Apply for Licensure

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)

Certification/Licensure in other states

Alabama Illinois Montana Rhode Island
Alaska Indiana Nebraska South Carolina
Arizona Iowa Nevada South Dakota
Arkansas Kansas New Hampshire Tennessee
California Kentucky New Jersey Texas
Colorado Louisiana New Mexico Utah
Connecticut Maine New York Vermont
Delaware Maryland North Carolina Virginia
D.C. Massachusetts North Dakota Washington
Florida Michigan Ohio West Virginia
Georgia Minnesota Oklahoma Wisconsin
Hawaii Mississippi Oregon Wyoming
Idaho Missouri Pennsylvania