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Georgia Professional Standards Commission test requirements

Will I need another teacher test in Georgia?

Requirements can differ by certificate, subject, grade span and prior score.

Open Rule 505-2-.21: Certification by Interstate Reciprocity
Official state guidance State makes the decision Checked 2026-08-01

Testing and assessment treatment

Requirement

Unmet content-knowledge or literacy requirements can produce a one-year Non-Renewable Professional or one-year Induction certificate that must be cleared before extension.

Which out-of-state path this covers

Georgia uses interstate reciprocity to evaluate a comparable out-of-state professional certificate, preparation, degree, experience and special Georgia requirements.

What can change this answer

Three years of successful full-time out-of-state experience is a key boundary between the Professional and Induction routes, while field comparability and unmet Georgia-specific requirements can change the issued certificate.

Documents you may need

Published guidance lists the MyPSC application, lawful-presence evidence, official transcripts, an out-of-state certificate or program verification, assessment scores and experience verification as applicable.

Where the testing answer can change

  • Three or more qualifying years can support a Professional certificate; less than three can lead to an Induction certificate
  • Missing content-knowledge or literacy requirements may result in a one-year certificate with deficiencies
  • Georgia issues only comparable fields and reciprocity applicants do not qualify for Provisional certification in the reciprocity field

Register and send scores only for the exact exam code named by the state agency.

Official sources

Check again by 2026-11-01