Endorsement Comparability
- Christine Zinkand
The following table includes some of the most common endorsements NH has evaluated for comparability. This list does not include all states or endorsement types, and endorsements with a particular name in one state may not mean the same thing in another state. In addition, some states have updated names/requirements of endorsements and further evaluation may be needed. Please submit documentation from your state Department of Education if you have any concerns about whether your endorsement will be evaluated as comparable.
Endorsements that have been “tested into” without the corresponding approved educator preparation program or 3 out of the last 7 years’ experience under a full license are not comparable.
If you have determined your endorsement is not comparable to a NH endorsement, please review the other pathways to licensure to determine eligibility.
State | Endorsements | Comparability Comments |
|---|---|---|
Any State | Micro-endorsements | NH does not offer any micro-endorsements and microendorsements are not comparable to NH endorsements. |
Any State | General Science (secondary level) | NH does not offer a secondary General Science endorsement. Please consider Science 5-8. |
Any State | Special Education: Mild, Moderate, Severe | NH does not offer special education endorsements described as such. Please apply for Early Childhood Special Education (birth – grade 3) and/or Special Education Teacher (K-12). Upon issuance of one of these endorsements, you may pursue another pathway to licensure for our special education categorical endorsements. |
Any State | Social Sciences/Humanities | NH does not offer broad Social Sciences/Humanities endorsements. |
AZ | SEI (Structured English Immersion) | This is not comparable to the NH ESOL endorsement. Only the ESL is comparable. |
CA | ELAS Authorization | This is not comparable to the NH ESOL endorsement. |
FL | ESOL Endorsement | This is not comparable to the NH ESOL endorsement. Only the FL ESOL Certification is comparable. |
GA | ESOL Endorsement | This is not comparable to the NH ESOL endorsement. Only the GA ESOL (P-12) is comparable. |
IL | Learning Behavior Specialist I | Comparable to Special Education Teacher. |
MA | SEI (Sheltered English Immersion) | This is not comparable to the NH ESOL endorsement. Only the ESL/ELL is comparable. |
MA | School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor | This is comparable only to NH School Social Worker, not NH School Counselor. |
ME | Early Elementary | This is not comparable to either Early Childhood Education or Elementary Education. |
ME | Educational Technician I, II, III | This is similar to NH’s paraeducator endorsement, which is not available for reciprocity. |
OH | Intervention Specialist | This is comparable to Early Childhood Special Education (birth – grade 3) and/or Special Education Teacher (K-12), depending on grade level. |
TX | Bilingual Generalist - Any Language | This is not comparable to the NH ESOL endorsement. |
TX | English as a Second Language Supplemental | This is not comparable to the NH ESOL endorsement. |