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State Meets Licensure Requirements License Title Board/Agency Contact Last Reviewed
Alabama No Professional Educator Certificate, Middle-Level Mathematics (Grades 4-8) Alabama State Department of Education May 14, 2024
Alaska No Initial Teacher Certificate, Middle School Math (Varies) Alaska Department of Education & Early Development May 14, 2024
American Samoa N/A None found American Samoa Department of Education May 14, 2024
Arizona No Standard Professional Certificate, Middle Grades Mathematics (Varies) Arizona Department of Education May 14, 2024
Arkansas No Provisional (for up to 3 years if exams/courses not completed) or Standard License, Mathematics - Middle Level (Grades 4-8) Arkansas Department of Education May 14, 2024
California No None found California Commission on Teacher Credentialing May 14, 2024
Colorado Yes Initial License, Middle School Mathematics (6-8) Colorado Department of Education May 14, 2024
Connecticut No Initial Educator Certificate, Mathematics, Middle School (Grades 4-8) Connecticut State Department of Education May 14, 2024
Delaware No Initial License, Middle Level Mathematics Teacher Standard Certificate (Grades 6-8) Delaware Department of Education May 14, 2024
District of Columbia No Standard Teacher Credential, Middle School Education: Middle School Mathematics (Grades 4-8) District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education May 14, 2024
Federated States of Micronesia N/A None found The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Teacher Certification Program May 14, 2024
Florida No Temporary Certificate (for 3 years to complete required FL exams) or Professional Certificate, Middle Grades Mathematics (Grades 5-9) Florida Department of Education May 14, 2024
Georgia No 5-Year Induction Certificate, Middle Grades Math (Grades 4-8) Georgia Professional Standards Commission May 14, 2024
Guam
No

Must be licensed if program is not NCATE/CAEP accredited

Initial Educator Certification, Middle School Mathematics (6-8) Guam Commission for Educator Certification May 14, 2024
Hawaii No Provisional License, Mathematics (Grades 6-8) Hawaii Teachers Standards Board May 14, 2024
Idaho No Standard Instructional Certificate or Interim Certificate (if ID coursework or exams needs to be completed), Mathematics – Middle Level (Grades 5-9) Idaho State Department of Education May 14, 2024
Illinois
Yes

Holding license waives IL coursework requirements

Professional Educator License (PEL), Middle Grades Mathematics (Grades 5-8) Illinois State Board of Education May 14, 2024
Indiana No Initial Practitioner License, Middle School Mathematics (Grades 5-9) Indiana Department of Education May 14, 2024
Iowa Yes Initial Teaching License, Middle School Mathematics (Grades 5-8) Iowa Board of Education Examiners May 14, 2024
Kansas No Initial Teacher License, Mathematics (Grades 5-8) Kansas State Department of Education May 14, 2024
Kentucky No Provisional Certificate or Statement of Eligibility (if not employed), Middle School-Mathematics (Grades 5-9) Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board May 14, 2024
Louisiana No Out-of-state Certificate, Mathematics (Grades 4-8) Louisiana Department of Education May 14, 2024
Maine No Professional Teacher Certificate, Middle Level Teacher (Grades 5-8) Maine Department of Education May 14, 2024
Maryland No Professional Eligiblity Certificate (if not employed by district) or Standard Professional Certificate (if employed), Middle School Mathematics (Grades 4-9) 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), Mathematics (5-8) Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education May 14, 2024
Michigan No Standard Certificate, Mathematics (5-9) Michigan Department of Education May 14, 2024
Minnesota Yes Teacher License, Middle Level Endorsement- Mathematics (Grades 5-8) Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board May 14, 2024
Mississippi No Five Year Educator License, Mathematics (Grades 7-9) Mississippi Department of Education May 14, 2024
Missouri No Initital Teacher Certificate, Middle School Education-Mathematics (Grades 5-9) Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education May 14, 2024
Montana No Standard Teacher License, Middle Grades (Grades 4-8) Montana Office of Public Instruction May 14, 2024
Nebraska No Initial Teaching Certificate, Middle Level-Mathematics (Grades 5-9) Nebraska Department of Education May 14, 2024
Nevada No Standard Teacher License or Non-Renewable/Provisional (if testing or coursework deficencies), Middle School/Junior High-Mathematics (Grades 7-9) State of Nevada Department of Education May 14, 2024
New Hampshire No Initial Certification, Middle Level Mathematics (Grades 5-8) New Hampshire Department of Education May 14, 2024
New Jersey No Instructional Certificate of Eligiblity, Middle School with Subject Matter Specialization: Mathematics (Grades 5-8) State of New Jersey Department of Education May 14, 2024
New Mexico No Initial Teaching License, Mathematics (Grades 5-9) 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, Mathematics (5-9) New York Office of Teaching Intiatives May 14, 2024
North Carolina No Initial Professional Educator License, Middle Grades Mathematics (Grades 6-9) North Carolina Department of Public Instruction May 14, 2024
North Dakota No Out-of-State Reciprocal or Other State Educator, Middle School Math (Grades 5-8) North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board May 14, 2024
Northern Mariana Islands No Initial Educator, Basic I, Middle School-Mathematics (Grades 6-8) Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands State Board of Education May 14, 2024
Ohio No Four Year Resident Educator, Middle Childhood: Mathematics (Grades 4-9) Ohio Department of Education May 14, 2024
Oklahoma No Standard Teaching Certificate, Middle Level Mathematics (5-8) Oklahoma State Department of Education May 14, 2024
Oregon N/A None found Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission May 14, 2024
Pennsylvania No Instructional Certificate, Mathematics (Grades 7-8) Pennsylvania Department of Education May 14, 2024
Puerto Rico N/A None found 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, Middle Grades Mathematics (Grades 5-8) Rhode Island Department of Education May 14, 2024
South Carolina No Initial Educator Certificate, Middle Level Mathematics (Grades 5-8) South Carolina Department of Education May 14, 2024
South Dakota No Initial Certificate, Mathematics (Grades 5-8) South Dakota Department of Education May 14, 2024
Tennessee No Practitioner License, Middle Grades Mathematics (Grades 6-8) Tennessee Department of Education May 14, 2024
Texas Yes Out-of-State One Year Certificate (to complete exams) or Standard Certificate (if exams satisfied), Mathematics (Grades 6-8) Texas Education Agency May 14, 2024
U.S. Virgin Islands N/A None found U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Education May 14, 2024
Utah No Professional License, Middle School Mathematics (6-8) Utah State Board of Education May 14, 2024
Vermont
No

Curriculum comparison needed if graduate is not first licensed.

Professional Educator License, Middle Grades-Mathematics (Grades 5-9) State of Vermont Agency of Education May 14, 2024
Virginia No Initial Teacher License, Middle Education (Grades 6-8) Virginia Department of Education May 14, 2024
Washington No Residency Teacher, Middle Level (4-9) Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction May 14, 2024
West Virginia No Professional Teaching Certificate, General Math through Algebra I (Grades 5-9) West Virginia Department of Education May 14, 2024
Wisconsin No Provisional Educator License, Elementary and Middle School (Grades K-9) Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction May 14, 2024
Wyoming No Standard Educator License, Mathematics (Grades 5-8) Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board May 14, 2024