MS School Counseling
The University of Wyoming College of Education offers a Master of Science (MS) degree in School Counseling. The College of Education is accredited currently by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) and is undergoing new accreditation by the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP) in 2022-2023, please see the following website for more AAQEP accreditation information https://aaqep.org/. The Counselor Education program is also accredited by Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs (CACREP) and re-accredited in 2020 for more information please visit https://www.cacrep.org/accreditation/. Students will have to take the PRAXIS II exam for school guidance counselors, the exam can be found at the following link http://www.ets.org/praxis. If you have any questions please contact the College of Education at edquest@uwyo.edu or 307-766-3145 or contact Compliance & Review Specialist Erika Helgeson at ehelgeso@uwyo.edu or 307-766-3423. Please select from the following list of U.S. States, Territories, or Districts to see if our program meets or does not meet the education requirements for a student to obtain a license and practices in the following areas.
U.S. States, Districts and Territories
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Alabama does not offer full reciprocity in any area of certification/licensure. Educators with an out-of-jurisdiction license are granted a similar license in the receiving jurisdiction upon successful processing of the receiving jurisdiction's application, academic records, and criminal background check. Alabama requires documentation of meeting test requirements comparable to Alabama's test requirements, as well as documentation of experience for instructional support professionals. Please see the Alabama State Department of Education website below for more information.
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We do not have enough information provided to determine if our counseling degree would specifically qualify for the Alaska State Board of Education requirements. A student can follow their application instructions and allow the Alaska board to make the decision but we cannot guarantee a student's application will be accepted. Please see the Alaska State Board website below for more information on counseling licensure in Alaska.
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Currently there is not enough information to determine if the University of Wyoming
Counseling degree program will be accepted to work in the American Samoa territory.
Please see the U.S. Department of Edfucation website below for more information.
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Arizona offers reciprocity and will offer a comparable license to an applicant who holds a valid, comparable certificate in another state and is in good standing in that other state. Please see the Arizona Department of Education websites below for more information.
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Arkansas offers reciprocity for education licensure. Applicants will be reviewed on their individual licensure and to make sure they meet the assessment requirements. Arkansas requires that school counselors have a master’s degree in counseling or a related field and applicants must pass the Praxis II examination. See the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary education websites below for more information.
Arkansas School Counseling website
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California has recprocity for out-of-state licenses. Applicants will need to take the California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST) as Wyoming is not on the approval list for list for exam transfer. Applicants must complete a professional preparation program of post baccalaureate degree study consisting of a minimum of 30 semester units specializing in school counseling, including a supervised field experience with school-age children. Supervised field experience with school-aged children can be verified with one of the following:
- Programs accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) meet this requirement.
- A letter verifying field experience must be on original, official letterhead from the college or university’s education department.
- Submit transcripts from a regionally accredited college or university showing completion (with a grade of C or better) of a supervised field experience with “school-aged children” in the school service area requested. The course listed on the transcript must be specifically with school-aged children. If it is not clearly indicated on the transcript, please submit the course description.
Please see the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing websites below for more information
California Out-of-State Pupil Services website
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Colorado offers limited reciprocity in any area of certification/licensure. Educators with an out-of-jurisdiction license are granted a similar license in the receiving jurisdiction upon successful processing of the receiving jurisdiction's application, academic records, and criminal background check. The applicant must have a Master's Degree with a minimum of 48 semester hours and verification of internship hours. Applicants must pass the Praxis 5422 School Counselor exam. Please see the Colorado Department of Education website below for more details.
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Conneticut has limited reciprocity and applicants will be looked at individually. An applicant can follow their application instructions and allow the Connecticut board to make the decision but we cannot guarantee a UW student will be accepted. Please see the Connecticut State website below for more information on counseling licensure in Connecticut.
