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 Aug 6, 2025
Alaska No Initial Teacher Certificate, Secondary, English (7-12) Alaska Department of Education & Early Development Aug 6, 2025
American Samoa No Professional Teacher Certification (PTC I) American Samoa Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Arizona No Standard Professional Certificate, Secondary, English (6-12) Arizona Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
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 Aug 6, 2025
California No Preliminary Credential, Single Subjects Teaching Credential, English (7-12) California Commission on Teacher Credentialing Aug 6, 2025
Colorado
No

Students should earn out-of-state license first 8/6/2025 MN no longer requires the PRAXIS Exam

Initial License, English Language Arts (7-12) Colorado Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Connecticut No Initial Educator Certificate, Secondary Education, English (4-12) Connecticut State Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Delaware No Initial License, Standard Certificate, English Language Arts (9-12 and can be used for 6-8) Delaware Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
District of Columbia No Standard Teacher Credential, English (7-12) District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education Aug 6, 2025
Federated States of Micronesia No No subject-specific certifications found. See Notes for general certification requirements. The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Teacher Certification Program Aug 6, 2025
Florida No Temporary Certificate (for 5 years to complete required FL exams) or Professional Certificate, English (6-12) Florida Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Georgia No 5-Year Induction Certificate, English (6-12) Georgia Professional Standards Commission Aug 6, 2025
Guam
No

Must be licensed if program is not NCATE/CAEP accredited

Initial Educator Certification, Language Arts (6-12) Guam Commission for Educator Certification Aug 6, 2025
Hawaii No Provisional License, English (6-12) Hawaii Teachers Standards Board Aug 6, 2025
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 Aug 6, 2025
Illinois
Yes

Holding MN license waives IL coursework requirements due to NASDTEC reciprocity.

Professional Educator License, Teacher, Secondary Education (9-12) Illinois State Board of Education Aug 6, 2025
Indiana
N/A - No License Title Found

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 Aug 6, 2025
Iowa Yes Initial Teaching License, English/Language Arts (5-12) Iowa Board of Education Examiners Aug 6, 2025
Kansas No Initial Teacher License, English Language Arts (6-12) Kansas State Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Kentucky No Statement of Eligiblity for Secondary School (English) Provisional Certificate (8-12) Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board Aug 6, 2025
Louisiana No Out-of-state Certificate, English Language Arts (6-12) Louisiana Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Maine No Professional Teacher Certificate, English/Language Arts (7-12) Maine Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Maryland No Initial Professional License (IPL), English (7-12) Maryland State Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
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 Aug 6, 2025
Michigan No Standard Certificate, Secondary, English Language Arts (6-12) Michigan Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Minnesota Yes Tier 3 License, Communication Arts and Literature (5-12) Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board Aug 6, 2025
Mississippi No Initial Teacher License, English (7-12) Mississippi Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Missouri No Initital Teacher Certificate, Secondary Education, English (9-12) Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Aug 6, 2025
Montana No Standard Teacher License, English (5-12) Montana Office of Public Instruction Aug 6, 2025
Nebraska No Initial Teaching Certificate, English Language Arts (7-12) Nebraska Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Nevada No Standard Teacher License or Non-Renewable/Provisional (if testing or coursework deficencies), English (7-12) State of Nevada Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
New Hampshire No Initial Certification, English Language Arts (5-12) New Hampshire Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
New Jersey No Instructional Certificate of Eligiblity, English (6-12) State of New Jersey Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
New Mexico No Secondary Teacher License, Language Arts (7-12) New Mexico Public Education Department Aug 6, 2025
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 Aug 6, 2025
North Carolina No Initial Professional Educator License, Secondary Grades, English (9-12) North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Aug 6, 2025
North Dakota
No

MN no longer requires the PRAXIS exams

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 Aug 6, 2025
Northern Mariana Islands No Initial Educator, Basic I Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands State Board of Education Aug 6, 2025
Ohio No Two Year Resident Educator, Adolescence to Young Adult, Integrated Language Arts (7-12) Ohio Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Oklahoma No Secondary School Certificate, English (5-12) Oklahoma State Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
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 Aug 6, 2025
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 Aug 6, 2025
Puerto Rico No Teacher Certificate, Secondary (7-12) Puerto Rico Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Republic of Palau N/A - No License Title Found None found Republic of Palau Ministry of Education Division of Instructional Implementation and Teacher Training Aug 6, 2025
Republic of the Marshall Islands N/A - No License Title Found None found Marshall Islands Public School System Aug 6, 2025
Rhode Island No Initial Certificate, Secondary Grades, English (7-12) Rhode Island Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
South Carolina No Initial Educator Certificate, English (9-12) South Carolina Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
South Dakota No Teacher, Secondary, English Language Arts (5-12) South Dakota Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Tennessee No Practitioner License, English (6-12) Tennessee Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
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 Aug 6, 2025
U.S. Virgin Islands No Standard Certificate, Secondary (9-12) U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Utah No Professional License, Secondary, Language Arts-English (6-12) Utah State Board of Education Aug 6, 2025
Vermont No Professional Educator License, English (7-12) State of Vermont Agency of Education Aug 6, 2025
Virginia No Initial Teacher License, English (6-12) Virginia Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Washington No Residency Teacher, Secondary, English Language Arts (5-12) Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Aug 6, 2025
West Virginia No Initial Professional Teaching Certificate, English (5-12) West Virginia Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Wisconsin Yes Provisional Educator License, Middle and High School/English and Language Arts (4-12) Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Aug 6, 2025
Wyoming No Initial Teacher License, Secondary, English (6-12) Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board Aug 6, 2025