Understanding the Educator Licensure Process Infographic from The Ohio Department of Education
To obtain a new license, students will use an application for the credential through the Ohio Department of Education’s Connected Ohio Records for Educators system (CORE). A new teaching license will be issued as a resident educator license. Four-Year Alternative Resident Educator License or Four-Year Resident Educator License cost $160.
Application Instructions:
The last step on the journey to becoming an educator is obtaining your official teaching license. The licensure application is completed on the Ohio Department of Education’s website. The CORE User Manual will walk you through the steps of the process.
- Please do not apply for your license until a week prior to the completion of the program. The license application cannot be approved until after graduation. Your application can expire if you apply too early. It can take up to 30 days for your license application to be reviewed, verified, and approved, or declined. Please be patient with this process.
After you submit your application, the Ohio Department of Education will reach out to us for clearance. In order for us to clear your license, the following must be completed:
- Official, electronic copies of your licensure exam scores must have been received by The College of Wooster.
- All Ohio Assessments for Educators exam requirements must be complete prior to the application process.
- What tests do I take? Test Registration information is located here: Educator-Licensure-Testing-Requirements.
- There must be a grade, on your official record, for all required courses.
- Your degree must be conferred. Typically, this is completed on or around the date of graduation.
- You must have met all program and licensure requirements.
Reciprocity
Interstate Agreement on Qualifications of Educational Personnel*
Ohio has an agreement with the following states to allow persons holding standard Ohio licenses and who have completed an approved teacher education program to obtain a teaching license in the state to which they are applying. Minor additional coursework may be required for full licensure. In addition, applicants must meet the testing requirements of the state to which they apply for licensure.
| Alabama | Hawaii | Mississippi | Rhode Island |
| Alaska | Idaho | Montana | South Carolina |
| Arizona | Illinois | Nebraska | South Dakota |
| Arkansas | Indiana | New Hampshire | Tennessee |
| California | Kansas | New Jersey | Utah |
| Colorado | Kentucky | New York | Vermont |
| Connecticut | Maine | North Carolina | Virginia |
| Delaware | Maryland | Oklahoma | Washington |
| District of Columbia | Massachusetts | Oregon | West Virginia |
| Florida | Michigan | Pennsylvania | Wisconsin |
| Georgia |
* National Association of State Directions of Teacher Education and Certification
License Portability
Outgoing (Ohio to other states)
Surveyed states: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, West Virginia,
| INDIANA | NORTH CAROLINA |
|---|---|
| Ohio EC = Indiana Generalist preschool, plus generalist Kindergarten Primary K-3 Ohio MC = Indiana 5-9 in subjects(s) Ohio AYA = Indiana 9-12 in subject(s) |
Ohio EC = North Carolina K-6, and possibly birth-age 5 (transcript evaluation) plus PLT Ohio MC = North Carolina 6-9 in subject(s) Ohio AYA = North Carolina 9-12 in subject(s) |
| KENTUCKY | PENNSYLVANIA |
| Ohio EC = Kentucky Birth through primary, plus K-5 Ohio MC = Kentucky 5-9 (must have 24 semester hours in subject area) Ohio AYA = Kentucky 8-12 in subject(s) |
Ohio EC = Pennsylvania N-3 Ohio MC = Pennsylvania middle level 7-9 in subject(s) Ohio AYA = Pennsylvania secondary in subject(s) |
| MICHIGAN | WEST VIRGINIA |
| Ohio EC = Michigan K-5 all subjects, plus K-8 self-contained, plus PreK endorsement Ohio MC = Michigan 7-12 in subjects with MC specialization (5-12) Ohio AYA = Michigan 7-12 in subject(s) |
Ohio EC = West Virginia PreK-K plus K-4 Ohio MC = West Virginia 5-9 in subjects(s) Ohio AYA = West Virginia 5-12 in subject(s) |
Incoming (Other states to Ohio)
| Other states’ EC/elementary (P-3, K-3, K-4, K-5, K-6, K-8 etc.) = Ohio EC |
| Other states’ middle childhood in subject(s) = Ohio MC in subject(s) |
| Other states’ AYA in subject(s) = Ohio AYA in subject(s) |