Maryland issues certificates in the following areas:
Teaching Areas
Early Childhood/Elementary Areas
- Early Childhood Education (Pre-K - 3)
- Elementary Education (1-6)
- Mathematics Instructional Leader (PreK-6) (endorsement only)
- Instructional Leader: STEM, PreK-6 (endorsement only)
Middle School Areas (4-9)
- English Language Arts
- Mathematics
- Science
- Social Studies
- Mathematics Instructional Leader (endorsement only)
General Secondary Content Areas (7-12)
- Agriculture/Agribusiness and Renewable Natural Resources
- Biology
- Business Education
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Earth/Space Science
- Economics
- English
- Environmental Science
- Family and Consumer Sciences
- Geography
- History
- Marketing
- Mathematics
- Physical Science
- Physics
- Political Science
- Professional and Technical Education
- Social Studies
- Specialized Professional Areas
- Speech Communication
- Technology Education
- Theater
- Work-Based Learning Coordinator (endorsement only)
Special Education
- Infant/primary (birth - grade 3)
- Elementary/middle (grades 1-8)
- Secondary/adult (grades 6-adult)
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Severely and Profoundly Disabled
- Blind/Visually Impaired
Specialty Areas (PreK-12)
- American Sign Language
- Art
- Dance
- English for Speakers of Other Languages
- Environmental Education
- Health
- Music
- Physical Education
- World Languages
Administrative or Supervisory Areas
- Superintendent
- Supervisors of Instruction, Assistant Principals, and Principals
- Library Media Administrator
- Supervisor of Guidance
- Supervisor of School Psychological Services
- Supervisor of Pupil Personnel
- Supervisor of Special Education
- Supervisor of Teachers of Hearing Impaired
Specialist Areas
- Gifted & Talented Specialist
- School Counselor
- Library Media Specialist
- Pupil Personnel Worker
- Reading Specialist
- Reading Teacher
- Psychometrist
- School Psychologist
- School Social Worker
Public Librarian Areas
- Professional Public Librarian
- Professional Public Library Director