Connecticut School Counselor Requirements webpage
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Delaware has limited reciprocity. If you are a brand new educator or have less than one year of licensed teaching experience, you will need to apply for an Initial License and then pass an approved Performance Assessment. A student will also need clinical experience of 700 hours in an elementary or secondary setting or clinical experience of 350 hours at each level for dual certification. If you have more than one year but less than four years of licensed teaching experience, you should also apply for an Initial License and will not be required to pass a Performance Assessment. Please see the Delaware Department of Education websites below for more details.
Delaware School Counselor website
Delaware Elementary School Counselor Requirements webpage
Delaware Secondary Ed Schoorl Counselor Requirements webpage
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District of Columbia has full reciprocity for Teaching and Counseling licensure. There are still a few requirements students must meet to apply for licensure: (1) Completion of two years of recognized full-time teaching experience. One year could be satisfied by full-time experience in a non-school setting and (2) No less than three hundred (300) clock hours of graduate level university supervised field experience in counseling in a PreK-12 school setting. One hundred (100) of these required hours may be granted prior to classroom teaching experiences. This field experience requirement may be met by completion of a degree in school counseling from a program approved by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Program (CACREP) or a National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) certificate. Please see the District of Columbia Public Schools website below for more information.
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Florida has full reciprocity for Teaching certification/licensure. Educators with an out-of-jurisdiction license are granted a similar license in the receiving jurisdiction upon successful processing of the receiving jurisdiction's application, academic records, and criminal background check. Refer to Rule 6A-4-0181, General Provisions, Florida Administrative Code. Certificates from others states shall: a. Be the valid standard certificate comparable to a FL Professional Certificate; b. Be issued in a comparable subject; and, c. Require the same or higher level of training as in Florida. Florida also has a website that gives more details on specific Certification Subjects. Applicants will need to pass the Florida specific FTCE exams. Please see the Florida Department of Education websites for more details.
Florida Rule 6A-4-0181 School Counselor Requirements webpage
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Georgia does not offer full reciprocity in any area of certification/licensure. See the requirements below.
Out-of-state professional certificate holders who have worked full-time in their certificate field for five years at any time in their career;
Out-of-state professional certificate holders who were required to pass a content assessment for their out-of-state certificate
Individuals holding valid National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certification in the specific certificate field(s) sought in Georgia
Individuals seeking certification in one of the following fields in which Georgia does not have an approved content assessment: Audiology, Dance, Drama, School Nutrition Director, School Social Work, Speech, Physical and Health Disabilities, Special Education Preschool, Visual Impairment, and some foreign language fields
Georgia also requires their own content knowledge assessment – pass the GACE content knowledge assessment at the professional level
Please see the Georgia Professional Standards Commission websites below for more details.
Georgia School Counseling Requirements & Procedures Rule document
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Guam has full reciprocity for Teaching and Counseling certification. First must pass the PRAXIS I/CORE examination. For an Initial Counselors license all that is needed is a Bachelor's degree from a CACREP accredited institution and an internship in School Counseling with 90 hours of in field work. For a Professional School Counselor license 2 years of successful school counseling and 1 year of classroom teaching or 360 K-12 counseling related classroom teaching/session. Please see the Guam Commsission for Education Certification websites below for more information.
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Hawaii does not guarantee license reciprocity with other states. Applicants must meet basic skills and standards requirements. Applicants with less than 3 years of experience will need to apply for a provisional license, and applicants with 3 or more years of experience can apply for a standard license. Please see the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board websites below for more details.
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Idaho has full reciprocity for Teaching and Special certification/licensure. Educators with an out-of-jurisdiction license are granted a similar license in the receiving jurisdiction upon successful processing of the receiving jurisdiction's application, academic records, and criminal background check. If the educator has a clear certification, they will receive a three year Interim Certification in order to complete Idaho state specific requirements. If the educator has already met the Idaho state specific requirements, they would be granted a clear initial five year renewable certification. Students must also have 700 clock hours of supervised field experience, 75 percent of which must be in a K-12 school setting, to include elementary, middle and high schools. Previous school counseling experience may be considered to help offset the field experience clock hour requirement. Please see the Idaho State Department of Education websites below for more details.
