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Initial
certification requirements, by state: 2001
|
| State |
Certificate
Name |
Duration |
Renewable |
Education |
| Bachelor's
degree in academic content area |
State aproved
teacher education |
| AL (Type
B) |
Class B Professional
Educator |
5 years |
Unlimited |
No |
Yes |
| (Type B) |
Class A Professional
Educator (MAT-Type Program) |
5 years |
Unlimited |
No |
Yes |
| AK |
NO DATA PROVIDED |
|
|
|
|
| AZ |
Provisional
Elementary (K-8) |
2 years |
No |
No |
Yes |
| |
Provisional
Secondary (7-12) |
2 years |
No |
No |
Yes |
| |
Provisional
Special Education (K-12) |
2 years |
No |
No |
Yes |
| AR (Type
B) |
Standard
Certificate |
6 years;
10 years if applicant has a Master's degree or higher. |
Unlimited
for 6 year terms, or 10 years with a Master's degree or higher. |
Yes, major
or minor in subject area taught for secondary and all-grades level certificates. |
Yes |
| CA |
Preliminary
Multiple Subject Teaching Credential |
5 years |
No |
Yes, varies
by teacher preparation program. |
Yes |
| |
Preliminary
Single Subject Teaching Credential |
5 years |
No |
Yes, varies
by teacher preparation program. |
Yes |
| |
Preliminary
Level I Education Specialist Instruction Credential |
5 years |
No |
Yes, varies
by teacher preparation program. |
Yes |
| CO |
Provisional
License |
3 years |
3 years if
holder is unable to complete an approved induction program. |
Yes, for
middle school and secondary education. |
Yes |
| CT |
Initial Educator
Certificate |
3 years |
If Beginning
Educator Support and Training (BEST) assessment program not completed, renewal
period based on time needed. |
Yes, excluding
a major in professional education. Physical education and special education
majors are accepted. |
Yes |
| |
Interim Initial
Educator Certificate |
1 year |
No, if testing
is deferred. Yes, for coursework for vocational technology areas, case by
case. |
Yes, excluding
a major in professional education. Physical education and special education
majors are accepted. |
No, however
courses in pedagogy are required. |
| |
Interim Provisional
Educator Certificate |
1 year |
No |
Yes, excluding
a major in professional education. Physical education and special education
majors are accepted. |
No, however
courses in pedagogy are required. |
| DE |
Limited Standard
License |
1-6 years,
please see comments. |
No |
Yes, a major
or minor in the subject area taught for secondary level certificates. |
Yes |
| DC |
Provisional
Certificate |
3 years |
No |
No |
No, however
courses in pedagogy are required. |
| FL |
Temporary
Certificate |
3 years |
No |
No |
Yes |
| GA |
Professional
Clear Renewable Certificate |
5 years |
6 semester
hours (10 quarter hours) of acceptable college credit, or 10 staff development
units of Georgia staff development credit required. |
Yes, major
in subject area taught for secondary and all-grades level certificates. |
Yes |
| |
Provisional
Certificate |
3 years |
No |
Yes, major
in subject area taught for secondary and all-grades level certificates. |
Yes, within
3 year validity of certificate. |
| |
Intern Certificate |
2 years |
No |
Yes, major
in subject area taught for secondary and all-grades level certificates. |
Yes, please
see comments. |
| HI (Type
B) |
Hawaii Teacher
License |
5 years |
Yes |
|
Yes, and
state approved alternate route. |
| ID |
Standard
Elementary Certificate (K-8) |
5 years |
5 years,
unlimited. |
No |
Yes |
| |
Early Childhood/Early
Childhood Special Education Blended Certificate (Birth-Grade 3) |
5 years |
5 years,
unlimited. |
No |
Yes |
| |
Secondary
School Certificate (6-12) |
5 years |
5 years,
unlimited. |
No |
Yes |
| |
Exceptional
Child Certificate (K-12) |
5 years |
5 years,
unlimited. |
No |
Yes, with
minimum of 30 credit hours in special education. |
| IL |
Initial Early
Childhood Certificate (Birth to grade 3) |
4 years of
teaching |
Renewable
3 times, valid for 4 years. |
No |
Yes |
| |
Initial Elementary
Certificate (Grades K-9) |
4 years of
teaching |
Renewable
3 times, valid for 4 years. |
|
Yes |
| |
Initial Secondary
Certificate (Grades 6-12) |
4 years of
teaching |
Renewable
3 times, valid for 4 years. |
Yes, a major
in the subject area taught is required at the secondary level. |
