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Table 3.2. State initial licensure requirements for teacher education in subject area taught, written teacher assessments, and clinical training experiences, by state: 2007-08
State	State requires substantial formal coursework in subject area(s) taught1		Written teachers assessments						Student teaching (weeks)	Other experiences (hours)
			Basic skills		Subject- specific knowledge		Subject- specific pedagogy
United States	27	2	39	2	42	2	6	2	39	13
Alabama	Yes		Yes		Yes		No		15	150
Alaska	No		Yes		No		No		—	—
Arizona	No		No		Yes		No		—	—
Arkansas	No		Yes		Yes		Yes		12	—
California	No		Yes		No		No		9	—
Colorado	No		No		Yes		No		13	400
Connecticut	Yes		Yes		Yes		No		10	—
Delaware	No		Yes		Yes		No		—	—
District of Columbia	Yes		Yes		Yes		Yes		—	—
Florida	No		Yes		Yes		Yes		10	—
Georgia	Yes		Yes		Yes		No		10	—
Hawaii	No		Yes		Yes		No		—	—
Idaho	Yes		No		Yes		No		6 semester hours	—
Illinois	Yes		Yes		Yes		No		—	—
Indiana	No		Yes		Yes		No		—	—
Iowa	Yes		Yes		No		No		12	50
Kansas	Yes		No		Yes		No		12	—
Kentucky	Yes		No		Yes		No		12	—
Louisiana	Yes		Yes		Yes		No		9	180
Maine	No		Yes		Yes		No		—	—
Maryland	Yes		Yes		Yes		Yes		20	—
Massachusetts	No		Yes		Yes		No		150-300 hours	—
Michigan	Yes		Yes		Yes		No		12	—
Minnesota	No		Yes		Yes		No		10	—
Mississippi	Yes		Yes		Yes		No		12	—
Missouri	No		Yes		Yes		No		8 semester hours	2 semester hours
Montana	Yes		No		No		No		—	—
Nebraska	Yes		Yes		No		No		14	100
Nevada	No		Yes		Yes		No		8 semester hours	—
New Hampshire	Yes		Yes		Yes		No		15	—
New Jersey	Yes		No		Yes		No		15	—
New Mexico	Yes		Yes		Yes		No		14	—
New York	Yes		Yes		Yes		Yes		8	100
North Carolina	No		Yes		No		No		10	—
North Dakota	Yes		Yes		Yes		No		10	—
Ohio	Yes		No		Yes		No		12	100
Oklahoma	Yes		Yes		Yes		No		12	45
Oregon	No		Yes		No		No		15	—
Pennsylvania	Yes		Yes		Yes		No		12	—
Rhode Island	No		No		No		No		—	—
South Carolina	No		Yes		Yes		No		12	100
South Dakota	Yes		No		Yes		No		10	—
Tennessee	Yes		Yes		Yes		No		15	—
Texas	No		Yes		Yes		Yes		12	—
Utah	No		No		Yes		No		—	—
Vermont	No		Yes		Yes		No		12	60
Virginia	Yes		Yes		Yes		No		5	150
Washington	No		Yes		Yes		No		—	—
West Virginia	No		Yes		Yes		No		12	125
Wisconsin	Yes		Yes		Yes		No		18	—
Wyoming	No		No		No		No		8	—
— Not available. 1 To earn an initial license, prospective teachers must have taken substantial formal coursework in subject area(s) taught, corresponding to a major or equivalent. 2 National total reflects the number of "Yes" responses for each column. SOURCE: Quality Counts 2008: Tapping into Teaching, Editorial Projects in Education Research Center, Education Week, 2008. Data Source