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Illinois offers application by reciprocity. Illinois has it's own examination that applicants will need to pass. (1) Must have Obtained certification and worked fulltime as a school counselor or teacher in another state for a minimum of two years OR (2) hold an active teaching certificate OR (3) Complete a master’s degree program complete with an internship and practicum that is similar to that in the state of Illinois AND (4) Pass the ISBE Examination for School Counseling and meet all Illinois requirements for certification Please see the Illinois State Board of Education websites below for more information on licensure.
Illionois State Board of Education School Counselor website
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Indiana has full reciprocity for Teaching certification/licensure if the out of state license is valid and if the teacher was required to pass content licensing tests in each area on the license. Institutional reccomendation is required. Please see the Indiana Department of Education websites below for more details.
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Iowa does not offer full reciprocity in any area of certification/licensure. Please see the Iowa Board of Education website below for more details.
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Kansas does not offer full reciprocity in any area of certification/licensure. Please see the Kansas State Department of Education website below for more information.
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Kentucky does not offer full reciprocity in any area of certification/licensure and evaluates out-of-state candidates on an individual application basis. Wyoming is a non-compact state. The University of Wyoming is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), the UW College of Education is accredited by AAQEP, and the Counseling program is accredited by CACREP, these meet the Kentucky accreditation requirements. Applicants will need to take specific PRAXIS exams and have a specific GPA calculation in order to meet the base qualifications. The list of requirements and exams are found through the state regulations. Applicants will need to hold a license in the state they completed their education prior to application. Applicants that meet the qualifications from the regulations can apply in Kentucky. Please see the requirements set out below by the Kentucky Department of Education.
Kentucky School Counselor Application webpage
Kentucky Out-of-State Licensure webpage
Kentucky Teaching Certificate State Qualifications Regulation
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Louisiana does not clarify if it has full reciprocity for School Counselors, but it has full reciprocity for Teaching. UW's degree meets the CACREP accreditation standards. Applicants will need to pass the Praxis exam with a score of 159 or higher. An applicant can follow their application instructions and allow the Louisiana board to make their individual final decision, but we cannot guarantee a student will be accepted for licensure. Please see the State Board website below for more information on counseling licensure in Louisiana.
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Maine has full reciprocity for Teaching and Counseling certification/licensure, but there are some conditions for School Counselors. An earned bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university matriculated into an approved program for school counselor education, or current enrollment in graduate coursework for school counselor education. Completed a minimum of 24 semester hours of graduate study in school counselor education coursework. Required Coursework: Completed an approved course for “Teaching Exceptional Students in the Regular Classroom" and applicant must pass pedagogical knowledge and skills assessment at the appropriate grade level if they did not graduate from a Maine university. Maine has PRAXIS I and PRAXIS II exam test score requirements of Reading: Praxis I: 176, Writing: 176, Mathematics: 175; Praxis II: School Guidance Counseling, minimum 570. Please see the Maine Department of Education website below for more information.
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Maryland does not offer full reciprocity in certification/licensure for School Counseling. Maryland requires two years of satisfactory performance as a teacher or school counselor or 500 clock hours in a supervised practicum in school counseling or school guidance and counseling before a student may apply. If an applicant has the two years or 500 clock hours of supervision they may follow the intructions to apply. Please see the Maryland Department of Education website below for more information.
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Massachusetts does not offer full reciprocity in any area of certification/licensure. Massachusetts aslo requires a practicum of 450 hours in an educational setting and a passing score on Massachusetts Communication and Literacy Skills Test. Please see the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education websites below for more information.