Yes |
| |
Initial Special
Education (Grades K-12) Certificate |
4 years of
teaching |
Renewable
3 times, valid for 4 years. |
|
Yes |
| IN |
Standard
Licensure |
5 years |
5 years |
Yes, a major
or minor in the subject area taught. |
Yes |
| |
Standard
Early Childhood Education (Pre-K) |
5 years |
5 years |
No |
Yes |
| |
Standard
Kindergarten - Primary |
5 years |
5 years |
No |
Yes |
| |
Elementary
Education License (1-6, & Nondepartmentalized 7 & 8) |
5 years |
5 years |
No |
Yes |
| |
Junior High/Middle
School Education License |
5 years |
5 years |
|
Yes |
| |
Secondary
Education License |
5 years |
5 years |
Yes, a major
or minor in the subject area taught. |
Yes |
| |
Senior High,
Junior High & Middle School Education License (5-12) |
5 years |
5 years |
|
Yes |
| |
All Grade
Education License (K-12) |
5 years |
5 years |
Yes, a major
or minor in the subject area taught. |
Yes |
| IA |
NO DATA PROVIDED |
|
|
|
|
| KS (Type
B) |
Standard
3-Year Certificate |
3 years |
Yes, unlimited
renewals. |
|
Yes |
| KY |
Provisional
Certificate (Intern) |
1 year |
5 years |
Yes, a major
in the subject area taught is required at the secondary level. |
Yes, also,
please see information on Kentucky's alternative routes. |
| LA |
Type C Certificate |
3 years |
3 years |
Yes |
Yes |
| ME |
Provisional
Certificate |
2 years |
If not employed,
unlimited renewal, 2 years each. If employed, renewable once for year. |
Yes, a major
in the subject area taught is required at the secondary level. |
Yes |
| MD (Type
B) |
Professional
Eligibility Certificate |
5 years |
Successive
5 year periods if credit hour requirement is met. |
|
Yes |
| |
Standard
Professional Certificate I |
3 years |
1 time with
request of local school superintendent. |
|
Yes |
| MA (Type
B) |
Initial License |
5 years employment |
1 time, 5
year period if approved by Commissioner. |
Yes, a major
in the subject area taught is required at the middle/ junior high level.
|
Yes, alternate
routes also available. |
| MI |
Temporary
Teacher Employment Authorization (T2EA) |
1 year |
No |
Yes, teachable
major or minor. |
Yes, see
comments. |
| MN (Type
B) |
Professional
License |
5 years |
Renewable
every 5 years. |
Yes, for
middle school and secondary education, a major or minor in the subject area
taught is required. |
Yes |
| MS |
Class A |
5 years |
5 years,
unlimited renewals. |
Yes, a major
in the subject area taught at the secondary level. |
Yes |
| MO |
Provisional
Classification |
2 years |
No |
Yes, completion
of Teacher Education program. |
Yes |
| |
Temporary
Authorization Certificate |
1 year |
1 year, annually
renewable with application from certificate holder and employing school
district . |
No |
No, however
courses in pedagogy are required. |
| MT |
Class 2 Standard
Teaching Certificate: Elementary |
5 years |
5 years,
unlimited renewals. |
Yes |
Yes |
| |
Class 2 Standard
Teaching Certificate: Secondary |
5 years |
5 years,
unlimited renewals. |
Yes |
Yes |
| |
Class 7 |
5 years |
5 years,
unlimited renewals. |
|
|
| NE |
Temporary
Certificate |
1 or 2 years
(from states in the Mid-West compact). |
Renewable
once for 1 year (2 years for states participating in the Mid-West compact). |
Yes, a major
in the subject area taught at the secondary and a major or minor at the
all-grades level. |
Yes |
| NV |
Initial License |
3 years |
No |
Yes, a major
in the subject area taught is required at the secondary level. |
|
| NH (Type
B) |
Initial Certificate:
Beginning Educator Credential |
3 years |
Renewable
every 3 years. |
|
|
| (Type B) |
Alternative
1 |
3 years |
Renewable
every 3 years. |
|
Yes |
| (Type B) |
Alternative
2 |
3 years |
Renewable
every 3 years. |
|
Yes |
| (Type B) |
Alternative
3 |
3 years |
Renewable
every 3 years. |
|
No |
| (Type B) |
Alternative
4 |
1 year |
2 times for
1 year. |
|
Yes |
| NJ |
Certificate
of Eligibility with Advanced Standing (CEAS) |
Lifetime |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| |
Certificate
of Eligibility (CE) |
Lifetime |
No |
Yes, a major
in the subject area taught at the secondary level. |
No, however
courses in pedagogy are required. |
| NM |
Level I |
3 years |
If the holder
