Testing and assessment treatment
Requirement
For preparation completed outside Utah, USBE applies the testing requirements of the state where the program is based rather than imposing a Utah test that the program state did not require.
Which out-of-state path this covers
Utah uses a License Equivalency Review for an educator with a bachelor's degree, completed preparation and a standard renewable source license, with a compact route for eligible member-state professionals.
What can change this answer
A standard renewable out-of-state license plus completed preparation supports the LER; temporary, alternative, probationary, provisional, substitute, LEA-specific and associate credentials do not qualify for the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact branch.
Documents you may need
The LER uses official transcripts sent directly by every institution that awarded a bachelor's degree or higher, a copy of the standard source license, optional signed experience verification and score reports, and background clearance when USIMS marks it required.
Where the testing answer can change
- •The standard LER expects a bachelor's degree, completed educator preparation and a standard renewable source license
- •Out-of-state program completers must first obtain the license in the state where their program is based
- •Eligible compact holders receive an equivalent Utah license
- •Utah applies the preparation state's testing requirements to an out-of-state program rather than adding Utah-only tests
- •Fingerprinting and background review are required when the USIMS checklist marks them required, not unconditionally
Register and send scores only for the exact exam code named by the state agency.
Official sources
Check again by 2026-11-23