NH certification
New Hampshire teacher certification
Teaching credentials in New Hampshire
Each row is a credential New Hampshire reported to Title II. Initial means a first credential for a new teacher. Years is the length of validity.
| Credential | Initial | Years | Renewable | Grade levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginning Educator License (BEL) | Yes | 3 | Yes | PK-6, 5-8, 7-12 |
| Emergency Authorization (EA) | No | 1 | Yes | K-6, 5-8, 7-12 |
| Experienced Educator License (EEL) | No | 3 | Yes | PK-6, 5-8, 7-12 |
| In Process of Licensure Authorization (IPLA) | Yes | 1 | No | PK-6, 5-8, 7-12 |
| Intern Authorization (IA) | No | 3 | No | PK-6, 6-8, 7-12 |
Requirements
Yes means the state reports the item as required for that credential. Tests shows only whether tests are required; Title II does not name the tests.
| Credential | Bachelor's | Master's | Education degree | Prep program | Tests | Performance assessment | Clinical | Coursework | Credit hours | Min. GPA | Transcripts | Employment | Mentoring | Recency | Background check | Fingerprint | Police check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginning Educator License (BEL) | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Emergency Authorization (EA) | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Experienced Educator License (EEL) | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| In Process of Licensure Authorization (IPLA) | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Intern Authorization (IA) | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Verify a teaching license in New Hampshire
Teaching licenses in New Hampshire are verified on the lookup service run by NH Department of Education. Search there by the teacher's name or certificate number to see current status.
PT3 does not verify licenses and holds no records of individual teachers.
Renewal
Renew times is how many times the credential can be renewed; renewal years is the length of each renewal.
| Credential | Renewable | Renew times | Renewal years | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginning Educator License (BEL) | Yes | 30 | 3 | Ed 505.07 Professional Education Competency Requirements The candidate shall demonstrate professional judgment based upon the following knowledge, skills, and dispositions. The candidate: 1. Believes that all students can achieve at high levels, shows respect for their varied talents and perspectives, and persists in helping all students achieve success. 2. Understands and keeps abreast of the central and tools of inquiry of the subject areas taught, appreciating the ever-changing nature of knowledge. The central concepts of a subject area include: a. information and issues relating to the subject area. b. Themes and generalizations pertaining to the subject area. 3. Creates meaningful learning experiences based upon knowledge of and enthusiasm for the subject matter, the students, the community, local curricula, and state curriculum frameworks. 4. Understands how students learn and develop and provides opportunities that support their cognitive, linguistic, creative, social, moral, emotional, and physical development. 5. Understands and identifies differences in students’ approaches to learning and designs instruction that is responsive to their diverse needs. 6. Values and is fluent in a variety of instructional strategies and chooses appropriately from them to encourage and enhance students’ thinking, learning, and skilled used of knowledge. 7. Creates a challenging, dynamic, and safe classroom and school community that: a) is sensitive to the full range of student diversity; b) encourages openness, tolerance, respect, caring, collaboration, and self-motivation; c) emphasizes both individual and collective responsibility; and d) fosters a concern for social justice. 8. Demonstrates proficient oral, written, and nonverbal communication and promotes the development of these skills in students. 9. Understands and uses multiple formal and informal strategies to continually assess student learning and uses that information to modify and design instruction and to communicate students’ progress to parents. 10. Is a reflective practitioner who continually evaluates the effects of his or her choices and actions on students, parents, and others in the school and community. 11. Uses a variety of resources to enhance his/her professional development as a scholar, teacher, and educational leader, including: a. professional literature; b. professional organizations; c. colleagues; and d. service opportunities. 12. Understands schools as complex organizations within a larger community and collaborates effectively with school staff, parents, and others to support students’ learning and well being. 13. Evaluates and uses a variety of current technologies to enhance instruction and to advance students’ technological literacy. 14. Shows a commitment to train new teachers and a willingness to actively work with and supervise interns. 15. Practice is based on a clear understanding of professional ethics and the legal rights and responsibilities of educators and students. The Superintendent has to endorse the plan and its renewal and then the candidate submits the form to the NHDOE for analysis as well. This is a three year plan, with specifications that the teacher meets the number of hours needed for re-certification as outlined in the credentialing forms. |
| Emergency Authorization (EA) | Yes | 1 | 1 | Application from Candidate and Employer required to renew. |
| Experienced Educator License (EEL) | Yes | 30 | 3 | A minimum of seventy-five (75) continuing education units of professional development is required during the three years preceding the date of application for recertification. Professional development will not be accepted if it is more than three years old at the date of application for recertification. One continuing education unit equates to one clock hour. If an individual has two or more endorsements it will result in a minimum total requirement which exceeds seventy-five (75) continuing education units of professional development. Participation in professional development activities must be documented. Complete the Renewal Form indicating the date(s) of the activity, the number of units of the activity, and the title of activity for the required category areas A & B. The form can be downloaded from the Department website. You may be contacted at a later date to provide verification of completion of these activities. Ed 505.07 Professional Education Competency Requirements The candidate shall demonstrate professional judgment based upon the following knowledge, skills, and dispositions. The candidate: 1. Believes that all students can achieve at high levels, shows respect for their varied talents and perspectives, and persists in helping all students achieve success. 