Teaching License from Vermont to Pennsylvania: Does It Transfer? (2026)
Last verified: 2026-08-08 · source: Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) — Bureau of School Leadership and Teacher Quality ↗
A teaching certificate transfers from Vermont to Pennsylvania by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) — Bureau of School Leadership and Teacher Quality, verify your Vermont license, and meet Pennsylvania's endorsement requirements. Pennsylvania requires its own content test(s) (Praxis / PECT) as posted in PDE's Certification Test and Score Requirements; out-of-state tests are accepted only when the test provider, test name, and test code match Pennsylvania's list, and no substitutions are permitted. Applicants with two or more years of satisfactory out-of-state teaching experience may instead document that experience on Form PDE338V.
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Verdict
Licensure by endorsement
The honest version of Vermont to Pennsylvania: your Vermont teaching license gets you in the door, not into the classroom on its own terms. Pennsylvania 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 Vermont license waives Pennsylvania's requirements — plan them into your first year.
What changes, Vermont → Pennsylvania
| Vermont (current) | Pennsylvania (destination) | |
|---|---|---|
| Application fee | $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) | 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. |
| Processing time | The AOE publishes no processing-time range for reciprocity applications on the reciprocity, traditional-route, or online-licensing pages reviewed | NOT VERIFIED — PDE publishes no processing timeframe for out-of-state certification applications on the reviewed page |
| Licensing authority | Vermont Agency of Education (AOE) - Educators & Licensure | Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) — Bureau of School Leadership and Teacher Quality |
The destination column is what you must satisfy — Pennsylvania sets the rules for this move.
Step by step
- Confirm Pennsylvania's current requirements on the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) — Bureau of School Leadership and Teacher Quality website (linked below) — rules change.
- Submit the endorsement application to the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) — Bureau of School Leadership and Teacher Quality (application linked below).
- Arrange license verification from your current state.
- Complete and submit the application through TIMS (Teacher Information Management System).
- Send official transcripts for the bachelor's degree and all subsequent study.
- Have required content-area test scores reported to PDE directly by the testing provider.
- Submit a photocopy of the valid out-of-state certificate.
- Submit the Verification of Experience Form (PDE338V) with two or more years of experience, or the Educator Preparation Program Verification Form (PDE338A) where an approved program was completed.
- Be a U.S. citizen or otherwise legally authorized to work in the United States.
- Pay the fees (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.) and allow NOT VERIFIED — PDE publishes no processing timeframe for out-of-state certification applications on the reviewed page.
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Frequently asked questions
Does Pennsylvania accept a Vermont teaching license?
A teaching certificate transfers from Vermont to Pennsylvania by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) — Bureau of School Leadership and Teacher Quality, verify your Vermont license, and meet Pennsylvania's endorsement requirements. Pennsylvania requires its own content test(s) (Praxis / PECT) as posted in PDE's Certification Test and Score Requirements; out-of-state tests are accepted only when the test provider, test name, and test code match Pennsylvania's list, and no substitutions are permitted. Applicants with two or more years of satisfactory out-of-state teaching experience may instead document that experience on Form PDE338V.
Will I have to retake tests moving from Vermont to Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania requires its own content test(s) (Praxis / PECT) as posted in PDE's Certification Test and Score Requirements; out-of-state tests are accepted only when the test provider, test name, and test code match Pennsylvania's list, and no substitutions are permitted. Applicants with two or more years of satisfactory out-of-state teaching experience may instead document that experience on Form PDE338V. Holding a Vermont license does not by itself waive Pennsylvania's tests — experience or National Board certification is what typically does.
Can I teach in Pennsylvania right away?
Generally yes on a provisional or one-year Pennsylvania certificate issued while you complete its requirements; districts hire on that credential.
What does the Vermont-to-Pennsylvania transfer cost and how long does it take?
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.; processing NOT VERIFIED — PDE publishes no processing timeframe for out-of-state certification applications on the reviewed page.
Sources
Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-08-08.
- Pennsylvania Department of Education — Out-of-State Educators (TIMS application, transcripts, test-score reporting, PDE338V/PDE338A forms, citizenship requirement) ↗ (accessed 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)
Reviewed by Billy Reiner, Editor · verified against primary sources 2026-08-08
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