Directory of State Departments of Education
State Teacher Certification Offices
ALABAMA
Alabama State Department of Education
Teacher Education and Certification
http://www.alsde.edu/sec/tc/pages/home.aspx
ALASKA
Alaska Teacher Certification
Department of Education & Early Development
https://education.alaska.gov/teachercertification
ARIZONA
Arizona State Department of Education
Teacher Certification Unit
http://www.azed.gov/educator-certification/
ARKANSAS
Arkansas State Department of Education
Teacher Education and Certification
http://www.arkansased.org/divisions/human-resources-educator-effectiveness-and-licensure/educator-licensure-unit
CALIFORNIA
California State Department of Education
Commission on Teacher Credentialing
http://www.ctc.ca.gov
COLORADO
Colorado Dept. of Education
Teacher Certification
http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeprof
CONNECTICUT
Connecticut State Department of Education
Bureau of Certification & Professional Development
http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2613&Q=321230
DELAWARE
Delaware Department of Public Instruction
Certification Department
http://deeds.doe.k12.de.us/
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
DC Department of Certification & Accreditation
http://osse.dc.gov/ed-credentials
FLORIDA
Florida State Department of Education
Teacher Certification
http://www.fldoe.org/edcert/
GEORGIA
Georgia State Department of Education
Teacher Certification Services
http://www.gapsc.com/Certification/Home.aspx
HAWAII
Hawaii Department of Education
Teacher Certification
http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/Employment/LicensureAndCertification/Pages/home.aspx
IDAHO
Idaho State Department of Education
Teacher Certification
http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/teacher_certification/
ILLINOIS
Illinois State Teacher Certification Board
http:// 206.166.105.35/licensure/requirements/toc.htm
INDIANA
Indiana State Department of Education
Teacher Education & Certification
http://www.doe.in.gov/student-services/licensing
IOWA
Iowa State Department of Education
Board of Educational Examiners Subtitle Licensure
http://www.state.ia.us/boee/
KANSAS
Kansas State Department of Education
Kansas State Education Building
http://www.ksde.org/Agency/Division-of-Learning-Services/Teacher-Licensure-and-Accreditation
KENTUCKY
Kentucky State Department of Education
Office of Teacher Education and Certification
http://www.kyepsb.net/
LOUISIANA
Louisiana State Department of Education
Louisiana Bureau of Higher Ed. and Teacher Certification
http://www.louisianabelieves.com/teaching/certification
MAINE
Maine Department of Education – Division of Teacher Certification
http://www.state.me.us/education/cert.htm
MARYLAND
Maryland State Department of Education
http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/about/Pages/DEE/Certification/index.aspx
MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts Department of Education
Bureau of Teacher Certification
http://www.mass.gov/ese/licensure
MICHIGAN
Michigan Department of Education
Teacher Preparation and Certification Services
http://www.michigan.gov/mde
MINNESOTA
Minnesota Education Department of Teacher Licensing
http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/EdExc/Licen/index.html
MISSISSIPPI
Division of Instruction
Mississippi Office of Teacher Education and Certification
http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/educator-licensure/teacher-education
MISSOURI
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
http://dese.mo.gov/educator-quality/certification
MONTANA
Montana Office of Public Instruction
Certification Division
http://www.opi.state.mt.us/
NEBRASKA
Nebraska Department of Education
Teacher Certification
http://nde.ne.gov/TCERT/
NEVADA
Nevada Department of Education
Teacher Certification
http://nvteachers.doe.nv.gov/
NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire State Department of Education
Teacher Certification
http://www.education.nh.gov/certification/
NEW JERSEY
New Jersey State Department of Education
Office of Teacher Certification
http://www.state.nj.us/education/educators/license/
NEW MEXICO
New Mexico State Department of Education
Professional Licensure
http://www.ped.state.nm.us/ped/educators.html
NEW YORK
New York State Department of Education
Division of Teacher Certification
http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/
NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction
Certification Division
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/licensure
NORTH DAKOTA
North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board
Office of Certification
http://www.state.nd.us/espb/
OHIO
Ohio State Department of Education
Teacher Certification
http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Teaching/Licensure
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma State Department of Education
Teacher Certification
http://sde.ok.gov/sde/teacher-certification
OREGON
Oregon State Department of Education
Teacher Standards and Practices Commission
http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=550
PENNSYLVANIA
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Bureau of Teacher Preparation and Certification
http://www.education.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx#tab.1
RHODE ISLAND
Rhone Island State Department of Education
Office of Teacher Certification
http://www.ride.ri.gov/TeachersAdministrators/EducatorCertification.aspx
SOUTH CAROLINA
South Carolina State Department of Education
Teacher Certification Section
http://ed.sc.gov/educators/certification/
SOUTH DAKOTA
South Dakota State Department of Education
http://www.doe.sd.gov/oatq/teachercert.aspx
TENNESSEE
Tennessee State Department of Education
Teacher Licensing
http://www.tn.gov/education/section/licensing
TEXAS
Texas State Department of Education
Division of Teacher Certification
http://tea.texas.gov/Texas_Educators/Certification/
UTAH
Utah State Board of Education
Teacher Certification Division
http://www.schools.utah.gov/cert/
VERMONT
Vermont State Department of Education
Licensing Office
http://education.vermont.gov/educator-quality/become-a-vermont-educator
VIRGINIA
Virginia State Department of Education
Teacher Education and Certification
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/teaching/licensure/
WASHINGTON
Washington State Department of Education
Professional Certification
http://www.k12.wa.us/certification/TeacherMain.aspx
WEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia State Department of Education
Office of Educational Personnel Development
http://wvde.state.wv.us/certification/
WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Certification
https://dpi.wi.gov/tepdl/elo
WYOMING
Wyoming State Department of Education
Certification Unit
http://ptsb.state.wy.us/