Alaska Teacher Certification

• Completion of an approved teacher education program
  
• Bachelor’s or higher degree from a regionally accredited institution
  
• Recommendation of the preparing institution for endorsements
  
• Six (6) semester hours or nine (9) quarter hours of credit taken within the five years immediately prior to application date
  
• Three semester hours of approved Alaska studies and three (3) semester hours of approved multicultural education/cross-cultural communications
  
• Complete application packet, which includes a signed and notarized application, the institutional recommendation form, official transcripts, two sets of completed fingerprint cards, and all fees
  
• Official scores demonstrating you meet Alaska qualifying scores on the Praxis I tests of reading, writing, and math skills (Contact the Education Testing Service--609-771-7395 or www.teachingandlearning.org or PO Box 6051, Princeton, NJ 08541-6051--for information, registration, and score reporting to EED).
  
• OR an original CBEST Passing Status Verification card, showing a passing score of at least 123 and no individual score less than 37. A photocopy of the Passing Status Verification card will not be accepted.
  

1. The out-of-state certificate must be a standard, renewable certificate, not a temporary or substitute certificate.
   
2. A teacher holding a Type Q Preliminary Certificate may be employed as a teacher in an Alaska school district only if the teacher certificate issued by the other state is valid at the time the teacher commences instructional services in Alaska.
   
3. A Type Q Preliminary Certificate is non-renewable. After holding a Type Q, applicants are only eligible to apply for the Type A Regular Certificate. Before applying for the Type A Regular Certificate, applicants must meet all current requirements for certification. It is the responsibility of the applicant to know what all current certification requirements are.
   
4. The endorsements on the Type Q Preliminary certificate will be the same as those on the current, valid, out-of-state certificate submitted. If you hold more than one out-of state certificate, please choose ONE to submit with the application.
   
5. During the life of the Preliminary Certificate no additional endorsements may be added or may endorsements be removed.
   
6. The out-of-state certificate submitted must be the official, original certificate or a duplicate certificate issued by that state's Department of Education. Photocopies will not be accepted. If you would like your original, out-of-state certificate returned to you, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope.

• At least three (3) years experience as a certificated teacher
  
• Completion of an approved teacher education program in school administration
  
• Master’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution
  
• Recommendation of the preparing institution
  
• Six (6) semester hours or nine quarter hours of credit earned during the five-year period preceding the date of application (See below.)
  
• Three (3) semester hours of approved Alaska studies and three semester hours of approved multicultural education/cross-cultural communications (See below.)
  
• Complete application packet, which includes a signed and notarized application, the institutional recommendation form, official transcripts, two sets of completed fingerprint cards, and all processing fees (All fees are non-refundable.)
  

Applicants meeting all other requirements for certification, but who lack six (6) semester hours of credit earned during the five-year period preceding the date of application, may apply for a non-renewable Temporary Certificate, valid for one year.

• Completion of a program in a special service area
  
• Bachelor’s or higher degree
  
• Recommendation of the preparing institution
  
• Six semester hours or nine (9) quarter hours of credit taken within the past five years
  
• Three semester hours of approved Alaska studies and three (3) semester hours of multicultural education/cross-cultural communications
  
• Complete application packet, which includes a signed and notarized application, an institutional recommendation form, official transcripts, two sets of completed fingerprint cards, and all fees.