Georgetown College is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). All of Georgetown College's preparation programs are approved by the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB). Completing an approved certification program at an accredited educator preparation provider is the preparation route most likely to be recognized by other states for certification in that state.
The National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) coordinates the NASDTEC Interstate Agreement, the purpose of which is "to provide a mechanism to inform the [NASDTEC] Membership and the public of Jurisdiction- Specific Requirements for educator licensure in each Member Jurisdiction." Most states and U.S. territories are signatories to the NASDTEC Interstate Agreement.
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From the NASDTEC website's "Information for Out-of-State Applicants" section:
IMPORTANT NOTE TO PROSPECTIVE TEACHER CANDIDATES: Each state is responsible for its own certification/licensure requirements, which may change without notice to NASDTEC or your university's certification officers or your state's office of certification. You must contact the office of certification in any state to which you may be relocating to get the most accurate information on certification requirements. The map link in the next paragraph will help you locate the main web page for the entity in each state that is responsible for educator certification. One important guideline is that reciprocity is always easier if you completed the certification requirements and obtained your teaching credential in the state where you completed your program requirements.
NOTE: All information is provided by the jurisdiction and NASDTEC does not assume any responsibility for the accuracy of the information provided. Questions should be submitted to the jurisdiction. Here is a link to the map that provides a link to the main webpage of each jurisdiction.”
| Receiving State | Georgetown College Initial Teacher Certification Comparison to Receiving State's Certification Requirements. All Georgetown College programs are approved by the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board, and the EPP is CAEP accredited at both the initial and advanced levels. Since states' requirements change frequently, users of this information are encouraged to contact the appropriate state agency in the receiving state to confirm eligibility for certification and any additional requirements. | ||||
| Education / Experience Requirements | Testing Requirements | Temporary Certificate Offered? | Other Notes | NASDTEC Participant? | |
| Alabama | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and state-approved teacher preparation program. | Praxis Subject Tests or equivalent; may be waived w/3+ years experience. | Emergency Certificate if all requirements met except testing. | Out-of-state teaching license must be equivalent to an Alabama Professional Educator Certificate. | Yes |
| Alaska | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and state-approved teacher preparation program. | Basic Competency Exam – See the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development for accepted exams. | Non-renewable one-year Tier I Initial Certificate while meeting state requirements. | Must pass Praxis Subject Tests to earn a Professional renewable certificate. Must take a state-approved course in Alaska Studies and Multicultural/Cross-Cultural Communication. | Yes |
| Arizona | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and state-approved teacher preparation program. | No exams required for candidates w/a comparable out-of-state certificate in good standing. | No | Must take approved courses in the Arizona and US Constitutions or pass equivalency exam within 1-3 years. | Yes |
| Arkansas | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and state-approved teacher preparation program. | Equivalent content area exam for the certificate held. Waived w/3+ years of teaching experience or comparable certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS). | Provisional license if all requirements met except content or pedagogy testing. | Endorsements in Early Childhood, Elementary Education, Middle Childhood, or Secondary Social Studies require approved course in Arkansas History. | Yes |
| California | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and state-approved teacher preparation program. | Comparable content and basic skills exams. | Preliminary certificate if all requirements except testing are met. | Candidates w/less than 2 years of experience must complete an approved teacher induction program. *Does not meet requirements for ELL certification. | Yes |
| Colorado | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and state-approved teacher preparation program. | Comparable content area tests required; may be waived w/3+ years full-time teaching experience. | One-year Interim License or three-year Initial License based on qualifications. | Yes | |
| Connecticut | Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited school and state-approved teacher preparation program. Teacher prep waived w/30 months of full-time experience. | Equivalent content area and pedagogy tests, waived w/a standard certificate and 3 years of experience or master’s in content area. | Interim certificate if all criteria met except equivalent exams. | Enhanced reciprocity state licenses qualify for streamlined process w/lowered testing and experience requirements. | Yes |
