U.S. State Teacher Certification Offices

The Graduate School of Education at PSU, offers many licensure program approved by the state of Oregon. These programs may meet the requirements defined by other states, but the student must apply to those states directly. For more information about reciprocity with other states please go to NASDTEC's Interstate Agreement page.

GSE Program Completers may request that the Educational Licensing office complete an out-of-state verification form by following these instructions (PDF).

For more information about U.S. State Teacher Certification, contact the state offices directly:

Program Completer:

A "Program Completer" is defined as a student that has completed:

1.  All coursework/credits (Includes having planned program of study completed, all pre-requisites completed, all licensure grades posted on official transcripts, and all official transcripts on file.)
2. All practicum and student teaching  (Includes having all forms /evaluations completed and on file.)
3. All work samples (Includes having all forms /evaluations completed and on file.)
4. All tests of basic skills and subject-matter passed  (Includes having all scores on file.)