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Georgia will certify you in a
field and level which match the certification in your original state as
closely as possible. Georgia is a participant in the nationwide reciprocity
agreement arranged by the National Association of State Directors of
Teacher
Education and Certification (NASDTEC ). In addition to certificate
holders from other states, Georgia welcomes (and
issues certificates to) professionally certified educators from the District of Columbia,
any U.S. territory, the National Board for Professional Teaching
Standards (NBPTS), and the Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA). See the notes at
the bottom of this page about special circumstances for your certification
based on reciprocity.
If you are certified in another
country, do not hold U.S. citizenship, and wish to become certified in Georgia, see the
notes on the International Exchange certification route.
If your school system submits an online application on
your behalf ...
The school system will need the following documentation from you in order apply for your
first Georgia certificate...
| 1. |
Certificate Copies |
from all other states where you
hold certificates
(Also include professional license copies for fields where applicable.) |
| 2. |
Official Transcripts |
from all colleges you have
attended
(If any of your transcripts are from colleges outside
the US, please see the
notes on required
external evaluation of foreign transcripts.) |
| 3. |
Subject Area Content Test Results |
results of all teaching field
content tests you took in support of the certifications you received
in other states (Praxis from ETS, state tests, etc.)
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| 4. |
Experience Verification Form |
describing
the years and types of experience in
school settings
Download the
form from our web site.
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If
you submit a paper application ...
We will need the following documentation from you when you
apply for your first Georgia certificate...
| 1. |
Certificate
Copies |
from all other states where you
hold certificates
(Also include professional license copies for fields where
applicable.) |
| 2. |
Official
Transcripts |
from all colleges you have
attended
(If any of your transcripts are from colleges outside
the US, please see the
notes on required
external evaluation of foreign transcripts.) |
| 3. |
Subject Area Content Test
Results |
results of all teaching field
content tests you took in support of the certifications you received
in other states (Praxis from ETS, state tests, etc.) |
| 4. |
Experience Verification
Form |
describing the years and types of experience school settings
Download
the form from our web site. |
| 5. |
$20 Fee |
or verification from a Georgia school system that you
are employed or will be employed pending the success of your
certification application. If you are employed in a Georgia school,
ask the certification officer in the personnel office to submit an
Employer
Assurance Form on your behalf. If a Georgia school system
applies online for a certificate on your behalf, no fee or employer
assurance form will be required. |
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If a
fee is required, submit a cashier's check or
money order made payable to the State of
Georgia. Write your social security number on the check or money
order. Do not send cash or personal
check. You may also pay fees online by credit card at www.TeachGeorgia.org.
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Submit paper materials to:
Georgia Professional Standards
Commission
Certification Section
2 Peachtree Street, Suite 6000
Atlanta, GA 30303
Make sure your social security number is on each document, including fee document.
Notes on Georgia's
Reciprocity with Other States
- Georgia Certificate Field Titles- The field(s) you hold in other states may not exactly match fields
in Georgia, and the title and description of your originating state
certificates will likely be different from Georgia's title and description.
Whenever possible Georgia will issue a certificate comparable in type
and fields to the one(s) you already hold.
- Georgia Testing Requirements- In the state where your certificate was issued, you
may have taken certification tests which were not
tests in the "content" of your certification field. If that was true in your state, you may
be required to pass the PSC's required subject area content test for your field before your
first Georgia certificate expires. Click here to
see the Georgia subject area tests and passing scores.
If you have accumulated three full years of successful school
experience in another state within the last five years, and
if that experience was gained while holding a valid state
certificate, you may not be required to take Georgia's required subject area test.
- Other Special Georgia Requirements- Georgia has other
special requirements which you may also be asked to complete
during the validity span of your first Georgia certificate. Your
transcripts will be evaluated to determine which special Georgia
requirements apply to you. If you have accumulated three full
years of successful school experience in another state
within the last five years, and if that
experience was gained while holding a valid state certificate in
the field in which the experience was earned, you may
not be required to satisfy some of the special Georgia
requirements.
- Will I Be Eligible for a Georgia Certificate? - Your request for a Georgia certificate
based on the professional certificate you already hold
in another state will almost always result in a professional Georgia certificate.
Click here to see details about your
state. The special Georgia requirements which we ask you to complete during the
span of your first Georgia certificate will vary depending on your
experience.
- What if My Certificate was Revoked in my Home State? - If your certificate was revoked for any reason in your originating
state, NASDTEC reports that information to Georgia through its Educator
Clearinghouse. In such a case, an ethics
investigation will precede the action taken on your request for certification here in Georgia.
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