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1. Two scenarios for applicants with prior experience and without  one.
2. For applicants without experience: Bachelor's degree or comparable teacher's prep program; complete the NY State teacher certification exam,  Content Specialty Test, ED TPA (performance assessment) .
3. For applicants with at least three years of certified public school teaching experience exams are not required. Provide credentials. Clearances.

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The Office of Teaching Initiatives can not determine eligibility for certification until an application has been submitted, and a review of your credentials has been completed.

New York State does not pre-approve teacher preparation programs completed in other U.S. States or Territories.

Applicants who Possess a Special Education Certificate in Another State

New York State issues the following special education certificate titles:

1. Students with Disabilities (Birth - Grade 2)

2. Students with Disabilities (Grades 1- 6)

3. Students with Disabilities (Grades 7-12) - Generalist

An applicant who holds a K-12 Special Education certificate in another state may be eligible for Students with Disabilities certificates at multiple grade levels if their program, or experience, satisfies the requirements for certification through reciprocity.

Applicants who Possess a Science Certificate in Another State
New York State issues Science certificates in the field of Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, and Physics. A general"Science" certificate in another U.S. State or Territory that authorizes an individual to work in any field of science is not considered "comparable" to a New York State Biology, Physics, Chemistry, and/or Earth Science Certificate.

Speech and Language Disabilities Classroom Teaching Certificate
Although clinical programs (CAA or ASHA) may lead to teacher certification in another State, New York will only accept the completion of a teacher certification program that includes pedagogical coursework and a school-based practicum. For applicants who apply through the "Endorsement of Certificate" path, experience will only be accepted if completed under a "comparable" teaching certificate from another single U.S. State or Territory.

Foreign Applicants (Applicants from Other Countries)

Certificate Endorsements / Add-on Certificates
In many cases, endorsements / add-on certificates from other states do not satisfy the requirements for reciprocity in New York. Eligibility for certification through reciprocity cannot be determined until this office has a chance to review your credentials. To receive a review, you must apply for certification through TEACH online.

Pupil Personnel Certification (School Social Worker, School Psychologist, School Counselor, School Nursing, School Dental Hygiene, School Attendance Teacher )
Pupil Personnel Titles are not reviewed through reciprocity. Please select the "Individual Evaluation" pathway when applying for certification.

How to Apply

1. To apply online, click

2. Upon completion of your application, apply for fingerprinting using your TEACH account.

Official Transcripts: Contact the registrar's office of each college/university you attended and ask that they submit official transcripts to this office. How to Submit Documents

If applicable, mail copies of your out-of-state certificates (including those that have expired) to tcert@nysed.gov. Please include your full name and birth date with your e-mail.

1. Program must be similar to a New York State-registered teacher preparation program completed at a New York State College/University. Comparability based on Official Compilation of Closed, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York (8 CRR-NY 52.21 ).
2. Certificate must be active in the state of issuance.
3. A "regular" certificate, in an equivalent subject area and similar grade-level, that has no limits/restriction,list of acceptable-level certificates.

Last Updated: September 25, 2019

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The Office of Teaching Initiatives can not determine eligibility for certification until an application has been submitted, and a review of your credentials has been completed. New York State does not pre-approve teacher preparation programs completed in other U.S. States or Territories.

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If your out-of-state certificate meets certain requirements, it is possible to get a Georgia certificate based on interstate reciprocity (see below for how to apply). In order to qualify, you must hold a valid or expired certificate in a field that is comparable to one of Georgia's certificate fields. The certificate must also meet the following conditions:

Issued by another U.S. state, the District of Columbia, or other qualifying jurisdiction such as the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA); if you hold an educator certificate in a U.S. territory or another country, please visit the International Educators page.

Is a professional certificate based on completion of a state-approved educator preparation program; if you hold only a temporary or provisional certificate, please visit the Become a Georgia Educator page. If you do not know if your out-of-state certificate is considered "professional," pleaseclick here to view a table of some acceptable out-of-state certificates.

It is important to note that reciprocity does not mean that an out-of-state educator will automatically qualify for a Georgia certificate. Like most other states, Georgia imposes specific state requirements on all educators, including those already certified out-of-state. If you come to Georgia with a professional certificate from another state, you may have to fulfill some Special Georgia Requirements before receiving your Georgia certificate, or within a certain period of time after receiving your first certificate. Please feel free to peruse the Special Georgia Requirements in order to determine what additional requirements you might face. However, if you hold a professional out-of-state certificate and submit a complete application package for Georgia certification, the GaPSC will evaluate your documents and outline any outstanding requirements you may need to fulfill.
How to Apply

When you are ready to apply, please submit the following items to our office:

Initial Certification Application - May also be completed and submitted online through yourMyPSC account ; (.pdf) (requires Adobe Reader);

Verification of Lawful Presence Documentation

Experience Verification Form (.pdf) (requires Adobe Reader):

Please use this form to verify any educator experience you wish to be evaluated;

The form must be filled out completely, including indication of satisfactory performance evaluations, by a representative of the Human Resources/Personnel department of your current or former employing school system;

If you have less than one year of educator experience, you do not need to submit this form.

Copy of your professional out-of-state certificate, or a state website where your certification may be publicly verified;

Copy of the official score report(s) for any content/subject area assessments you were required to take for your out-of-state certificate:

Scores printed from an online educator account will not be accepted unless they are publicly verifiable. If you are unable to acquire official score reports, please ask the certification office in your state to write an official letter verifying the name and date of the certification assessments you passed.

If you are submitting Praxis scores used for certification in another state, please do not have the scores submitted electronically to the GaPSC. Please order a hard copy of the score report, then submit a copy of that score report to the GaPSC.

