
Office of Educator Licensure
Four Capitol Mall, Room 106-B
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 682-4342
www.arkansased.org/divisions/educator%20effectiveness/educator-licensure |
California | Colorado |
Commission on Teacher Credentialing
1900 Capitol Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95811-4213
(916) 322-4974, option 1
www.ctc.ca.gov/commission/contact-the-commission/CERT-contact | Colorado Department of Education
Professional Services and Educator Licensure
6000 E. Evans Ave.
Building #2, Suite 100
Denver, CO 80222
(303) 866-6628
www.cde.state.co.us/cdeprof |
Connecticut | Delaware |
Connecticut Department of Education
Bureau of Educator Standards & Certification
165 Capitol Ave.
Hartford, CT 06106-1630
(860) 713-6969
www.state.ct.us/sde | Delaware Department of Education
Licensure/Certification Office
35 Commerce Way, Suite 1
Dover, DE 19904
(302) 857-3388 https://deeds.doe.k12.de.us/default.aspx |
District of Columbia | Florida |
Office of the State Superintendent of Education
Educator Licensure & Accreditation
1050 First Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20002
(202) 741-5881
Osse.dc.gov/page/educators-0 | Florida Department of Education
Bureau of Teacher Certification
Room 201, Turlington Building
325 W. Gaines Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
(800) 445-6739
www.fldoe.org/edcert |
Georgia | Hawaii |
Georgia Professional Standards Commission
200 Piedmont Ave. SE
Suite 1702, West Tower
Atlanta, GA 30334-9032
In state: (800) 869-7775
Out of state: (404) 232-2500
www.gapsc.com/certification/home.aspx | Hawaii Teacher Standards Board
650 Iwilei Road Suite 201
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 586-2600
Htsb.org |
Idaho | Illinois |
Idaho Department of Education
Teacher Certification Division
650 West State St
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 332-6800
www.sde.idaho.gov/site/teacher-certification | Illinois State Board of Education
100 North First Street
Springfield, IL 62777
(217) 782-4321
(866) 262-6663
www.isbe.net/pages/educator-licensure.aspx |
Indiana | Iowa |
Indiana Department of Education
Office of Educator Licensing & Development
South Tower, Suite 600
115 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-6610
www.doe.in.gov/licensing | Board of Educational Examiners
Grimes State Office Building
400 East 14th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
(515) 281-3245
educateiowa.gov
www.boee.iowa.gov |
Kansas | Kentucky |
Kansas State Department of Education
Teacher Education & Licensure
900 SW Jackson St.
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 296-2288
www.ksde.org/agency/division-of-learning-services/teacher-lcensure-and-accreditation | Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB)
Division of Certification
100 Airport Rd, 3rd floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-5846
(888) 598-7667
www.kyepsb.net/certification |
Louisiana | Maine |
Louisiana Department of Education
Division of Certification, Leadership, & Preparation
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
(877) 453-2721
www.louisianabelieves.com
www.teachlouisiana.net/teachers.aspx?pageID=650 | Maine Department of Education
Certification Office
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
(207) 624-6603
www.maine.gov/doe/cert |
Maryland | Massachusetts |
Maryland State Department of Education
Certification Branch
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(866) 772-8922
(410) 767-0412
www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE | Massachusetts Department of Education
