NORTH DAKOTA
STATE RESOURCES

North Dakota requires all teachers to obtain a Bachelor's degree or higher. The candidate's school must include an approved teacher educator program. More information can be found here: https://www.nd.gov/espb/sites/www/files/documents/One-Pagers/Pathways-to-Become-a-Teacher.pdf 

North Dakota requires all educators to complete the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators (Core) and Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) exams, as well as additional tests required for specific licensure areas. You can find more information here: https://praxis.ets.org/state-requirements/northdakota-tests.html 

For initial certification in North Dakota, all candidates must:

• Earn a Bachelor's degree with a minimum GPA of 2.5.

• Complete required student teaching experience

• Submit transcripts, background clearance, and exam scores to the North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board.

More information can be found here: https://www.alleducationschools.com/teacher-certification/north-dakota/  

North Dakota offers alternative routes to licensure. Candidates must have at least a Bachelor's degree. More information can be found here: https://www.nd.gov/espb/licensure/alternate-access-license 

The North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board maintains a list of approved Teacher Preparation Programs: https://www.nd.gov/espb/program-approval/nd-state-approved-teacher-preparation-programs 

• North Dakota Council for Exceptional Children - https://northdakota.exceptionalchildren.org/ 

• Student ND United (SNDU) - https://ndunited.org/about/our-members/aspiring-educators 

• Why Teach, North Dakota - https://education.und.edu/about/why-teach.html 

ND United has compiled a list of available scholarship and grant opportunities for potential North Dakota educators: https://ndunited.org/foundation/scholarships-and-grants 

• VCSU Teacher Shortage Scholarship & VCSU Para-to-Teacher Scholarship - https://www.vcsu.edu/departments/education-and-graduate-studies/ 

• Great Plains Promise - https://bismarckstate.edu/admissions/payingforcollege/scholarships/Great-Plains-Promise/