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State Meets Licensure Requirements License Title Board/Agency Contact Last Reviewed
Alabama No Professional Educator Certificate, Mathematics, Secondary (6-12) Alabama State Department of Education May 14, 2024
Alaska No Initial Teacher Certificate, Secondary, Mathematics (7-12) 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, Secondary, Mathematics (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, Mathematics - Secondary(7-12) Arkansas Department of Education May 14, 2024
California No Preliminary Credential, Single Subjects Teaching Credential, Mathematics (P-12) California Commission on Teacher Credentialing May 14, 2024
Colorado Yes Initial License, Secondary Mathematics (7-12) Colorado Department of Education May 14, 2024
Connecticut No Initial Educator Certificate, Secondary Education, Mathematics (7-12) Connecticut State Department of Education May 14, 2024
Delaware No Initial License, Secondary Mathematics Teacher Standard Certificate (9-12 and can be used for 6-8) Delaware Department of Education May 14, 2024
District of Columbia No Standard Teacher Credential, Mathematics (7-12) 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 Professional Certificate, Certification in Mathematics (6-12) Florida Department of Education May 14, 2024
Georgia No 5-Year Induction Certificate, Mathematics (6-12) Georgia Professional Standards Commission May 14, 2024
Guam
No

Must be licensed if program is not NCATE/CAEP accredited

Initial Educator Certification, Mathematics (6-12) Guam Commission for Educator Certification May 14, 2024
Hawaii No Provisional License, Mathematics (6-12) 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 (6-12) Idaho State Department of Education May 14, 2024
Illinois
Yes

Holding license waives IL coursework requirements

Professional Educator License (PEL), Teacher, Secondary Education Mathematics (9-12) Illinois State Board of Education May 14, 2024
Indiana No Initial Practitioner License, Mathematics (5-12) Indiana Department of Education May 14, 2024
Iowa Yes Initial Teaching License, Mathematics (5-12) Iowa Board of Education Examiners May 14, 2024
Kansas No Initial Teacher License, Mathematics (6-12) Kansas State Department of Education May 14, 2024
Kentucky No Statement of Eligiblity for Secondary School (Secondary School-Mathematics) Provisional Certificate (8-12) Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board May 14, 2024
Louisiana No Out-of-state Certificate, Mathematics (6-12) Louisiana Department of Education May 14, 2024
Maine No Professional Teacher Certificate, Secondary Teacher-Mathematics (7-12) Maine Department of Education May 14, 2024
Maryland No Initial Professional License (IPL), Mathematics (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), Mathematics (5-12) Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education May 14, 2024
Michigan No Standard Certificate, Secondary Mathematics (6-12) Michigan Department of Education May 14, 2024
Minnesota Yes Tier 3 License, Mathematics (5-12) Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board May 14, 2024
Mississippi No Initial Teacher License, Mathematics (7-12) Mississippi Department of Education May 14, 2024
Missouri No Initital Teacher Certificate, Secondary Education-Mathematics (9-12) Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education May 14, 2024
Montana No Standard Teacher License, Mathematics (5-12) Montana Office of Public Instruction May 14, 2024
Nebraska No Initial Teaching Certificate, Mathematics (7-12) Nebraska Department of Education May 14, 2024
Nevada No Standard Teacher License or Non-Renewable/Provisional (if testing or coursework deficencies), Secondary-Mathematics (7-12) State of Nevada Department of Education May 14, 2024
New Hampshire No Initial Certification, Mathematics Teacher - Upper Level (5-12) New Hampshire Department of Education May 14, 2024
New Jersey No Instructional Certificate of Eligiblity, Mathematics (6-12) State of New Jersey Department of Education May 14, 2024
New Mexico No Secondary Teacher License, Secondary Mathematics (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, Mathematics (7-12) New York Office of Teaching Intiatives May 14, 2024
North Carolina No Initial Professional Educator License, Secondary Grades, Mathematics (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), Secondary: Mathematics (5-12 or 9-12) North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board May 14, 2024
Northern Mariana Islands No Initial Educator, Basic I, Secondary Education-Mathematics (9-12) 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 Mathematics (7-12) Ohio Department of Education May 14, 2024
Oklahoma No Secondary School Certificate, Mathematics, Advanced/Secondary or Mathematics, Intermediate (5-12) Oklahoma State Department of Education May 14, 2024
Oregon N/A Preliminary Teaching or Reciprocal Teaching (if OR exam requirements are not fulfilled), Advanced Mathematics (PreK-12) Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission May 14, 2024
Pennsylvania No Instructional Certificate, Mathematics (7-12) Pennsylvania Department of Education May 14, 2024
Puerto Rico N/A Teacher Certificate, Mathematics (9-12) 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, Secondary Grades Mathematics (7-12) Rhode Island Department of Education May 14, 2024
South Carolina No Initial Educator Certificate, Mathematics (9-12) South Carolina Department of Education May 14, 2024
South Dakota No Teacher, Secondary, Secondary Intermediate Mathematics or Secondary Advanced Mathematics (5-12) South Dakota Department of Education May 14, 2024
Tennessee No Practitioner License, Mathematics (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), Mathematics (7-12) Texas Education Agency May 14, 2024
U.S. Virgin Islands N/A Standard Certificate, Secondary, Mathematics (7-12) U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Education May 14, 2024
Utah No Professional License, Secondary Education-Mathematics (6-12) Utah State Board of Education May 14, 2024
Vermont
No

Curriculum comparison needed if graduate is not first licensed.

Professional Educator License, Mathematics (7-12) State of Vermont Agency of Education May 14, 2024
Virginia No Initial Teacher License, Mathematics (6-12) Virginia Department of Education May 14, 2024
Washington No Residency Teacher, Secondary, Mathematics (5-12) Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction May 14, 2024
West Virginia No Initial Professional Teaching Certificate, Mathematics (5-12) West Virginia Department of Education May 14, 2024
Wisconsin No Provisional Educator License, Middle and High School (4-12) Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction May 14, 2024
Wyoming No Initial Teacher License, Mathematics (5-8 or 6-12) Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board May 14, 2024