Teaching License from Pennsylvania to Vermont: Does It Transfer? (2026)
Last verified: 2026-08-08 · source: Vermont Agency of Education (AOE) - Educators & Licensure ↗
A teaching certificate transfers from Pennsylvania to Vermont by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Vermont Agency of Education (AOE) - Educators & Licensure, verify your Pennsylvania license, and meet Vermont's endorsement requirements. Vermont's AOE Interstate Agreement FAQ states that holding an out-of-state professional educator license from a state that has signed the NASDTEC Interstate Agreement exempts the applicant from Vermont's testing requirement for the endorsement carried on that license. Vermont otherwise requires most candidates to pass Praxis Core and Praxis II, and applicants routed to Transcript Review or Peer Review must satisfy those tests (qualifying SAT/ACT/GRE scores can substitute for Praxis Core). The current AOE reciprocity page adds that Vermont accepts professional teaching licenses from all US jurisdictions, including jurisdictions that have not signed the Interstate Agreement.
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The honest version of Pennsylvania to Vermont: your Pennsylvania teaching license gets you in the door, not into the classroom on its own terms. Vermont will review your credential, issue a provisional certificate so you can begin teaching, and then require its own tests and coursework within its completion window before the full license. Nothing about holding an Pennsylvania license waives Vermont's requirements — plan them into your first year.
What changes, Pennsylvania → Vermont
| Pennsylvania (current) | Vermont (destination) | |
|---|---|---|
| Application fee | NOT VERIFIED — PDE's out-of-state educators page references application fees but publishes no amount, and the linked PDE application-fees page returned HTTP 404 on 2026-08-08. Fees are assessed inside TIMS at submission. No figure is asserted rather than publishing an unverified number. | $200 (Level I (Initial) license, 3-year term - $200.00, made up of a $50.00 non-refundable application processing fee plus $50.00 per year of the license term (AOE Licensing Fee Schedule, dated November 18, 2025). Charged on top: $12.00 criminal record check (as of January 1, 2025) and a $10.00 per-license download fee. Level II (5-year term) is $300.00 but is only reachable after three years teaching in Vermont, so it is not an entry cost for a transferring educator. The $1,200.00 per-endorsement Peer Review alternate-route fee is waived by the legislature through June 30, 2029) |
| Processing time | NOT VERIFIED — PDE publishes no processing timeframe for out-of-state certification applications on the reviewed page | The AOE publishes no processing-time range for reciprocity applications on the reciprocity, traditional-route, or online-licensing pages reviewed |
| Licensing authority | Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) — Bureau of School Leadership and Teacher Quality | Vermont Agency of Education (AOE) - Educators & Licensure |
The destination column is what you must satisfy — Vermont sets the rules for this move.
Step by step
- Confirm Vermont's current requirements on the Vermont Agency of Education (AOE) - Educators & Licensure website (linked below) — rules change.
- Submit the endorsement application to the Vermont Agency of Education (AOE) - Educators & Licensure (application linked below).
- Arrange license verification from your current state via the verification system.
- Hold a current, non-expired, comparable professional educator license from a US jurisdiction (Vermont accepts all US states, commonwealths, districts, territories and DoDEA).
- Apply online through the Vermont Licensing System for Educators (VLSE).
- Complete a fingerprint-supported criminal record check, done within the online application.
- Meet Vermont's Praxis Core and Praxis II requirements unless exempted under the NASDTEC Interstate Agreement.
- Pay the fees ($200 (Level I (Initial) license, 3-year term - $200.00, made up of a $50.00 non-refundable application processing fee plus $50.00 per year of the license term (AOE Licensing Fee Schedule, dated November 18, 2025). Charged on top: $12.00 criminal record check (as of January 1, 2025) and a $10.00 per-license download fee. Level II (5-year term) is $300.00 but is only reachable after three years teaching in Vermont, so it is not an entry cost for a transferring educator. The $1,200.00 per-endorsement Peer Review alternate-route fee is waived by the legislature through June 30, 2029)) and allow The AOE publishes no processing-time range for reciprocity applications on the reciprocity, traditional-route, or online-licensing pages reviewed.
