State Profile

• Alternative Teacher Certification Routes in the State
  
  Pennsylvania is not currently implementing any Alternative Teacher Certification routes

• 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 information for persons interested in finding a teaching position in the state
• Where can I get certified to teach through an alternative route in Pennsylvania?
  • Pennsylvania no longer is operating an Alternative Teacher Certification program.

    Marjorie Blaze, Chief, Division of Teacher Education, Bureau of Teacher Certification and Preparation,
    Pennsylvania Department of Education

    717-783-9252