MD Adding an Endorsement to a Teaching Certificate

kthometz1 · ‎02-15-2016

Adding an Endorsement to a Maryland Teaching Certificate

The information in this article applies to students enrolled in specific WGU endorsement programs. For additional information on adding areas that are not offered at WGU, see the instructions on Adding Endorsements provided by the MD Department of Education.

WGU Program

How to Add an Additional Endorsement

All Endorsement Programs

(MAME, MASE, MSSP, MAELL, ENDELL)

Certified Maryland educators may add subjects/fields to their MD teaching certificates by either completing an approved program in the new certification area, completing 30 semester hours and assessments if applicable, or by submitting a qualifying score on the appropriate Praxis content assessment. No pedagogy assessment is required to add an endorsement to a professional MD certificate.

To add an endorsement via a credit count, submit the following to MSDE:

A cover letter with your name, mailing address, last 4 digits of your social security number, date of birth, personal email address, and the area of certification you are seeking.
Official transcript(s) in an unopened mailer (if not previously submitted) for all course work taken (community college, baccalaureate, post-baccalaureate, if applicable) Student copies in an unopened mailer are also acceptable.

To add an endorsement by passing the Praxis content assessment, submit the following to MSDE:

A cover letter with your name, mailing address, last 4 digits of your social security number, date of birth, personal email address, and the area of certification you are seeking.
Qualifying scores on the Praxis content or ACTFL content assessment.

Note: The requirements to add an endorsement in Maryland are the same, whether you are adding an endorsement at a new grade level (Elementary to Secondary) or the same grade level (Secondary to Secondary).

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Article Number : 19715, 1556