State Meets Licensure Requirements License Title Board/Agency Contact Last Reviewed
Alabama No Professional Educator Certificate, Middle-Level English Langauge Arts (Grades 4-8) Alabama State Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Alaska No Initial Teacher Certificate, Middle School English/Language Arts Alaska Department of Education & Early Development Aug 6, 2025
American Samoa N/A - No License Title Found None found American Samoa Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Arizona No Standard Professional Certificate, Middle Grades Language Arts 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 - Middle Level (Grades 4-8) Arkansas Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
California N/A - No License Title Found None found California Commission on Teacher Credentialing Aug 6, 2025
Colorado N/A - No License Title Found None found Colorado Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Connecticut No Initial Educator Certificate, English, Middle School (Grades 4-8) Connecticut State Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Delaware No Initial License, Middle Level English Language Arts Teacher Standard Certificate (Grades 6-8) Delaware Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
District of Columbia No Standard Teacher Credential, Middle School Education: Middle School English (Grades 4-8) District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education Aug 6, 2025
Federated States of Micronesia N/A - No License Title Found 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, Middle Grades English (Grades 5-9) Florida Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Georgia No 5-Year Induction Certificate, Middle Grades Language Arts (Grades 4-8) Georgia Professional Standards Commission Aug 6, 2025
Guam N/A - No License Title Found None found Guam Commission for Educator Certification Aug 6, 2025
Hawaii No Provisional License, English (Grades 6-8) 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 (Grades 5-9) Idaho State Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Illinois
Yes

Holding license waives IL coursework requirements You need a Professional Educational License (PEL) with a specific content endorsement. These endorsements typically allow you to teach in middle school (grades 5-8) or high school (grades 9-12).

Professional Educator License, Middle Grades Language Arts (Grades 5-8) Illinois State Board of Education Aug 6, 2025
Indiana No Initial Practitioner License, Middle School English Language Arts (Grades 5-9) Indiana Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Iowa Yes Initial Teaching License, Middle School Language Arts (Grades 5-8) Iowa Board of Education Examiners Aug 6, 2025
Kansas No Initial Teacher License, English Language Arts (Grades 5-8) Kansas State Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Kentucky No Provisional Certificate or Statement of Eligibility (if not employed), Middle School-English and Communications (Grades 5-9) Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board Aug 6, 2025
Louisiana No Out-of-state Certificate, English/Language Arts (Grades 4-8) Louisiana Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Maine No Professional Teacher Certificate, Middle Level Teacher (Grades 5-8) Maine Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Maryland No Initial Professional License (IPL), Middle School English/Language Arts (Grades 4-9) Maryland State Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Massachusetts N/A - No License Title Found None found Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Aug 6, 2025
Michigan No Standard Certificate, English Language Arts (Grades 5-9) Michigan Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Minnesota Yes Teacher License, Middle Level Endorsement-Communication Arts & Literature (Grades 5-8) Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board Aug 6, 2025
Mississippi No Five Year Educator License, Language Arts (Grades 7-9) Mississippi Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Missouri No Initital Teacher Certificate, Middle School Education-Language Arts (Grades 5-9) Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Aug 6, 2025
Montana No Standard Teacher License, Middle Grades (Grades 4-8) Montana Office of Public Instruction Aug 6, 2025
Nebraska No Initial Teaching Certificate, Middle Level-English Language Arts (Grades 5-9) Nebraska Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Nevada No Standard Teacher License or Non-Renewable/Provisional (if testing or coursework deficencies), Middle School/Junior High-English/Language Arts (Grades 7-9) State of Nevada Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
New Hampshire No Initial Certification, English Language Arts (Grades 5-8) New Hampshire Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
New Jersey No Instructional Certificate of Eligiblity, Middle School with Subject Matter Specialization: English Language Arts/Literacy (Grades 5-8) State of New Jersey Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
New Mexico No Initial Teaching License, Language Arts (Grades 5-9) 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 (Grades 5-9) New York Office of Teaching Intiatives Aug 6, 2025
North Carolina No Initial Professional Educator License, Middle Grades Language Arts (Grades 6-9) North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Aug 6, 2025
North Dakota No Out-of-State Reciprocal or Other State Educator, Middle School English (Grades 5-8) North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board Aug 6, 2025
Northern Mariana Islands No Initial Educator, Basic I, Middle School-English Language Arts (Grades 6-8) Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands State Board of Education Aug 6, 2025
Ohio No One Year Out-of-State (if employed by OH school and need to complete Reading Coursework) or Two Year Resident Educator, Middle Childhood: Language Arts and Reading (Grades 4-9) Ohio Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Oklahoma No Standard Teaching Certificate, Middle Level English Oklahoma State Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Oregon N/A - No License Title Found None found 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 Language Arts and Reading (Grades 7-8) Pennsylvania Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Puerto Rico N/A - No License Title Found None found 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, Middle Grades English (Grades 5-8) Rhode Island Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
South Carolina No Initial Educator Certificate, Middle Level Language Arts (Grades 5-8) South Carolina Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
South Dakota
No

MN does not require the PRAXIS exams

Initial Certificate, English Language Arts (Grades 5-8) South Dakota Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Tennessee No Practitioner License, Middle Grades English Language Arts (Grades 6-8) 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 (Grades 6-8) Texas Education Agency Aug 6, 2025
U.S. Virgin Islands N/A - No License Title Found None found U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Utah N/A - No License Title Found None found Utah State Board of Education Aug 6, 2025
Vermont
No

Graduate must be licensed

Professional Educator License, Middle Grades - English Language Arts (Grades 5-9) State of Vermont Agency of Education Aug 6, 2025
Virginia No Initial Teacher License, Middle Education (Grades 6-8) Virginia Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Washington N/A - No License Title Found None found Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Aug 6, 2025
West Virginia No Professional Teaching Certificate, English (Grades 5-9) West Virginia Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Wisconsin Yes Provisional Educator License, Elementary and Middle School (Grades K-9) Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Aug 6, 2025
Wyoming No Standard Educator License, Language Arts (Grades 5-8) Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board Aug 6, 2025