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GENERAL GUIDELINES MISSISSIPPI EDUCATOR LICENSURE
Validity Periods
Licenses will be valid from the day the completed
application packet is received and validated
by the Office of Educator Licensure. All licenses
expire on June 30 of the year of expiration.
A five year license issued at any time during
the school year shall be valid for five (5)
school years including the school year in which
it is granted. A school year is from July 1
to June 30. For example, a standard
license issued October 2004 (2004-2005 school
year) would be valid from the date the completed
packet is received until June 30, 2009. The
remainder of the 2004-2005 \school year is considered
a full-year.
Renewal of License
When all requirements are completed,
college transcripts and/or continuing education
unit (CEU)certificates may be submitted for
license renewal. The college credit courses
may be completed on the undergraduate or graduate
level with a grade of "C" or higher
at regionally/nationally accredited senior colleges,
universities, or community colleges. Official
transcripts must be submitted in sealed envelope(s)
bearing the seal or signature of the registrar.
The license may be renewed for one five-year
period beyond the present expiration date. Only
credits earned from one expiration date to the
next may be used for renewal. Educators
who completed a master's, specialist or doctoral
degree in May 1997 prior to the five-year extension
given by the Mississippi Department of Education
to all educators with a standard license may
be given credit for that degree and receive
an additional five years validity on their license.
Renewal requirements referencing content area
courses refer to the area of endorsement (e.g.,
mathematics, science, special education, etc.).
References to job/skill related area include
pedagogy and skills for effective teaching and
leadership (e.g., computer technology, cooperative
learning, learning styles, methodology, etc.).
Only one renewal method may be utilized during
a five-year period.
The Mississippi Department of Education no
longer approves programs for CEU credit.
School districts, organizations, or individuals
wishing to prepare and offer a program for CEU
credit must submit an application to an accredited
CEU granting agency. Any Continuing Education
Office at a college, university, or community/junior
college is an accredited CEU granting agency.
Once programs are approved, they may be offered
and certificates will be issued to successful
participants by the approving agency. The Office
of Educator Licensure does not accept CEU certificates
for less than .5 CEUs or five contact hours.
Official verification of CEU credit(s') must
be submitted to document completion of CEU credit(s).
SPECIAL NOTE
A grade of "C" or higher must be obtained
on all coursework taken for renewal of license,
reinstatement of license or the adding of supplemental
endorsements. This includes all coursework outlined
on planned programs required to convert a special
license to a standard license.
Full details on being a Mississippi
Certified teacher can be found here
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