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Michigan has full reciprocity for Teaching and Counseling certification/licensure, but there are some extra requirements for School Counselors. For out-of-state applicants who complete all requirements of an approved, out-of-state school counselor education program and/or fulfilled other requirements are evaluated for a school counselor license by the Michigan Department of Education Office of Professional Preparation Services. This license is valid for five years and is issued to candidates who have fulfilled all out-of-state institutional and academic requirements applicable to being evaluated by MDE for a Michigan school counselor license, including: (1) applicant completed a master’s degree or higher in a school counselor educator program including internship in a school setting at an out-of-state university or its equivalency, (2) applicant has earned a bachelor’s degree and has successfully worked out of state as a school counselor five out of the immediately preceding seven years, plus holds a valid school counselor certificate/license issued by another state, (3) applicant passes the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification School Counselor examination. Please see the Michigan Department of Education website below for more information.
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Minnesota only requires a few items for Tier 2 license application. (Option 1) Hold a master's degree or the equivalent from a college or university that is regionally accredited and show verification of completing a Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board preparation program leading to the licensure of school counselors or (Option 2) Provide evidence of having completed a preparation program in school counseling accredited by CACREP and 700 hours experience in CACREP programs (100 hours practicum and 600 hours internship) and 700 hours total in non-CACREP programs. A student must also verify completion of at least 24 semester credit hours in school-counseling-specific coursework or content, including introduction to the field, counseling skills, and ethical standard. Please see the Minnesota Department of Education website below for more information.
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Mississippi has full reciprocity for Teaching and Counseling certification/licensure. There are 4 options when applying for counseling certification: (Option 1) Hold standard teaching license and a master’s degree in guidance and counseling; or (Option 2) Master’s degree in another area AND completion of an approved program for guidance and counseling (with a year internship in school counseling) AND scoring a passing score on the Praxis II; or (Option 3) Complete an approved master’s degree program for guidance and counseling which includes a full year internship; or (Option 4) Hold National Certified School Counselor (NCSC) credential issued by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC). Experience Requirements: If applicant does not already hold a MS teaching certificate, must complete a full-year internship. Please see the Mississippi Department of Education website below for more information.
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Missouri has full reciprocity for Teach and Counseling, there are other requirements for a counselor position. There are two options for students to follow to apply: (Option 1) Completion of a master’s degree with a major emphasis in school counseling from a college or university meeting approval of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Required Coursework: Completion of a planned program of at least 42 semester hours of approved graduate credit in courses in school counseling with at least 12 semester hours focused upon school counseling (elementary certification) or secondary schools (secondary certification). Completion of a three-semester hour internship (minimum of 300 clock hours). (Option 2) A master’s degree in education, school counseling, counseling, counseling psychology or a closely related mental health discipline and additional graduate course work specific to school counseling. Complete additional graduate coursework specified to school counseling, as designated by the recommending institution. Must either possess a bachelor’s degree in education from a state-approved teacher preparation program or complete a curriculum in teaching methods and practices, classroom management and the psychology of the exceptional child, as specified by the recommending certification officer of a state-approved program. Completion of a three-semester hour internship (minimum of 300 clock hours). Students will also have to take and pass the Missouri School Counselor Content Assessment with a score of 220 or higher and the School Counselor Candidate Assessment. A student may follow instructions to apply with the Missouri State Board but we cannot guarantee that they will be accepted. Please see the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education website below for more information.
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Montana does not offer full reciprocity in any area of certification/licensure. There are two-pathways to licensure: (1) Completion of a CACREP-accredited school counselor program, which includes an internship in a school setting of 600 hours, or (2) Completion of a master’s degree in school counseling from a regionally accredited college or university, including an internship in a school setting of 600 hours. Experience Requirements: A supervised internship of at least 600 hours in a school or school-related setting. There is also a Montana specific PRAXIS exam that a student must pass before application and the completion and verification of the free, on-line course “An Introduction to Indian Education for All in Montana”. A student may complete these items and apply with the Montana State board, but we cannot guarantee a student will be accepted. Please see the Montana Office of Public Instruction website below for more information.
