How Much Will My License Cost?

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Here you will find my summary of the costs of getting your license. These fees come in addition to any incidental expenses (transportation, etc.) that come with the job. Please let me know if any of these need to be updated! I will try to keep them up to date, but for now, they are recent as of 12/8/2017.

Expense Description Cost
Fingerprinting A FBI background check is required for anyone who wants to work in a public school. Discounted from $55 to $35 since you are not considered a licensed educator when you do your student teaching. $35
MTEL C&LS Communication and literacy skill MTEL, which everyone needs to take. $112
MTEL Math Mathematics MTEL, which you need to take to be licensed in your content area. $139
Primary License Fee Fee paid to DESE for the work needed to process your license application $100
Total Total of all costs $386

If you are getting an 8-12 license and decide to add on a 5-8 license, you would need to pay an additional $25 secondary license fee, for a total of $411.