Certificate Renewal for North Dakota Teachers

 

Certificate Renewal for North Dakota Teachers

initial license two year license
five year license thirty year license

Professional Development

If you currently hold a 5-year license, the re-education requirement is 6 semester hours of college coursework. Those 6 credits do need to be completed during the 5 year time period that you hold the 5 year license. We ask that the courses you take to renew your 5 year license relate to education and/or what you are licensed to teach.

Initial License

Renewal
• No re-education credits required for renewal

Next license will depend on your amount of contracted time:
• More than 18 months of 100% contracted time - apply for first five-year license
• Less than 18 months of 100% contracted time - apply for two-year renewal license

Two-year License

Renewal
• 8 re-education credits required for renewal

Next license will depend on your amount of contracted time:
• More than 18 months of 100% contracted time - apply for first five-year license
• Less than 18 months of 100% contracted time - apply for two-year renewal license
• If you have contracted time and don't have appropriate credits - apply for probationary license

Five-year License

Renewal
• 6 re-education credits required for renewal

Next license will depend on your amount of contracted time:
• At east thirty years of ND licensure and 6 credits - apply for Life license
• Less than thirty years but have 6 credits - apply for five-year renewal license
• Do not have 6 credits - apply for probationary license

Thirty-year License

Does not expire

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[content updated July 2021]