was not employed during the lifetime of the license. Please see comments
area. |
Yes, with
teacher preparation program. |
Yes, all
institutions that prepare teachers must receive State Board program approval
in order to ensure that their students are eligible for licensure. |
| NY (Type
B) |
Provisional
-- Elementary Teaching Certificate (Pre-K - 6) |
5 years |
With Commissioner
approval. |
No |
Yes |
| (Type B) |
Provisional
-- Secondary Academic Teaching Certificate (7-12) |
5 years |
With Commissioner
approval. |
|
Yes |
| NC |
Initial License |
3 years |
No |
Yes, a major
or minor in the subject area taught at the secondary level. |
Yes |
| ND |
Interim Reciprocal |
2 years |
1 time. |
Yes, a major
or minor in the subject area taught at the secondary level. |
Yes |
| OH |
Provisional
License |
2 years |
Unlimited
until entry year, renewal for two years. |
Yes |
Yes |
| OK |
School License |
1 year |
Yes, the
license is renewable until conclusion of the Residency Program. |
Secondary
and elementary-secondary teacher candidates are required to have undergraduate
majors or their equivalents in a subject area. |
Yes |
| OR |
Transitional
License |
3 years |
No |
No, with
passing Praxis scores on content tests. |
Yes |
| PA |
Professional
Instructional Certificate |
6 years |
No |
Yes, subject
specific initial certificates are required. |
Yes. Also,
those candidates prepared out of state must meet the same criteria as those
individuals prepared in state. |
| RI |
Special Provisional
Certificate |
1 year |
1 year, unlimited
renewals with credits required. |
Yes |
Yes |
| SC |
Initial |
3 years |
1 time with
coursework completion from development plan. |
Yes, major
in subject area taught for secondary and all-grades level certificates. |
Yes |
| |
Interim |
1 year |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| |
Temporary |
1 year |
Renewable
3 times for 1 year. |
Yes |
Yes |
| SD |
Two-Year
Nonrenewable Certificate |
2 years |
No |
Yes |
Yes, state
web site. |
| |
One-Year
Nonrenewable Certificate |
1 year |
No |
Yes |
Applicants
who have not completed an approved program or 6 semester hours of credit
in the 5 years immediately prior to the application, or have not completed
an approved advanced degree program, or have not completed a 1 semester-hour
Human Relations course, if applicable. |
| TN |
Apprentice
Teacher License |
5 years |
5 years |
Must have
an Arts & Science major |
Yes |
| |
Out-of-State
Teacher License |
5 years |
5 years |
|
Yes |
| TX (Type
B) |
Texas Standard
Classroom Teacher Certificate |
5 years |
5 years,
unlimited |
Yes, major
or minor in subject area taught for secondary level certificates. |
Yes |
| UT |
Utah Professional
Educator License, Level I |
3 years |
Unlimited |
Yes, major
or minor in subject area taught for middle/ junior high and secondary level
certificates. |
Yes, state
adopted the NCATE standards for all UT institutions. Regionally accredited
programs are also acceptable. |
| VT |
Level I -
Beginning Educator License |
2 years |
Until 2 years
of teaching experience. |
Secondary
(7-12) teachers must have a major in their endorsement area. |
Yes |
| VA |
Provisional
License |
3 years |
No |
Yes, required
with a major in the endorsement area |
Yes, or become
eligible via the alternative route to licensure. |
| WA |
Residency
Certificate |
5 years |
Renewable
1 time for 1 year (if in a program), or 1 time for 5 years (if without provisional
status, and with coursework completion). |
Yes |
Yes, in addition
to a Bachelor's degree or higher from a regionally accredited college or
university. |
| WV |
Provisional
Professional Certificate |
3 years |
3 years,
unlimited. |
Yes |
Yes |
| WI |
Two Year
Minor Deficiency License (for out-of-state applicants only) |
2 years |
With progress
made on deficiencies. |
Yes, major
or minor in subject area taught for secondary and all-grades level certificates. |
Yes |
| WY |
Standard
Teaching Certificate |
5 years |
Yes, 3 years,
unlimited renewals. |
Yes, major
in subject area taught for secondary and all-grades level certificates. |
Yes |
| GU |
Professional
I |
3 years |
3 years,
with 6 semester hours. |
|
Yes |
| PR |
Certificado
Regular |
6 years |
6 years,
unlimited renewals. |
Yes |
Yes |