Secondary 5th-12th Grade
Teacher Certification and Employment Steps
To complete your certification, you must take your subject area test(s) and the Assessment of Professional Knowledge (APK). Subject area tests can be taken through Praxis (ets) or Pearson (CEOE).
Create a Single Sign-On (SSO) account to start your teacher certification process.
Upon completion of your degree, your university will then recommend you to OSDE for teacher certification.
Before you can apply for certification, a background check and fingerprinting must be completed. The cost is $58.25. Visit the background check/fingerprinting page for more information.
Complete the application and submit the $50 application fee online in OECS. You can access OECS through your Single Sign-On (SSO) account.
Once you are certified, you can apply for teaching jobs in any district in the state. Click the Job Board tab to create an account and search positions.