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Nebraska does not offer full reciprocity in any area of certification/licensure. Requires two years of teaching experience and at least 100 clock hours of clinical experience prior to internship; and at least 450 clock hours of internship before application. Please see the Nebraska Department of Education website below for more information.
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While Nevada has full reciprocity for Teaching Licensure, a student may not qualify for a Counseling certification as there are extra out-of-state requirements. The Office of Educator Licensure encourages educators who are currently licensed in other states or U.S. territories to apply for reciprocal licensure in Nevada. Pursuant to the passage of Assembly Bill 77 during the 2017 legislative session, most valid and unexpired licenses will directly reciprocate without verification of passing licensure examinations. However, some conditional, provisional, residency, temporary or other license types will require additional documentation to determine eligibility. Any additional documentation needed to determine eligibility for reciprocity will be requested from a licensing analyst upon review of submitted and paid application. Pursuant to NRS 391.230 and NRS 391.302, you may not be employed by a Nevada school district unless you hold a valid Nevada educator license. A student may still follow the application instructions to apply, but we cannot guarantee that they will be accepted by the Nevada State Board. Please see the Nevada Department of Education website for more information.
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We do not have enough information provided to determine if our degree would specifically qualify for the New Hampshire State Board of Education requirements. In the case of certification through reciprocal agreement, this is done through a review of transcripts, curriculum vitae, and experience descriptions. Candidates seeking to be state certified school counselors must still have been trained in all three grade levels in order to receive certification to work in NH public schools. A student can follow their application instructions and allow the New Hampshire board to make the decision but we cannot guarantee a student will be accepted. Please see the New Hampshire Department of Education website below for more information.
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New Jersey has full reciprocity for Teaching and Couseling certification/licensure. Out-of-state applicants qualifying under any form of reciprocity in accordance with the Interstate Certification Compact will have met the content area and professional education requirements but must pass the required test for issuance of an instructional license in a specific field. Transcripts, copies of state licenses and original documentation of teaching experience will be reviewed to determine eligibility for reciprocity. Please see the New Jersey Department of Education websites below for more information.
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New Mexico has limited reciprocity. Teacher/Counselor/Administrator will receive a similar license to what was held in another state when all appropriate documentation is provided at time of application and if you obtain a master’s degree in a school outside of New Mexico that meets their BOE standards, a license can be granted. A student can follow the application instructions to apply, but we cannot guarantee that they will be accepted. Please see the New Mexico Public Education Department websites below for more information.
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New York does not offer full reciprocity in any area of certification/licensure. Pupil Personnel Titles (which include school counselors) are not reviewed through reciprocity. There is a pathway for out-of-state applicants that holds a prior comparable certificate, but we cannot guarantee that our degree or state licensure standards meet New York's reciprocity. This pathway allows an educator who holds a valid certificate in a state that has a reciprocity agreement with New York State to obtain a comparable New York State certificate. The candidate must either (1) have completed an approved preparation program OR (2) possess a valid, advanced-level certificate in the other jurisdiction and three years of service. At least two of those three years must have been completed under the reciprocal certificate. Specified non-coursework requirements, such as the New York State Teacher Certification Examinations and fingerprint clearance, must also be satisfied. Please see the New York Education department website for more information.
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North Carolina does not have full reciprocity and may have additional requirements to apply. An Out-of-State applicant can apply for Initial licensure as long as they have an active license in the state they are currently residing/working. Applicants will need to take and pass the School Counselor Praxis exam with a score of 159 or higher. Please see the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction websites below for more information.
