Certificate Offices

Canadian Teacher Certification Guide

U.S. State Teacher Certification Offices

State	Office Name
Alabama	Division of Instructional Services
Alaska	Teacher Education and Certification
Arizona	Teacher Certification Unit
Arkansas	Office of Professional Licensure
California	Commission on Teacher Credentialing
Colorado	Educator Licensing
Connecticut	Bureau of Educator Preparation, Certification, Support, and Assessment
Delaware	Educator Certification
Florida	Educator Certification
Georgia	Professional Standards Commission
Hawai’i	Hawai’i Teacher Standards Board
Idaho	Certification & Professional Standards
Illinois	Certification & Professional Preparation
Indiana	Professional Standards Board
Iowa	Board of Educational Examiners, Teacher Licensure
Kansas	Teacher Education and Licensure
Kentucky	Education Professional Standards Board
Louisiana	Division of Certification and Preparation
Maine	Administrator and Teacher Certification
Maryland	Certification Branch
Massachusetts	Educator Services
Michigan	Office of Professional Preparation Services
Minnesota	Educator Licensing and Teacher Quality
Mississippi	Teacher Licensure
Missouri	Teacher Certification Section
Montana	Office of Public Instruction
Nebraska	Teacher Certification
Nevada	Teacher Licensing Office
New Hampshire	Bureau of Credentialing
New Jersey	Office of Professional Development and Licensing
New Mexico	Professional Licensure Unit
New York	Office of Teaching Initiatives
North Carolina	Department of Public Instruction, Licensure Section
North Dakota	Education Standards and Practices Board
Ohio	Office of Certification/Licensure
Oklahoma	Professional Standards Section
Oregon	Teacher Standards and Practices Commission
Pennsylvania	Teacher Certification System
Rhode Island	Office of Educator Quality and Certification
South Carolina	Office of Teacher Certification
South Dakota	Office of Accreditation and Teacher Quality
Tennessee	Office of Teacher Licensing
Texas	State Board for Educator Certification
Utah	Office of Education: Educator Licensing
Vermont	Licensing Office
Virginia	Division of Teacher Education & Licensure
Washington	Superintendent of Public Instruction
West Virginia	Teacher Certification
Wisconsin	Teacher Education, Professional Development, & Licensing
Wyoming	Professional Teaching Standards Board
DODEA	U.S. Dept. of Defense Education Activity Licensure System