The State-by-State Database of licensing or certification requirements for graduates of M.S. Ed. Leadership or Ed.D. Leadership & Innovation program

Two years of teaching experience while holding a valid teacher certificate**
– OR –
Holds a current Initial teacher certificate which was valid on September 16, 2011

Passing scores on an approved basic competency exam (BCE)
Passing scores on a content area exam (e.g. Praxis II)**
Completion of a teacher preparation program as verified by an Institutional recommendation and transcripts, or a state recommendation
Official transcripts showing:
Three (3) semester hours of approved Alaska studies coursework
Three (3) semester hours of approved Alaska multicultural coursework
Six (6) semester hours of coursework completed in the five years prior to application (recency credit)
Verification of current employment in an Alaska public school district in a position requiring a certificate or a fingerprint card submitted with application
Complete application and fees (All fees are non-refundable.)
**If all of the requirements for a Professional certificate with the exception of the two year of teaching experience and the content area exam have been met, an applicant may apply for a Second Initial certificate.

The Professional certificate is valid for five (5) years and is renewable.

To renew a five-year certificate, applicants must meet the following requirements prior to the expiration date of their certificate:

Renewal credit (Six semester hours of credit taken during the life of the f certificate being renewed. A minimum of three semester hours must be upper division or graduate credit.)
Verification of current employment in an Alaska public school district in a position requiring a certificate. If an applicant is not employed in this capacity at the time of renewal, a fingerprint card will be required.
Complete application and fees (All fees are non-refundable.)
For certificates issued on September 2, 2011 and beyond, the six renewal credits earned must be:

Related to the certificated person’s employment at the time of renewal, if the employment requires a certificate;
Related to the certificated person’s endorsements, or
A required element of a program that will lead to an endorsement under 4 AAC 12.395 that the certificated person seeks to acquire.
Additional Requirements
Special Education
If you wish to teach special education to children with disabilities, you must, in addition to meeting other requirements for teacher certification, secure an endorsement based upon completion of an approved teacher training program in special education.

Preschool Special Education
If you wish to teach preschool children with special needs and are not eligible for an endorsement in preschool special education, you must have completed at least six (6) semester hours in early childhood special education in addition to holding a teaching certificate with a special education endorsement. (This does not constitute an endorsement in Early Childhood Special Education.)

Gifted
If you wish to teach gifted children, you must, in addition to meeting requirements for teacher certification, have completed at least six (6) semester hours in gifted education. (This does not constitute an endorsement.)

Vocational Education
If you wish to teach vocational trades, you must have an endorsement in vocational education or a Type M Limited Certificate.

A-1. A Master’s or more advanced degree including at least 60 graduate semester hours from an accredited institution. Official transcript(s) required.

A-2. Completion of a program in educational administration for superintendents, including at least 36 graduate semester hours of educational administrative courses teaching the knowledge and skills described in the Professional Administrative Standards (R7-2-603) to include three credit hours in school law and three credit hours in school finance.

A-3. Three (3) years of verified full-time teaching experience or related education services experience in Prekindergarten – 12 setting. Submit a Verification of Teaching Experience form or submit a letter on official letterhead from the District Superintendent or Personnel Director to verify experience.

A-4. A practicum as a superintendent or two years of verified experience as a superintendent, assistant superintendent, or associate superintendent in grades Prekindergarten – 12. Submit a letter on official letterhead from the District Superintendent or Personnel Director to verify experience.

A-5 Superintendent Exam Requirement. Submit one of the following: • A passing score on the Arizona Educator Proficiency Assessment Superintendent (Subtest I and II) Exam; or • Verification of three years of full-time experience as an administrator in any state, including Arizona. Submit a letter on official letterhead, completed and signed by a superintendent or personnel director, verifying your administrator experience. Note: Experience as an administrator in a foreign school will not be accepted. or • An official score report documenting that you passed a substantially similar administrative exam from another state.

“3-4.0 EDUCATIONAL LEADER PREPARATION PROGRAMS

3-4.01 An educational leadership preparation program that leads to an administrator’s license shall demonstrate in its program proposal and revisions for approval the program’s methods of preparing candidates for competency in the educational leadership standards adopted by the State Board.

3-4.02 By the Fall of 2020, to obtain and maintain state approval, educational leadership programs must document in the program’s application for approval:

3-4.02.1 Rigorous admission requirements for candidates; and

3-4.02.2 Partnerships with one (1) or more school districts for internship experiences that include site-based and in-person interaction throughout the program among school supervisors, program faculty, and candidates. Programs shall include internship experiences that involve candidates in meaningful leadership interactions with school personnel, students, and community members, with the support of program faculty.”

