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# Professional Innovators in Education: Endorsement Areas

#### Other Endorsement Options

- NS English as a Second Language (PK-12)   
  **Must be accompanied by a grade band endorsement*
- TE Industrial and Technology Education (5-12)
- GQ Business, Management, Marketing, & Technology (5-12)
- NE Non-Endorsed
- DA Biology (6-12)**only offered for a limited time *
- HX Agriscience and Natural Resources (5-12)
- KH Family and Consumer Science (5-12)
- CC History (6-12)**only offered for a limited time * 
- DP Physical Science (6-12)**only offered for a limited time * 
- CD Political Science (6-12)**only offered for a limited time * 

#### Endorsements Not Yet Available at Professional Innovators

**As MDE transitions to new endorsements, we will update the website to reflect when these new endorsements are offered.*

- DQ 5-9 Science
- DQ 7-12 Science
- CQ Social Studies 5-9
- CQ Social Studies 7-12 

#### Endorsements not offered

- SL Deaf or Hard of Hearing
- SV Autism Spectrum Disorder
- SK Visually Impaired
- CO Central Office School Administrator
- SM Learning Disabilities
- ND Library Media
- ZS Early Childhood Education
- ZN Early Childhood Birth-K
- ES Elementary and Secondary PK-12 School Admin
- BR Reading Specialist
- NT School Counselor
- SB Speech and Language Impaired
- ZG Elementary Education K-5 (K-8 self-contained)

#### Bilingual Education (PK-12)

- YA Bilingual Education 
- YB Bilingual German
- YC Bilingual Greek 
- YE Bilingual Russian
- YF Bilingual Spanish
- YH Bilingual Italian
- YI Bilingual Polish
- YJ Bilingual Hebrew
- YK Bilingual Arabic
- YM Bilingual Vietnamese
- YN Bilingual Korean 
- YO Bilingual Serbo-Croatian/Bosnian
- YP Bilingual Chaldean
- YR Bilingual Chinese
- YS Bilingual Filipino
- YT Bilingual Japanese

#### Special Education Endorsements

- SA Emotional Impairment (K-12)
- SA Cognitive Impairment (K-12)

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#### Secondary (6th-12th) Endorsements

- DI Integrated Science
- EX Mathematics
- RX Social Studies
- BA English
- BD Speech
- CE Psychology
- DC Chemistry
- CB Geography
- DH Earth/Space Science
- CA Economics

#### Endorsements (5-9th) & (7-12th)

- BQ 5-9 English Language Arts
- EQ 5-9 Mathematics
- BQ 7-12 English Language Arts
- EQ 7-12 Mathematics

#### Elementary Endorsements

- ZO Lower Elementary (Pk-3)
- ZP Upper Elementary (3-6)

#### Additional Elementary Endorsement Options

**The following endorsements will be phased out over the next two years.  [Please contact a program administrator](mailto:info@professionalinnovatorsineducation.org) if you would like to pursue one of the following endorsements.*

- DI Integrated Science (K-8)
- BT Reading (K-8)
- RX Social Studies (K-8)
- EX Mathematics (K-8)
- BX Language Arts (K-8)

#### Kindergarten-12th Grade Endorsements

- LQ Visual Arts (K-12)
- MC PE/Health (K-12)
- JQ Music (K-12)

#### World Language (PK-12th)

*An Oral Proficiency Interview is required for this endorsement

- FA French
- FB German
- FD Latin
- FF Spanish
- FH Italian
- FK Arabic (Modern Standard)
- FL Japanese
- FR Chinese (Mandarin)
- FS American Sign Language
- FC Greek
- FJ Hebrew

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## MTTC Requirements

As MDE transitions to new endorsements, we will update the website to reflect when these new endorsements are offered. However, you should review the official website as many MTTC requirements are changing starting January 1, 2026.

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