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Alabama
Teacher Certification Office, 
Department of Education
Gordon Persons Building 
Room 5201, 50 N. Ripley St.
Montgomery 36130-3901 
334/242-9977
www.alsde.edu/ver1/

Alaska
Coordinator of Teacher Education and Certification
State Dept. of Education
801 W. 10th St. Suite 200
Juneau 99801-1894
907/465-8661
www.educ.state.ak.us/TeacherCertification

Arizona
Certification Office
Teacher Certification Unit 
Office-016
1535 West Jefferson
P.O. Box 25609
Phoenix 85002, 602/542-4367
www.ade.state.az.us/certification/

Arkansas
Department of Education
Teacher Certification
4 State Capitol Mall
Rooms 106B/107B
Little Rock 72201
501/682-4342
arkedu.state.ar.us/teacher.htm

California
Commission on Teacher Credentialing
1812 Ninth St.
P.O. Box 944270
Sacramento 95814-7000 
916/445-7254
www.ctc.ca.gov/credentialinfo/credinfo.html

Colorado
Colorado Dept. of Education
State Office Building
Room 105
201 East Colfax Avenue
Denver 80203, 303/866-6628
www.cde.state.co.us/index_home.htm

Connecticut
Bureau of Teacher Certification, 
State Dept. of Education
165 Capitol Avenue
Room 351, P.O. Box 2219
Hartford 06145-2219 
203/566-4561
www.state.ct.us/sde/dtl/cert/index.htm

Delaware
Professional Development and Certification Division
State Department of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 1402
Townsend Building
Dover 19903-1402
302/739-4686
www.doe2.state.de.us/web/Default.asp

District of Columbia
Division of Teacher Education and Certification 
Logan Administration Bldg.
215 G Street N.E.
Room 101A
Washington D.C. 20002 
202/724-4250

Florida
Florida Department of Education
Bureau of Teacher Certification
Suite 201
Florida Education Center
Tallahassee 32399-0400 
904/488-5724
www.firn.edu/doe/bin00022/home0022.htm

Georgia
Georgia Department of Education
Professional Standards Commission
Suite 1454 Twin Towers East
Atlanta 30334-5070 
404/657-9000
www.gapsc.com/TeacherCertification.asp

Hawaii
Office of Personnel Services, 
Teacher Recruitment
P.O. Box 2360
Honolulu 96804
808/586-3420
www.k12.hi.us/~personnl/license.html

Idaho
Director of Teacher 
Education and Certification
State Department of Education
Len B. Jordan Office Building
P.O. Box 83720
Boise 83720, 208/334-3475
www.sde.state.id.us/certification/default.htm

Illinois
Illinois State Board of Education
Certification and Placement
100 North First Street
Springfield 62777
217/782-2805

Indiana
Indiana Department of Education, 
Professional Standards Board
251 E. Ohio St., Suite 201
Indianapolis 46204-2133 
317/232-9040
317/232-9010
www.state.in.us/psb/

Iowa
State of Iowa
Board of Educational 
Examiners and Licensure
Grimes State Office Bldg.
Des Moines 50319-0146 
515/281-3245
www.state.ia.us/educate/programs/boee/

Kansas
Director, Certification Section 
State Department of Education
120 SE Tenth Avenue
Topeka 66612-1182
913/296-2288

Kentucky
Division of Teacher Education and Certification
Department of Education
Capital Plaza Tower
500 Mero Street
Frankfort 40601
502/564-4606
www.kde.state.ky.us/otec/cert/default.asp

Louisiana
Teacher Certification
Department of Education
P.O. Box 94064
Baton Rouge 70804-9064 
504/342-3490

Maine
Dept. of Education
Certification Division
State House Station 23
Augusta 04333, 207/287-5944
janus.state.me.us/education/cert/cert.htm

Maryland
State Department of Education
Teacher Education and Certification Office
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore 21201-2595
410-767-0404

Massachusetts
Department of Education
Bureau of Teacher Certification
350 Main Street
Malden 02148, 671/388-3380
www.doe.mass.edu

Michigan
State Department of Education
Teacher Administration and Certification
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing 48909
517/373-3310
www.state.mi.us/mde/

Minnesota
Personnel Licensing and Placement
State Department of Education
Capitol Square
550 Cedar Street
St. Paul 55101-2273
612/296-2046
www.educ.state.mn.us/licen/license.htm

Mississippi
Office of Teacher Certification
State Department of Education
P.O. Box 771
Jackson 39205, 601/359-3483

