Certification Traditional
Paths
Alternative 1:
Preparation through a New Hampshire program
Candidates who have completed an approved
teacher education program at one of the public
or private institutions
of higher education in New Hampshire,
including a practical/experience-based student
teacher practicum.
Alternative 2: Out-of-State candidates
New Hampshire accepts candidates from all
states and the jurisdictions if the candidates
graduated from an approved state program have
been employed as a certified teacher for at
least three years out of the last seven, or
completed an alternative certification program.
Non-Traditional paths
Alternative 3: Demonstrated Competencies
and Equivalent Experiences
There are three options to Alternative 3:
Alternative
3A - Educators
Requires a demonstration of teacher competencies
through submission of a portfolio and interview
with a board of examiners. Must have at least
3 months of full-time continuous experience
as an educator in the area of endorsement.
Alternative 3B
- National or Regional Certification
A national level or regional certification
which has been validated in the individual's
endorsement area achieved by passing a national
or reqional examination designed to assess
the individual's skill in the area in which
the individual seeks certification.
Alternative 3C - Administrators
Superintendent of schools, principals, or
special education administrators can qualify
for certification if the Bureau determines,
using transcript analysis, that he or she
meets specific requirements for that area
of administration.
Alternative
4: Critical
Shortage Areas, Career & Technical Education,
and Business Administrator
Completion of a professional development plan
in a critical shortage teaching area, career
& technical education, and/or business
administration; successful teaching under
a mentor teacher; and recommendation for certification
from the local Superintendent of Schools.
Alternative 5: Site-Based Plan Certification
Graduation from a four-year institute of higher
education with a Bachelor’s degree plus
30 credit hours in the discipline associated
with the endorsement; one year successful
teaching under a mentor teacher; completion
of a professional development plan; and recommendation
from the local Superintendent of Schools.
For more information and
contact information for these alternatives
visit the Bureau
of Credentialing home page.
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Approved
Education Programs
Listings of all New Hampshire approved programs
and contact information.
Educator
Testing Information
All educators seeking initial certification
must document basic academic skills. The New
Hampshire State Board of Education has chosen
PRAXIS I developed by the Educational Testing
Service (www.ets.org) as one method of documenting
basic academic skills.
Credentialing
Forms Available
Download/print forms required for the credentialing
process from this page.
Employment
Opportunities
The NH Department of Education offers links
to sites that offer job search engines for
professional education positions in schools
and districts in New Hampshire. In addition
any positions at the department that are available
for external recruitment are listed.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON: NEW
HAMPSHIRE TEACHER CERTIFICATION
