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| Table 3.2. State initial licensure requirements for teacher education in subject area taught, written teacher assessments, and clinical training experiences, by state: 2009–10 | |||||||||||||||||
| State | State requires substantial formal coursework in subject area(s) taught1 |
Written teachers assessments | Student teaching (weeks) |
Other experiences (hours) |
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| Basic skills |
Subject- specific knowledge |
Subject- specific pedagogy |
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| United States | 27 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 43 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 15 | |||||||
| Alabama | Yes | 3 | Yes | 3 | Yes | 3 | No | 15 | 3 | 150 | 3 | ||||||
| Alaska | No | Yes | 3 | No | No | — | — | ||||||||||
| Arizona | No | No | Yes | 3 | No | — | — | ||||||||||
| Arkansas | No | Yes | Yes | No | 12 | 3 | — | ||||||||||
| California | No | Yes | Yes | No | 9 | 3 | — | ||||||||||
| Colorado | No | No | Yes | No | 13 | 3 | 400 | 3 | |||||||||
| Connecticut | Yes | 3 | Yes | Yes | No | 10 | 3 | — | |||||||||
| Delaware | No | Yes | Yes | No | — | — | |||||||||||
| District of Columbia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | — | |||||||||||
| Florida | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 10 | 3 | — | ||||||||||
| Georgia | Yes | 3 | Yes | Yes | 3 | No | — | — | |||||||||
| Hawaii | No | Yes | Yes | No | — | — | |||||||||||
| Idaho | Yes | 3 | No | Yes | No | 6 semester hours | 3 | — | |||||||||
| Illinois | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | — | — | |||||||||||
| Indiana | No | Yes | 3 | Yes | 3 | No | — | — | |||||||||
| Iowa | Yes | 3 | Yes | No | No | 14 | 3 | 80 | 3 | ||||||||
| Kansas | Yes | No | Yes | No | 12 | 3 | — | ||||||||||
| Kentucky | Yes | 3 | No | Yes | No | 12 | 3 | — | |||||||||
| Louisiana | Yes | Yes | 3 | Yes | 3 | No | 9 | 3 | 180 | 3 | |||||||
| Maine | No | Yes | Yes | No | — | — | |||||||||||
| Maryland | Yes | 3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 20 | 3 | — | |||||||||
| Massachusetts | No | Yes | Yes | No | 150-300 hours | 3 | — | ||||||||||
| Michigan | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 12 | — | |||||||||||
| Minnesota | No | Yes | Yes | No | 10 | 3 | — | ||||||||||
| Mississippi | Yes | 3 | Yes | Yes | No | 12 | 3 | — | |||||||||
| Missouri | No | Yes | Yes | No | 8 semester hours | 3 | 2 semester hours | 3 | |||||||||
| Montana | Yes | No | No | No | — | — | |||||||||||
| Nebraska | Yes | 3 | Yes | No | No | 14 | 3 | 100 | 3 | ||||||||
| Nevada | No | Yes | 3 | Yes | No | 8 semester hours | 3 | — | |||||||||
| New Hampshire | Yes | 3 | Yes | Yes | No | 15 | 3 | — | |||||||||
| New Jersey | Yes | No | Yes | No | 15 | 3 | — | ||||||||||
| New Mexico | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 14 | 3 | — | ||||||||||
| New York | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 | 8 | 3 | 100 | 3 | ||||||||
| North Carolina | No | Yes | 3 | No | No | 10 | 3 | — | |||||||||
| North Dakota | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 10 | — | |||||||||||
| Ohio | Yes | 3 | No | Yes | 3 | No | 12 | 3 | 100 | 3 | |||||||
| Oklahoma | Yes | 3 | Yes | Yes | No | 12 | 3 | 45 | 3 | ||||||||
| Oregon | No | Yes | No | No | 15 | — | |||||||||||
| Pennsylvania | Yes | 3 | Yes | Yes | No | 12 | 3 | 190 | 3 | ||||||||
| Rhode Island | No | Yes | No | No | 12 | — | |||||||||||
| South Carolina | No | Yes | Yes | No | 12 | 3 | 100 | 3 | |||||||||
| South Dakota | Yes | 3 | No | Yes | No | 10 | 3 | — | |||||||||
| Tennessee | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 15 | 3 | — | ||||||||||
| Texas | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 12 | 3 | 30 | 3 | |||||||||
| Utah | No | No | Yes | No | — | — | |||||||||||
| Vermont | No | Yes | Yes | No | 12 | 3 | 60 | 3 | |||||||||
| Virginia | Yes | 3 | Yes | Yes | No | 5 | 3 | 150 | 3 | ||||||||
| Washington | No | Yes | Yes | No | — | — | |||||||||||
| West Virginia | No | Yes | Yes | 3 | No | 12 | 3 | 125 | 3 | ||||||||
| Wisconsin | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 18 | — | |||||||||||
| Wyoming | No | No | No | No | 8 | — | |||||||||||
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— Not available. 1 To earn an initial license, prospective teachers must have taken substantial formal coursework in subject area(s) taught, corresponding to a major or equivalent. 2 National total reflects the number of "Yes" responses. 3 This requirement does not apply to individuals who enter the teaching profession through an alternative route. SOURCE: Quality Counts 2010: Fresh Course, Swift Current, Editorial Projects in Education Research Center, Education Week, 2010. Data Source | |||||||||||||||||