| Delaware | Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited school. | Based on credentials evaluation. | Emergency certificate in select content areas. | Special Education teachers required to also hold a standard certificate in a teaching content area. | Yes |
| Florida | Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited school. | Comparable basic knowledge, content, and pedagogy exams. | Temporary certificate in area of bachelor’s degree major if basic knowledge or pedagogy exam requirements not met. | Must hold license equivalent to Florida Professional Certificate or valid NBPTS certificate. | Yes |
| Georgia | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and state-approved teacher preparation program. | Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators if less than 5 years full-time experience or lacking equivalent assessments. | Non-Renewable or Induction Certificate may be extended if content assessment requirements not met. | Teaching license must be Professional or equivalent; temporary or provisional not accepted. | Yes |
| Hawaii | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and state-approved teacher preparation program. 3 out of last 5 years full-time teaching experience required for Standard certificate. | Content knowledge exam required if bachelor’s degree is not in endorsement area sought. | Provisional certificate if experience requirements are not met. | Content knowledge can also be waived with NBPTS certification or master’s degree. | Yes |
| Idaho | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school. | No exams required for candidates w/a comparable out-of-state certificate in good standing. | Interim certificate if testing or coursework requirements not met. | Institutional Recommendation from accredited preparation program required for any candidate w/less than 2 years of full-time teaching experience. | Yes |
| Illinois | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school. | No exams required for candidates w/a comparable out-of-state certificate in good standing. | No | Yes | |
| Indiana | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school. | Indiana CORE Assessments and Developmental/Pedagogy exams or out-of-state equivalent. | One-year reciprocal teaching license if missing testing or coursework. | Expired out-of-state licenses not accepted. All candidates must be certified in CPR/AED/Heimlich and suicide prevention for professional certificate. | Yes |
| Iowa | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and state-approved teacher preparation program. | If applicant’s state requires exams for licensure, proof of passing scores for the qualifying exams required. | One-year license if coursework, experience, or testing requirements not met. | Must complete human relations coursework for Initial license. Recency requirement: Must have teaching experience or 6 college credits in last 5 years. | Yes |
| Kansas | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and teacher preparation program. | Praxis Subject tests or comparable exams completed in another state if less than 3-5 years of teaching experience in last 6 years. | Two-year Restricted Teaching License Alternative Pathway if preparation program requirements not met. | Recency requirement: Must have 1 year teaching experience or 8 college credit hours w/in last 6 years. | Yes |
| Louisiana | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and teacher preparation program. | Louisiana Praxis and NTE exams are required for a Level 1 Professional Certificate; waived w/3+ years of verified teaching experience. | Three-year out-of-state (OS) certificate if testing requirements are not met. | If candidate has not taught in the last 5 years, 6 semester credits related to endorsement area must be completed before license can be issued. | Yes |
| Maine | Bachelor’s degree from accredited school. | Based on credential evaluation. | No | Reciprocity is only recognized for identified teacher shortage content areas. | Yes |
| Maryland | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and state-approved teacher preparation program. | Must show passing score on comparable content tests. Comparable basic skills test also required w/less than 2 years experience. | Conditional certificate if candidate has offer for hire from a Maryland school. | Streamlined application available w/2+ years of experience. | Yes |
| Massachusetts | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and state-approved teacher preparation program. | Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL) required. | Temporary or provisional based on qualifications and MTEL results. | Yes | |
| Michigan | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and state-approved teacher preparation program. | Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC) if less than 3 years experience. | Temporary Teaching Certificate if certain requirements are not met. | Must have current training in first aid and CPR and meet reading methods coursework requirement. | Yes |
