The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania approves 91Ö±²¥ to offer Educator Preparation Programs designed to meet the educational requirements for Pennsylvania certification/licensure.
In accordance with applicable federal regulations, 91Ö±²¥ has determined, on a program-by-program basis, whether its curriculum meets the educational requirements for educator certification/licensure in Pennsylvania and other U.S. states and territories. These determinations are based on current information and are subject to change.
Certification and licensure requirements are established by each state and may change without notice. Students who intend to seek certification/licensure outside of Pennsylvania are responsible for confirming applicable requirements with the appropriate state licensing agency before enrolling and throughout their program of study. Some states may require additional examinations, background clearances, clinical experiences, or performance assessments.
Students enrolled in education programs that include required field experiences, clinical placements, internships, or practica should also be aware that authorization to offer a program does not guarantee eligibility to complete placement requirements in another state.
For the most current and comprehensive information regarding state-specific educator certification/licensure requirements, students are encouraged to consult the and the applicable state education agency or licensing board.
The University’s licensure determination for each Educator Preparation Program is provided in the chart below.
Updated 09/17/2026.
| State | Teacher License Webpage | Early Childhood Education (PreK–4) | Early Childhood Prek-4 / Special Education (PreK–12) | Middle-Level Literacy/Math/Social Studies (4–8) | Middle-Level Literacy/Math/Social Studies + Special Education (PreK–12) | Secondary Education (7–12) | Secondary Education + Special Education (PreK–12) | STEM Endorsement |
| Alabama | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | |
| Alaska | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | |
| Arizona | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | |
| Arkansas | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | |
| California | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | |
| Colorado | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | |
| Connecticut | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | |
| Delaware | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | |
| District of Columbia | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | |
| Florida | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | |
| Georgia | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | |
| Hawaii | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | |
| Idaho | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | |
| Illinois | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | |
| Indiana | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | |
| Iowa | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Kansas | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | |
| Kentucky | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | |
| Louisiana | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | |
| Maine | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | |
| Maryland | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | |
| Massachusetts | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Michigan | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | |
| Minnesota | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | |
| Mississippi | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | |
| Missouri | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | |
| Montana | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Nebraska | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | |
| Nevada | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | |
| New Hampshire | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| New Jersey | Does Not Meet | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | |
| New Mexico | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | |
| New York | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| North Carolina | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| North Dakota | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | |
| Ohio | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | |
| Oklahoma | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | |
| Oregon | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | |
| Pennsylvania | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | |
| Rhode Island | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Puerto Rico | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| South Carolina | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | |
| South Dakota | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | |
| Tennessee | Educator licensing | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet |
| Texas | Educator certification | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet |
| Utah | Educator licensing | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet |
| Vermont | Educator licensure | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet |
| Virginia | Teaching licensure | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet |
| Washington | Certification | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet |
| West Virginia | Certification information | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet |
| Wisconsin | Schools and educators | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet |
| Wyoming | Educator licensing and certification | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet |
| State | Teacher License Webpage | Autism Spectrum Disorders Endorsement | STEM Endorsement | Instructional Coach Endorsement |
| Alabama | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Alaska | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Arizona | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Arkansas | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| California | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Colorado | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Connecticut | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Delaware | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| District of Columbia | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Florida | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Georgia | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Hawaii | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Idaho | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Illinois | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Indiana | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Iowa | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Kansas | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Kentucky | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Louisiana | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Maine | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Maryland | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
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| Michigan | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Minnesota | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Mississippi | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Missouri | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Montana | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Nebraska | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Nevada | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| New Hampshire | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| New Jersey | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| New Mexico | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| New York | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| North Carolina | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| North Dakota | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Ohio | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Oklahoma | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Oregon | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Pennsylvania | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Rhode Island | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Puerto Rico | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| South Carolina | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| South Dakota | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Tennessee | Educator licensing | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet |
