Teaching License from Georgia to New Hampshire: Does It Transfer? (2026)
A teaching certificate transfers from Georgia to New Hampshire by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the New Hampshire Department of Education — Bureau of Credentialing, Division of Educator Support and Higher Education, verify your Georgia license, and meet New Hampshire's endorsement requirements. Initial teacher and instructional specialist candidates must pass a basic academic skills assessment — the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators or a comparable out-of-state test, with comparability decided during application review; alternatively a score at or above the 50th percentile on a nationally recognized test such as the SAT, ACT or GRE satisfies the requirement (Ed 505.01).
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Licensure by endorsement
Moving from Georgia to New Hampshire is an application, not a transfer: New Hampshire reviews your Georgia certificate and issues a New Hampshire certificate of its own. The tests and requirements below are what New Hampshire still asks — gather them before you apply, because gaps are what slow a review.
What changes, Georgia → New Hampshire
| Georgia (current) | New Hampshire (destination) | |
|---|---|---|
| Application fee | $0–$20 ($20 processing fee payable via MyPSC for all certification transactions; waived for an applicant's first Georgia certificate when the application is supported by an employing Georgia local unit of administration (LUA). GACE exam fees and fingerprinting costs are additional.) | $150 (Ed 505.09 fee schedule — $150 for an initial Beginning Educator License or Experienced Educator License including one licensure area endorsement by any licensure pathway, and $150 to add another endorsement. A separate $100 Criminal History Record Check Clearance fee applies to first-time applicants) |
| Processing time | 2+ weeks (GaPSC publishes no fixed range; it posts a live queue date and asks applicants to 'wait at least two weeks after completing your application' before contacting the office. On 2026-08-07 the site stated it was processing complete application packages received on or before July 27, 2026.) | The Bureau of Credentialing does not publish a stated processing time; applicants are directed to the Credentialing Knowledge Base / Help Desk for status. Set to null rather than guess |
| Licensing authority | Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC) | New Hampshire Department of Education — Bureau of Credentialing, Division of Educator Support and Higher Education |
The destination column is what you must satisfy — New Hampshire sets the rules for this move.
Step by step
- Confirm New Hampshire's current requirements on the New Hampshire Department of Education — Bureau of Credentialing, Division of Educator Support and Higher Education website (linked below) — rules change.
- Submit the endorsement application to the New Hampshire Department of Education — Bureau of Credentialing, Division of Educator Support and Higher Education (application linked below).
- Arrange license verification from your current state.
- Complete a state-approved educator preparation program in another state, whether or not that state is a NASDTEC signatory.
- Either hold full out-of-state licensure in a comparable endorsement area not expired more than 3 years, or apply within 3 years of the preparing institution's recommendation.
- Pass the basic academic skills assessment or an approved substitute score.
- Pass a criminal history records check and a DCYF Central Registry check before any credential is issued (required of all first-time applicants since January 11, 2023).
- Apply and pay through the NH Department of Education credentialing system administered by the Bureau of Credentialing.
- Pay the fees ($150 (Ed 505.09 fee schedule — $150 for an initial Beginning Educator License or Experienced Educator License including one licensure area endorsement by any licensure pathway, and $150 to add another endorsement. A separate $100 Criminal History Record Check Clearance fee applies to first-time applicants)). Processing time: The Bureau of Credentialing does not publish a stated processing time; applicants are directed to the Credentialing Knowledge Base / Help Desk for status. Set to null rather than guess.
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Frequently asked questions
Does New Hampshire accept a Georgia teaching license?
A teaching certificate transfers from Georgia to New Hampshire by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the New Hampshire Department of Education — Bureau of Credentialing, Division of Educator Support and Higher Education, verify your Georgia license, and meet New Hampshire's endorsement requirements. Initial teacher and instructional specialist candidates must pass a basic academic skills assessment — the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators or a comparable out-of-state test, with comparability decided during application review; alternatively a score at or above the 50th percentile on a nationally recognized test such as the SAT, ACT or GRE satisfies the requirement (Ed 505.01).
Will I have to retake tests moving from Georgia to New Hampshire?
Initial teacher and instructional specialist candidates must pass a basic academic skills assessment — the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators or a comparable out-of-state test, with comparability decided during application review; alternatively a score at or above the 50th percentile on a nationally recognized test such as the SAT, ACT or GRE satisfies the requirement (Ed 505.01).
Can I teach in New Hampshire right away?
Not until the New Hampshire Department of Education — Bureau of Credentialing, Division of Educator Support and Higher Education issues your New Hampshire certificate, so build its processing time into your start date.
What does the Georgia-to-New Hampshire transfer cost and how long does it take?
$150 (Ed 505.09 fee schedule — $150 for an initial Beginning Educator License or Experienced Educator License including one licensure area endorsement by any licensure pathway, and $150 to add another endorsement. A separate $100 Criminal History Record Check Clearance fee applies to first-time applicants). Processing time: The Bureau of Credentialing does not publish a stated processing time; applicants are directed to the Credentialing Knowledge Base / Help Desk for status. Set to null rather than guess.
Sources
Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-08-07.
- NH Department of Education — Bureau of Credentialing ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- NH Code of Administrative Rules Ed 500-514 — Certification Standards (Ed 505.01 basic academic skills; Ed 505.05 out-of-state approved program) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- NH Department of Education — Ed 505.09 adopted rule text (credential fee schedule) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- GaPSC Rule 505-2-.21 Certification by Interstate Reciprocity (eff. July 1, 2025) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- GaPSC Rule 505-2-.24 Special Georgia Requirements (eff. July 1, 2025) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- GaPSC Rule 505-2-.28 Certification Fees ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- GaPSC Certification Division — Common Documents Required for Each Certification Transaction Type ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- GaPSC home page — current application processing status ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
Reviewed by the License Reciprocity Editorial Team · verified against primary sources 2026-08-07
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