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Teaching License: Communication Arts & Literature, Grades 5-12

State Meets Licensure Requirements License Title Board/Agency Contact Last Reviewed
Alabama No Professional Educator Certificate, Secondary, English Language Arts (6-12) Alabama State Department of Education May 14, 2024
Alaska No Initial Teacher Certificate, Secondary, English (7-12) Alaska Department of Education & Early Development May 14, 2024
American Samoa No Professional Teacher Certification (PTC I) American Samoa Department of Education May 14, 2024
Arizona No Standard Professional Certificate, Secondary, English (6-12) Arizona Department of Education May 14, 2024
Arkansas No Provisional (for up to 3 years if exams/courses not completed) or Standard License, English Language Arts, Secondary (7-12) Arkansas Department of Education May 14, 2024
California No Preliminary Credential, Single Subjects Teaching Credential, English (7-12) California Commission on Teacher Credentialing May 14, 2024
Colorado
No

Students should earn out-of-state license first

Initial License, English Language Arts (7-12) Colorado Department of Education May 14, 2024
Connecticut No Initial Educator Certificate, Secondary Education, English (7-12) Connecticut State Department of Education May 14, 2024
Delaware No Initial License, Standard Certificate, English Language Arts (9-12 and can be used for 6-8) Delaware Department of Education May 14, 2024
District of Columbia No Standard Teacher Credential, English (7-12) District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education May 14, 2024
Federated States of Micronesia No National Teacher Certification, Elementary and Secondary School (grades one up to but not including college or university level) The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Teacher Certification Program May 14, 2024
Florida No Professional Certificate, English (6-12) Florida Department of Education May 14, 2024
Georgia No 5-Year Induction Certificate, English (6-12) Georgia Professional Standards Commission May 14, 2024
Guam
No

Must be licensed if program is not NCATE/CAEP accredited

Initial Educator Certification, Language Arts (6-12) Guam Commission for Educator Certification May 14, 2024
Hawaii No Provisional License, English (6-12) Hawaii Teachers Standards Board May 14, 2024
Idaho
No

If no license then program must be NCATE/TEAC/CAEP accredited

Standard Instructional Certificate or Interim Certificate (if ID coursework or exams needs to be completed), English (6-12) Idaho State Department of Education May 14, 2024
Illinois
No

Holding license waives IL coursework requirements

Professional Educator License (PEL), Teacher, Secondary Education (9-12) Illinois State Board of Education May 14, 2024
Indiana
N/A

They have 2 separate licenses. One for grades 6-8 and the second for grades 9-12.

