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The TCNJ School of Education Certification Office is a resource for teacher candidates, faculty, staff and the community regarding certification information and procedures related to the State of New Jersey’s approved teacher preparation programs. Our goal is to provide access to the most updated information about New Jersey certification requirements, regulations and related topics. We verify program completion for our College of New Jersey graduates and provide support throughout the New Jersey teacher certification process.

Important Resources

Applying for Certification

Links to Teacher Certification Information for every U.S. State

Alabama Department of Education

http://www.alsde.edu/

Alaska Department of Education and Early Childhood Development

http://www.eed.state.ak.us/

Arizona Department of Education

http://www.ade.state.az.us/

Arkansas Department of Education

http://arkansased.org/

California Commission on Teacher Credentialing

http://www.ctc.ca.gov/

Colorado Department of Education

http://www.cde.state.co.us/index_home.htm

Connecticut State Department of Education – Division of Teaching and Learning

http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/site/default.asp

Delaware Department of Education

www.doe.k12.de.us

Florida Department of Education – Division of Professional Educators – Educator Certification

http://www.fldoe.org/edcert/

Georgia Department of Education

http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/

Hawaii Department of Education

http://doe.k12.hi.us

Idaho Department of Education

http://www.sde.idaho.gov/

Illinois State Board of Education

http://www.isbe.net/

Indiana Professional Standard Board

http://www.doe.in.gov/student-services/licensing

Iowa Board of Education

http://www.iowa.gov/boee/

Kansas State Department of Education

http://www.ksde.org/

Kentucky Department of Education

https://education.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx

Louisiana Department of Education

http://www.louisianabelieves.com/teaching/certification

Maine Department of Education

http://maine.gov/doe/cert/

Maryland State Department of Education

http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/about/Pages/DEE/Certification/index.aspx

Massachusetts Department of Education

http://www.mass.gov/edu/government/departments-and-boards/ese/programs/educator-effectiveness/licensure/

Michigan Department of Education

http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-6530_5683_14795—,00.html

Minnesota Teacher Licensing

http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/index.html

Mississippi Department of Education

http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/

Missouri Department of Education

https://dese.mo.gov/

Montana Office of Public Instruction

www.bpe.mt.gov

Nebraska Department of Education

http://www.nebraska.gov/education/dept-ed.html

Nevada Department of Education

http://www.doe.nv.gov/Educator_Licensure/

New Hampshire Department of Education

http://www.education.nh.gov/certification/index.htm

New Jersey Department of Education

http://www.state.nj.us/njded/educators/license/

New Mexico Department of Education

http://www.ped.state.nm.us/licensure/

New York State Department of Education-Office of Teaching

http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/

North Carolina State Board of Education – Department of Public Instruction

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/

North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board

http://www.state.nd.us/espb/

Ohio Department of Education – Center for the Teaching Profession

http://education.ohio.gov/

Oklahoma State Board of Education – Professional Standards

http://sde.ok.gov/sde/

Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Division

http://www.oregon.gov/TSPC/pages/index.aspx

Pennsylvania Department of Education

www.education.state.pa.us

Rhode Island Department of Education

http://www.ride.ri.gov/

South Carolina Department of Education

http://ed.sc.gov/

South Dakota Department of Education

http://doe.sd.gov/oatq/teachercert.aspx

Tennessee Department of Education

https://www.tn.gov/education.html

Texas State Board for Educator Certification

http://tea.texas.gov/Texas_Educators/Certification/

Utah State Office of Education

https://secure.utah.gov/elr/welcome.html

Vermont Department of Education

http://education.vermont.gov/

Virginia Department of Education – Division of Compliance

www.doe.virginia.gov/teaching/licensure

Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

http://www.k12.wa.us/cert/

Washington DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education

https://osse.dc.gov/ed-credentials

West Virginia Department of Education

http://wvde.state.wv.us/certification/

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

http://dpi.wi.gov/tepdl/licensing

Wyoming Department of Education

http://ptsb.state.wy.us/

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