North Carolina Student Services Licensure webpage
North Carolina Professional Standards webpage
North Caraolina General License Requirements Regulation webpage
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North Dakota does not have full reciprocity for Counseling licensure. We do not have enough information provided to determine if our degree would specifically qualify for the North dakota State Board of Education requirements. A student must hold a valid educator's professional license prior to application and have a supervised school-based internship of at least 450 hours, with at least 150 hours at the elementary level and at least 150 hours at the secondary level. A student can follow their application instructions and allow the North Dakota board to make the decision but we cannot guarantee a student will be accepted. Please see the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction website below for more information.
https://www.nd.gov/dpi/educators/credentials-and-certificates
Currently there is not enough information to determine if the University of Wyoming Counseling degree program will be accepted to work in the Northern Mariana Islands territory. Please see the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Education website below for more information.
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Ohio does not offer full reciprocity in any area of certification/licensure, but a student can still apply for School Counseling if they have a Master's degree and meet the successful completion of an internship consisting of six hundred contact hours in a school setting. We cannot guarantee that a student will be accepted by the Ohio board. Please see the Ohio Legislative Service Commission website below for more details.
https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/rule-3301-24-05
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Oklahoma has full reciprocity for Teaching and Counseling certification. Educators with an out-of-jurisdiction license are granted a similar license in the receiving jurisdiction upon successful processing of the receiving jurisdiction's application, academic records, and criminal background check. Oklahoma now has full reciprocity with states that have like credentials. Students will need Master’s degree in school counseling program and passing score on all required examinations – Oklahoma General Education Test, Oklahoma Professional Teaching Exam, Oklahoma Subject Area Test in School Counseling in order to apply. Please see the Oklahoma State Department of Education websites below for more information.
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Oregon does not offer full reciprocity. During that year, they must meet Oregon's requirement of the "Protecting Student and Civil Rights in the Educational Environment" and any other content/endorsement assessments to be eligible for full licensure. A student can complete a workshop to try and meet this requirement. A student may follow the instructions to apply, but we cannot guarantee that they will be accepted in Oregon. Please see the Oregon Department of Education websites below for more information.
https://www.oregon.gov/tspc/LIC/Documents/First%20License%20Personnel.pdf
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Pennsylvania does not offer full reciprocity in any area of certification/licensure. A student may follow instructions to apply as an out-of-state applicant but we cannot guarantee they will be accepted by the Pennsylvania board. Please see the Pennsylvania Department of Education website for more information.
https://www.education.pa.gov/Educators/Certification/Staffing%20Guidelines/Pages/CSPG76.aspx
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Puerto Rico does not offer full reciprocity. Students must first be licensed as a
Licensed Professional Counselor by the PR Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors.
We do not have enough information to determine if the University of Wyoming counseling
degree program will be accepted in Puerto Rico or by the PR Board of Examiners of
Professional Counselors. Please see the Puerto Rico Department of Education website
below for more information.
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Rhode Island has full reciprocity for Teaching certification. Educators with an out-of-jurisdiction license are granted a similar license in the receiving jurisdiction upon successful processing of the receiving jurisdiction's application, academic records, and criminal background check. Educators with an out-of-jurisdiction license are granted a similar license in the receiving jurisdiction upon successful processing of the receiving jurisdiction's application, academic records, and taking and passing RI required tests: Praxis II Professional School Counselor test (5421) with a score of 156. Please see the Rhode Island Department of Education website below for more information.
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South Carolina has full reciprocity for Teaching and Counseling certification. Educators with an out-of-jurisdiction license are granted a similar license in the receiving jurisdiction upon successful processing of the receiving jurisdiction's application, academic records, and criminal background check. Traditional program completer with comparable areas and appropriate content exam or alternative program completer who has advanced to standard license. This excludes Career and Technology areas as defined by South Carolina. Candidates seeking certification in service fields (i.e., School Guidance Counselor, School Psychologist, School Librarian, and Speech-Language Pathologist) as well as leadership fields are not required to take a pedagogy assessment to receive initial certification or advance to the Professional certificate level. Please see the South Carolina Department of Education websites for more information.
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South Dakota does not offer full reciprocity in any area of certification/licensure. Please see the South Dakota Department of Education website below for more information.
