ESOL Licensure Pathways in New Hampshire

  Ways to Get Licensed in ESOL in NH BEFORE Seeking a Teaching Position:

• Complete an Approved Educator Preparation Program in NH

  • Current available educator preparation programs in NH linked here*

  • These programs could also be a part of the SBLP process listed below

    • Please note that many TESOL programs in NH and in other states do not lead to licensure. Before beginning a program, it is important to determine if it leads to licensure.

• Complete a State-Approved Educator Preparation Program in another state with reciprocity and/or work under an out-of-state ESOL license for at least three of the last seven years

• Portfolio/Oral Board (Must have taught ESOL full-time at least four consecutive months in the US in a K-12 setting)

• Demonstrated Competencies:  National/Regional Licensure (DCNR)

  • Home - NBPTS Main Site (National Board for Professional Teaching Standards) ECYA-ENL.pdf (nbpts.org)

• Transcript Analysis not available for teaching positions*

Ways to Get Licensed in ESOL in NH WHILE Employed in an ESOL Position:

• Obtain a Statement of Eligibility

  • For ESOL that requires:

    • Passed 1 college-level course in language acquisition/development and 1 English as a Second Language college-level course, or 2 college-level courses in the same foreign language, OR

    • Documentation of competence in reading, writing, and speaking a foreign language at a minimum level of Intermediate High according to the 2012 ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines, OR

    • Passed Praxis 5362 English to Speakers of Other Languages (score 155+) or Pearson 805 English as a Second Language (score of 240+) or comparable test

    • AND for foreign language native speakers: Documentation of English Language Competence through local evaluation (please contact our office for additional information)

• Get Hired by a District and Apply for a Site Based Licensing Plan (SBLP)

  • Teacher Competencies listed here, ESOL is Ed. 507.17.

Have Questions?

• Submit a Question at the Credentialing Help Desk