Relay is a state-approved educator preparation program provider in the following states: Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and the District of Columbia.*

Professional organizations, societies, states, and licensing jurisdictions have specific requirements for membership, certification, or licensure. In the states in which Relay is an approved in-state educator preparation provider, Relay works to align Relay’s program(s) offered in the state to the state’s educational requirements for educator certification/licensure. Students should be aware that the professional organizations, societies, states, and licensing jurisdictions are responsible for defining, amending, and executing approval requirements and decisions for membership, certification, or licensure. Relay can provide the public-facing information for the professional organizations’, societies’, states’, and licensing jurisdictions’ requirements for membership, certification, or licensure. Relay can provide guidance regarding a state’s licensure requirements for states in which Relay is an approved in-state provider and to the students who seek licensure in the same state. Relay may not be able to provide assistance to a student regarding the interpretation or understanding of a state’s licensure requirements for states in which Relay is not an approved, in-state education preparation provider. Students intending to seek licensure of any type must take full responsibility for ensuring that their degree program at Relay meets the licensing requirements of their local states, school districts, professional associations, or agencies. See Relay’s Licensure Disclosures webpage for more information. Details about each of Relay’s state-approved educator preparation programs can be found in Educator Preparation Program Descriptions. 

*Relay is an approved in-state educator preparation program provider in Indiana and will continue to serve currently enrolled students in Relay’s Indiana-based programs. Relay temporarily paused acceptance of new enrollments in its Indiana-based programs for the Summer 2024-2025 cohorts. 

*Relay recently received reauthorization as an in-state education preparation program provider in Washington, DC. Relay will continue to serve currently enrolled students in Relay’s Washington, DC-based programs. As Relay continues to launch revised program versions of its Washington, DC-based programs, potential students located in Washington, DC may be eligible to enroll in and complete a Relay education preparation program as an out-of-state certification/licensure candidate