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Teacher Areas Overview

Maryland issues certificates in the following teaching areas:

Early Childhood Education (PreK-3)

Elementary Education, grades 1-6

Middle School Areas: (4-9)

English Language Arts
Mathematics
Science

Social Studies

 

Secondary Academic Areas: (7-12)

Agriculture/Agribusiness and Renewable Natural Resources
Biology
Business Education
Chemistry
Computer Science
Data Processing
Earth/Space Science
English
Family and Consumer Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences/Career Technolgy Education
Foreign Language: Classical
Foreign Language: Modern
Geography
Health Occupations Education
History
Marketing Education - Teacher-Coordinator
Mathematics
Physical Science
Physics
Social Studies
Speech Communication
Technology Education
Theater
Trades and Industry
Work-Based Learning Coordinator

Special Education

 Infant/primary (birth - grade 3)
 Elementary/middle (grades 1-8)
 Secondary/adult (grades 6-12)
 Hearing Impaired
 Severely and Profoundly Disabled
 Visually Impaired

 

Specialty Areas (PreK-12)

 Art
 Dance
 English for Speakers of Other Languages
 Environmental Education
 Health
 Music
 Physical Education

 



Contact Information
Maryland State Department of Education
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone:  410-767-0412 or toll free 866-772-8922
TTY/TDD:  410-333-6442
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