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6-1.0 Building-Level Administrator Endorsement

6-1.01 The Department shall issue a Building-Level Administrator endorsement to a Standard License, and as specifically limited in these rules to an Ancillary License or Career-Technical Permit, as provided in these rules upon receipt of the following:…

6-1.01.2 An official transcript documenting an awarded master’s or higher degree from an accredited college or university in:

6-1.01.2.1 Educational Leadership; or

6-1.01.2.2 In education or a licensure content area with the addition of a Department-approved program of study that includes coursework in Educational Leadership and an internship, with experiences at both the K-6 and 7- 12 grade levels.

6-1.01.2.3 If an applicant is seeking to add a licensure level to an older Building-Level Administrator license that is for less than all levels K-12, the applicant must complete a current internship for the missing licensure levels.

6-1.01.2.4 An awarded degree or an approved program of study from an institution inside of Arkansas shall be recognized for licensure only if the institution’s Licensure Officer and Education Leadership Chair sign and verify the application for licensure.

6-1.01.2.4 An applicant who has never received an administrator license and whose program of study in Educational Leadership was completed more than ten (10) years before the date of application shall be required to meet all current licensure requirements as determined by either the Department or an accredited educational leadership program;

6. Completion of an administrator preparation program at a regionally‐accredited college or university
located in another state (alternative administrator programs are not acceptable)

Official Transcript(s).
Send official (unopened) transcripts for all degrees and coursework directly to the Delaware Department of Education.
DOE can only accept transcripts from regionally accredited colleges and universities as detailed in Higher Education.
Student Teaching on an official transcript.
Copy of current and valid out-of-state license, if applicable. Expired licenses are not reciprocal.
An educator with less than four years of licensed teaching experience needs to apply for an Initial License.
Form E (Verification of Teaching Experience) – if you have held a full-time (non-substitute) K-12 teaching position in a school other than a Delaware public or charter school.
Form E must be completed by the school or the personnel office of the school or district where the experience was obtained and the section listing verification of successful evaluations must be completed and checked-off.
Test scores should be forwarded to the Delaware Department of Education electronically upon your request.
For certificates requiring Praxis II, Educational Testing Service (ETS) administers the Praxis tests. Please use Delaware Department of Education’s Reporting Code of R7065.
For certificates requiring American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), Language Testing International administers the ACTFL tests.
For submitting passing scores for the Performance Assessment, Educational Testing Service (ETS) administers the PPAT; and Pearson administers the edTPA.
An approved Performance Assessment will need to be passed within two years upon employment in a Delaware public or charter school. If and educator has more than one year but less than four years of valid licensed teaching experience, the educator will need to apply for an Initial License and will not be required to pass a Performance Assessment. Proof of the valid teaching experience will be required by completing Form E (Verification of Teaching Experience).  Only educators with less than one year of valid teaching experience will need to complete the Performance Assessment.
The following certification areas are exempt and are not required to pass a Performance Assessment: Elementary School Counselor, Secondary School Counselor, Driver Education and Traffic Safety Education Teacher, School Nurse, School Psychologist and School Social Worker.

Track IV (Vice Principal)

Possesses current, valid K-12 school-level administrator license

Holds a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration or Educational Leadership from an accredited university

Has a minimum of five (5) years K-12 school level experience, to include three (3) years satisfactory performance as a licensed, K-12 school-level vice principal (or assistant principal) in a public school system (private school and/or charter school experience not accepted at this time)

Duties performed must be comparable to an HIDOE vice principal

Track V (Principal)

Possesses current, valid K-12 school-level administrator license

Holds a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration or Educational Leadership from an accredited university

Has a minimum of five (5) years K-12 school-level experience, to include four (4) years satisfactory performance as a licensed, K-12 school-level principal or higher, in a public school system (private school and/or charter school experience not accepted at this time)

