Alternate Routes to Teacher Certification in the State

• Resident Teacher Certificate (A)

State Contact for Alternative Routes

Where can I get certified to teach through an alternate route in the state?

• Adelphi - Maryland Alternative Route to Certification Options (MARCO)
• Arnold - Anne Arundel Community College & Anne Arundel Community College Alternative Certification Program
• Baltimore - Baltimore City Public Schools
• Baltimore - College of Notre Dame of MD - Baltimore County P.S.
• Baltimore - Teach For America
• College Park - University of Maryland
• Frederick - Resident Teacher Certification Program
• Howard County - Howard County Public Schools
• Largo - Credit Count Route to Alternative Certification
• Prince George's County - PGCPS Alternative Teacher Preparation Program
• Rockville - Alternative Certification for Effective Teachers (ACET)
• Annapolis - Anne Arundel County Public Schools Special Education MAAPP/RTC
• Towson - Maryland Approved Alternative Preparation Program
• Towson - Resident Teacher Alternative Certification Program with Baltimore County
• Upper Marlboro - Prince George's County Teaching Fellows
• Baltimore - Baltimore City Teaching Residency
• Columbia - HCPSS/HCC Alternative Teacher Preparation Program
• Towson - Mathematics and Science Maryland Approved Alternative Preparation Programs
• California - Tri-county Program (Calvert County, Charles County, and St. Mary's County Public Schools)

Statistics

• Status of States Concerning Alternatives to Approved College Teacher Preparation Programs for Certifying Teachers
• Numbers of Teaching Certificates Issued to Persons Who Completed an Alternative Route, by State
• Race/Ethnicity and Gender of Alternative Teacher Certification Candidates
• Age of Alternative Teacher Certification Candidates
• Primary Activity Prior To Entering Alternative Teacher Certification Routes
• Types of Communities Alternative Teacher Certification Participants Teach In
• Employment and Cost of Alternative Teacher Certification Programs
• Numbers of Newly Hired Teachers, by State
• Numbers of Total Teachers Employed by State
• Numbers of Persons Who Completed an Approved College Teacher Preparation Program, by State
• Numbers of Emergency Teaching Licenses Issued, by State
• Numbers of Temporary/Other Teaching Licenses Issued, by State

Information

• Contact information for persons interested in finding a teaching position in the state
• Institutions of higher education that have developed post-baccalaureate teacher preparation programs leading to a teaching license
• States with which the state has reciprocity of teacher licenses
• Institutions of higher education that have any teacher preparation programs leading to a license to teach