Table 3.13. State standards and requirements for arts education endorsement, licensure and certification, by state: 2012 and 2018

State	State specifies an alternative route to endorsements, certification or licensure of arts teachers or arts specialists (2012)	State requires continuing education or recertification of arts teachers (2012)	State specifies arts requirements for initial licensure or certification of non-arts teachers (2018)	State specifies requirements for endorsement, initial licensure, or certification of arts teachers or arts specialists in one or more arts disciplines (2018)
United States¹	41	41	31	44

Alabama	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Alaska	No	No	No	No
Arizona	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Arkansas	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
California	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Colorado	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Connecticut	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Delaware	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
District of Columbia	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Florida	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Georgia	Yes	No	No	Yes
Hawaii	No	No	No	No
Idaho	No	Yes	No	Yes
Illinois	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Indiana	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Iowa	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Kansas	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Kentucky	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Louisiana	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Maine	No	Yes	Yes	Yes

Maryland	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Massachusetts	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Michigan	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Minnesota	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mississippi	Yes	Yes	No	No

Missouri	Yes	No	No	Yes
Montana	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Nebraska	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Nevada	Yes	No	No	Yes
New Hampshire	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

New Jersey	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
New Mexico	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
New York	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
North Carolina	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
North Dakota	No	Yes	Yes	Yes

Ohio	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Oklahoma	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Oregon	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Pennsylvania	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Rhode Island	No	Yes	No	Yes

South Carolina	Yes	Yes	No	No
South Dakota	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Tennessee	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Texas	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Utah	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Vermont	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Virginia	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Washington	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
West Virginia	No	Yes	Yes	No
Wisconsin	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Wyoming	Yes	Yes	No	No

¹ National total reflects the number of "Yes" responses for the column.
SOURCE: Education Commission of the States and Arts Education Partnership, ArtScan at a Glance: Connecting the States and Arts Education Policy, retrieved March 12, 2018 from https://www.ecs.org/wp-content/uploads/2018_ArtScan-at-a-Glance.pdf and Arts Education Partnership, State of the States 2012: Arts Education State Policy Summary, retrieved March 12, 2018 from www.aep-arts.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/State-of-the-states-2012-FINAL.pdf. Data Source.