Complete a profile, application and pay for the application through our online Licensing Verification and Information System, LVIS. Click HERE to access LVIS information.
A completed Areas for Evaluation form. Select all subjects for which you want to be evaluated. You will only be evaluated for the subjects selected.
A copy of your CPR/AED/Heimlich maneuver certification – click HERE for more information and a list of approved providers.
After July 1, 2013– Suicide Prevention Training Certificate.  Click here for a link to resources.
Official transcripts that bear the sign and/or seal of the registrar, the degree and date conferred. Provide transcripts for ALL completed coursework at ALL institutions attended. Transcripts must be included with evaluation materials. Do NOT order transcripts to be sent directly to the Office of Educator Licensing and Development.
If applicable, a copy of your VALID out of state Teaching, Administrative or School Services License. Out-of-state licenses that have expired will not be considered.
If applicable, an official letter verifying Instructional and/or Professional Education Experience. The letter is considered official if it is on school letterhead and signed by an administrator. The letter needs to include dates of employment; subjects and grades taught and/or positions held and must include both the type and status of school accreditation. It is only necessary for the Administrator from your last place of employment to verify all your experience.
Official Score Reports of licensing tests you may have taken.  Please see the Educator Testing website for more information.
Any other relevant application materials. If you neither graduated from an NCATE accredited education program nor hold an out of state license in accordance with our Interstate Compact Agreement, you may submit additional evidence of your license preparation for consideration. Some examples include: copies of educational awards or honors and/or official verification of in-service activities, educational conferences, seminars, educational mentoring you have preformed, educational publications, research, or presentations you have conducted. All verification(s) must be provided on official letterhead and signed by the supervisor.

Early childhood, early adolescent, elementary, and secondary level administration, evaluation and supervision
Early childhood, early adolescent, elementary, and secondary level curriculum development
Child growth/development from birth through adolescence, including developmentally appropriate strategies and practices of early childhood, elementary, and adolescence
Family support systems, risk factors for families, childcare issues, and home-school community relationships, and interactions
School law and legislative/public policy issues that affect children and families
Current issues in special education administration

The Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) has the authority to license online programs originating from outside the state, but operating in Kentucky pursuant to KRS 164.947. A college must have a license from CPE to operate in Kentucky. In 13 KAR 1:020, operate is defined as follows:

(1)(9) “Operating or soliciting” means having a physical presence within Kentucky and includes:

(a) An instructional or administrative site within Kentucky whether owned, leased, rented, or provided without charge;
(b) Instruction, whether theory or clinical, originating from or delivered within Kentucky utilizing teachers, trainers, counselors, advisors, sponsors, or mentors;
(c) An agent, recruiter, in-state liaison personnel, institution, or business located in Kentucky that advises, promotes, or solicits for enrollment, credit, or award of and educational or occupational credential;
(d) An articulation agreement with a Kentucky licensed college or state-supported institution; or
(e) Advertising, promotional material, or public soliciation in any form that targets Kentucky residents through distribution or advertising in the state.

Louisiana Certification
Louisiana offers two types of teaching certificates to applicants holding a standard out-of-state teaching
certificate. Both are valid certificates and make the holder eligible for a teaching assignment in a
Louisiana classroom. The certificate that is issued to the applicant depends on whether or not the
applicant has met Louisiana’s Praxis and/or NTE testing requirements.
1. Level 1 Professional Certificate is a standard, three-year Louisiana teaching certificate that
authorizes certification for the levels or subjects available in Louisiana and that are consistent
with those currently on the applicant’s Out-of-State teaching certificate. A Level 1 certificate is
issued to individuals who have completed the Louisiana PRAXIS and/or NTE requirements.
2. Out-of-State Certificate is a standard, three-year, non-renewable Louisiana teaching certificate
that authorizes certification for the levels or subjects available in Louisiana and that are
consistent with those currently on the applicant’s Out-of-State teaching certificate. An Out-ofState
(OS) certi

Applicants seeking Massachusetts licensure through the completion of a traditional program must submit an official transcript and an endorsement confirming completion of a state/jurisdiction approved program from the preparing higher education institution.
Applicants utilizing the employment option must submit a copy of their valid license and official verification of their employment.
Applicants that have completed a non-traditional approved program will need to submit official program completion documentation, an endorsement from the approved program and a copy of their valid license.
Applicants seeking licensure through completion of an educator preparation program sponsored by a college or university accredited by NCATE must submit an official transcript and an endorsement from the higher education institution validating completion of the program.

Foreign Credential Evaluation: Information on evaluation services for individuals trained outside of the United States or its territories.
Minnesota Teacher Licensure Testing Information
Tiered Licensure: On July 1, 2018, statute requires that all out-of-state teachers pass board-adopted content and pedagogy exams prior to receiving a Tier 3 license. An out-of-state teacher may apply for a Tier 2 license prior to passing exams if they are offered a position by a district.

