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Career and Technical Education Teacher Licensure Requirements: 50 States and the District of Columbia

June 2013 Pamela Bonsu American Institutes for Research

Nicole Bowman Carolee Dodge Francis, Ed.D. Eric Larsen Rebecca Polar Bowman Performance Consulting

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Page Alabama ...........................................................................................................................................1 Alaska ..............................................................................................................................................7 Arizona .............................................................................................................................................9 Arkansas .........................................................................................................................................11 California .......................................................................................................................................14 Colorado .........................................................................................................................................17 Connecticut ....................................................................................................................................19 Delaware ........................................................................................................................................22 Florida ............................................................................................................................................24 Georgia ...........................................................................................................................................26 Hawai'i ...........................................................................................................................................29 Idaho ..............................................................................................................................................31 Illinois ............................................................................................................................................33 Indiana............................................................................................................................................36 Iowa................................................................................................................................................39 Kansas ............................................................................................................................................41 Kentucky ........................................................................................................................................44 Louisiana ........................................................................................................................................47 Maine .............................................................................................................................................50 Maryland ........................................................................................................................................56 Massachusetts ................................................................................................................................59 Michigan ........................................................................................................................................60 Minnesota .......................................................................................................................................62 Mississippi .....................................................................................................................................64

Missouri .........................................................................................................................................67 Montana .........................................................................................................................................70 Nebraska ........................................................................................................................................73 Nevada ...........................................................................................................................................75 New Hampshire .............................................................................................................................77 New Jersey .....................................................................................................................................79 New Mexico...................................................................................................................................81 New York.......................................................................................................................................83 North Carolina ...............................................................................................................................85 North Dakota..................................................................................................................................87 Ohio................................................................................................................................................89 Oklahoma .......................................................................................................................................91 Oregon............................................................................................................................................93 Pennsylvania ..................................................................................................................................95 Rhode Island ..................................................................................................................................97 South Carolina ...............................................................................................................................99 Tennessee .....................................................................................................................................101 Texas ............................................................................................................................................104 Utah ..............................................................................................................................................106 Vermont .......................................................................................................................................109 Virginia ........................................................................................................................................112 Washington ..................................................................................................................................114 Wisconsin .....................................................................................................................................119 Wyoming......................................................................................................................................121 Washington, D.C..........................................................................................................................124

Background

One of the Midwest region states requested support from the Midwest Comprehensive Center in identifying state recruitment and licensure policies for CTE teachers. This document provides information on teacher licensure systems and requirements for CTE teachers in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. The information provided does not include policies regarding granting reciprocity to individuals previously licensed to teach in other states.

A scan of CTE teacher licensure requirements revealed that all states offer prospective and current teachers a number of options for obtaining CTE licensure. Commonly identified routes for licensure are traditional, alternative, and work based. In all states, the traditional teacher certification route, completing a four-year program in education, is a common form of licensure. Applicants enrolled in a teacher education program typically specialize or are certified in a content area. All 50 states and the District of Columbia have education programs that allow prospective and current teachers to specialize in CTE programs. Alternative routes of certification are another option to obtain CTE licensure. Applicants who have not entered teaching through the traditional route can attain certification through an alternative route. Each state approves the institutions offering alternative certification programs. Most programs are in college or university systems, school districts, for-profit and nonprofit organizations (e.g., online universities, Teach for America). Applicants who do not have a background in teaching but want to transition into the field can obtain licensure through work-based experience. All states have worked-based license requirements that call for applicants to verify their experience by either working a specified number of years in the field or submitting a valid license (e.g., nurses or automotive technicians).

Review Methods

Information on CTE teacher licensure systems and requirements was obtained primarily through a search of legislature websites and state education agency websites. An Internet-based search was conducted using primarily one search engine: Google. The search relied on search terms that included the name of a state and "career and technical education or CTE teacher certification" or "career and technical education or CTE teacher licensure."

The routes and requirements for CTE teacher certification vary by state; however, every state details how applicants obtain and renew or are promoted to a higher level of licensure. The tables present the following information for each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

CTE-related teacher certificates

Certification routes

Length of teaching certificates or renewal

Professional development or additional requirements

Recruitment

A list of sources used with links to relevant websites

Each section summarizes the states' requirements and any recruitment efforts that may appeal to prospective applicants, current teachers, or business professionals.

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Alabama

CTE Teacher Certificates

Traditional

In Alabama, educators who have obtained general certification through the traditional route can then be certified in CTE fields. Initial Certificate1 Professional Educator Certificate with CTE requirements2,3

Alternative

The Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Certificate is obtained primarily by verifying work experience. Junior ROTC Certificate4

CTE-Specific Licensure

The state has a number of CTE-specific certificates that vary according to the applicant's degree attainment and the completion of licensure requirements. Specialty Area 1 Certificate (Technical Education OR Health Science) Specialty Area 2 Certificate (Technical Education OR Health Science) Specialty Area 3 Certificate (Technical Education OR Health Science) Specialty Area 4 Certificate (Technical Education OR Health Science) Specialty Area 5 Certificate (Technical Education OR Health Science) Career and Technical Alternative Baccalaureate-Level Certificate5 Career and Technical Education Temporary Certificate6

Certification Routes

Traditional7

Requirements:

? Initial or Professional Educator Certificate Levels of certification include:8

Class B: Bachelor's degree level

Class A: Master's degree level

Class AA: Suited for education specialist or instructional support

Bachelor's degree or higher (7) Completion of a state-approved teacher education program (7)

? Educators who have obtained general certification through the traditional

route can then be certified in CTE fields through the Additional Teaching Field Approach,9 the requirements include:

A valid professional educator certificate Verification of a passing score on the state-specified Occupational

Proficiency examination Verification of two full years of full-time classroom teaching experience

Alternative10

Requirements:

? Career and Technical Alternative Baccalaureate-Level Certificate (CT ABC)

Bachelor's degree or higher

Bachelor's degree is not required for some CTE Certificates.

"Applicants may use the state-approved program approach to earn a bachelor's degree-level Professional Educator Certificate"

A passing score on the Praxis II subject assessment or Appropriate work experience in business and industry If the applicant is in the health sciences, they must have a Alabama license

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