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Tennessee has full reciprocity for Teaching and Counseling certification. Educators with an out-of-jurisdiction license are granted a similar license in the receiving jurisdiction upon successful processing of the receiving jurisdiction's application, academic records, and criminal background check. Out-of-State applicants - Individuals applying for the practitioner license through an out-of-state pathway must provide a license from another state or a recommendation from the out-of-state educator preparation provider where the educator completed preparation. Please see the Tennessee Department of Education website for more information.
https://www.tn.gov/education/families/student-support/school-counseling.html
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Texas does not offer full reciprocity in any area of certification/licensure. Must have two years of classroom teaching experience. Please see the Texas Education Agency website for more information.
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Utah does not offer full reciprocity in any area of certification/licensure. A student must have a prior license in the state in which the program was completed. Please see the Utah State Board of Education website for more information.
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Vermont has full reciprocity. All states are recognized by Vermont for reciprocity except IA, and MN. A candidate that has a current, comparable license (teacher, or administrator) from a state with which Vermont has signed the NASDTEC Interstate Agreement provided the candidate can demonstrate at least 3 years of successful work in a school within the past 7 years in the licensure endorsement or subject area. Those who do not meet this condition can obtain licensure through Vermont’s Alternative Route: The Peer Review process. Please see the Vermont Agency of Education websites below for more information.
https://education.vermont.gov/educator-licensure
https://education.vermont.gov/educator-licensure/become-a-vermont-educator/alternative-route
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Currently there is not enough information to determine if the University of Wyoming Teaching or Counseling degree programs will be accepted to work in the Virgin Islands territory. The Virgin Islands does require an applicant to hold or be eligible for a valid Teaching license in the Virgin Islands before applying to be a School Counselor. Please see the three Virgin Islands Department of Education websites below for more details.
https://www.vide.vi/divisions/human-resources#fs-panel-37738
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Virginia does not offer full reciprocity in any area of certification/licensure. Both options require a applicant to have at least two full-years of teaching or school counseling experience before applying. If a student meets the requirements they can follow instruction to apply, but we cannot guarantee that the student will be accepted in Virginia. Please see the Virginia Law website and the two Virginia Department of Education websites below for more information.
https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title8/agency20/chapter23/section670/
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Washington does not offer full reciprocity in any area of certification/licensure. Washington has several speciality examinations an applicant must pass before applying. We cannot guarantee licensure application ability will meet with these outside examinations. Please see the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Education website below for more information.
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See WVBE Policy 5202: Ancillary Requirements 4.47 by the West Virginia Department
of Education websites.
https://apps.sos.wv.gov/adlaw/csr/readfile.aspx?DocId=53027&Format=PDF
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In most cases Wisconsin license based on completion of a state-approved program, not based on licensure in another state. Applicants for a Wisconsin license must be licensable in the state in which they completed their school counseling preparation program first. Also one of these three requirements: (1) Eligibility for a Wisconsin license to teach in the elementary/secondary schools and two years of successful teaching experience at the elementary/secondary school levels; or (2) Completion of an approved one year full-time internship in school counseling; or (3) A minimum of two years of successful experience as a licensed school counselor in an assigned position of 1/2 time or more. A student can follow instructions to apply but we cannot guarantee that they will be accepted. Please see the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction website below for more details.
https://dpi.wi.gov/sspw/pupil-services/school-counseling/licensing
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This is the home-state for the University of Wyoming program. Wyoming has full reciprocity for Teaching and Counseling certification. Educators with an out-of-jurisdiction license are granted a similar license in the receiving jurisdiction upon successful processing of the receiving jurisdiction's application, academic records, and criminal background check. Wyoming applicants must have completed requirements that are "substantially equivalent" in the other jurisdiction in order for us to recognize the licensure from the other jurisdiction. Please see the Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board websites below for more details website for more details.
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