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Each state has different licensing requirements. To help you in finding out whether you will qualify for a teaching position in that state, we have provided links to the education department of each state in the U.S. below.
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ALABAMA
Alabama Department of Education
5201 Gordon Persons Building, 50 North Ripley Street, P.O. Box 302101, Montgomery, AL 36130-2101
(334) 242-9977; http://www.alsde.edu
ALASKA
Alaska Department of Education, Teacher Education & Certification
Attn: Assessment Center, 801 West 10th Street, Suite 200, Juneau, AK 99801-1894
(907) 465-2831; http://www.eed.state.ak.us
AMERICAN SAMOA
American Samoa Department of Education
Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799
(684) 633-5237
ARIZONA
Arizona Department of Education, Teacher Certification Unit
1535 West Jefferson, P.O. Box 6490, Phoenix, AZ 85005
(602) 542-4367;http://www.ade.state.az.us
ARKANSAS
Arkansas Department of Education, Teacher Education/Licensure
Arch Ford Building, No. 4 State Capitol Mall, Room 106B, Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 682-4344;http://arkedu.state.ar.us
CALIFORNIA
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
1900 Capital Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95814-4213
(916) 445-0184; http://www.ctc.ca.gov
COLORADO
Colorado Department of Education, Educator Licensing
201 East Colfax Avenue, Room 105, Denver, CO 80203-1704
(303) 866-6628; http://www.cde.state.co.us
CONNECTICUT
Connecticut Department of Education, Bureau of Certification and Teacher Preparation
P.O. Box 150471, Room 243, Hartford, CT 06115-0471
(860) 566-5201; http://www.state.ct.us/sde
DELAWARE
Delaware Department of Education
P.O. Box 1402, Townsend Building, Dover, DE 19903-1402
(302) 739-4686; http://www.doe.state.de.us
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
District of Columbia Public Schools
The Presidential Building, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002
(202) 724-4222; http://www.k12.dc.us
FLORIDA
Florida Department of Education, Bureau of Educators Certification
Turlington Building, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
(850) 488-8595; http://www.firn.edu/doe
GEORGIA
Georgia Professional Standards Commission
2 Peachtree Street, Suite 6000, Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 657-9000; http://www.gapsc.com
GUAM
Guam Department of Education
P.O. Box DE, Agana, Guam 96932
(671) 475-0461; http://www.guam.net/gov/doe/fpd
HAWAII
Hawaii Department of Education, Office of Personnel Services, Teacher Recruitment Unit
P.O. Box 2360, Honolulu, HI 96804
(808) 586-3420; http://doe.k12.hi.us
IDAHO
Idaho Department of Education, Teacher Certification
P.O. Box 83720, Boise, ID 83720-0027
(208) 332-6800; http://www.sde.state.id.us/certification
ILLINOIS
Illinois State Board of Education, Division of Professional Preparation
100 North First Street, Springfield, IL 62777-0001
(217) 782-4330; http://www.isbe.state.il.us
INDIANA
Indiana Professional Standards Board, Division of Teacher Licensing
101 West Ohio Street, Suite 300, Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-9010; http://www.in.gov/psb
IOWA
Iowa Board of Educational Examiners
Grimes State Office Building, Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
(515) 281-5294; http://www.state.ia.us/boee
KANSAS
Kansas Department of Education, Division of Certification
120 SE 10th Avenue, Topeka, KS 66612-1182
(785) 296-4073; http://www.ksde.org
KENTUCKY
Education Professional Standards Board
1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 225, Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 573-4606; http://www.kyepsb.net
LOUISIANA
Louisiana Department of Education, Division of Teacher Standards, Assessment, and Certification
P.O. Box 94064, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
(225) 342-3490; http://www.louisianaschools.net
MAINE
Maine Department of Education, Certification and Placement
23 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0023
(207) 624-6603; http://www.state.me.us/education
MARYLAND
Maryland Department of Education, Division of Certification & Accreditation
200 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 767-0391; http://www.msde.state.md.us
MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts Department of Education, Teacher Certification Center
350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148
(781) 338-3000; http://www.doe.mass.edu
MICHIGAN
Michigan Department of Education, Office of Professional Preparation and Services
P.O. Box 30008, Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-3310; http://www.michigan.gov/mde
MINNESOTA
Minnesota Department of Children, Families & Learning, Teacher Licensing
1500 Highway 36 West, Roseville, MN 55113-4266
(651) 582-8691; http://cfl.state.mn.us
MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi Department of Education, Teacher Center
P.O. Box 771, Jackson, MS 39205-0771
(601) 359-3631; http://www.mde.k12.ms.us
MISSOURI
Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education, Division of Teacher Quality & Urban Education, Educators Certification
P.O. Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480
(573) 751-4446; http://www.dese.state.mo.us
MONTANA
Montana Office of Public Instruction, Teacher Educator Licensure
P.O. Box 202501, Helena, MT 59620-2501
(406) 444-3150; http://www.opi.state.mt.us
NEBRASKA
Nebraska Department of Education, Teacher Certification
P.O. Box 94987, 301 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-2496 or 471-0739; http://www.nde.state.ne.us
NEVADA
Nevada Department of Education, Teacher Licensure
1820 East Sahara, Suite 205, Las Vegas, NV 89104-3746
(702) 486-6457; http://www.nde.state.nv.us
NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire Department of Education, Bureau of Credentialing
101 Pleasant Street, Concord, NH 03301-3860
(603) 271-3873; http://www.state.nh.us/doe
NEW JERSEY
New Jersey Department of Education, Office of Licensing and Credentials
100 Riverview Plaza, P.O. Box 500, Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
(609) 984-1216; http://www.state.nj.us/education
NEW MEXICO
New Mexico Department of Education, Professional Licensure Unit
Education Building, Santa Fe, NM 87503-2786
(505) 827-6587; http://www.sde.state.nm.us
NEW YORK
New York State Education Department, Office of Teaching
5 Education Building, Albany, NY 12234
(518) 474-3901; http://www.nysed.gov
NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, Licensure Section
301 North Wilmington Street, Raleigh, NC 27601-2825
(919) 807-3310; http://www.dpi.state.nc.us
NORTH DAKOTA
North Dakota Educational Standards and Practices Board, Teacher Licensure Office
600 East Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58505-0440
(701) 328-2264; http://www.state.nd.us/espb
OHIO
Ohio Department of Education, Center for the Teaching Profession
25 South Front Street, Columbus, OH 43215-4183
(614) 466-2761; http://www.ode.state.oh.us
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma State Department of Education, Professional Standards Section, Teacher Certification
2500 North Lincoln Boulevard, Room 212, Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599
(405) 521-3337; http://sde.state.ok.us
OREGON
Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission
465 Commercial Street NE, Salem, OR 97310
(503) 378-3586; http://www.tspc.state.or.us/
PENNSYLVANIA
Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of Teacher Certification and Preparation
333 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
(717) 787-3356; http://www.teaching.state.pa.us
PUERTO RICO
Puerto Rico Department of Education
P.O. Box 19900, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00910-1900
(787) 724-7100; http://www.de.gobierno.pr
RHODE ISLAND
Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Teacher Preparation, Certification and Professional Development
255 Westminster Street, 4th Floor, Providence, RI 02903
(401) 222-4600; http://www.ridoe.net
SOUTH CAROLINA
South Carolina Department of Education, Teacher Certification
1600 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 734-2758; http://www.sde.state.sc.us
SOUTH DAKOTA
South Dakota Department of Education and Cultural Affairs, Office of Policy and Account Certification
Kniep Building, 3rd Floor, 700 Governors Drive, Pierre, SD 57501-2291
(605) 773-5470; http://www.state.sd.us/deca
TENNESSEE
Tennessee Department of Education, Office of Teacher Licensing
Andrew Johnson Tower, 5th Floor, Nashville, TN 37243-0377
(615) 532-4885; http://www.state.tn.us/education
TEXAS
Texas State Board for Educator Certification
4616 West Howard Lane, Suite 120, Austin, TX 78701-2603
(512) 238-3200; http://www.sbec.state.tx.us
UTAH
Utah State Office of Education, Educator Licensing
461250 East 500 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84111-4200
(801) 538-7753; http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us
VERMONT
Vermont Department of Education, Teacher Certification
120 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05620-2501
(802) 828-2445; http://www.state.vt.us/educ
VIRGINIA
Virginia Department of Education, Division of Teacher Education and Licensure
P.O. Box 2120, Richmond, VA 23218-2120
(804) 371-2522; http://www.pen.k12.va.us
VIRGIN ISLANDS
Virgin Islands Department of Education
44-46 Kongens Gade, St. Thomas, VI 00802
(340) 774-2810
WASHINGTON
Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Professional Certification
Old Capitol Building, P.O. Box 47200, Olympia, WA 98504-7200
(360) 725-6400; http://www.k12.wa.us
WEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia Department of Education, Teacher Certification
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, WV 25305
(800) 982-2378; http://wvde.state.wv.us
WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Teacher Education and Licensing
PO Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841
(608) 266-3390; http://www.dpi.state.wi.us
WYOMING
Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board
1920 Thomas Avenue, Suite 400, Cheyenne, WY 82002
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