State Profile

• Alternative Teacher Certification Routes in the State
  • Discontinued Alternate Route Program
• Statistics
  • Number of Teaching Licenses Issued
  • Number of Teachers Employed
• Information
  • Institutions of higher education that have developed alternative 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
  • Contact for persons interested in finding a teaching position in the state
• Where can I get certified to teach through an alternative route in Alabama?
  • As of December 15, 2003, the State of Alaska does not offer any alternate routes to teacher certification.  Applicants are required to complete an approved teacher preparation program through a regionally accredited institution of higher education.  The approved program is one that has been determined by the board or the commissioner of education of the state in which the program was offered as substantially meeting the unit standards set out in Standards Procedures & Policies for the Accreditation of Professional Education Units, 1997 Revision and the program standards set out in NCATE Curriculum Guidelines, Spring 1998, published by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.
  • Alaska is currently researching alternate route programs in order to create an alternate program to fit the educational needs of our state.  This will require state board approval.  No timeline has been established.  Our administrator, Cynthia Curran, can be reached by email at Cynthia_Curran@eed.state.ak.us for more detailed information on potential alternate route programs in Alaska. 
  • Further information regarding teacher certification in Alaska can be found on our website at www.eed.state.ak.us/teachercertification.  Our office can be reached by phone at (907) 465-2831.  Office hours are 8:00am to 5:00pm Alaska Standard Time.