State Credential Contact List

Recognized as a Title IV approved institution, GW, including its Graduate School of Education and Human Development (GSEHD), provides disclosures pertaining to all GSEHD programs leading to a specific professional licensure or certification within each of the U.S. states.

All educator preparation licensure and endorsement programs offered by GSEHD are approved by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) and the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), the state education agency for the District of Columbia. Through OSSE, our educator preparation programs are designed to meet the educational requirements and eligibility for licensure and certification in the District of Columbia. Learn more about Teacher & Administrator Certification >

Please note, teacher and administrator certification is granted by individual state education departments, not any university. We recommend consulting with the appropriate licensing agency or board in the state or territory for which licensure is sought prior to beginning any course of study. For your convenience, the state credential contact lists can be found below*.

*This list is not an affirmation of whether a state is a partner state of the interstate compact agreement. Attempts to ensure accuracy in the information provided below have been taken, however, emails and links change often and are outside of GW's oversight.

 

StateAgencyPhoneEmailWebsite
AlabamaDepartment of Education(334) 694-4900comm@alsde.comalabamaachieves.org
AlaskaDepartment of Education(907) 465-2831tcwebmail@alaska.goveducation.alaska.gov
ArizonaDepartment of Education(602) 542-4367Certification@azed.govazed.gov
ArkansasDepartment of Education(501) 682-4342ade.educatorlicensure@arkansas.govdese.ade.arkansas.gov
CaliforniaCalifornia Commission on Teacher Credentialing(916) 322-4974credentials@ctc.ca.govctc.ca.gov
ColoradoDepartment of Education(303) 866-6628CDELicensing@cde.state.co.uscde.state.co.us
ConnecticutDepartment of Education(860) 713-6969teacher.cert@ct.govportal.ct.gov
DCOffice of the State Superintendent of Education(202) 741-5881osse.asklicensure@dc.govosse.dc.gov
DelawareDepartment of Education(302) 857-3388deeds@doe.k12.de.usdoe.k12.de.us
FloridaDepartment of Education(800) 445-6739 fldoe.org
GeorgiaProfessional Standards Commission(800) 869-7775 gapsc.com
HawaiiTeacher Standards Board(808) 586-2600htsb@hawaii.govhawaiiteacherstandardsboard.org
IdahoDepartment of Education(208) 332-6882certification@sde.idaho.govsde.idaho.gov
IllinoisState Board of Education(217) 557-6763 isbe.net
IndianaDepartment of Education(317) 232-9010licensinghelp@doe.in.govin.gov
IowaBoard of Examiners  educate.iowa.gov
KansasDepartment of Education(785) 296-2288TLALicense@ksde.orgksde.org
KentuckyEducation Professional Standards Board(502) 564-5846KDELIcensure@education.ky.govepsb.ky.gov
LouisianaDepartment of Education(877) 453-2721 ldoe.my.site.com
MaineDepartment of Education(207) 624-6603cert.doe@maine.govmaine.gov
MarylandDepartment of Education(410) 767-0390certinfo.msde@maryland.gov marylandpublicschools.org
MassachusettsExecutive Office of Education(781) 338-6600 mass.gov
MichiganDepartment of Education(517) 241-5000MDE-EducatorHelp@Michigan.govmichigan.gov
MinnesotaDepartment of Education(651) 582-8754mde.educator-licensing@state.mn.usbosa.mn.gov
MississippiDepartment of Education(601) 359-3483teachersupport@medk12.orgmdek12.org
MissouriDepartment of Education(571) 751-0051certification@dese.mo.govdese.mo.gov
MontanaOffice of Public Instruction(406) 444-3150cert@mt.govopi.mt.gov
NebraskaDepartment of Education(402) 471-0739nde.tcertweb@nebraska.goveducation.ne.gov
NevadaDepartment of Education(775) 687-5980
or (702) 486-6458
license@doe.nv.govdoe.nv.gov
New HampshireDepartment of Education(603) 271-2409 education.nh.gov
New JerseyDepartment of Education(609) 292-2070 nj.gov
New MexicoPublic Education Department(505) 827-5800LicensureUnit@ped.nm.govped.state.nm.us
New YorkState Education Department(518) 474-3901tcert@nysed.govhighered.nysed.gov
North CarolinaDepartment of Public Instruction(800) 577-7994asklicensure@dpi.nc.govdpi.nc.gov
North DakotaEducation Standards and Practices Board(701) 328-9641espbinfo@nd.govnd.gov
OhioDepartment of Education(877) 644-6338 Educator.licensure@education.ohio.govsboe.ohio.gov
OklahomaDepartment of Education(405) 521-3337 sde.ok.gov
OregonTeachers Standards and Practices Commission contact.tspc@tspc.oregon.govoregon.gov
PennsylvaniaDepartment of Education(717) 728-3224ra-edcertquestions@pa.goveducation.pa.gov
Rhode IslandDepartment of Education(401) 222-4600EQAC@ride.ri.govride.ri.gov
South CarolinaDepartment of Education(803) 896-0325certification@ed.sc.goved.sc.gov
South DakotaDepartment of Education(605) 773-3134certification@state.sd.usdoe.sd.gov
TennesseeDepartment of Education(615) 532-4885Educator.licensure@tn.govtn.gov
TexasEducation Agency(512) 936-8400educatorcert@tea.texas.govtea.texas.gov
UtahState Board of Education(801) 538-7740licensing@schools.utah.govschools.utah.gov
VermontAgency of Education(802) 828-3440aoe.licensinginfo@vermont.goveducation.vermont.gov
VirginiaDepartment of Education(800) 292-3820licensure@doe.virginia.govdoe.virginia.gov
WashingtonOffice of the Superintendent of Public Instruction(360) 725-6400Cert@k12.wa.usk12.wa.us
West VirginiaDepartment of Education(800) 982-2378certification.wvde@k12.wv.uswvde.us
WisconsinDepartment of Public Instruction(800) 266-1027 dpi.wi.gov
WyomingProfessional Teaching Standards Board(307) 777-7291wyoptsb@wyo.govwyomingptsb.com