Teacher education
State licensure requirements

The University’s teacher education program/s are reviewed and approved by the State of Arizona Department of Education and our program/s meet state educational requirements for licensure in the states listed below. There are two pathways to achieve certification:

1) Direct Apply – states that accept our Arizona-approved program and permit candidates to apply directly for certification, and

2) Reciprocity – states that require candidates of our Arizona-approved program to obtain Arizona certification first before applying for certification in their home state.

Please regularly review the licensure requirements listed under your state as you prepare for your teacher preparation journey.

California: California teacher licensure programs are approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC) and teacher candidates, upon graduation and receipt of a University-issued Institutional Recommendation, apply directly to the CCTC for licensure. 

North Carolina: Candidates enrolled in the Graduate Initial Teacher Certificate programs (CERT/G-ELM, CERT/G-SEC, CERT/G-SPE) on or after 7/1/2022, are considered to be in an approved program by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI). Candidates in this program may be eligible for the residency license pathway in NC while completing their Graduate Certificate program. All teacher candidates, upon graduation and receipt of a University issued Institutional Recommendation, apply directly to the NC DPI for licensure.

See below for important information about state licensure

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The University has determined that its teacher education program(s) does NOT meet the requirements for teacher licensure in the following states. Please click on the links below for contact information for the applicable state licensing board.

BSED/E Program: American SamoaArkansasCaliforniaCommonwealth of Northern Mariana IslandsConnecticutFederated States of MicronesiaGuamIowaKentuckyMarshall IslandsNew YorkPalauPuerto RicoU.S. Virgin IslandsWisconsinWyoming

BSED/ECH Program: AlaskaAmerican SamoaArkansasCaliforniaCommonwealth of Northern Mariana IslandsConnecticutFederated States of MicronesiaGuamIdahoIowaKentuckyMarshall IslandsMassachusettsMichiganNebraskaNew YorkOhioPalauPuerto RicoTennesseeTexasU.S. Virgin IslandsWisconsinWyoming

BSLS Program: California specific program, restricted/not offered in any other states/jurisdictions.

MAED/TED-E Program: American SamoaArkansasCommonwealth of Northern Mariana IslandsConnecticutFederated States of MicronesiaGuamIowaKentuckyMarshall IslandsNew YorkPalauPuerto RicoU.S. Virgin IslandsWisconsinWyoming

MAED/TED-S Program: American SamoaArkansasCommonwealth of Northern Mariana IslandsConnecticutDelawareFederated States of MicronesiaGuamIowaKentuckyMarshall IslandsMontanaNebraskaNew YorkPalauPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoUtahU.S. Virgin IslandsWisconsinWyoming

MAED/SPE Program: AlaskaAmerican SamoaArkansasCaliforniaCommonwealth of Northern Mariana IslandsConnecticutDelawareFederated States of Micronesia,  GuamIndianaIowaKentuckyMarshall IslandsMichigan,  New JerseyNew YorkOhioPalauPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoTexasUtahU.S. Virgin IslandsWest Virginia,  WisconsinWyoming

CERT/AP-E Program: AlaskaAmerican SamoaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoCommonwealth of Northern Mariana IslandsConnecticutDistrict of ColumbiaFederated States of MicronesiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIndianaIowaKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarshall IslandsMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMissouriNevadaNew JerseyNew MexicoNew York,  North DakotaOhioOklahomaPalauPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth DakotaU.S. Virgin IslandsVermontWashingtonWisconsinWyoming

CERT/AP-S Program: AlaskaAmerican SamoaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoCommonwealth of Northern Mariana IslandsConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFederated States of MicronesiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIndianaIowaKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarshall IslandsMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaPalauPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth DakotaU.S. Virgin IslandsUtahVermontWashingtonWisconsinWyoming

CERT/AP-SE Program: AlaskaAmerican SamoaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoCommonwealth of Northern Mariana IslandsConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFederated States of MicronesiaFloridaGuamHawaiiIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarshall IslandsMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMissouriNevadaNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaPalauPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth DakotaTexasU.S. Virgin IslandsUtahVermontWashingtonWisconsinWyoming

CERT/G-ELM Program: AlaskaAmerican SamoaArkansasCaliforniaCommonwealth of Northern Mariana IslandsConnecticutFederated States of MicronesiaFloridaGuamHawaiiIndianaIowaKentuckyMaineMarshall IslandsMichiganNevadaNew YorkNorth DakotaOhioPalauPuerto RicoSouth DakotaU.S. Virgin IslandsVermontWisconsinWyoming

CERT/G-SEC Program: AlaskaAmerican SamoaArkansasCaliforniaCommonwealth of Northern Mariana IslandsConnecticutDelawareFederated states of MicronesiaFloridaGuamHawaiiIndianaIowaKentuckyMaineMarshall IslandsMichiganMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew YorkNorth DakotaOhioPalauPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoSouth DakotaU.S. Virgin IslandsUtahVermontWisconsinWyoming

CERT/G-SPE Program: AlaskaAmerican SamoaArkansasCaliforniaCommonwealth of Northern Mariana IslandsConnecticutDelawareFederated States of MicronesiaFloridaGuam,  IndianaIowaKentuckyMaineMarshall IslandsMichiganNevadaNew JerseyNew YorkNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaPalauPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoSouth DakotaTexasU.S. Virgin IslandsUtahVermontWashingtonWisconsinWyoming

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