Credentials

For Certificate Holders

The PROVISIONAL (4 Year) certificate may be renewed one time under prior certification
standards after 9/1/98, and before 9/2/02.

The PROFESSIONAL (8Year) certificate may be renewed under prior standards until 9/2/06.
After the one renewal and prior to expiration of the renewed certificate, 6 semester hours, 18 CEU's or approved equivalent activities must be completed to qualify for issuance of the first
Five Year license.

The PROVISIONAL certificate may (if eligible) be converted to a PROFESSIONAL certificate under the prior certification standards before 9/2/02.

The PROFESSIONAL certificate may (if eligible) be converted to a PERMANENT certificate under the prior certification standards before 9/2/03. After that date, permanent certificates will
no longer be issued.

Licensure Standards

Licensure Renewal Under Standards
Effective January 1, 1998

PROVISIONAL LICENSE (2 YEAR)

Required for entry year, may be used for substitute teaching. 3 semester hours to renew (6-9 hours if lapsed).

PROFESSIONAL LICENSE (5 YEAR)

Provisional license plus successful completion of Entry Year Program and performance assessment.

PROFESSIONAL LICENSE (5 YEAR) [first renewal]

6 semester hours or 18 CEU's or approved equivalent activities or combination approved by local professional development committee (LPDC).

PROFESSIONAL (5 YEAR) [second renewal]

Master's degree or 30 semester hours or graduate credit; if master's degree already obtained - 6 semester hours or 18 CEU's or approved activities (LPDC). Those who held certificats under previous standards are exempted from the master's degree or 30 semester hour requirement for second renewal, but still need the 6 hours, 18 CEU's or equivalent activities.

PROFESSIONAL (5 YEAR) [further renewals]

6 semester hours or 18 CEU's or approved activities (LPDC).

Persons certificated under prior standards maintain their subject areas and grade levels under the Five Year Professional License.