Licensure by Endorsement for Applicants Licensed in Another Jurisdiction
Endorsement is not reciprocity
New York has no automatic reciprocity. Licensure by endorsement is a case-by-case review in which the Department accepts a license earned elsewhere as evidence that you meet New York standards. You still file the NYSED application, pay the fee, and satisfy good moral character; the questions are whether your education, practicum, and examination are substantially equivalent.
What the Department reviews
- Education: does the other program equal at least 1,000 hours, including 150 hours of supervised practice on a person?
- Examination: did you pass a comparable exam? A shared MBLEx pass in both jurisdictions is the cleanest case; a state-specific exam may not be accepted.
- License verification: the other board must send verification directly to NYSED. Photocopies supplied by the applicant are not verification.
- Deficiencies: where a gap exists, the Department may require additional approved coursework or practicum hours, current CPR, or a passing exam before issuing the license. Experience is considered but is not automatically converted into education hours.
Worked example
An applicant has been licensed eight years in a state requiring 600 hours, passed the MBLEx, and has a clean record. The Department finds her education well short of 1,000 hours with no documented 150-hour practicum. Her eight years do not close that gap on their own. Her MBLEx pass satisfies the examination requirement, but she must complete additional approved education and supervised practice hours before endorsement can be granted.
Traps that cost marks
- "I am licensed in another state, so New York must license me."
- Submitting a copy of your own out-of-state license as verification.
- Letting the originating license lapse during the New York review.
- Foreign training presented without a credential evaluation and documented practicum hours.