State Licensing Agencies

To determine if licensure from the State of Indiana will be accepted by your state licensing agency, or what additional requirements might be needed for its acceptance, please contact your state licensing agency. Indiana Wesleyan University does not warrant that licensure from the State of Indiana is transferable to any other state, however, it is possible that many states will accept transfer of Indiana licensure with few, if any, additional requirements.

Teacher Certification
50 State Website Addresses & Phone Numbers

Alabama
Web: http://www.alsde.edu
Phone: (334)-242-8114

Alaska
Web: http://www.educ.state.ak.us/
Phone: (907)-465-2800

Arizona
Web: http://www.ade.state.az.us/certification/
Phone: (602)-542-4367

Arkansas
Web: http://arkedu.state.ar.us/teachers/
Phone: (501)-682-4475

California
Web: http://www.cde.ca.gov/
Phone: (916-319-0800)

Colorado
Web: http://www.cde.state.co.us/
Phone: (303)-866-6628

Connecticut
Web: http://www.state.ct.us/sde/
Phone: (860)-713-6969

Delaware
Web: http://www.doe.state.de.us/
Phone: (302)-739-4601

District of Columbia
Web: http://www.k12.dc.us/dcps/home.html
Phone: (202)-442-4800

Florida
Web: http://www.fldoe.org
Phone: (850)-488-2317 - out of state
Phone: 1-800-445-6739 – in state

Georgia
Web: http://www.gapsc.com
Phone: (404)-232-2500
Phone: (800)-869-7775

Hawaii
Web: http://www.doe.k12.hi.us
Phone: (800)-586-2600

Idaho
Web: http://www.sde.state.id.us/
Phone (208)-332-6884

Illinois
Web: http://www.isbe.state.il.us/
Phone: (866)-262-6663

Indiana
Web: http://www.state.in.us/psb/
Phone: (866)-542-3672

Iowa
Web: http://www.state.ia.us/boee
Phone: (515)-281-3437

Kansas
Web: http://www.ksbe.state.ks.us/cert/cert.html
Phone: (785)-296-8012

Kentucky
Web: http://www.kde.state.ky.us/
Phone (502)-564-3421

Louisiana
Web: http://www.doe.state.la.us/DOE/asps/home.asp
Phone: (255)-342-3563

Maine
Web: http://www.state.me.us/education/cert/cert.htm
Phone: (207)-624-6603

Maryland
Web: http://certification.msde.state.md.us/
Phone: (410)-767-0412

Massachusetts
Web: http://www.doe.mass.edu/
Phone: (781)-338-3000 or (781)-338-6600

Michigan
Web: http://www.michigan.gov/mde
Phone: (517)-373-0926 or (517) 241-0172

Minnesota
Web: http://education.state.mn.us/
Phone: (651)-582-8200

Mississippi
Web: http://www.mde.k12.ms.us
Phone: (601)-359-3483

Missouri
Web: http://dese.mo.gov/
Phone: (573)-751-0051 or (573)-751-3847

Montana
Web: http://www.opi.state.mt.us/cert/index.html
Phone: (888)-231-9393

Nebraska
Web: http://www.nde.state.ne.us/
Phone: (402)-471-2295

Nevada
Web: http://www.doe.nv.gov/licensing.html
Phone: (702)-486-6458

New Hampshire
Web: http://www.ed.state.nh.us/
Phone: (603)-271-3494

New Jersey
Web: http://www.state.nj.us/education
Phone: (609)-292-4469

New Mexico
Web: http://sde.state.nm.us/
Phone: (505)-827-6587

New York
Web: http://www.nysed.gov
Phone: (518)-474-3901

North Carolina
Web: http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/
Phone: (800)-577-7994 – in state
Phone: (919)-807-3310 – out of state

North Dakota
Web: http://www.state.nd.us/espb
Phone: (701)-328-2264

Ohio
Web: http://www.ode.state.oh.us/
Phone: (877) 644-6338 or (614)-466-3593

Oklahoma
Web: http://www.sde.state.ok.us
Phone: (405) 525-2612

Oregon
Web: http://www.ode.state.or.us/
Phone: (503)-378-3569

Pennsylvania
Web: http://www.pde.state.pa.us
Phone: (717)-787-3356

Rhode Island
Web: http://www.ridoe.net
Phone (401) 222-4600 or (800)-745-5555

South Carolina
Web: http://www.scteachers.org
Phone: (877)-885-5280

South Dakota
Web: http://www.state.sd.us/deca/opa
Phone: (605) 773-5470 or (605)-773-3678

Tennessee
Web: http://www.state.tn.us/education
Phone (615) 532-4885

Texas
Web: http://www.sbec.state.tx.us
Phone: (888)-863-5880

Utah
Web: http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us
Phone: (801)-538-7730 or (801)538-7740

Vermont
Web: http://www.state.vt.us/educ/new/html/maincert.html
Phone: (802)-828-2445

Virginia
Web: http://www.pen.k12.va.us/
Phone: (804)-225-2022
Phone: (800)-422-1098

Washington
Web: http://www.k12.wa.us/certification/
Phone: (800)-784-4999
Phone: (360)-725-6400

West Virginia
Web: http://wvde.state.wv.us/
Phone: (304) 558-2696
Phone: (304)-558-7842

Wisconsin
Web: http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/
Phone: (800)-266-1027

Wyoming
Web: http://www.k12.wy.us/wdehome.html
Phone: (307)-777-7291
Phone: (800)-675-6893