VERMONT
STATE RESOURCES

Vermont requires that all educators hold a Bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. More information can be found here: https://education.vermont.gov/educator-licensure/become-a-vermont-educator/traditional-route 

Vermont educators must pass the Praxis Core Academic Skills tests to apply for licensure: https://education.vermont.gov/educator-licensure/become-vermont-educator/educator-licensure/become-a-vermont-educator/testing-requirements 

To apply to be an educator in Vermont, applicants must:

• Provide official transcripts

• Submit required test scores

• Pay the application and license fee

• Submit fingerprinting

A guide to the full application process can be found here: https://education.vermont.gov/sites/aoe/files/documents/edu-educator-quality-initial-license-application.pdf. 

Vermont offers alternative licensure through a "Peer Review," or License to Evaluation program. Applicants must hold a Bachelor's degree, complete required Praxis exams, and submit a current resume. More information can be found here: https://education.vermont.gov/peer-review-alternative-route-licensure 

Vermont's Agency of Education provides a list of approved Educator Preparation Programs: https://education.vermont.gov/document/programs-approved-preparation-educators 

• Vermont Council for Exceptional Children - https://vermont.exceptionalchildren.org/ 

• Vermont-NEA Aspiring Educator Program - https://vtnea.org/about-vt-nea/who-we-represent/aspiring-educators 

• Vermont Teacher Scholarship - https://www.middlebury.edu/language-schools/funding/fellowships-scholarships/vermont-teachers 

• Vermont National Education Association Scholarships - https://vtnea.org/scholarships-awards 

• T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Vermont Scholarship - https://www.vtaeyc.org/teach/ 

• VREC Teacher Innovation Grants - https://www.vtruraledu.org/teacher-innovation-grants 

• Vermont Teacher Forgivable Loan Program - https://www.vsac.org/teaching-career-tuition-free-vermont