Department of Education Teacher Education & Certification PO Box 302101 Montgomery, AL 36130 (334) 353-8567 tcert@alsde.edu www.alsde.edu
School Counselor [P-12]
Department of Education Teacher Certification PO Box 6490 Phoenix, AZ 85005 (602) 542-4367 certification@azed.gov http://www.azed.gov/educator-certification/contactus/
Guidance Counselor [PreK-12]
Department of Education Professional Licensure Arch Ford Education Bldg. 4 State Capitol Mall, Room 106B Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 682-4342 http://arkansased.org
School Counselor [P-8] [7-12] [P-12]
Commission on Teacher Credentialing 1900 Capital Avenue Sacramento, CA 95811 (916) 327-1461 (888) 921-2682 credentials@ctc.ca.gov www.ctc.ca.gov
School Counselor [PreK-12]
Department of Education Educator Licensing 201 E. Colfax Avenue, Room 105 Denver, CO 80203-1799 (303) 866-6628 educator.licensing@cde.state.co.us www.cde.state.co.us
School Counselor [Birth-21]
Department of Education Bureau of Educator Standards and Certification PO Box 150471, Room 243 Hartford, CT 06115-0471 (860) 713-6969 teacher.cert@ct.gov http://www.ct.gov/sde/cert
Department of Education Certification 401 Federal Street, Suite 2 Dover, DE 19901-3639 (302) 735-4120 https://www.doe.k12.de.us/Page/3481
Elementary Counselor [1-6] Middle School Counselor [5-8]*must have either an Elementary or Secondary School Counselor Certificate Secondary Counselor [9-12]
Educator Licensure & Accreditation 810 First Street, NE, 5th Floor Washington, DC 20002 (202) 741-5881 educator.licensurehelp@dc.gov www.osse.dc.gov
School Counselor [K-12]
Department of Education Bureau of Educator Certification 325 West Gaines Street Turlington Bldg., Room 201 Tallahassee, FL 32399 (850) 245-9796 (800) 445-6739 edcert@fldoe.org www.fldoe.org/edcert
School Counselor [PK-12]
Professional Standards Commission Two Peachtree Street, Suite 6000 Atlanta, GA 30303 (404) 232-2500 (800) 869-7775 www.gapsc.com
Guam Public School System PO Box DE Hagåtña, GU 96932 (671) 475-0441 www.gdoe.net
Guidance Counselor [K-12]
Teacher Standards Board 650 Iwilei Road, #201 Honolulu, HI 96817 (808) 586-2600 licensingsection@htsb.org www.htsb.org
School Counselor [K-6] [7-12] [K-12]
Department of Education Teacher Certification PO Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0027 (208) 332-6880 http://www.sde.idaho.gov/contact.html
State Board of Education Educator Certification 100 N. First Street, S-306 Springfield, IL 62777 (217) 557-6763
Department of Education Educator Licensing & Development 151 W. Ohio Street Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317) 232-9010 (866) 542-3672 licensinghelp@doe.in.gov www.doe.in.gov/educatorlicensing
Board of Educational Examiners Grimes Building, 3rd Floor 400 East 14th Street Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281-3245 www.boee.iowa.gov
Elementary School Counselor [K-8] Secondary School Counselor [5-12]
Department of Education Teacher Education and Licensure 120 SE 10th Avenue Topeka, KS 66612-1182 (785) 291-3678 www.ksde.org/
Education Professional Standards Board Division of Certification 100 Airport Road, 3rd Floor Frankfort, KY 40601 (502) 564-4606 (888) 598-7667 dcert@ky.gov www.kyepsb.net
Department of Education Division of Certification, Preparation, & Recruitment PO Box 94064 Baton Rouge, LA 70804 (225) 342-3490 (877) 453-2721 www.teachlouisiana.net
Department of Education Certification Office 23 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333 (207) 624-6603 cert.doe@maine.gov http://maine.gov/education/cert/
School Guidance Counselor [K-12]
Department of Education Certification 200 W. Baltimore Street Baltimore, MD 21201 (410) 767-0412 (866) 772-8922 (toll-free) (410) 333-6442 TTY/TDD http://www.mdcert.org
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Office of Educator Licensure 75 Pleasant Street Malden, MA 02148 (781) 338-6600 www.doe.mass.edu/educators
School Guidance Counselor [PreK-8] [5-12]
Department of Education Office of Professional Preparation Services PO Box 30008 Lansing, MI 48909 (517) 373-3310 www.michigan.gov/mde
School Counselor [K-8] [6-12] [K-12]
Department of Education Educator Licensing 1500 Highway 36 West Roseville, MN 55113 (651) 582-8691 (651) 582-8201 TTY mde.educator-licensing@state.mn.us www.education.state.mn.us
Department of Education Office of Educator Licensure PO Box 771 Jackson, MS 39205 (601) 359-3483 www.mde.k12.ms.us
Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Educator Certification 205 Jefferson Street PO Box 480 Jefferson City, MO 65102 (573) 751-0051 webreplyteachercert@dese.mo.gov http://dese.mo.gov
School Counselor [K-8] [7-12]
Office of Public Instruction Educator Licensure PO Box 202501 Helena, MT 59620-2501 (406) 444-3150 cert@mt.gov www.opi.mt.gov/cert
Department of Education Teacher Certification 301 Centennial Mall South PO Box 94987 Lincoln, NE 68509-4987 (402) 471-0739 tcertweb@education.ne.gov www.education.ne.gov/tcert
