Initial Teaching License

VT-HEC offers initial educator licensure programs that prepare individuals who have earned bachelor’s degrees and are working in schools to become licensed teachers in Vermont. Upon successful completion of courses and fieldwork, VT-HEC recommends candidates to the Agency of Education for an initial teaching license in one of the three areas:

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Special Education

Special Education

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Initial licensure courses are offered at the graduate level through our affiliation with Vermont State University. Successful participants are able to apply credits earned through VT-HEC toward a master’s degree at that institution. New cohorts begin every summer.

If you already have a Vermont teaching license, learn more about adding an endorsement. VT-HEC offers endorsement programs in these areas along with Health Education and Work-Based Learning.

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