A teacher who completes a teacher preparation outside of Minnesota can receive a Tier 3 license if the preparation program had field-specific student teaching equivalent to Minnesota requirements of 12 weeks for initial licensure and has passed Minnesota content and pedagogy exams.

A teacher who is has a professional license from another state can receive a Tier 3 license if the license is “in good standing,” the teacher has two years of teaching experience, and has passed Minnesota content and pedagogy exams.

Completion of a Baccalaureate Degree

Completion of a Teacher Education Program at a state approved college or university

Completion of a Masters degree and an Education Administrative Program for Principal at a state approved college or university

Have completed sixty (60) graduate hours of Educational Administration or Educational Leadership coursework in an approved program for school administration

Two years of Administrative Work Experience

Completion of the Human Relations Training Requirement

Completion of the Special Education Training Program

Praxis – CORE Academic Skills (Basic Skills)

Praxis Subject Assessment – (Content Test)

Recent college credits or employment experience within the past immediate 5 years

Any applicant for administrative certification who presents a valid administrative certificate issued by any other state shall, upon payment of the appropriate fee, be issued a New Jersey administrative certificate of eligibility for the equivalent New Jersey endorsements for school administrator, principal, or school business administrator, or shall be issued the equivalent New Jersey standard supervisor endorsement. If there is no equivalent current New Jersey endorsement, then the provisions of N.J.A.C. 6A:9-12.1 through 12.7 shall apply to the candidate.

There is one limitation to this rule:

If New Jersey has an equivalent endorsement with required subject matter test for the applicant’s endorsement, the applicant shall have passed a state subject matter test to receive his or her out-of-State endorsement or else must pass the appropriate New Jersey subject matter test. This limitation shall not apply if the applicant has five years of experience in good standing under the out-of-State certificate. Experience in good standing shall be documented by a letter of experience from the applicant’s supervisor or authorized district representative.

Professional principal license – You must have a minimum of two years of teaching experience under a standard teaching license (experience verification required).
Professional administrative specialist license – You must have two years of teaching experience under a standard teaching license, with the exception of the pupil services administration license, which requires two years of experience under a professional pupil services license (experience verification required).
Professional superintendent license – You must have three years of administrative experience (experience verification required).

Yes. Applicants who hold a valid out-of-state license from a state that participates in NASDTEC may be able to bypass the Reciprocal Teaching License and immediately qualify for a Preliminary or Professional License. If you meet all of the reciprocal license requirements as well as the requirements for the Preliminary or Professional License, you may be eligible to apply for the license level that corresponds to your current out-of-state license. You can read about the Preliminary and Professional License requirements at the beginning of this article to determine if you might qualify.

https://ed.sc.gov/educators/teaching-in-south-carolina/out-of-state-teachers/reciprocity-experience-procedures/#profeli

Professional Certification
Educators who present a current standard out-of-state certification/certificate are eligible for a comparable South Carolina professional certificate if they have at least three school years of teaching experience credit in an acceptable position (see Professional Certification Eligibility) in the last seven years on that valid standard certificate. Applicants cannot receive any administrative certification area through reciprocity unless qualifying for the professional certificate.

South Carolina Graduates
Please note that Graduates of in-state approved teacher preparation programs (South Carolina) who do not qualify for a reciprocal professional certificate and did not complete the South Carolina exam requirements to receive an initial South Carolina certificate must meet all South Carolina initial certification requirements, including the required Praxis II tests (See Initial/Uncertified Applicants). Graduates who did not complete the South Carolina exam requirements to receive an initial South Carolina certificate but qualify for a reciprocal professional certificate may apply for certification using a current and standard out-of-state certificate (See Reciprocity FAQ).

Professional Certification Eligibility
A professional certificate is a standard renewable certificate. It is valid for five years and can be renewed in accordance with Regulation R. 43-55 Renewal of Credentials. To qualify for a reciprocal professional certificate when transferring an out-of-state certificate, applicant experience must meet the following criteria:

Total of at least three years of experience credit.
Please refer to R 43-57.1 Computing Experience for Teachers in the Certification Regulations for additional information about calculating experience credit.

Have been earned within in the last seven school years
Please note that experience credit for the current school year is not officially recorded in the educator’s file until after September 1 of each year.

Have been earned in the same state of the certificate that is being transferred.
Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) certified educators can receive a professional certificate by combining a valid DoDEA certificate and DoDEA experience. The experience can be located in any country/state provided it was earned at a Department of Defense school.

