State Licensing Guides
ESL Endorsement Requirements by State
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Published State Guides
Requirements We Have Confirmed
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50 guides available, including DC
AlabamaEnglish for Speakers of Other Languages (P-12) CertificationAlabama State Department of EducationView Requirements →AlaskaEnglish as a Second Language EndorsementAlaska Department of Education and Early DevelopmentView Requirements →ArizonaEnglish as a Second Language, PreK-12 EndorsementArizona Department of EducationView Requirements →ArkansasEnglish as a Second Language (ESL), K-12 EndorsementArkansas Department of Education, Division of Elementary and Secondary EducationView Requirements →CaliforniaEnglish Learner Authorization or CLAD CertificateCalifornia Commission on Teacher CredentialingView Requirements →ColoradoCulturally and Linguistically Diverse Education EndorsementColorado Department of EducationView Requirements →ConnecticutTeaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, PK-12, Endorsement 111Connecticut State Department of EducationView Requirements →DelawareTeacher of English Learners Standard CertificateDelaware Department of Education and Professional Standards BoardView Requirements →District of ColumbiaEnglish as a Second Language Teacher Credential or Added EndorsementDistrict of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of EducationView Requirements →FloridaEnglish for Speakers of Other Languages EndorsementFlorida Department of EducationView Requirements →GeorgiaEnglish to Speakers of Other Languages EndorsementGeorgia Professional Standards CommissionView Requirements →HawaiiTeaching English to Speakers of Other Languages License FieldHawaii Teacher Standards BoardView Requirements →IdahoEnglish as a Second Language, K-12 EndorsementIdaho State Department of Education and Professional Standards CommissionView Requirements →IllinoisEnglish as a Second Language EndorsementIllinois State Board of EducationView Requirements →IndianaEnglish Learners, K-12 License AreaIndiana Department of EducationView Requirements →IowaK-12 English Language Learners Endorsement 104Iowa Department of Education and Board of Educational ExaminersView Requirements →KansasEnglish Speakers of Other Languages EndorsementKansas State Department of EducationView Requirements →KentuckyEndorsement for Teaching English as a Second Language, P-12Kentucky Education Professional Standards BoardView Requirements →LouisianaEnglish as a Second Language Add-onLouisiana Department of EducationView Requirements →MaineEnglish for Speakers of Other Languages Teacher, Endorsement 660Maine Department of Education and State Board of EducationView Requirements →MarylandEnglish for Speakers of Other Languages, PreK-12 EndorsementMaryland State Department of EducationView Requirements →MassachusettsSheltered English Immersion Teacher EndorsementMassachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationView Requirements →MichiganEnglish as a Second Language (NS) Endorsement, PK-12Michigan Department of EducationView Requirements →MinnesotaEnglish as a Second Language License AreaMinnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards BoardView Requirements →MississippiEnglish as a Second Language Supplemental Endorsement 177Mississippi Department of EducationView Requirements →MissouriEnglish for Speakers of Other Languages Certificate AreaMissouri Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationView Requirements →MontanaEnglish as a Second Language, K-12 Endorsement 06AMontana Office of Public Instruction and Board of Public EducationView Requirements →NebraskaEnglish as a Second Language Supplemental EndorsementNebraska Department of EducationView Requirements →NevadaEnglish Language Acquisition and Development EndorsementNevada Department of EducationView Requirements →New HampshireESOL TeacherNew Hampshire State Board of Education and Department of EducationView Requirements →New JerseyEnglish as a Second Language Endorsement, Code 1475New Jersey Department of EducationView Requirements →New MexicoTESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) EndorsementNew Mexico Public Education DepartmentView Requirements →New YorkEnglish to Speakers of Other Languages, All GradesNew York State Education Department, Office of Teaching InitiativesView Requirements →North CarolinaEnglish as a Second Language Licensure AreasNorth Carolina Department of Public InstructionView Requirements →North DakotaEnglish Learner EndorsementNorth Dakota Education Standards and Practices BoardView Requirements →OhioTeaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Endorsement, PreK-12Ohio Department of Education and WorkforceView Requirements →OklahomaEnglish as a Second Language, PK-12Oklahoma State Department of EducationView Requirements →OregonEnglish to Speakers of Other Languages EndorsementOregon Teacher Standards and Practices CommissionView Requirements →PennsylvaniaEnglish as a Second Language Program SpecialistPennsylvania Department of EducationView Requirements →Rhode IslandMultilingual Learner EndorsementRhode Island Department of EducationView Requirements →South CarolinaEnglish for Speakers of Other Languages EndorsementSouth Carolina Department of EducationView Requirements →South DakotaK-12 English as a New Language EndorsementSouth Dakota Department of EducationView Requirements →TennesseeEnglish as a Second Language EndorsementTennessee Department of EducationView Requirements →TexasEnglish as a Second Language SupplementalTexas Education Agency and State Board for Educator CertificationView Requirements →UtahEnglish as a Second Language EndorsementUtah State Board of EducationView Requirements →VermontMultilingual Learner EndorsementVermont Agency of EducationView Requirements →VirginiaEnglish as a Second Language PreK-12 EndorsementVirginia Department of Education and Virginia Board of EducationView Requirements →WashingtonEnglish Language Learner EndorsementWashington Office of Superintendent of Public InstructionView Requirements →West VirginiaEnglish as a Second Language, PreK-Adult, Endorsement 1050West Virginia Board of Education and Department of EducationView Requirements →WyomingEnglish as a Second Language EndorsementWyoming Professional Teaching Standards BoardView Requirements →
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Important Distinction
A Program and a State Credential Are Not the Same Thing
A college may offer an ESL, TESOL or bilingual education program without that program satisfying your state’s licensing route. Confirm the outcome with the state agency before you enroll.
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