School Guidance Counselor [K-6] [4-9] [7-12] [K-12]
Department of Education Teacher Licensure Southern Office 9890 S. Maryland Parkway, Suite 231, Room 234 Las Vegas, NV 89183 (702) 486-6458 license@doe.nv.gov Northern Office 700 East Fifth Street, Suite 105 Carson City, NV 89701 (775) 687-9115
http://www.doe.nv.gov/Educator_Licensure_Contact/
Department of Education Bureau of Credentialing 101 Pleasant Street Concord, NH 03301 (603) 271-3494 www.education.nh.gov
Department of Education Office of Licensure & Credentials PO Box 500 Trenton, NJ 08625-0500 (609) 292-2070 www.nj.gov/education/educators/license
Public Education Department Professional Licensure Bureau Education Building 300 Don Gaspar Street Santa Fe, NM 87501 (505) 827-5821 licensureunit@state.nm.us www.ped.state.nm.us/licensure
State Education Department Office of Teaching Initiatives Certification Education Building, 5N 89 Washington Avenue Albany, NY 12234 (518) 474-3901 (800) 855-2880 TTY www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert
Department of Public Instruction Licensure Section 6365 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-6365 (919) 807-3310 (outside NC) (800) 577-7994 (in-state) http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/licensure
Department of Education Educator Licensure 25 S. Front Street, MS 105 Columbus, OH 43215 (614) 466-3593 educator.licensure@ode.state.oh.us http://education.ohio.gov
Department of Education Professional Standards Teacher Certification 2500 N. Lincoln Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73105 (405) 521-3337 http://sde.ok.gov/sde/teacher-certification
Elementary Counselor [K-8] Secondary Counselor [9-12] School Counselor [PK-12]
Teaching Standards and Practices Commission 465 Commercial St. NE Salem, OR 97301 (503) 378-3586 www.tspc.state.or.us
School Counselor [grade levels vary]
Department of Education Bureau of School Leadership and Teacher Quality 333 Market Street Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333 (717) 787-3356 www.education.state.pa.us
Elementary School Counselor [K-6] Secondary School Counselor [7-12]
Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Educator Quality & Certification 255 Westminister Street Providence, RI 02903 (401) 222-4600, ext. 2003 eqac@ride.ri.gov www.ride.ri.gov
Department of Education Educator Certification Landmark II Building 3700 Forest Drive, Suite 500 Columbia, SC 29204 (803) 734-8466 (877) 885-5280 (in-state toll-free) certification@scteachers.org www.scteachers.org/cert
Guidance Counselor [grade levels vary]
Department of Education Accreditation & Teacher Quality Teacher Certification 800 Governors Drive Pierre, SD 57501 (605) 773-3553 certification@state.sd.us http://doe.sd.gov/
Department of Education Teacher Licensing Andrew Johnson Tower 710 James Robertson Pkwy., 4th Floor Nashville, TN 37243 (615) 532-4885 education.licensing@state.tn.us https://www.tn.gov/education/licensing/licensing-faq.html
Texas Education Agency Educator Certification, Standards, & Investigations 1701 North Congress Ave., WBT 5-100 Austin, TX 78701 (512) 936-8400 (888) 863-5880 www.tea.state.tx.us
School Counselor [EC-12]
Office of Education Teaching & Learning 250 E. 500 South PO Box 144200 Salt Lake City, UT 84114 (801) 538-7740 https://www.schools.utah.gov/prevention/schoolcounselingprograms/licensing
Department of Education Educator Licensing 120 State Street Montpelier, VT 05620-2501 (802) 828-2445 doe-licensinginfo@state.vt.us www.education.vermont.gov
Department of Education Teacher Education and Licensure James Monroe Building PO Box 2120 Richmond, VA 23218-2120 (804) 225-2022 licensure@doe.virginia.gov www.doe.virginia.gov
Department of Education (St. Thomas location) PO Box 11900 Dronningens Grade Nos. 60B, 61, and 62 St. Thomas, VI 00801 (340) 774-4546
Department of Education (St. Croix location) Sunny Isles Professional Building, Suite 1 St. Croix, VI 00820 (340) 772-4144
TeachUSVI@doe.vi https://www.vide.vi/general-certification-requirements.html
Professional Education & Certification PO Box 47200 Olympia, WA 98504-7200 (360) 725-6400 (360) 664-3631 (TTY) cert@k12.wa.us www.k12.wa.us/certification
Department of Education Office of Professional Preparation Building 6, Room 252 1900 Kanawha Blvd. East Charleston, WV 25305 (304) 558-7010 (800) 982-2378 http://wvde.state.wv.us/certification
School Counselor [PreK-Adult]
Department of Public Instruction Teacher Education, Professional Development & Licensing 125 S. Webster Street Madison, WI 53707-7841 (608) 266-1028 (608) 264-9541 (TTY/TDD) (800) 266-1027 (voicemail) licensing@dpi.state.wi.us http://dpi.wi.gov/tepdl
Professional Teaching Standards Board 1920 Thomes Avenue, Suite 400 Cheyenne, WY 82002 (307) 777-6261 (800) 675-6893 http://ptsb.state.wy.us
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