Official transcripts from all colleges/universities you have attended:
These may not be uploaded through your MyPSC account. You may have your college or university transmit them directly in a secure electronic format.

$20 processing fee:
You may pay this fee online through your MyPSC account.

Most documents may be uploaded through your MyPSC account. For more information about submitting application documents, please visit this page.
Once your complete application package is received, the Certification Division staff will evaluate it. If you are eligible for a Georgia certificate, it will be issued electronically through your MyPSC account. If further information is needed or you have outstanding requirements, correspondence will be issued electronically through the same account. In either case, you will receive an email alerting you to the presence of a new document in your account. Complete applications are processed in the order they are received. After you submit your application package, you may check the status by following the instructions found on the Application Status page.

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If your out-of-state certificate meets certain requirements, it is possible to get a Georgia certificate based on interstate reciprocity (see below for how to apply). In order to qualify, you must hold a valid or expired certificate in a field that is comparable to one of Georgia's certificate fields.

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Recognizing Out-of-State Licensure

Wyoming participates in state-to-state reciprocity; however, reciprocity implies an "equal exchange." Therefore, the requirements an applicant met to obtain his or her out-of-state teaching license must be equivalent to Wyoming requirements.

Wyoming generally recognizes all out-of-state teaching licenses IF the standards the applicant met in his or her state are equivalent to Wyoming licensing standards. Equivalent standards include:

Completion of a regionally or nationally accredited teacher education program

Supervised student teaching
Passing the required test(s) for the state in which you hold a teaching license

Added endorsements are recognized in the same manner as described above

For complete details on reciprocity please review the NASDTEC Interstate Agreement on Reciprocity.

Testing for Out-of-State Applicants

If you were required to take an exam in order to receive a license or certificate in another state or to be eligible for licensure in the state where you completed your educator preparation program, PTSB will accept that exam for licensure in Wyoming.

Out-of-State Applicants Who Obtained Certification in Their State through an Alternative Route

Wyoming will recognize out-of-state alternative licensure or certification IF the following requirements are met:

You have taught three (3) out of the last six (6) years in a state accredited school in the state in which you hold an active, valid license. (This does not include the years you may have taught prior to being fully certified.)

Your license is in the area in which you taught the last three (3) out of six (6) years.

Added endorsements are recognized in the same manner as described above.

More information on requirements for becoming licensed

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Wyoming participates in state-to-state reciprocity; however, reciprocity implies an "equal exchange." Therefore, the requirements an applicant met to obtain his or her out-of-state teaching license must be equivalent to Wyoming requirements. Wyoming generally recognizes all out-of-state teaching licenses IF the standards the applicant met in his or her state are equivalent to Wyoming licensing standards.

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You must apply for a review of credentials if you are seeking certification in Texas and you hold a standard certificate issued by another state or territory. A standard certificate is defined in TAC §230.111(c).

Application Information

1. Create an online account.

2. Complete an application and pay the $164 non-refundable fee.

3. Submit official transcripts from all colleges.

4. Submit copies of all standard certificates.

5. Submit proof of oral English language proficiency if your degree was earned outside the United States, including territories of the United States.

Important Note for Educators with Student Services or Administration Certification

If you hold a student services or administration certificate but do not hold a classroom teaching certificate, you will need to submit documentation of two years of acceptable school experience in the area of your certification. You must send acceptable documentation on an official verification of experience form, located on the Out-of-State Test Exemptions page.

Transcripts Now Accepted Electronically from the Institution

Official transcripts can be sent directly from your institution or servicer via email. Your institution should email the transcript directly to OSC75@tea.texas.gov. We will not accept emailed transcripts from you.

Electronic Certificate Submissions

You may now submit your out-of-state certificate online. Out-of-Country documents will not be accepted electronically. Transcripts may not be submitted via our online system as they will be deleted and treated as spam.

The application and fee for a review of credentials must be completed.

Click the My Documents tab on the left side of the ECOS menu.

Under Select Document Type choose the option for OSC-Out-of-State Certificate and finishing uploading your certificate. Please review our instructions for uploading documents if you need additional assistance.

Do not upload transcripts. We will not accept any transcripts sent from an educator; they will be deleted and treated as spam.

Do not submit transcripts by email or through the Help Desk; they will be deleted and treated as spam.

Confirm that your university includes the last 4 digits of your social security number. If they do not, have the transcripts mailed to you and forward to the TEA with a cover page that includes either your TEA ID number or the last 4 digits of your social security number.

Allow up to 3 to 4 weeks to confirm receipt of documents submitted online. Response times are approximate and may be longer during peak periods.

Results of the Review

Once the review of credentials is completed you will receive the results by email. The email will include the required tests for standard certificates and your eligibility for a one-year non-renewable certificate.

Out-of-State Tests

If you were required to take tests to obtain the certificates that you submitted for the review of credentials, you must submit additional documentation for possible exemption of Texas tests. Out-of-state test scores will not be considered without a review of credentials.

One-Year Certificate

Once you have completed the review of credentials, you may be issued a One-Year non-renewable certificate. You may apply for the One-Year certificate at the same time as your review of credentials or after the review of credentials has been completed. While your One-Year certificate is valid, you must complete one or both of the following options:

Submit all required documents necessary to determine possible exemption of out-of-state tests to establish the standard certificate, based on your completed review of credentials.

Complete all appropriate tests to establish the standard certificate if not exempted from required tests.

You must apply for a standard certificate once all requirements are met

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You must apply for a review of credentials if you are seeking certification in Texas and you hold a standard certificate issued by another state or territory. A standard certificate is defined in TAC §230.111(c). Create an online account. Complete an application and pay the $164 non-refundable fee.