NEW HAMPSHIRE
STATE RESOURCES

New Hampshire requires all educators to hold at least a Bachelor's degree. More information can be found here: https://www.alleducationschools.com/teacher-certification/new-hampshire/ 

New Hampshire requires all future educators to complete the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators (CORE), as well as the appropriate tests for their specific licensure area. More information can be found here: https://praxis.ets.org/state-requirements/newhampshire-tests.html

For initial certification in New Hampshire, all candidates must:

• Earn a baccalaureate degree.

• Complete licensure competencies while employed in the role

• Demonstrate competencies prior to employment in the role; There are several options to complete this step

• Submit to a criminal history record check clearance

More information can be found here: https://nhdoepm.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CHD/pages/190513160/New+Applicant+or+Add+an+Endorsementv  

New Hampshire offers several routes to teacher licensure for those with Bachelor's degrees. You can explore these options here: https://www.teachercertificationdegrees.com/certification/new-hampshire-alternative/ 

New Hampshire's Department of Education maintains a list of approved Educator Preparation Programs: https://www.education.nh.gov/who-we-are/division-of-educator-support-and-higher-education/educator-preparation 

• New Hampshire Council for Exceptional Children - https://newhampshire.exceptionalchildren.org/ 

• Educators Rising New Hampshire - https://www.educatorsrisingnh.org/home.html 

• New Hampshire Learning Initiative - https://nhlearninginitiative.org/ 

• New Hampshire Registered Education Apprenticeship Program (NH REAP) - https://www.digitalequity.us/nh-future-teachers/ 

• CREST Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program - https://www.unh.edu/leitzel-center/crest-noyce-teacher-scholarship-program 

• TEACH Early Childhood NH - https://www.nh-connections.org/t-e-a-c-h-early-childhood-nh/ 

• Pierce Promise Scholarship Program - https://franklinpierce.edu/admissions/tuition-fees-financial-aid/piercepromise.html 

• CCSNH ECE GAP Scholarship (ECE GAP) - https://www.ccsnh.edu/ccsnh-ece-gap-scholarship-ece-gap/