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Licensure/Certification Initial Application Instructions
Applying for Delaware licensure/certification is a two-step process.
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Register in DEEDS – Submit information (Name, contact information, education information, experience)
- Complete an application for a License/Certificate. Basic requirements are:
- A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree
- Student teaching on a transcript
- Delaware passing scores on Praxis I Math, Reading, Writing
- Meet certificate requirements according to regulations
After completing the online application process, you must provide official documentation of
all transcripts, certificates, and experience listed in the application to the address below:
Delaware Department of Education
Collette Education Resource Center
35 Commerce Way, Suite 1
Dover, DE 19904
ATTN: Certification.
*Praxis scores are forwarded to the Department electronically upon your request
(see testing).
Processing & Notification. Applications cannot be processed until
ALL documentation listed on your application is received. The certification office will
attempt to notify you of any missing documentation; however, given the volume of applications
that the Department receives, it is your responsibility to provide the required documentation
and monitor your application on DEEDS.
Once all documentation has been received, the Department will evaluate your credentials in as
timely a manner as possible. You may apply for employment while your
licensure/certification is pending. (Districts and charter schools
have access to your application information via DEEDS.)
Once the evaluation process is complete, you will receive via email your license/certificate(s) or
an evaluation letter stating the requirements that you need to meet.
If you are a recent or soon to be college graduate and are applying for Delaware licensure for the first time – click here
If you are an educator who holds licensure in another state and wishes to apply for Delaware licensure - click here
If you have already applied for licensure/certification and want to apply for an additional certificate – click here
If you would like to apply for licensure/certification in Delaware but do not have student teaching experience – click here
If you would like to work as a Paraprofessional – click here
To begin the application process for all others – click here
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