Division of Academic Affairs

Certification Resources

STATE / TERRITORY 

CERTIFICATION AGENCY WEBSITE

Alabama 

https://www.alabamaachieves.org/state-board-of-education/

Alaska

https://education.alaska.gov/TeacherCertification

American Samoa 

https://www.amsamoadoe.com/

Arizona 

https://www.azed.gov/educator-certification/

Arkansas 

https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/educator-effectiveness

California 

https://www.ctc.ca.gov/

Colorado 

https://www.cde.state.co.us/

Connecticut 

https://portal.ct.gov/SDE/Certification/Bureau-of-Certification

Delaware 

https://www.doe.k12.de.us/certification

District of Columbia 

https://dcps.dc.gov/page/teacher-certification-and-licensing

Florida 

https://www.fldoe.org/teaching/certification/

Georgia 

https://www.gapsc.com/Certification/Home.aspx

Guam 

https://gcec.guam.gov/

Hawaii 

https://hawaiiteacherstandardsboard.org/

Idaho 

https://www.sde.idaho.gov/cert-psc/cert/

Illinois 

https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Educator-Licensure-Resources.aspx

Indiana 

https://www.in.gov/doe/educators/educator-licensing/

Iowa 

https://educateiowa.gov/

Kansas 

https://www.ksde.org/Agency/Division-of-Learning-Services/Teacher-Licensure-TL

Kentucky 

http://www.epsb.ky.gov/mod/page/view.php?id=117

Louisiana 

https://www.louisianabelieves.com/teaching

Maine 

https://www.maine.gov/doe/cert

The Republic of the Marshall Islands 

https://pss.edu.mh/

Maryland 

https://marylandpublicschools.org/about/Pages/DEE/index.aspx

Massachusetts 

https://www.doe.mass.edu/licensure/

Michigan 

https://www.michigan.gov/mde/services/ed-serv/moecs

The Federated States of Micronesia 

https://www.national.doe.fm/

Minnesota 

https://mn.gov/pelsb/

Mississippi 

https://mdek12.org/OEL

Missouri 

https://dese.mo.gov/educator-quality/certification/teacher

Montana 

https://opi.mt.gov/Educators/Licensure/Educator-Licensure

Nebraska 

https://www.education.ne.gov/tcert/

Nevada 

https://doe.nv.gov/educator-licensure/

New Hampshire 

https://www.education.nh.gov/who-we-are/division-of-educator-support-and-higher-education/bureau-of-credentialing

New Jersey 

https://www.nj.gov/education/certification/

New Mexico 

https://webnew.ped.state.nm.us/bureaus/licensure/

North Carolina 

https://www.dpi.nc.gov/

North Dakota 

https://www.nd.gov/espb/licensure

Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands 

https://www.cnmipss.org/state-boe-certification

Ohio 

https://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Teaching/Licensure

Oklahoma 

https://sde.ok.gov/teacher-certification

Oregon 

https://www.oregon.gov/tspc/pages/index.aspx

The Republic of Palau 

https://www.palaugov.pw/division-of-curriculum-instruction/

Pennsylvania 

https://www.education.pa.gov/Educators/Certification/

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

https://de.pr.gov/

Rhode Island 

https://ride.ri.gov/teachers-administrators/educator-certification-0

South Carolina 

https://ed.sc.gov/educators/certification/

South Dakota 

https://doe.sd.gov/certification/

Tennessee 

https://www.tn.gov/education/educators/licensing.html

Texas 

https://tea.texas.gov/texas-educators/certification

Utah 

https://www.schools.utah.gov/licensing

Vermont 

https://education.vermont.gov/educator-licensure

Virgin Islands 

https://myviboe.com/apply-for-certification/

Virginia 

https://www.doe.virginia.gov/teaching-learning-assessment/teaching-in-virginia/licensure

Washington 

https://ospi.k12.wa.us/certification

West Virginia 

https://wvde.us/certification/certification-info/

Wisconsin 

https://dpi.wi.gov/licensing

Wyoming 

https://wyomingptsb.com/licensure/becoming-licensed/