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Certification
Below is a list of addresses for departments of education by state. These addresses will
be helpful in finding out more about state-specific regulations in obtaining teaching certification.
While these addresses were accurate at the time of compilation, we cannot guarrantee
that they will remain so.
For quick access to the state websites on certification use the following form. Select the state you
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Alabama
Department of Education
Division of Instructional Service
5108 Gordon Persons Building
50 North Ripley Street
Montgomery 36130-2101
Phone: 334-229-4271
Alaska
Department of Education
Teacher Education and Certification
Goldbelt Building
801 West 10th Street, Suite 200
Juneau 99801-1894
Phone: 907-465-2831
Arizona
Department of Education
Teaher Certification Unit
1535 West Jefferson
Phoenix 85007.
Phone: 602-542-4367
Arkansas
Department of Education
Teacher Education and Licensure
#4 State Capitol Mall, Rooms 106B/107B
Little Rock 72201
Phone: 501-682-4342
California
Commission on Teacher Credentialing
1812 9th Street
Sacramento 95814-7000
Phone: 916-445-0184
Colorado
Department of Education
Educator Licensing, Room 105
201 East Colfax Avenue
Denver 80203-1704
Phone: 303-866-6628
Connecticut
State Department of Education
Bureau of Certification and Professional
Development
P.O. Box 2219
Hartford 06145
Phone: 860-566-5201
Delaware
State Department of Education
Office of Certification
Townsend Building, P.O. Box 1402
Dover 19903-1402
Phone: 302-739-4686
District of Columbia
Teacher Education and Certification Branch
Logan Administration Building
215 G Street, N.E. Room 101 A
Washington 20002
Phone: 202-724-4246
Florida
Department of Education
Bureau of Teacher Certification
Florida Education Center
325 West Gaines Street, Room 203
Tallahassee 32399-0400
Phone: 904-488-5724
Georgia
Professional Standards Commission
1454 Twin Towers East
Atlanta 30334
Phone: 404-657-9000
Hawaii
State Department of Education
Office of Personnel Services
P.O. Box 2360
Honolulu 96804,
Phone: 800-305-5104
Idaho
Department of Education
Teacher Certification and Professional
Standards
P.O. Box 83720
Boise 83720-0027
Phone: 208-332-6884
Illinois
State Teacher Certification Board
100 North First Street
Springfield 62777-0001
Phone: 217-782-2805
Indiana
Professional Standards Board
251 East Ohio Street, Suite 201
Indianapolis 46204-2133
Phone: 317-232-9010
Iowa
Board of Education Examiners
Teacher Licensure
Grimes State Office Building
East 14th and Grand
Des Moines 50319-0146
Phone: 515-281-3245
Kansas
State Department of Education
Certification and Teacher Education
120 SE 10th Avenue
Topeka 66612-1182
Phone: 913-296-2288
Kentucky
Office of Teacher Education and Certification
1024 Capitol Center Drive
Frankfort 40601
Phone: 502-573-4606
Louisiana
State Department of Education
Bureau of Higher Education, Teacher
Certification, and Continuing Education
626 North 4th Street
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge 70804-9064
Phone: 504-342-3490
Maine
Department of Education
Certification Office
23 State House Station
Augusta 04333-0023
Phone: 207-287-5944
Maryland
State Department of Education
Division of Certification and Accreditation
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore 21201-2595
Phone: 410-767-0412
Massachusetts
Department of Education
Certification and Professional Development
Coordination
350 Main Street, P.O. Box 9140
Malden 02148-5023
Phone: 781-388-3300, ext.665
Michigan
Department of Education
Office of Professional Preparation and
Certification Services
608 West Allegan, 3rd Floor
Lansing 48933
Phone: 517-335-0406
Minnesota
State Department of Children, Families & Learning
Personnel Licensing
610 Capitol Square Building
550 Cedar Street
St. Paul 55101-2273
Phone: 612-296-2046
Mississippi
State Department of Education
Office of Educator Licensure
Central High School Building
359 North West Street, P.O. Box 771
Jackson 39205-0771
Phone: 601-359-3483
Missouri
Department of Elementary & Secondary
Education
Teacher Certification Section
205 Jefferson Street, P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City 65102-0480
Phone: 573-751-0051
Montana
Office of Public Instruction
Teacher Education and Certification
1227 11th Avenue East, Room 210,
Box 202501
Helena 59620-2501
Phone: 406-444-3150
Nebraska