Initial Practitioner License, Language Arts (5-12) Indiana Department of Education May 14, 2024
Iowa Yes Initial Teaching License, English/Language Arts (5-12) Iowa Board of Education Examiners May 14, 2024
Kansas No Initial Teacher License, English Language Arts (6-12) Kansas State Department of Education May 14, 2024
Kentucky No Statement of Eligiblity for Secondary School (English) Provisional Certificate (8-12) Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board May 14, 2024
Louisiana No Out-of-state Certificate, English Language Arts (6-12) Louisiana Department of Education May 14, 2024
Maine No Professional Teacher Certificate, English/Language Arts (7-12) Maine Department of Education May 14, 2024
Maryland No Professional Eligiblity Certificate (if not employed by district) or Standard Professional Certificate (if employed), English (7-12) Maryland State Department of Education May 14, 2024
Massachusetts No Initial Teaching License (if SEI and MTLE exams completed) or Provisional Teaching License (if SEI not completed), English (5-12) Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education May 14, 2024
Michigan No Standard Certificate, Secondary, English Language Arts (6-12) Michigan Department of Education May 14, 2024
Minnesota Yes Tier 3 License, Communication Arts and Literature (5-12) Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board May 14, 2024
Mississippi No Initial Teacher License, English (7-12) Mississippi Department of Education May 14, 2024
Missouri No Initital Teacher Certificate, Secondary Education, English (9-12) Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education May 14, 2024
Montana No Standard Teacher License, English (5-12) Montana Office of Public Instruction May 14, 2024
Nebraska No Initial Teaching Certificate, English Language Arts (7-12) Nebraska Department of Education May 14, 2024
Nevada No Standard Teacher License or Non-Renewable/Provisional (if testing or coursework deficencies), English (7-12) State of Nevada Department of Education May 14, 2024
New Hampshire No Initial Certification, English Language Arts (5-12) New Hampshire Department of Education May 14, 2024
New Jersey No Instructional Certificate of Eligiblity, English (6-12) State of New Jersey Department of Education May 14, 2024
New Mexico No Secondary Teacher License, Language Arts (7-12) New Mexico Public Education Department May 14, 2024
New York No Conditional Initial (1 year) (if hold out-of-state license, edTPA not required) or Initial, English Language Arts (7-12) New York Office of Teaching Intiatives May 14, 2024
North Carolina No Initial Professional Educator License, Secondary Grades, English (9-12) North Carolina Department of Public Instruction May 14, 2024
North Dakota No Other State Educator License (OSEL) (if hold license in other state) OR Initial Out-of-State Reciprocal License (if not licensed in other state), English Education (5-12 or 9-12) North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board May 14, 2024
Northern Mariana Islands No Initial Educator, Basic I Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands State Board of Education May 14, 2024
Ohio No Four Year Resident Educator or One Year Out-of-State (if hold out-of-state license and are employed by OH school), Adolescence to Young Adult, Integrated Language Arts (7-12) Ohio Department of Education May 14, 2024
Oklahoma No Secondary School Certificate, English (5-12) Oklahoma State Department of Education May 14, 2024
Oregon No Preliminary Teaching or Reciprocal Teaching (if OR exam requirements are not fulfilled), English Language Arts (PreK-12) Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission May 14, 2024
Pennsylvania
No

Out-of-state license or program completion meets requirements if program from state/territory that participates in NASDTEC Interstate Agreement

Instructional Certificate, English (7-12) Pennsylvania Department of Education May 14, 2024
Puerto Rico No Teacher Certificate, Secondary (7-12) Puerto Rico Department of Education May 14, 2024
Republic of Palau N/A None found Republic of Palau Ministry of Education Division of Instructional Implementation and Teacher Training May 14, 2024
Republic of the Marshall Islands N/A None found Marshall Islands Public School System May 14, 2024
Rhode Island No Initial Certificate, Secondary Grades, English (7-12) Rhode Island Department of Education May 14, 2024
South Carolina No Initial Educator Certificate, English (9-12) South Carolina Department of Education May 14, 2024
South Dakota No Teacher, Secondary, English Language Arts (5-12) South Dakota Department of Education May 14, 2024
Tennessee No Practitioner License, English (6-12) Tennessee Department of Education May 14, 2024
Texas Yes Out-of-State One Year Certificate (to complete exams) or Standard Certificate (if exams satisfied), English Language Arts and Reading (7-12) Texas Education Agency May 14, 2024
U.S. Virgin Islands No Standard Certificate, Secondary (9-12) U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Education May 14, 2024
Utah No Professional License, Secondary, Language Arts-English (6-12) Utah State Board of Education May 14, 2024
Vermont No Professional Educator License, English (7-12) State of Vermont Agency of Education May 14, 2024
Virginia No Initial Teacher License, English (6-12) Virginia Department of Education May 14, 2024
Washington No Residency Teacher, Secondary, English Language Arts (5-12) Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction May 14, 2024
West Virginia No Initial Professional Teaching Certificate, English (5-12) West Virginia Department of Education May 14, 2024
Wisconsin Yes Provisional Educator License, Middle and High School/English and Language Arts (4-12) Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction May 14, 2024
Wyoming No Initial Teacher License, Secondary, English (6-12) Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board May 14, 2024