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 Aug 6, 2025
Alaska No Initial Teacher Certificate, Secondary, Mathematics (7-12) 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, Secondary, Mathematics (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, Mathematics - Secondary(7-12) Arkansas Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
California No Preliminary Credential, Single Subjects Teaching Credential, Mathematics (P-12) California Commission on Teacher Credentialing Aug 6, 2025
Colorado No Initial License, Secondary Mathematics (7-12) Colorado Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Connecticut No Initial Educator Certificate, Secondary Education, Mathematics (4-12) Connecticut State Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Delaware No Initial License, Secondary Mathematics Teacher Standard Certificate (9-12 and can be used for 6-8) Delaware Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
District of Columbia No Standard Teacher Credential, Mathematics (7-12) 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, Certification in Mathematics (6-12) Florida Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Georgia No 5-Year Induction Certificate, Mathematics (6-12) Georgia Professional Standards Commission Aug 6, 2025
Guam
No

Must be licensed if program is not NCATE/CAEP accredited

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

Holding license waives IL coursework requirements 8/6/2025 MN no longer requires the PRAXIS exams. The Professional Educator License (PEL) can be endorsed for various teaching areas, including social studies. To teach social studies, you need a PEL with a specific social studies endorsement. These endorsements typically allow you to teach in middle school (grades 5-8) or high school (grades 9-12).

Professional Educator License, Teacher, Secondary Education Mathematics (9-12) Illinois State Board of Education Aug 6, 2025
Indiana No Initial Practitioner License, Mathematics (5-12) Indiana Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Iowa No Initial Teaching License, Mathematics (5-12) Iowa Board of Education Examiners Aug 6, 2025
Kansas No Initial Teacher License, Mathematics (6-12) Kansas State Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Kentucky No Statement of Eligiblity for Secondary School (Secondary School-Mathematics) Provisional Certificate (8-12) Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board Aug 6, 2025
Louisiana No Out-of-state Certificate, Mathematics (6-12) Louisiana Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Maine No Professional Teacher Certificate, Secondary Teacher-Mathematics (7-12) Maine Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Maryland No Initial Professional License (IPL), Mathematics (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), Mathematics (5-12) Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Aug 6, 2025
Michigan No Standard Certificate, Secondary Mathematics (6-12) Michigan Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Minnesota Yes Tier 3 License, Mathematics (5-12) Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board Aug 6, 2025
Mississippi No Initial Teacher License, Mathematics (7-12) Mississippi Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Missouri No Initital Teacher Certificate, Secondary Education-Mathematics (9-12) Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Aug 6, 2025
Montana No Standard Teacher License, Mathematics (5-12) Montana Office of Public Instruction Aug 6, 2025
Nebraska No Initial Teaching Certificate, Mathematics (7-12) Nebraska Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Nevada No Standard Teacher License or Non-Renewable/Provisional (if testing or coursework deficencies), Secondary-Mathematics (7-12) State of Nevada Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
New Hampshire No Initial Certification, Mathematics Teacher - Upper Level (5-12) New Hampshire Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
New Jersey No Instructional Certificate of Eligiblity, Mathematics (6-12) State of New Jersey Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
New Mexico No Secondary Teacher License, Secondary Mathematics (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, Mathematics (7-12) New York Office of Teaching Intiatives Aug 6, 2025
North Carolina No Initial Professional Educator License, Secondary Grades, Mathematics (9-12) North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Aug 6, 2025
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 Aug 6, 2025
Northern Mariana Islands No Initial Educator, Basic I, Secondary Education-Mathematics (9-12) Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands State Board of Education Aug 6, 2025
Ohio No Two Year Resident Educator, Adolescence to Young Adult, Integrated Mathematics (7-12) Ohio Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Oklahoma No Secondary School Certificate, Mathematics, Advanced/Secondary or Mathematics, Intermediate (5-12) Oklahoma State Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Oregon No Preliminary Teaching or Reciprocal Teaching (if OR exam requirements are not fulfilled), Advanced Mathematics (PreK-12) Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission Aug 6, 2025
Pennsylvania No Instructional Certificate, Mathematics (7-12) Pennsylvania Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Puerto Rico No Teacher Certificate, Mathematics (9-12) 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, Secondary Grades Mathematics (7-12) Rhode Island Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
South Carolina No Initial Educator Certificate, Mathematics (9-12) South Carolina Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
South Dakota No Teacher, Secondary, Secondary Intermediate Mathematics or Secondary Advanced Mathematics (5-12) South Dakota Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Tennessee No Practitioner License, Mathematics (6-12) Tennessee Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Texas No Out-of-State One Year Certificate (to complete exams) or Standard Certificate (if exams satisfied), Mathematics (7-12) Texas Education Agency Aug 6, 2025
U.S. Virgin Islands No Standard Certificate, Secondary, Mathematics (7-12) U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Utah No Professional License, Secondary Education-Mathematics (6-12) Utah State Board of Education Aug 6, 2025
Vermont No Professional Educator License, Mathematics (7-12) State of Vermont Agency of Education Aug 6, 2025
Virginia No Initial Teacher License, Mathematics (6-12) Virginia Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Washington No Residency Teacher, Secondary, Mathematics (5-12) Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Aug 6, 2025
West Virginia No Initial Professional Teaching Certificate, Mathematics (5-12) West Virginia Department of Education Aug 6, 2025
Wisconsin Yes Provisional Educator License, Middle and High School (4-12) Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Aug 6, 2025
Wyoming No Initial Teacher License, Mathematics (5-8 or 6-12) Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board Aug 6, 2025