Certificates

Teaching Certificates

Requirements and Information:

Early Childhood Education, Birth – Age 8 or Grade 3 [PDF]
Elementary Education, K-8 [PDF]
Middle Grades Education, 5-9 [PDF]
Secondary Education, 6-12 [PDF]

Physical Education, PreK-12 [PDF]
Athletic Coaching, 7-12 [PDF]
Native American Language, PreK-12 [PDF]
Specialized Secondary Certificate STEM 6-12 [PDF]
Subject Matter Expert Certificate 6-12 [PDF]

To view and renew your Arizona certificates online, visit AzEDCert our new educator portal.

Teaching Certificates Related Forms
Initial Certificate Application: Certification Application Form [PDF]
Provisional Transfer to a Standard Certificate Application: Transfer Form [PDF]
Renew a Standard Certificate Application: Renewal Form [PDF]

Do you need to verify full-time PreK-12 teaching experience?
Use the Verification of PreK-12 Teaching Experience form

Do you have a valid out-of-state certificate?
Look at our reciprocity information.

Are you looking for the Teaching Intern Certificate information?
Look at our Teaching Intern Educator Prep Program information.

Substitute and JROTC Certificates

Substitute, PreK-12 [PDF]
Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC), 9-12 [PDF]

Substitute and JROTC Certificates Related Forms
Initial Certificate Application: Certification Application Form [PDF]
Renewal Application: Renewal of Substitute and JROTC [PDF]

Alternative Teaching (Teaching Intern / Teacher In Residence)

Alternative Teaching [PDF]

Alternative Teaching Related Forms
Initial Application: Application for the Alternative Teaching Certificate [PDF]
Extension Application: Application to Extend an Alternative Teaching Certificate [PDF]

Adult Education

Adult Education [PDF]

Adult Education Related Forms
Initial Certificate Application: Certification Application Form [PDF]
Provisional Transfer to a Standard Certificate Application: Transfer Form [PDF]
Renew a Standard Certificate Application: Renewal Form [PDF]

International Teaching (Foreign Teaching / Teacher Exchange)

International Teaching [PDF]

International Teaching Related Forms
Initial Application: Application for the International Teaching Certificate [PDF]
Extension Application: Application to Extend a International Teaching Certificate [PDF]

Career and Technical Education (CTE) Certificates

CTE Agriculture, K-12 [PDF]
CTE Business and Marketing, K-12 [PDF]
CTE Education and Training, K-12 [PDF]
CTE Family and Consumer Sciences, K-12 [PDF]
CTE Health Careers, K-12 [PDF]
CTE Industrial and Emerging Technologies, K-12 [PDF]

CTE Certificates Related Forms
Initial CTE Certificate Application: Certification Application Form [PDF]
Provisonal Transfer to Standard Application: Transfer Form [PDF]
Renew a Standard Certificate Application: Renewal Application [PDF]
Verification of Work Experience 
CTE Guidance Document [PDF]

Do you need to verify full-time PreK-12 teaching experience?
Use the Verification of PreK-12 Teaching Experience form

Do you have a valid out-of-state certificate?
Look at our reciprocity information.

Are you looking for the Alternative Teaching Certificate information?
Look at our Alternative Teaching / Teaching Intern Educator Prep Program Information.

Administrative Certificates

Administrative Certificates Related Forms
Initial Certificate Application: Certification Application Form [PDF]
Renew a Standard Certificate Application: Renewal Form [PDF]
Interim Application: Application for Interim Administrative Certificate [PDF]
Interim Extension: Application to Extend Interim Administrative Certificate [PDF]

Do you need to verify full-time PreK-12 teaching experience?
Use the Verification of PreK-12 Teaching Experience form

Do you have a valid out-of-state certificate?
Look at our reciprocity information.

Professional Non-Teaching

School Counselor, PreK-12 [PDF]
School Psychologist, PreK-12 [PDF]
School Social Worker, PreK-12 [PDF]
Speech-Language Pathologist, PreK-12 [PDF]

Professional Non-Teaching Certificates Related Forms
Initial Application: Certification Application Form [PDF]
Renewal Application: Renewal Form [PDF]

Other Forms and Information

Verification of PreK-12 Teaching Experience – Used to verify full-time teaching experience.
Deficiency Removal Form – Used to apply to have deficiencies removed from a valid certificate.
Explanation of Incident Form – Used by applicants who answer “Yes” to a Criminal History or Background Questions.
Foreign Credential Evaluation Agencies – List of foreign credentialing agencies for applicants who are using coursework or degrees from a foreign college or university to meet certification requirements.

Submit application by mail to:

ADE – Certification
PO Box 6490
Phoenix, AZ 85005-6490

Applications may be submitted in-person at the Certification Counter at:

Arizona Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson Street
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Hours for the Certification Counter: 8:30 – 4:30

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