| Minnesota | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and state-approved teacher preparation program. | Minnesota Teacher Licensing Examinations (MTLE) required. No other tests are accepted. | Limited licensure if testing or coursework requirements not met. | Minnesota Human Relations coursework required for five-year license. | Yes |
| Mississippi | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and state-approved teacher preparation program. | Core subject test such as Praxis Subject Assessments passed for certification in issuing state. | Two-year license if testing requirements not met. | Institutional Recommendation required for select endorsement areas. | Yes |
| Missouri | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and teacher preparation program. | Typically none – Missouri transfers out-of-state licenses to the closest in-state equivalent under teacher reciprocity. | Based on equivalency. | Institutional Recommendation required if out-of-state license has expired. Must have college GPA of 2.75 or above. | Yes |
| Montana | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and state-approved or NCATE/CAEP accredited teacher preparation program. | Praxis Subject Assessments required. | Other temporary class licenses issued based on specific deficiencies. | University Recommendation (Institutional Recommendation) from educator preparation program required for Standard license. | Yes |
| Nebraska | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and teacher preparation program. | Praxis Core and Praxis Subject Assessments required. | Temporary or provisional certificate if coursework or testing requirements not met. | Coursework in Human Relations and Special Education required for regular teaching certificate. | Yes |
| Nevada | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and teacher preparation program. | Praxis Core, Praxis PLT, and Praxis Subject Assessments required. Candidate must also pass exams in Nevada School Law and Nevada and US Constitutions. | No | All requests for reciprocity are based on evaluation. | Yes |
| New Hampshire | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and three years of experience out of last seven in an Interstate Certification Contract state. | Praxis Core and Praxis Subject Assessments required. | Additional Information | Yes | |
| New Jersey | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school, state-approved or NCATE/CAEP accredited teacher preparation program, and two years of “effective” rated experience within last 3 years. | Praxis Subject Assessments required. | Only if equivalent temporary certificate held in another state. | Experience requirement waived with NBPTS certification. | Yes |
| New Mexico | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and state-approved teacher preparation program and at least one year of teaching experience. | Must have passed teacher competency exam in jurisdiction where current teaching license was issued. | No | Approved program and testing requirements waived with NBPTS certification. License level for reciprocal teaching certification issued is based on years of teaching experience. | No |
| New York | Bachelor’s degree with 2.5 GPA or higher from regionally accredited school and teacher preparation program that meets New York approval standards and three years of public school teaching experience in one state. | Must take New York’s edTPA, Educating All Students, Academic Literacy Skills, and Content Specialty exams through NES. NBPTS certified teachers are exempt from exam requirements. | Conditional certificate if candidate meets all requirements except edTPA exam or workshops. | Initial certificate requires taking workshops in child abuse, school violence prevention, needs of children with autism, and training in harassment, bullying, and discrimination. | No |
| North Carolina | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and state-approved teacher preparation program. | Praxis Subject Assessments required. Elementary and Exceptional Children endorsements also require North Carolina Foundations of Reading and General Curriculum exams. | No | Whether candidate receives Standard Professional 1 or 2 depends on years of experience. | Yes |
| North Dakota | Bachelor’s degree with at least a 2.50 GPA from regionally accredited school and state-approved teacher preparation program. | Praxis Core and Praxis Subject Assessments required. | Interim certificate if coursework or testing requirements not met. | North Dakota Native American and Multicultural Studies course required for Initial license. | Yes |
| Ohio | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and state-approved teacher preparation program. | Ohio Assessments for Educators (OAE) or Praxis Subject Assessments may be required based on evaluation. | Resident educator license if less than 3 years of experience. | Must have at least 12 semester hours of reading pedagogy for full standard license. | Yes |
| Oklahoma | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and state-approved teacher preparation program. | Oklahoma General Education, Subject Area, and Professional Teaching exams or out-of-state equivalents required. | No | Verification of experience required. | Yes |
| Oregon | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and state-approved teacher preparation program. | Must have passed acceptable subject matter exam or the Oregon Educator Licensure Assessments (ORELA). Test of US and Oregon civil rights laws and ethics also required. | Reciprocal teaching license is temporary based on fulfilling deficiencies. | State of initial certificate must be NASDTEC member. | Yes |
