What Georgia says
How this move starts
Georgia uses interstate reciprocity to evaluate a comparable out-of-state professional certificate, preparation, degree, experience and special Georgia requirements.
Where the state decides
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.
No blanket reciprocity claim
What this guide will not guess
A state pair alone cannot settle your exact credential, tests or timeline. Those answers can change with your license type, endorsements, preparation and experience. This page shows the reviewed Georgia rule; the move planner uses your teaching details to narrow the checklist.
Your Florida record
Confirm exactly what you hold
Florida's Educator Certification Lookup is the state search for the certification status of teachers who are currently certified in Florida.
- •The certification status of a teacher currently certified in Florida
- •The issued certificate information the state makes public
- •A state-controlled record rather than a copied third-party directory
Compact check
Use the regular out-of-state path
This pair is not currently a two-member compact route. Georgia's out-of-state rules control.
Check compact eligibilityYour likely order
5 reviewed steps
- 01Create or use a MyPSC account and submit the online application
- 02Submit lawful-presence documentation and official transcripts
- 03Provide the out-of-state certificate or program-completion evidence
- 04Provide assessment scores and experience verification when applicable
- 05Pay the published processing fee
What can change the answer
- 01Three or more qualifying years can support a Professional certificate; less than three can lead to an Induction certificate
- 02Missing content-knowledge or literacy requirements may result in a one-year certificate with deficiencies
- 03Georgia issues only comparable fields and reciprocity applicants do not qualify for Provisional certification in the reciprocity field
The records worth gathering first
Experience boundary
An otherwise qualified out-of-state educator with at least three years of successful full-time experience may qualify for a Georgia Professional certificate; an educator with less than three years may qualify for an Induction certificate.
Georgia-specific requirements
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.
Core evidence
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.
Processing fee
GaPSC's document guide lists a $20 MyPSC processing fee for the covered initial out-of-state teaching transactions; confirm the current amount at filing.
Florida to Georgia questions
Does a Florida teaching license automatically transfer to Georgia?
No. Your Florida credential is evidence for the application, but Georgia Professional Standards Commission decides which Georgia license, endorsements, tests and remaining conditions apply.
Can I use the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact from Florida to Georgia?
This is not currently a move between two listed compact member states. Use Georgia's regular out-of-state pathway unless the destination agency tells you a different route applies.
What should I gather before applying in Georgia?
Start with your current Florida license record, exact endorsements, preparation transcripts, experience verification and test history. Then follow the evidence requests in Georgia's application.
What does the TeachPassport move planner include?
It uses your credential, experience, subjects, grades and destination to prepare likely steps, reusable worksheets and official links. You can use it without an account or save the move.
Official sources
State material only