| Texas | Educator certification | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet |
| Utah | Educator licensing | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet |
| Vermont | Educator licensure | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet |
| Virginia | Teaching licensure | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet |
| Washington | Certification | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet |
| West Virginia | Certification information | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet |
| Wisconsin | Schools and educators | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet |
| Wyoming | Educator licensing and certification | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet |
| State | Teacher License Webpage | Reading Specialist | English as a Second Language Specialist Certification |
| Alabama | Meets | Meets | |
| Alaska | Meets | Meets | |
| Arizona | Meets | Meets | |
| Arkansas | Meets | Meets | |
| California | Meets | Meets | |
| Colorado | Meets | Meets | |
| Connecticut | Meets | Meets | |
| Delaware | Meets | Meets | |
| District of Columbia | Meets | Meets | |
| Florida | Meets | Meets | |
| Georgia | Meets | Meets | |
| Hawaii | Meets | Meets | |
| Idaho | Meets | Meets | |
| Illinois | Meets | Meets | |
| Indiana | Meets | Meets | |
| Iowa | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Kansas | Meets | Meets | |
| Kentucky | Meets | Meets | |
| Louisiana | Meets | Meets | |
| Maine | Meets | Meets | |
| Maryland | Meets | Meets | |
| Massachusetts | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Michigan | Meets | Meets | |
| Minnesota | Meets | Meets | |
| Mississippi | Meets | Meets | |
| Missouri | Meets | Meets | |
| Montana | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Nebraska | Meets | Meets | |
| Nevada | Meets | Meets | |
| New Hampshire | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| New Jersey | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| New Mexico | Meets | Meets | |
| New York | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| North Carolina | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| North Dakota | Meets | Meets | |
| Ohio | Meets | Meets | |
| Oklahoma | Meets | Meets | |
| Oregon | Meets | Meets | |
| Pennsylvania | Meets | Meets | |
| Rhode Island | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Puerto Rico | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| South Carolina | Meets | Meets | |
| South Dakota | Meets | Meets | |
| Tennessee | Educator licensing | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet |
| Texas | Educator certification | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet |
| Utah | Educator licensing | Meets | Meets |
| Vermont | Educator licensure | Meets | Meets |
| Virginia | Teaching licensure | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet |
| Washington | Certification | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet |
| West Virginia | Certification information | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet |
| Wisconsin | Schools and educators | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet |
| Wyoming | Educator licensing and certification | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet |
| State | Teacher License Webpage | Early Childhood Education (PreK–4) | Early Childhood Prek-4/ Special Education (PreK–12) | Middle-Level Literacy/Math/Social Studies (4–8) | Middle-Level Literacy/Math/Social Studies + Special Education (PreK–12) | Secondary Education (7–12) | Secondary Education + Special Education (PreK–12) | Special Education (PreK–12) | Principal K–12 | School Social Work |
| Alabama | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | Meets | |
| Alaska | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | Meets | |
| Arizona | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | Meets | |
| Arkansas | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | Meets | |
| California | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | Meets | |
| Colorado | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | Meets | |
| Connecticut | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | Meets | |
| Delaware | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | Meets | |
| District of Columbia | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | Meets | |
| Florida | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | Meets | |
| Georgia | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | Meets | |
| Hawaii | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | Meets | |
| Idaho | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | Meets | |
| Illinois | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | Meets | |
| Indiana | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | Meets | |
| Iowa | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Kansas | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | Meets | |
| Kentucky | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | Meets | |
| Louisiana | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | Meets | |
| Maine | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | Meets | |
| Maryland | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | Meets | |
| Massachusetts | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Michigan | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Minnesota | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | Meets | |
| Mississippi | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | Meets | |
| Missouri | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | Meets | |
| Montana | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Nebraska | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | Meets | |
| Nevada | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | Meets | |
| New Hampshire | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| New Jersey | Does Not Meet | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| New Mexico | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | Meets | |
| New York | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| North Carolina | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| North Dakota | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | Meets | |
| Ohio | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | Meets | |
| Oklahoma | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | Meets | |
| Oregon | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | Meets | |
| Pennsylvania | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | Meets | |
| Rhode Island | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| Puerto Rico | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | |
| South Carolina | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | Meets | |
| South Dakota | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | Meets | |
| Tennessee | Educator licensing | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet |
| Texas | Educator certification | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet |
| Utah | Educator licensing | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | Meets |
| Vermont | Educator licensure | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Meets | Does Not Meet | Meets |
| Virginia | Teaching licensure | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet |
| Washington | Certification | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet |
| West Virginia | Certification information | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet |
| Wisconsin | Schools and educators | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet |
| Wyoming | Educator licensing and certification | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet | Does Not Meet |
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