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The facilitates the mobility of educators among the states and other jurisdictions that are members of NASDTEC and have signed the Agreement. Although there may be conditions applicable to individual jurisdictions, the Agreement makes it possible for an educator who completed an approved program and/or who holds a certificate or license in one jurisdiction to earn a certificate or license in another state or jurisdiction. Specifically, the agreement outlines which particular types of educator certificates (teachers, administrators, service personnel, or career/technical), and which particular styles of certifications (titles, fields, etc.) will be accepted. Receiving states may impose certain special requirements which must be met in a reasonable period of time, such as coursework, assessments, or classroom experience, before receiving a full professional certificate in the new state. The and the are useful websites that outline which qualifications/requirements each state will or will not accept from another state.

Important note to prospective teacher candidates: Each state is responsible for its own certification/licensure requirements, which may change without notice to NASDTEC or your university’s certification officers or your state’s office of certification. You must contact the office of certification in any state to which you may be relocating, or check with the EPP director, to get the most accurate information on certification requirements. This will help you locate the main web page for the entity in each state that is responsible for educator certification. One important guideline is that reciprocity is always easier if you completed the certification requirements and obtained your teaching credential in the state where you completed your program requirements.