Testing and assessment treatment
Requirement
A professional out-of-state license plus two years of aligned teaching can support Tier 3 when the applicant also passes the applicable Minnesota content and pedagogy exams; other preparation branches use PELSB's exam determination.
Which out-of-state path this covers
Minnesota places out-of-state teachers into Tier 2, Tier 3 or Tier 4 based on degree, preparation and student teaching, professional licensure, aligned experience, testing and—at Tier 2—a Minnesota job offer.
What can change this answer
Three years of aligned teaching plus equivalent preparation can support Tier 4; two years with a good-standing professional out-of-state license plus Minnesota content and pedagogy tests can support Tier 3; some preparation gaps or unattempted tests can lead to employer-dependent Tier 2.
Documents you may need
Core evidence includes the bachelor's degree, preparation and student-teaching records, the good-standing professional license, aligned teaching experience and any required test results or Tier 2 job offer.
Where the testing answer can change
- •Tier 4 generally requires a bachelor's degree, equivalent preparation and student teaching, and three years of aligned teaching
- •The professional-license branch of Tier 3 requires good standing, two years of aligned teaching in the licensing state and applicable Minnesota content and pedagogy tests
- •Tier 2 requires a Minnesota public-school job offer
- •Field alignment and exam requirements are determined in the PELSB review
Register and send scores only for the exact exam code named by the state agency.
Official sources
Check again by 2026-11-01