Missouri
Teacher Certification
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City 65102 
314/751-3486

Montana
Public Instruction
Certification Services
P.O. Box 202501
Helena 59620-2501
406/444-3150

Nebraska
State Department of Education, 
Department of Teacher Certification
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln 68509-4987
402/471-2496
www.edneb.org/TCERT/TCERT.html

Nevada
Department of Education
1850 East Sahara
Suite 200
State Mailroom Complex
Las Vegas, NV 89158
702/486-6457
www.ccsd.net/HRD/NVDOE/

New Hampshire
Dept. of Education Bureau of Teacher Credentialing 
State Office Park South
101 Pleasant Street
Concord 03301-3860
603/271-2407
www.ed.state.nh.us

New Jersey
Office of Licensing and Academic Credentials
Department of Education
225 W. State St.CN 503
Trenton 08625-0503
609/292-2070
www.state.nj.us/education/
N.J. residents may also contact a county superintendent's office

New Mexico
Professional Licensure Unit
State Department of Education
Education Building
300 Don Gaspar
Santa Fe 87501-2786 
505/827-6587
sde.state.nm.us/divisions/ais/licensure/index.html

New York
Education Department
Division of Teacher Certification
Cultural Education Center 
Empire State Plaza
Room 5A 11
Madison Avenue
Albany 12230, 518/474-3901
www.nysed.gov/tcert/homepage.htm

North Carolina
State Department of Public Instruction, 
Division of Teacher Education Services
Licensure Section
301 North Wilmington Street
Raleigh 27601-2825
919/733-0377
www.dpi.state.nc.us/employment.html

North Dakota
Office of Teacher Certification, 
Dept. of Public Instruction
600 East Boulevard Avenue 
Bismarck 58505-0440
701/328-2264

Ohio
Division of Teacher Education and Certification
Department of Education
Room 1012, 65 S.Front St.
Columbus 43215-4183 
614/466-3593

Oklahoma
Department of Education
Professional Standards
2500 N. Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City 73105-4599 
405/521-3337

Oregon
Teachers Standards and Practices Commission
255 Capitol Street, NE
Public Services Bldg.
Suite 105
Salem 97310, 503/378-3586

Pennsylvania
Bureau of Teacher 
Certification & Preparation
Department of Education
333 Market Street
Harrisburg 17126-0333 
717/787-2967, 2968
www.pde.psu.edu/certification/teachcert.html

Rhode Island
Office of Teacher Education & Certification, 
State Department of Education
Roger Williams Building
22 Hayes Street
Providence 02908
401/277-2675

South Carolina
Department of Education
Teacher Certification 
Section, Room 1015
Rutledge Building
1429 Senate Street
Columbia 29201
803/734-8466
www.state.sc.us/sde/commques/certcont.htm

South Dakota
Dept. of Education
Teacher Certification
700 Governors Drive
Pierre 57501-2291
605/773-3553
www.state.sd.us/deca/account/programs.htm#CERTIF

Tennessee
Department of Education Office of Teacher Licensing
5th Floor, Gateway Plaza
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville 37219-5338 
615/532-4885
www.state.tn.us/education/lic_home.htm

Texas
Texas Education Agency
Division of Education Preparation & Certification
William B. Travis State 
Office Bldg.
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin 78701, 512/463-8976

Utah
Utah State Office of Education, 
Certification and Personnel Development
250 East 500 South
Salt Lake City 84111 
801/538-7740

Vermont 
Licensing & Professional Standards Office
State Department of 
Education, State Office
Bldg., State Street
Montpelier 05620-2501 
802/828-2445

Virginia
Virginia Department of Education, 
Teacher Education and Licensure
P.O. Box 2120
Richmond 23216-2120 
804/225-2022

Washington  
Superintendent of Public Instruction, 
Professional Education and Certification
Old Capitol Building
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia 98504-7200
360/753-6773
www.k12.wa.us

West Virginia  
State Department of Education, 
Office of Professional Preparation
Capitol Complex
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Building 6, Room B 337
Charleston 25305-0330 
304/558-7010
800/982-2378
wvde.state.wv.us/certification/

Wisconsin 
Department of Public Instruction, 
Bureau of Teacher Education and Licensing
P.O. Box 7841
Madison 53707-7841
608/266-1027
www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dlsis/tel/index.html

Wyoming 
Professional Teaching Standards Board
Hathaway Building 2nd Floor
2300 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne 82002-0050 
307/777-7291 
307/777-6234 fax 
www.k12.wy.us