Route
to Professional Certificate
Graduates of Florida State-Approved Teachers
Preparation Programs
Graduates of Florida state-approved
teacher preparation programs may apply and qualify for the Professional Certificate rather than a Temporary
Certificate in the subject area of program completion, if all
testing requirements have been met.
Reciprocity for Out-of-State
Teachers & Administrators
Florida has two reciprocity routes
for certified teachers and administrators to qualify for our Professional
Certificate.
Route
1: Valid Standard
Certificate Issued From Another State
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Certificate
must be a standard or Level II. |
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Certificate
must be currently valid (not expired or revoked).
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The
subject(s) on the certificate must be comparable to a subject in
Florida. |
Route
2:
Certificate
Issued by the National Board for Teaching
Standards
(NBPTS)
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The
NBPTS certificate must be currently valid. |
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The
Florida Certificate will reflect the Florida subject considered
comparable
to the NBPTS subject. |
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