Reciprocity & Links to State Licensure Offices
What Does Reciprocity Really Mean?
Reciprocity does not allow for an automatic transferal of licensure from one state to another state. Requirements for educators differ from state to state, thus there may be more tests, courses, fieldwork and/or workshops that you will have to complete to be fully licensed in another state. For the most part, after processing the initial paperwork, states under a reciprocity agreement will issue you a "temporary" license for a period of one to two years, giving you this time to complete any requirements that you may be missing. It is very important to know what the licensure requirements are for the state to which you wish to transfer your license. Please see the following section to begin the investigatory process.
Links to the States' Licensure Offices
To obtain information on licensure requirements in other states, please view any of the links below as well as visit us in the Career Services Office - Licensure Unit, 025 Longfellow Hall, to peruse our reciprocity resources. Please e-mail inquiries to the Licensure Staff Assistant at licensure@gse.harvard.edu.
The following codes reflect the 2005-2010 reciprocity agreement for Massachusetts:
T = Teacher Reciprocity
A = Administrator Reciprocity
S = Support Personnel Reciprocity
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(T, A, S) Alaska (T, A, S) Arizona (T, A, S) Arkansas (T) California (T) Colorado (T, A) Connecticut (T, S) Delaware (T, A) District of Columbia (T, A, S) Florida (T, S) Georgia (T, A, S) Guam (T) Hawaii (T) Idaho (T, A) Illinois (T) Indiana (T, A, S) Iowa Kansas (T) Kentucky (T) Louisiana (T) Maine (T, S) Maryland (T, A, S) Massachusetts (T) Michigan (T) Minnesota Mississippi (T, A, S) |
Missouri Montana (T) Nebraska (T, A) Nevada (T, A) New Hampshire (T, S) New Jersey (T) New Mexico (T, A) New York (T, A, S) North Carolina (T, A, S) North Dakota (T) Ohio (T) Oklahoma (T, A, S) Oregon (T, A, S) Pennsylvania (T) Rhode Island (T, A, S) South Carolina (T, A, S) South Dakota Tennessee (T, A, S) Texas (T, A) Utah (T, A, S) Vermont (T, A) Virginia (T, A, S) Washington (T, A, S) West Virginia (T, A, S) Wisconsin Wyoming (T, A, S) |
For more information on reciprocity licensure requirements for other states, please see the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) website (scroll to the bottom of the page to "2005-2010 Interstate Agreement Jurisdiction Status" and select the state).
Additional Information Needed
Please e-mail the Licensure Staff Assistant at licensure@gse.harvard.edu with any inquiries you may have or to request a meeting with Denise Bowman, Associate Director for Licensure.
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