| Pennsylvania | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and state-approved teacher preparation program. | Acceptable basic skills, subject matter, and pedagogy assessments required. Must meet Pennsylvania’s qualifying scores for any exam(s) taken. | No | Teacher preparation program requirement waived with 2 years of experience. | Yes |
| Rhode Island | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and state-approved teacher preparation program. | Praxis Core, Praxis PLT, and Praxis Subject Assessments required for most subjects and grade levels. | Qualified applications for teaching reciprocity between states leads to a Temporary Initial Educator Certificate. | Certificate held must be NASDTEC Stage 3 or higher. | Yes |
| South Carolina | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and state-approved teacher preparation program. | Praxis PLT and Praxis Subject Assessments required. | No | Temporary, lateral, or alternative certificates are not eligible for reciprocal teacher certification. Teaching certificate issued depends on years of experience. | Yes |
| South Dakota | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and teacher preparation program. | Praxis Subject Assessments required. | One-year certificate if missing coursework or testing requirements. | Coursework in human relations and South Dakota Indian studies required for unrestricted license. | Yes |
| Tennessee | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and state-approved teacher preparation program. | Praxis Core, Praxis PLT, and Praxis Subject Assessments required for most subjects and grade levels. | No | Initial certificate issued is Practitioner Teacher. | Yes |
| Texas | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and teacher preparation program. | Texas Education Agency (TEA) or comparable exams in another state required. | One-year certificate if testing requirements are not met. | Credentials review is offered prior to application for a fee. | Yes |
| Utah | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and NCATE/TEAC/CAEP accredited teacher preparation program. | Praxis Subject Assessments typically required but equivalent exams may be evaluated. | No. All qualifying requests for reciprocity receive a Level 1 Utah Educator License. | Educator ethics review also required. Candidates with less than 3 years of experience must participate in Early Years Enhancement. | Yes |
| Vermont | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and teacher preparation program. | Praxis Core and Praxis Subject Assessments required. | No | All qualifying requests for reciprocity from NASDTEC states receive a Level 1 Professional Educator’s License. | Yes |
| Virginia | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and state-approved teacher preparation program. | Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment (VCLA), Praxis Subject Assessments required. Praxis Series Reading for Virginia Educators (RVE) required for select endorsements. Assessments waived with 3 years of full-time teaching experience. | No | Teacher preparation program requirement may be waived with current and valid teaching certificate from another state or NBPTS certification. Child abuse recognition and intervention and emergency first aid training required. | Yes |
| Washington | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and state-approved teacher preparation program. | Washington Educator Skills Tests (WEST) B and E or comparable exams taken in another state. | Yes. Typically, approved reciprocal candidates receive a temporary residency certificate. | Coursework in issues of abuse required to upgrade to a Professional certificate. | Yes |
| Washington DC | Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited school and state-approved teacher preparation program. Teacher preparation waived with 30 months of full-time experience. | Comparable basic skills, content, and pedagogy exams. | No | Teaching license must be equivalent to DC’s Level II. | Yes |
| West Virginia | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and state-approved teacher preparation program. | Praxis Core, Praxis PLT, and Praxis Subject Assessments required for most subjects and grade levels. | No | Yes | |
| Wisconsin | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and teacher preparation program. | Praxis CORE in any state required. Praxis Subject Assessments taken in Wisconsin required. Wisconsin Foundations of Reading Test (FORT) required for certain endorsements. | No | Applicants must have at least one year of licensed teaching experience. Reciprocity is not granted for alternative route certificates or those based on testing only. Tests must be passed prior to applying for a license. | No |
| Wyoming | Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited school and teacher preparation program. | Must have passed the educator exams for the state in which a teaching certificate is currently held. | No | Alternate route certifications issued by another state can be reciprocated only if candidate has taught in that area for 3 out of the last 6 years. | Yes |
| Adapted from http://www.teachercertificationdegrees.com/reciprocity/ | |||||