Office of Certification and Educational Support Services

Applying for certification in Different States

Directory of Teacher Certification Offices
in the United States

Alabama Teacher Certification Services
Alabama State Department of Education
5201 Gordon Persons Building
P.O. Box 302101
Montgomery, AL 36130-2101
334-242-9977
http://www.alsde.edu
Alaska Alaska Department of Education
Teacher Education and Certification
801 W 10th St., Suite 200
P.O. Box 110500, Goldbelt Building
Juneau, AK 99801-1894
907-465-2800
http://www.educ.state.ak.us
Arizona Teacher Certification Unit
Arizona Department of Education
P.O. Box 6490
Phoenix, AZ 85005-6490
602-542-4367
http://www.ade.state.az.us/
Arkansas Arkansas Department of Education
Office of Professional Licensure
#4 Capitol Mall, Rooms 106B/107B
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-682-4342
http://arkedu.state.ar.us/teachers/teachers_licensure.html
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
1900 Capitol Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-445-7254
http://www.ctc.ca.gov
Colorado Educator Licensing
Colorado Department of Education
201 East Colfax Ave., Room 105
Denver, CO 80203
303-866-6628
http://www.cde.state.co.us/index_license.htm
Connecticut Connecticut State Department of Education
Bureau of Certification and Professional
Development
P.O. Box 150471, Room 243
Hartford, CT 06115-0471
860-713-6969
http://www.state.ct.us/sde/
Delaware Office of Certification
Delaware State Department of Education
John G. Townsend Building
P.O. Box 1402
Dover, DE 19901
302-735-4120
http://deeds.doe.k12.de.us
District of Columbia Office of Workforce and Professional Development
215 G Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
202-724-4250
http://www.k12.dc.us/
Florida Department of Education
Bureau of Educator Certification
Suite 201, Turlington Building
325 W. Gaines Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
850-488-2317
http://www.fldoe.org/edcert/
Georgia Georgia Professional Standards Commission
Division of Teachers Certification
Two Peachtree Street, Suite 6000
Atlanta, GA 30303
800-869-7775
http://www.gapsc.com/
Hawaii State of Hawaii Department of Education
Teacher Recruitment Section
P.O. Box 2360
Honolulu, HI 96804
800-305-5104
http://htsb.org
Idaho Idaho State Department of Education
Office of Teacher Education and Certification
Len B. Jordan Office Building
Boise, ID 83720-0027
208-332-6800
http://www.sde.state.id.us/certification/
Illinois Illinois State Board of Education
Teacher Education and Certification 100 North First Street
Springfield, IL 62777
217-524-1289 (Fax)
http://www.isbe.net/certification
Indiana Indiana Professional Standards Board
Director of Teacher Licensing
251 East Ohio, Suite 201
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2133
866-542-3672
http://www.doe.state.in.us/dps/
Iowa Board of Education Examiners
State of Iowa
Grimes State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
515-281-5294
http://www.state.ia.us/boee/
Kansas Kansas State Department of Education
Certification and Teacher Education
120 S.E. 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612-1182
913-296-3201
http://www.ksbe.state.ks.us/cert/cert/html
Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board
Division of Certification
100 Airport Rd., 3rd Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
888-598-7667
http://www.kyepsb.net/
Louisiana State Department of Education
Bureau of Teacher Certification and Higher Education
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
225-342-3490
http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/tsac/home.html
Maine State of Maine Department of Education
Certification Office
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
207-624-6603
http://www.state.me.us/education/cert/cert.htm
Maryland Maryland Department of Education
Certification Branch
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-2595
410-767-0412
www.marylandpublicschools.org/msde
Massachusetts

Bureau of Teacher Certification
Certification Branch
350 Main Street
Malden, MA 02148
781-338-3000
http://www.doe.mass.edu/educators/e_license.html

Michigan Michigan Department of Education
Office of Professional Preparation and Certification Services
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909
517-373-3310
http://www.michigan.gov/mde/
Minnesota Minnesota Department of Education Personnel Licensing Division
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113
651-582-8691
http://education.state.mn.us/mde
Mississippi Mississippi Department of Education
Educator Licensure and Certification
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205
601-359-3483
http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/
Missouri Missouri Teacher Certification Section
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480
573-751-0051 or 3847
http://www.dese.mo.gov/divteachqual/teachcert/index.html
Montana Teacher Education Certification and Accreditation Office of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 202501
Helena, MT 59620
406-444-3095
http://www.opi.state.mt.us/cert/index.html
Nebraska Nebraska Department of Education
Teacher Education and Certification
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
402-471-0739
http://www.nde.state.ne.us/
Nevada Nevada State Department of Education
Teacher Licensing Office
1820 Sahara Avenue, Suite 205
Las Vegas, NV 89104
702-486-6458
http:// www.doe.nv.gov/licensing.html/
New Hampshire New Hampshire State Department of Education
Bureau of Teacher Education and Professional Standards
State Office Park South
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-3860
603-271-3494
http://www.ed.state.nh.us
New Jersey