Office of Educator Licensure
75 Pleasant Street
Malden, MA 02148-5023
(781) 338-6600
www.doe.mass.edu |
Michigan | Minnesota |
Department of Education
608 W. Allegan St.
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-3324
www.michigan.gov/mde | Minnesota Department of Education
Educator Licensing
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113
(651) 582-8200
www.education.state.mn.us/mde/edexc/licen |
Mississippi | Missouri |
Mississippi Department of Education
Office of Educator Licensure
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205-0771
(601) 359-3483
www.mde.k12.ms.us/educator-licensure | Missouri Educator Certification
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480
(573) 751-0051
www.dese.mo.gov |
Montana | Nebraska |
Montana Office of Public Instruction
Attn: Educator Licensure
P.O. Box 202501
Helena, MT 59620-2501
(406) 444-3150
(888) 231-9393 ext.3150
www.opi.mt.gov | Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
(402) 471-2295
www.education.ne.gov/TCERT |
Nevada | New Hampshire |
Department of Education
Carson City (Northern Office)
700 E Fifth St
Carson City, NV 89701-5096
(775) 687-9115
Teachers.nv.gov | Department of Education
Certification/Bureau of Credentialing
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-3494
(603) 271-3494
www.education.nh.gov/certification |
New Jersey | New Mexico |
New Jersey Department of Education
Office of Certification and Induction
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
(877) 900-6960
www.state.nj.us/education | New Mexico Public Education Department
Professional Licensure Bureau
300 Don Gaspar
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 827-5821
www.ped.state.nm.us/licensure |
New York | North Carolina |
New York State Education Department
Office of Teaching Initiatives
89 Washington Avenue, 5N EB
Albany, NY 12234
(518) 474-4661
www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert | Department of Public Instruction
Licensure Section
6365 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-6365
(919) 807-3310
www.ncpublicschools.org/licensure/ |
North Dakota | Ohio |
Department of Public Instruction
Division of Teacher Certification
600 E. Blvd Ave, Dept. 201
Bismarck, ND 58505-0440
(701) 328-2260
www.dpi.state.nd.us | Ohio Department of Education
Office of Education Licensure
25 S. Front St.
Columbus, OH 43215-4183
(877) 644-6338
education.ohio.gov |
Oklahoma | Oregon |
Oklahoma Department of Education
Professional Standards Section
Oliver Hodge Building, Suite 212
2500 N. Lincoln Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599
(405) 521-3337
Ok.gov/sde/teacher-certification | Teacher Standards & Practices Commission
250 Division St. NE
Salem, OR 97301-1012
(503) 378-3586
www.oregon.gov/TSPC |
Pennsylvania | Rhode Island |
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Certification Services
333 Market St
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
(717) 787-8445
www.pde.state.pa.us | Office of Educator Quality & Certification
255 Westminster St
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 222-8892
www.ride.ri.gov |
South Carolina | South Dakota |
State Department of Education
Educator Licensure
8301 Parklane Rd.
Columbia, SC 29223
(803) 896-0325
(877) 885-5280
www.ed.sc.gov | Department of Education
Certification Office
800 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773-3134
www.doe.sd.gov |
Tennessee | Texas |
Tennessee Department of Education
Office of Educator Licensing
12th Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 532-4885
www.tennessee.gov/education/licensing | Texas Education Agency
Educator Certification
1701 N Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 463-9734
www.tea.state.tx.us |
Utah | Vermont |
Utah State Office of Education
Educator Quality and Licensing
250 East 500 South
P.O. Box 144200
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
(801) 538-7740
www.schools.utah.gov/cert/ | Agency of Education
219 N. Main St., Suite 402
Barre, VT 05641
(802) 479-1700
www.education.vermont.gov/licensing |
Virginia | Washington |
Virginia Department of Education
Division of Teacher Education & Licensure
P.O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218
(804) 225-2022
www.doe.virginia.gov | Professional Certification Office
Old Capitol Building
600 Washington St. S.E.
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
(360) 725-6000
www.k12.wa.us/certification |
West Virginia | Wisconsin |
WV Department of Education
1900 Kanawha Blvd East
Charleston, WV 25305
(304) 558-3660
(800) 982-2378
wvde.state.wv.us/certification/ | Department of Public Instruction
Educator Licensing
125 S. Webster St.
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
(800) 441-4563
www.dpi.wi.gov |
Wyoming |
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Wyoming Department of Education
Professional Teaching Standards Board
1920 Thomes Ave, Suite 400
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(800) 675-6893 or (307) 777-7291
edu.wyoming.gov |
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