Licensure eligibility determinations are based on completers first obtaining a Montana educator license.
| State | State Licensing Board or Department | State Licensing Requirements | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Alabama State Department of Education | Meets requirements | K-6 or 6-12; Praxis |
| Alaska | Alaska Department of Education & Early Development | Meets requirements | K-12; Basic competency exam, content area exam, four mandatory trainings, 3 semester hours in Alaska studies, 3 semester hours in Alaska multicultural coursework |
| American Samoa | American Samoa Department of Education | Not determined | |
| Arizona | Arizona Department of Education | Meets requirements | P-12 mild/moderate; US and AZ Constitution |
| Arkansas | Arkansas Department of Education | Meets requirements | K-12; trainings in family and community engagement, child maltreatment, teen suicide, dyslexia |
| California | California Commission on Teacher Credentialing | Meets requirements | CA testing |
| Colorado | Colorado Department of Education | Meets requirements | Age 5-12; CO testing, including elementary education content; transcript review |
| Connecticut | Connecticut State Department of Education | Meets requirements | K-12; Praxis; Note: 36 clock hours credits required |
| Delaware | Delaware Department of Education | Meets requirements | Also need content area; Praxis |
| District of Columbia | District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education | Meets requirements | Praxis |
| Federated States of Micronesia | The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Teacher Certification Program | Not determined | |
| Florida | Florida Department of Education | Meets requirements | K-12; Florida exams |
| Georgia | Georgia Professional Standards Commission | Meets requirements | Georgia testing |
| Guam | Guam Commission for Educator Certification | Meets requirements | Praxis; Guam history course within first year |
| Hawaii | Hawaii Teachers Standards Board | Meets requirements | P-12 mild/moderate; Praxis |
| Idaho | Idaho State Department of Education | Meets requirements | K-12; minimum of 30 semester credit hours in special education or closely related areas as part of a special education program |
| Illinois | Illinois State Board of Education | Meets requirements | Learning Behavior Specialist endorsement; Illinois exams |
| Indiana | Indiana Department of Education | Meets requirements | Mild Intervention; Praxis |
| Iowa | Iowa Board of Education Examiners | Meets requirements | K-8 or 5-12; Mild/Moderate; Praxis |
| Kansas | Kansas State Department of Education | Meets requirements | Grade bands vary: K-6, 5-8, 6-12 or P-12; Praxis |
| Kentucky | Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board | Meets requirements | Learning and Behavior Disorders; Praxis |
| Louisiana | Louisiana Department of Education | Meets requirements | Mild or Moderate; Grades vary 1-5, 4-8 or 6-12; Praxis |
| Maine | Maine Department of Education | Meets requirements | K-8 or 7-12; transcript review; Praxis |
| Maryland | Maryland State Department of Education | Meets requirements | Grades 1-8 or 6-adult; grades 1-8 need 12 semester hours in reading and grades 6-adult need 6 semester hours in reading; Praxis |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education | Meets requirements | P-8 or 5-12; SEI training, MA testing |
| Michigan | Michigan Department of Education | Does not meet | |
| Minnesota | Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board | Meets requirements | K to age 21; transcript review; MN testing |
| Mississippi | Mississippi Department of Education | Meets requirements | K-12 mild/moderate disability; Praxis |
| Missouri | Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education | Meets requirements | K-12 Mild/Moderate Cross-Categorical;MO testing |
| Montana | Montana Office of Public Instruction | Meets requirements | |
| Nebraska | Nebraska Department of Education | Meets requirements | Grade level endorsement only - K-6 or 7-12; Praxis |
| Nevada | State of Nevada Department of Education | Meets requirements | K-12, Generalist/Mild to Moderate; parental and family engagement coursework; Praxis |
| New Hampshire | New Hampshire Department of Education | Meets requirements | K-12; transcript review; Praxis |
| New Jersey | State of New Jersey Department of Education | Meets requirements | 3.00 or higher GPA, must hold a license in another teaching field; physiology and hygiene requirement; Praxis |
| New Mexico | New Mexico Public Education Department | Meets requirements | 6 semester hours in reading; 24 semester hours in another teaching field; Praxis |
| New York | New York Office of Teaching Initiatives | Meets requirements | Grades 1-6 or 7-12; required training in child abuse, DASA act, school violence prevention and intervention; NY testing |
| North Carolina | North Carolina Department of Public Instruction | Meets requirements | K-12 Cross-categorical, mild/moderate; Praxis |
| North Dakota | North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board | Meets requirements | K-12 Special Education Strategist; mental health competency course; coursework in Native American Studies and cultural diversity; Praxis |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands State Board of Education | Meets requirements | P-12 mild/moderate; Praxis |
| Ohio | Ohio Department of Education | Meets requirements | K-12 Intervention Specialist: Mild/Moderate; 12 semester credits of reading coursework; Ohio tests |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma State Department of Education | Meets requirements | K-12 mild/moderate; Oklahoma testing |
| Oregon | Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission | Meets requirements | P-12 Special Education: Generalist: OR testing possible |
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania Department of Education | Meets requirements | Praxis |
| Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico Department of Education | Meets requirements | K-12 |
| Republic of Palau | Republic of Palau Ministry of Education Division of Instructional Implementation and Teacher Training | Not determined | |
| Republic of the Marshall Islands | Marshall Islands Public School System | Not determined | |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island Department of Education | Meets requirements | Praxis |
| South Carolina | South Carolina Department of Education | Meets requirements | Praxis |
| South Dakota | South Dakota Department of Education | Meets requirements | K-12; SD Indian Studies 3-cr course within first year of license; suicide awareness and prevention course; Praxis |
| Tennessee | Tennessee Department of Education | Meets requirements | K-12 Special Education Comprehensive; Praxis |
| Texas | Texas Education Agency | Meets requirements | Texas exams |
| US Virgin Islands | U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Education | Meets requirements | K-12; Praxis; US Virgin Islands history course within one year |
| Utah | Utah State Board of Education | Meets requirements | K-12; Praxis |
| Vermont | State of Vermont Agency of Education | Meets requirements | K-8 or 7 - age 21; Praxis |
| Virginia | Virginia Department of Education | Meets requirements | K-12 Special Education - General Curriculum; eligibility depends on grade band and academic background/additional areas of licensure; various trainings; Praxis |
| Washington | Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction | Meets requirements | WA testing |
| West Virginia | West Virginia Department of Education | Meets requirements | K-6 or 5-adult Multi-categorical special education; Praxis |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction | Meets requirements | K-12 Cross-categorical; transcript review; training in Minority Group Relations, conflict resolution, and reading/language arts instruction; Praxis |
| Wyoming | Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board | Meets requirements | K-12 Exceptional Specialist - Generalist; US and WY Constitution; Praxis |