New Jersey Department of Education
Office of Teacher Certification
P.O. Box 500

Trenton, NJ 08625-0503
609-292-2045
http://www.state.nj.us/njded/educators/license/

New Mexico New Mexico State Department of Education
Professional Licensure Unit
300 Don-Gaspar-Education Building
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
505-827-6587
http://www.ped.state.nm.us
New York Office of Teaching
New York State Education Department Education Building, Room 5N
Albany, NY 12234
518-474-3901
http://ohe32.nysed.gov/tcert
North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction
Division of Certification
301 N. Wilmington Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
919-807-3300
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/licensure/
North Dakota North Dakota Standards and Practices Board
2718 Gateway Ave, Suite 303
Bismarck, ND 58505-0080
701-328-9641
http://www.nd.gov/espb
Ohio Ohio Department of Education
Division of Teacher Education and Certification
25 S. Front Street, Mail Stop 105
Columbus, OH 43215
614-466-3593
http://www.ode.state.oh.us/
Oklahoma Oklahoma Department of Education
Professional Standards Section Hodge Education Building, Room 212
2500 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599
405-521-3337
http://www.sde.state.ok.us/
Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission
255 Capitol Street, N.E., Suite 105
Salem, OR 97310
503-378-3586
http://www.ous.edu/acadaf_TeachEd.htm/
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Department of Education
Bureau of Teacher and Certification
333 Market Street, 3rd Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
717-783-6788
http://www.teaching.state.pa.us/
Puerto Rico Teacher Certification Division
Department of Education
P.O. Box 190759
San Juan, PR 00919
809-754-0060
Rhode Island Department of Education
School and Teacher Accreditation
Certification and Placement
Shepard Building
255 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02908
401-226-4600
http://www.ridoe.net
South Carolina S. Carolina State Department of Education
Office of Teacher Certification
1600 Gervais Street
Columbia, SC 29201
803-734-8466
http://www.scteachers.org/index.cfm
South Dakota Division of Education and Teacher Certification
Office of Policy and Accountability
700 Governor's Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2291
605-773-3134
http://www.doe.sd.gov/oatq
Tennessee Tennessee Department of Education
Office of Teacher Licensing
710 James Robertson Parkway
4h Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower
Nashville, TN 37243-0377
615-532-4885
http://www.state.tn.us/education/liclindex.php
Texas State Board for Education Certification
1701 North Congress Ave
WBT 5-100
Austin, TX 78701-1494
512-238-3200
http://www.sbec.state.tx.us/SBECOnline
Utah Utah State Office of Education
Certification and Personnel Development
250 East 500 South
P.O. Box 144200 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2400
801-538-7740
http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/cert/
Vermont Vermont State Department of Education
Licensing Office
120 State Street Montpelier, VT 05602-2501
802-828-2445
http://www.state.vt.us/educ/
Virgin Islands - St. Croix District Department of Education
Educational Personnel Services
2133 Hospital Street
St. Croix, Virgin Islands 00820
340-773-1095
Virgin Islands -
St. Thomas and St. John Districts
Department of Education
Educational Personnel Services
44-46 Kongens Gad
St. Thomas, VI 00802
340-774-0100
Virginia Virginia Department of Education
Division of Teacher Education and Licensure
P.O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218-2120
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/newvdoe/teached.html
Washington Director of Professional Certification
Old Capitol Building, Mail Stop FG-11
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
360-725-6400
http://www.k12.wa.us/certification/
West Virginia West Virginia Department of Education
Teacher Certification
1900 Kanawha Boulevard E.
Charleston, WV 25305
800-928-2378
http://wvde.state.wv.us/certification
Wisconsin Teacher Education and Licensing
Wisconsin State DPI
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
608-266-3390
http://www.dpi.wi.gov/tepdl/licguide.html
Wyoming  
U.S. Department Of Defense Overseas Dependent Schools U.S. Department Of Defense
Overseas Dependent Section
Recruitment and Assignment Section
2461 Eisenhower Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22331-1100
703-696-4413
OR
Personnel Offices
703-696-3104