Published processing target
Requirement
MSDE states that completed applications are processed within eight weeks of submission; incomplete or fact-specific reviews can take longer.
Which application the published timing describes
Maryland has an initial-licensure pathway for teachers with a bachelor's degree and a valid out-of-state professional license in the area sought, plus Maryland's applicable reading and performance evidence.
What can change this answer
The requested field determines whether a reading-instruction assessment is required, and the performance requirement can be met through an accepted portfolio assessment, evaluations, National Board certification or a qualifying Maryland evaluation.
Documents you may need
Core evidence includes the degree, valid out-of-state professional license, requested-area alignment, reading score when applicable and an accepted portfolio, evaluation or National Board record.
What can change the real wait
- •Early childhood, elementary, generic special education and ESOL applicants have an additional reading-instruction assessment requirement
- •The out-of-state professional license must be valid and in the area sought
- •An employing Maryland school may issue a two-year nonrenewable Temporary Professional License when only Maryland assessments remain
- •MSDE retains the final pathway and field determination
TeachPassport cannot expedite the agency, promise a completion date or treat an elapsed estimate as approval.
Official sources
Check again by 2026-11-01