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Does Vermont accept a Pennsylvania teaching license?
A teaching certificate transfers from Pennsylvania to Vermont by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Vermont Agency of Education (AOE) - Educators & Licensure, verify your Pennsylvania license, and meet Vermont's endorsement requirements. Vermont's AOE Interstate Agreement FAQ states that holding an out-of-state professional educator license from a state that has signed the NASDTEC Interstate Agreement exempts the applicant from Vermont's testing requirement for the endorsement carried on that license. Vermont otherwise requires most candidates to pass Praxis Core and Praxis II, and applicants routed to Transcript Review or Peer Review must satisfy those tests (qualifying SAT/ACT/GRE scores can substitute for Praxis Core). The current AOE reciprocity page adds that Vermont accepts professional teaching licenses from all US jurisdictions, including jurisdictions that have not signed the Interstate Agreement.
Will I have to retake tests moving from Pennsylvania to Vermont?
Vermont's AOE Interstate Agreement FAQ states that holding an out-of-state professional educator license from a state that has signed the NASDTEC Interstate Agreement exempts the applicant from Vermont's testing requirement for the endorsement carried on that license. Vermont otherwise requires most candidates to pass Praxis Core and Praxis II, and applicants routed to Transcript Review or Peer Review must satisfy those tests (qualifying SAT/ACT/GRE scores can substitute for Praxis Core). The current AOE reciprocity page adds that Vermont accepts professional teaching licenses from all US jurisdictions, including jurisdictions that have not signed the Interstate Agreement. Holding a Pennsylvania license does not by itself waive Vermont's tests — experience or National Board certification is what typically does.
Can I teach in Vermont right away?
Generally yes on a provisional or one-year Vermont certificate issued while you complete its requirements; districts hire on that credential.
What does the Pennsylvania-to-Vermont transfer cost and how long does it take?
$200 (Level I (Initial) license, 3-year term - $200.00, made up of a $50.00 non-refundable application processing fee plus $50.00 per year of the license term (AOE Licensing Fee Schedule, dated November 18, 2025). Charged on top: $12.00 criminal record check (as of January 1, 2025) and a $10.00 per-license download fee. Level II (5-year term) is $300.00 but is only reachable after three years teaching in Vermont, so it is not an entry cost for a transferring educator. The $1,200.00 per-endorsement Peer Review alternate-route fee is waived by the legislature through June 30, 2029); processing The AOE publishes no processing-time range for reciprocity applications on the reciprocity, traditional-route, or online-licensing pages reviewed.
Sources
Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-08-08.
- Vermont AOE - Reciprocity (NASDTEC Interstate Agreement basis; Vermont accepts professional teaching licenses from all US jurisdictions including non-signatories; VLSE application) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- Vermont AOE - Licensing Fee Schedule PDF (Level I 3-year $200 = $50 non-refundable processing + $50/year; Level II 5-year $300; $10 license download; $12 criminal record check as of 1/1/2025; $1,200 Peer Review waived through 6/30/2029) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- Vermont AOE - FAQ: NASDTEC Interstate Agreement PDF (signatory-state license exempts the endorsement testing requirement; Level I issued regardless of experience; Level II after 3 years teaching in Vermont; legacy 9/1/15 non-signatory list) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- Vermont AOE - Traditional Route to Licensure (all applicants must complete a fingerprint-supported criminal record check within the online application; accepts licenses from all US jurisdictions) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- Vermont AOE - Testing Requirements (Vermont requires most candidates to take Praxis Core and Praxis II) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- Pennsylvania Department of Education — Out-of-State Educators (TIMS application, transcripts, test-score reporting, PDE338V/PDE338A forms, citizenship requirement) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-08)
Reviewed by Billy Reiner, Editor · verified against primary sources 2026-08-08
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