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Teaching License from Pennsylvania to New Hampshire: Does It Transfer? (2026)

Last verified: 2026-09-01 · source: New Hampshire Department of Education — Bureau of Credentialing, Division of Educator Support and Higher Education ↗

A teaching certificate transfers from Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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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Verdict

Licensure by endorsement

Moving from Pennsylvania to New Hampshire is an application, not a transfer: New Hampshire reviews your Pennsylvania 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, Pennsylvania → New Hampshire

Side-by-side: Pennsylvania vs New Hampshire (Teaching (K-12)), verified 2026-09-01
Pennsylvania (current)New Hampshire (destination)
Application fee$150 ($150 total for an out-of-state applicant's new credential (program completed outside PA: Instructional, Career and Technical, Educational Specialist, Administrative/Supervisory, LOE, CQL) per PDE's Fees and Forms schedule effective 11/12/25 — a $50 standard certification fee (capped at $50 by Act 47 of 2025) plus the separate $100 Professional Educator Discipline fee, which Act 47 did not waive. Charged inside TIMS at submission. Veterans and their spouses are exempt from both fees. Separate from this: Praxis/PECT test fees paid to the testing provider, transcript costs, and background-check clearances. Adding an endorsement is billed separately ($100). On the same PDE schedule, experience-based credentials and their add-ons are $0, but testing add-ons (Instructional I/II, Career and Technical Instructional I/II, Administrative) are $150 — add-ons are not uniformly free, so check which kind yours is.)$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 timeNOT VERIFIED — PDE publishes no processing timeframe for out-of-state certification applications on the reviewed pageThe 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 authorityPennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) — Bureau of School Leadership and Teacher QualityNew 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

  1. 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.
  2. Submit the endorsement application to the New Hampshire Department of Education — Bureau of Credentialing, Division of Educator Support and Higher Education (application linked below).
  3. Arrange license verification from your current state.
  4. Complete a state-approved educator preparation program in another state, whether or not that state is a NASDTEC signatory.
  5. 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.
  6. Pass the basic academic skills assessment or an approved substitute score.
  7. 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).
  8. Apply and pay through the NH Department of Education credentialing system administered by the Bureau of Credentialing.
  9. 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.

Official links

New Hampshire Department of Education — Bureau of Credentialing, Division of Educator Support and Higher Education ↗New Hampshire application ↗

Related guides

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Frequently asked questions

Does New Hampshire accept a Pennsylvania teaching license?

A teaching certificate transfers from Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania-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 2026-09-01.

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