2. Understands and keeps abreast of the central and tools of inquiry of the subject areas taught, appreciating the ever-changing nature of knowledge. The central concepts of a subject area include: a. information and issues relating to the subject area. b. Themes and generalizations pertaining to the subject area. 3. Creates meaningful learning experiences based upon knowledge of and enthusiasm for the subject matter, the students, the community, local curricula, and state curriculum frameworks. 4. Understands how students learn and develop and provides opportunities that support their cognitive, linguistic, creative, social, moral, emotional, and physical development. 5. Understands and identifies differences in students’ approaches to learning and designs instruction that is responsive to their diverse needs. 6. Values and is fluent in a variety of instructional strategies and chooses appropriately from them to encourage and enhance students’ thinking, learning, and skilled used of knowledge. 7. Creates a challenging, dynamic, and safe classroom and school community that: a) is sensitive to the full range of student diversity; b) encourages openness, tolerance, respect, caring, collaboration, and self-motivation; c) emphasizes both individual and collective responsibility; and d) fosters a concern for social justice. 8. Demonstrates proficient oral, written, and nonverbal communication and promotes the development of these skills in students. 9. Understands and uses multiple formal and informal strategies to continually assess student learning and uses that information to modify and design instruction and to communicate students’ progress to parents. 10. Is a reflective practitioner who continually evaluates the effects of his or her choices and actions on students, parents, and others in the school and community. 11. Uses a variety of resources to enhance his/her professional development as a scholar, teacher, and educational leader, including: a. professional literature; b. professional organizations; c. colleagues; and d. service opportunities. 12. Understands schools as complex organizations within a larger community and collaborates effectively with school staff, parents, and others to support students’ learning and well being. 13. Evaluates and uses a variety of current technologies to enhance instruction and to advance students’ technological literacy. 14. Shows a commitment to train new teachers and a willingness to actively work with and supervise interns. 15. Practice is based on a clear understanding of professional ethics and the legal rights and responsibilities of educators and students. |
| In Process of Licensure Authorization (IPLA) | No | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Intern Authorization (IA) | No | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
Emergency and temporary credentials
| Credential | Initial | Years | Renewable | Grade levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Authorization (EA) | No | 1 | Yes | K-6, 5-8, 7-12 |
| In Process of Licensure Authorization (IPLA) | Yes | 1 | No | PK-6, 5-8, 7-12 |
| Intern Authorization (IA) | No | 3 | No | PK-6, 6-8, 7-12 |
Out-of-state teachers
Title II lists no separate out-of-state credential for New Hampshire. Ask NH Department of Education how it reviews licenses from other states.
Newly licensed teachers prepared out of state: 208.
Alternative routes
- Demonstrate Competencies (DC) (teach while completing)
- In Process of Licensure Authorization (IPLA) (teach while completing)
- Site-Based Licensing Plan (SBLP)
About New Hampshire certification
October 5, 2020
The New Hampshire State Board of Education has recently adopted a revised set of administrative rules governing educator credentialing structure, application processing, and the corresponding fee structure. The information below is intended to be a brief summary of some of the key changes. This document may be revised with additional information if the Bureau of Credentialing determines it to be necessary or advantageous to applicants.
Educator credential is now called a license.
In keeping with the practice of a majority of other states a New Hampshire educator credential will now be referred to by the term license rather than certificate. An Experienced Educator Certificate (EEC) is now an Experienced Educator License (EEL) and a Beginning Educator Certificate (BEC) is now a Beginning Educator License (BEL).
Pathways to New Hampshire educator credentials
The routes to an educator credential have been realigned into three “pathways” for greater clarity and new options have been added to address existing needs. The Educator Information System has been significantly upgraded to reflect these pathways and to better guide the applicant during the application process. These pathways are:
Approved Educator Preparation Program (AEPP)
o AEPPNH - Approved Educator Preparation Program - New Hampshire [was Alt 1]
o AEPPOS - Approved Educator Preparation Program - Out-of-State [was Alt 2]
o Demonstrated Competencies (DC)
o DCPOB - Portfolio/Oral Board [was Alt 3A]
o DCNR - National/Regional License [was Alt 3B]
o DCTA - Transcript Analysis [was Alt 3C]
o DCEX - Experience out-of-state [was Alt 2]
Site-Based Licensing Plan (SBLP)
o SHORT - Critical Shortage [was Alt 4]
o CTESA - Career and Technical Education Specialty Area [was Alt 4]
o NOPATH - No Other Available Pathway [new]
o NEWEND - New Endorsement [new]
o BUSAD - Business Administrator [was Alt 4] (repealed 7/1/23)
o CLGCRS - 10 College-Level Courses [was Alt 5]
o EEECE - Elementary Education K-6 or Early Childhood Education [was Alt 5]
o EEK8 - Elementary Education K-8 [was Alt 5]
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Frequently asked questions
How do I get a teaching certificate in New Hampshire?
New Hampshire reports 5 credentials to Title II, 2 of them initial. 2 initial credentials require a bachelor's degree, 0 require a preparation program and 2 require tests. Apply through NH Department of Education.
How do I verify a teaching license in New Hampshire?
Licenses are verified on the lookup service run by NH Department of Education. PT3 does not verify licenses.
Can I renew a New Hampshire teaching certificate?
3 of 5 New Hampshire credentials are reported as renewable. Renewal details by credential are listed in the Renewal section.
Does New Hampshire issue emergency or temporary teaching certificates?
Yes. Title II lists 3: Emergency Authorization (EA); In Process of Licensure Authorization (IPLA); Intern Authorization (IA).
Can I teach in New Hampshire with an out-of-state license?
Title II lists no separate out-of-state credential for New Hampshire. Ask NH Department of Education how it reviews licenses from other states.
Is there alternative teacher certification in New Hampshire?
Yes. New Hampshire reports 3 alternative routes to Title II.