Teaching and Learning MEd – Literacy Education
State | State Licensing Board or Department | State Licensing Requirements | Notes |
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Alabama | Alabama State Department of Education | Meets requirements | Praxis |
Alaska | Alaska Department of Education & Early Development | Not determined | |
American Samoa | American Samoa Department of Education | Not determined | |
Arizona | Arizona Department of Education | Meets requirements | Completion of the United States and Arizona Constitution coursework from an accredited institution or the Constitution of the United States and Arizona exam, AZ033. (This is an allowable 3-year deficiency. *) |
Arkansas | Arkansas Department of Education | Not determined | |
California | California Commission on Teacher Credentialing | Not determined | |
Colorado | Colorado Department of Education | Not determined | |
Connecticut | Connecticut State Department of Education | Not determined | |
Delaware | Delaware Department of Education | Not determined | |
District of Columbia | District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education | Meets requirements | Praxis |
Federated States of Micronesia | The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Teacher Certification Program | Not determined | |
Florida | Florida Department of Education | Meets requirements | Florida exams |
Georgia | Georgia Professional Standards Commission | Meets requirements | Georgia exams |
Guam | Guam Commission for Educator Certification | Not determined | |
Hawaii | Hawaii Teachers Standards Board | Meets requirements | Reading 6-12; Standard - must have 3 years experience Provisional - for any less than 3 years but full reciprocity |
Idaho | Idaho State Department of Education | Not determined | |
Illinois | Illinois State Board of Education | Meets requirements | Illinois exams |
Indiana | Indiana Department of Education | Meets requirements | Praxis |
Iowa | Iowa Board of Education Examiners | Meets requirements | Praxis; transcript review verifying 24-credit program |
Kansas | Kansas State Department of Education | Not determined | |
Kentucky | Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board | Not determined | |
Louisiana | Louisiana Department of Education | Not determined | |
Maine | Maine Department of Education | Not determined | |
Maryland | Maryland State Department of Education | Not determined | Teaching experience required |
Massachusetts | Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education | Not determined | |
Michigan | Michigan Department of Education | Meets requirements | Michigan exams |
Minnesota | Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board | Meets requirements | transcript review; MN testing |
Mississippi | Mississippi Department of Education | Meets requirements | Praxis |
Missouri | Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education | Meets requirements | Praxis |
Montana | Montana Office of Public Instruction | Not determined | |
Nebraska | Nebraska Department of Education | Does not meet | |
Nevada | State of Nevada Department of Education | Meets requirements | K-6: Parental Involvement and Family Engagement (PIFE) Coursework; Praxis |
New Hampshire | New Hampshire Department of Education | Does not meet | |
New Jersey | State of New Jersey Department of Education | Does not meet | |
New Mexico | New Mexico Public Education Department | Meets requirements | Praxis |
New York | New York Office of Teaching Initiatives | Not determined | |
North Carolina | North Carolina Department of Public Instruction | Meets requirements | Praxis |
North Dakota | North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board | Meets requirements | Mental health competency course, coursework in Native American studies, and Praxis |
Northern Mariana Islands | Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands State Board of Education | Not determined | |
Ohio | Ohio Department of Education | Not determined | Must have three years of teaching experience; Ohio exams |
Oklahoma | Oklahoma State Department of Education | Not determined | |
Oregon | Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission | Meets requirements | Oregon testing |
Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania Department of Education | Not determined | |
Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico Department of Education | Not determined | |
Republic of Palau | Republic of Palau Ministry of Education Division of Instructional Implementation and Teacher Training | Not determined | |
Republic of the Marshall Islands | Marshall Islands Public School System | Not determined | |
Rhode Island | Rhode Island Department of Education | Not determined | |
South Carolina | South Carolina Department of Education | Not determined | |
South Dakota | South Dakota Department of Education | Meets requirements | Elementary Reading K-8 or Secondary Reading 5-12; SD Indian Studies 3-cr course within first year of license; suicide awareness and prevention course |
Tennessee | Tennessee Department of Education | Not determined | |
Texas | Texas Education Agency | Meets requirements | Testing requirements determination made at point of credential review |
US Virgin Islands | U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Education | Meets requirements | Elementary Reading K-6; Praxis |
Utah | Utah State Board of Education | Not determined | |
Vermont | State of Vermont Agency of Education | Not determined | |
Virginia | Virginia Department of Education | Not determined | |
Washington | Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction | Meets requirements | Washington testing |
West Virginia | West Virginia Department of Education | Meets requirements | PreK-Adult or K-6 or 5-Adult; Praxis |
Wisconsin | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction | Meets requirements | Praxis |
Wyoming | Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board | Meets requirements | Demonstrate Wyoming & U.S. Constitutions knowledge |