Experience must have been earned in a position that required the government-issued educator license/certificate.
Acceptable educator experience must be verified by a school, district or agency approved performance evaluation system. Experience as a supply/substitute, paraprofessional, teaching assistant, or at the collegiate level does not apply towards educator experience that would qualify an applicant for a professional certificate. Acceptable positions include:

A U.S. or U.S. territory P-12 public school;
A U.S. or U.S. territory P-12 private school regionally accredited when the experience was earned;
A government agency while working in an education position that required maintenance of a valid professional educator certificate/certificate;
A school in a jurisdiction that has signed the NASDTEC Interstate Agreement, such as the District of Columbia, Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), etc., as identified on the NASDTEC web site at www.nasdtec.org; and
A kindergarten, pre-kindergarten, or Head Start Program, provided it is under the legal jurisdiction of a public school board of education or is regionally/state accredited.

be at least 18 years old;
hold a graduate degree from a regionally accredited college or university;
provide evidence of three (3) years qualifying pre-K-12 education working experience, using the experience verification form;
submit qualifying scores on required assessment(s)* (required assessment information can be found here);
ensure that the department has official transcripts of all credits earned through an institution of higher education. The transcript must be submitted by the institution of higher learning to Educator.Licensure@tn.gov through an approved clearinghouse, or mailed to 710 James Robertson Parkway, 12th Floor, Nashville, TN 37243. For more information, review the  Academic Transcripts Operating Procedures; and
have a recommendation from the out-of-state instructional leader preparation provider where the applicant completed preparation. All out-of-state instructional leader preparation programs must meet conditions stipulated in State Board Rule 0520-02-04.
*Out-of-state applicants who are unable to submit passing scores on the SLLA but have met all other requirements may be issued the Instructional Leadership License—Aspiring (ILL-A). The ILL-A allows educators to be hired as an assistant principal. Once qualifying scores are submitted, the educator may advance to the ILL.

Candidate Profile
Bachelor’s degree
Completed an approved educator preparation program outside WI
Seeking Initial WI license
Seeking a Wisconsin License as an Out-of-State applicant?
People who fit this pathway profile have completed a state-approved educator preparation program at an accredited institution of higher education headquartered outside Wisconsin. They have also completed the testing requirements of that state and are eligible for licensure in that state. Candidates should apply for the Wisconsin license that most closely matches their out-of-state license. Upon application, a review will be completed to determine comparability with Wisconsin preparation, testing, and statutory requirements.

For out-of-state applicants to Wisconsin, the initial licensure is the first Wisconsin license for which an applicant applies.  In the review process, the DPI looks for the same elements of an approved program that we have in Wisconsin including: basic skills, content testing, major, pedagogical skills, clinical experience, and statutory requirements. The state superintendent made the following policy for teacher candidates who were prepared outside the state of Wisconsin and completed their initial educator preparation program on or after September 1, 2016:

“An out-of-state applicant with less than one year of teaching experience of at least one-half time employment in a PK-12, private, or charter school (not a tutoring site), must post a passing score on the edTPA effective September 1, 2016. If a candidate completed an edTPA as part of an educator preparation program in another state and received a passing score in that state, Wisconsin will honor the score as passing in Wisconsin. If the other state has not established a threshold for passing, the individual will need to meet the cut score established for Wisconsin.”

The cut scores that have been established for Wisconsin are:

38 for edTPA handbooks with 15 rubrics
32 for edTPA handbooks with 13 rubrics
45 for edTPA handbooks with 18 rubrics
If you fit this pathway profile:
DETERMINE the Wisconsin license that most closely matches the out-of-state license you hold and follow the steps identified here: Out-of-State Applicants
COMPLETE the Wisconsin testing requirements.  Elementary Educators, please see https://dpi.wi.gov/tepdl/pathways/oos/elementary for more specific information.
UNDERSTAND the Wisconsin statutory and administrative rule requirements. Learn about the most common stipulations at Common Wisconsin Stipulations for Out-of-State Applicants
APPLY for a Wisconsin License using the ELO System.
If you have received an offer of employment from a Wisconsin school, have a valid license from another state, and have at least one year of experience under that license, you may be eligible to apply through our License Based on Reciprocity Pathway.

If you completed an alternative route program outside Wisconsin, use the Out-of-State Alternative Routes page to determine your best pathway.

For Frequently Asked Questions about the Out-of-State Pathway see the Frequently Asked Questions – Out-of-State page.