Teacher Credential FAQs

You've applied with Fulton County for a teaching position, so what's next?

The guide below should help you determine your next steps to be eligible for a teaching position in Fulton County Schools.

I hold an Out of State Certificate that I need to convert to a Georgia Certificate.

You will need to start an application for reciprocity through the Georgia PSC.  The PSC will issue you a letter of eligibility which you should upload under your Application Materials on your online application. Click here for further instructions.

I have passed the GACE Content Area Exam.

Passing GACE scores qualifies you for a Provisional certificate.  This certificate will be issued after you obtain employment.  You will also (once hired) be required to:

1. Complete the Georgia Educator Ethics Assessment – Program Exit (360) within 30 days of hire date.
2. Enroll in a state approved, teacher preparation program leading to certification (in field that you were hired) OR enroll in a Fulton approved Alternative Certification Program (QUESTT, GaTAPP, etc.).

Click here for more information on Alternative Pathway options.

I have a BA/BS (or higher) degree in a relevant content area and would like to begin teaching through Fulton's Empowering Teachers Program.

Prospective teachers that hold a degree in the content area that they would like to teach may be eligible to begin teaching through Fulton's Empowering Teachers (non-certified) program.  There are specific requirements that must be met including completing coursework once hired.  Please visit our Pathways to Teaching page, Option 3, for more specific information regarding this pathway.

I am fluent in a Foreign Language, but my teaching certificate is in another field.

If you hold a Standard Professional Georgia Certificate in another field, you may be able to add a provisional language field.  Please contact certification@fultonschools.org for more information.

I am fluent in a foreign Language, but my degree is not in that language and I have not taken a GACE Exam.

You may qualify for a permit to teach a foreign language.  Please email teacherselection@fultonschools.org for more information.

I am not sure if I have the credentials to be a teacher.

Fulton County Schools offers many different alternative pathways to become a teacher, but there are some basic requirements for eligibility.  Please visit our First Steps to Becoming a Teacher page or contact recruiting@fultonschools.org  for more information.