Center for Excellence and Equity in Teacher Preparation
Certification Information
Successful completion of the programs listed below, which includes both degree completion and passage of examinations required by the Delaware Department of Education, meet Delaware requirements for licensure and certification as indicated:
UD Educator Preparation Program | Delaware Certification |
Blended Early Childhood Education | 1520 Early Childhood Teacher
1570 Early Childhood Exceptional Children Special Education Teacher |
Elementary Teacher Education | 1521 Elementary Teacher |
English as a Second Language (Elementary Teacher Education concentration) | 1562 Teacher of English Learners |
Middle School English (Elementary Teacher Education concentration) | 1531 Middle Level English Language Arts Teacher |
Middle School Mathematics (Elementary Teacher Education concentration) | 1532 Middle Level Mathematics Teacher |
Middle School Science (Elementary Teacher Education concentration) | 1533 Middle Level Science Teacher |
Middle School Social Studies (Elementary Teacher Education concentration) | 1534 Middle Level Social Studies Teacher |
Special Education (Elementary Teacher Education concentration) | 1571 Special Education Teacher of Students with Disabilities |
Foreign Language Education:
· French Education · German Education · Latin Education · Italian Education · Spanish Education |
1565 World Language Teacher |
MEd in Literacy | 1581 School Reading Specialist |
MA in Teaching English as a Second Language—Certification Track | 1562 Teacher of English Learners |
4+1 Program in Exceptional Children & Youth—Elementary Special Education track | 1571 Special Education Teacher of Students with Disabilities |
4+1 Program in Exceptional Children & Youth—Secondary Special Education track | 1571 Special Education Teacher of Students with Disabilities |
4+1 Program in Exceptional Children & Youth—Autism/Severe Disabilities track | 1573 Teacher of Students with Autism or with Severe Intellectual Disabilities |
Masters Plus Certification Program in Exceptional Children & Youth—Elementary Special Education track | 1571 Special Education Teacher of Students with Disabilities |
Masters Plus Certification Program in Exceptional Children & Youth—Secondary Special Education track | 1571 Special Education Teacher of Students with Disabilities |
Masters Plus Certification Program in Exceptional Children & Youth—Autism/Severe Disabilities track | 1573 Teacher of Students with Autism or with Severe Intellectual Disabilities |
Music Education | 1563 Music Teacher |
Secondary English Education | 1540 Secondary English Language Arts Teacher |
Secondary Mathematics Education | 1542 Secondary Mathematics Teacher |
Secondary Science Education:
· Biology Education · Chemistry Education · Earth Science Education · Physics Education |
1543 Secondary Science Teacher |
Secondary Social Studies Education:
· Africana Studies (Social Studies Education concentration) · Anthropology Education · Economics Education · Geography Education · History Education · Political Science Education · Psychology Education · Sociology Education |
1544 Secondary Social Studies Teacher |
Educational Leadership—Certification Track | 1592 Certified Central Office Personnel |
School Psychology—Educational Specialist program | 1583 School Psychologist |
If you are seeking licensure and/or certification outside, Delaware, please be informed that Delaware is a signatory to the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) Interstate Agreement, which “facilitates the mobility of educators among the states and other jurisdictions that are members of NASDTEC and have signed the Agreement. Although there may be conditions applicable to individual jurisdictions, the Agreement makes it possible for an educator who completed an approved program and/or who holds a certificate or license in one jurisdiction to earn a certificate or license in another state or jurisdiction….Receiving states may impose certain special requirements which must be met in a reasonable period of time” (https://www.nasdtec.net/page/Interstate).
If you have questions about licensure and/or certification, please contact the Center for Excellence and Equity in Teacher Preparation Certification Office (dcte-cert@udel.edu) or visit the CEETP website (dcte.udel.edu) for more information.