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

Last verified: 2026-08-07 · source: New Hampshire Department of Education — Bureau of Credentialing, Division of Educator Support and Higher Education ↗

A teaching certificate transfers from Texas 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 Texas 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 Texas to New Hampshire is an application, not a transfer: New Hampshire reviews your Texas 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, Texas → New Hampshire

Side-by-side: Texas vs New Hampshire (Teaching (K-12)), verified 2026-08-07
Texas (current)New Hampshire (destination)
Application fee$160–$164 (19 TAC Sec. 230.101 (SBEC rules currently in effect) sets the nonrefundable fee for 'Review of a credential issued by a jurisdiction other than Texas' at $160, the standard certificate at $75, and the 'One-year certificate based on a credential issued by a jurisdiction other than Texas' at $50. TEA's out-of-state application materials state $164 is collected for the credentials review; the $4 difference is not explained on any TEA page reviewed, so the range is reported rather than a single figure. The national criminal history check fee (a $10 criminal history review fee plus the current DPS/FBI fingerprint scanning and processing cost) and TExES exam fees 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 time6–8 weeks (TEA: 'Applicants should allow 6 to 8 weeks for processing.' Reviews and test-exemption determinations run longer in the busy season, which TEA pages describe variously as March-October and April-September. TEA's out-of-state certification page reported 531 applications awaiting review as of August 5, 2026 with four specialists assigned)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 authorityTexas Education Agency (TEA) - Educator CertificationNew 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 Texas teaching license?

A teaching certificate transfers from Texas 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 Texas 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 Texas 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 Texas-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.

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