Department of Education
Teacher Education and Certification
301 Centennial Mall South, Box 94987
Lincoln 68509-4987
Phone: 402-471-0739
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Nevada
Department of Education
Licensure Division
700 East 5th Street
Carson City 89701
Phone: 702-687-9141
New Hampshire
State Department of Education
Bureau of Credentialing
101 Pleasant Street
Concord 03301-3860
Phone: 603-271-2407
New Jersey
Department of Education
Office of Professional Development and Licensing
Riverview Executive Plaza, Building 100, Rte.29
Trenton 08625-0500
Phone: 609-292-2045
New Mexico
State Department of Education
Professional Licensure Unit
Education Building
Santa Fe 87501-2786
Phone: 505-827-6587
New York
State Education Department
Office of Teaching
Cultural Education Center, Room 5A47
Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza
Albany 12230
Phone: 518-474-3091
North Carolina
Department of Public Instruction
Licensure Section
301 North Wilmington Street
Raleigh 27601-2825
Phone: 919-733-4125
North Dakota
Department of Public Instruction
Education Standards Practices Board
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck 58505-0540
Phone: 701-328-2264
Ohio
Department of Education
Div. of Professional Development and
Licensure
65 South Front Street, Room 412
Columbus 43215-4183
Phone: 614-466-3593
Oklahoma
State Department of Education
Professional Standards Section
Hodge Education Building
2500 North Lincoln Boulevard, Room 212
Oklahoma City 73105-4599
Phone: 405-521-3337
Oregon
Teacher Standards and Practices Commission
Public Service Building, Suite 105
255 Capitol Street, N.E.
Salem 97310
Phone: 503-378-3586
Pennsylvania
State Department of Education
Bureau of Teacher Preparation & Certification
333 Market Street, 3rd Floor
Harrisburg 17126-0333
Phone: 717-787-3356
Puerto Rico
Department of Education
Certification Office
P.O. Box 190759
San Juan 00919-0759
Phone: 809-754-0060
Rhode Island
Department of Education
Office of Teacher Preparation, Certification,
and Professional Development
Shepard Building
255 Westminster Street
Providence 02903
Phone: 401-222-2675
South Carolina
State Department of Education
Office of Organizational Development
Teacher Certification Section
Rutledge Building, Room 702
Columbia 29201
Phone: 803-734-8466
South Dakota
Department of Education & Cultural Affairs
Office of Policy and Accountability
Kneip Building, 700 Governors Drive
Pierre 57501-2291
Phone: 605-773-3553
Tennessee
State Department of Education
Teacher Licensing and Certification
Andrew Johnson Tower 5th Floor
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville 37243-0377
Phone: 615-532-4880
Texas
State Board for Educator Certification
1001 Trinity Street
Austin 78701-2603
Phone: 512-469-3001
Utah
State Office of Education
Certification and Personnel Development
250 East 500 South
Salt Lake City 84111
Phone: 801-538-7741
Vermont
State Department of Education
Licensing & Professional Standards
120 State Street
Montpelier 05620
Phone: 802-828-2445
Virginia
Department of Education
James Monroe Building
P.O. Box 2120
Richmond 23218-2120
Phone: 804-371-2522
Washington
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Professional Education and Certification Office
Old Capitol Building
600 South Washington Street
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia 98504-7200
Phone: 360-753-6773
West Virginia
Department of Education
Office of Professional Preparation
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Building #6, Room B-252
Charleston 25305-0330
Phone: 304-558-7010
Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction
Teacher Education & Licensing Teams
125 South Webster Street, P.O. Box 7841
Madison 53707-7841
Phone: 608-266-1879
Wyoming
Professional Teaching Standards Board
Hathaway Building, 2nd Floor
2300 Capital Avenue
Cheyenne 82002-0050
Phone: 307-777-6248
St. Croix District
Department of Education
Educational Personnel Services
2133 Hospital Street
St. Croix, Virgin Islands 00820
Phone: 340-773-1095
St. Thomas/St. John District
Department of Education
Personnel Services
44-46 Kongens Gade
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 00802
Phone: 340-774-0100
United States Department of Defense Dependents Schools
Certification Unit
4040 North Fairfax Drive
Arlington, Virginia 22203-1634
Phone: 703-696-3081, ext. 133
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