Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

 

Certifications

Adult Education and Literacy | Agricultural Ed | Business Ed | Employment Training | Family and Consumer Sciences | Health Sciences | Marketing Ed | Trade & Industrial Ed | Tech Ed

Additional information about Certification is available on the

DESE Teacher Certification web site.  

 

Adult Education and Literacy (AEL)

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• Application for AEL Certification
• PD Approval Form (doc)
• Teacher Certification Requirements (pdf)

 

Agricultural Education

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Secondary Certification

• All secondary certificates are PC1.
• Application Procedures for individuals possessing a certificate of license to teach from another state
• Non-Missouri Graduate Application requests for Initial Certificate Requirements
• Praxis II: Assessments
• Temporary Authorization Certificate

Postsecondary and Adult Certification
Postsecondary and adult instructors may be PC1 or career education certificated. For instructors not having a PC1 the following requirements apply:

I.   General Requirements:
     A. B.S. Degree in Specialty Areas.
II.  Professional Requirements:
      A. Career Education - Eight (8) semester hours minimum.
           1. Program Development
           2. Curriculum Construction; and
           3. Teaching Methods.
III. Special Conditions:
      A. Three (3) years work experience in the specialty area; and
      B. Five (5) year certificate is renewable upon verification of eight (8) additional hours completed in career education.

To Receive An Initial Five (5) Year Career Education Certificate

I.   Candidates must submit the following to:
     A. Agricultural Education Section
          1. Completed V Application
     B. Professional Conduct & Investigations Section
          1. Criminal History Background Check Packet (two sets of completed fingerprint cards).
          2. Bank draft (cashier's check, certified check) or money order for $38.00 made payable to "Treasurer - State of  Missouri" (must accompany criminal history background check packet)
          3. $25.00 fee for out-of-state applicants (Bank draft or money order made payable to "Treasurer - State of Missouri").

• Career Education Certification Application (pdf)
• Certification Guidelines - Secondary & Postsecondary (printable version) (pdf)

 

Business and Career Education

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• Approved Courses for Career Education Certification (pdf)
• Application for Missouri Teacher Certification - Upgrade (pdf)
  (For use to upgrade after coursework is completed)
• Application for Missouri Teacher Certification - Provisional (pdf)
  (To request provisional certification until coursework is completed)
• Application for Missouri Teacher Certification - Additional (pdf)
  (To add additional areas of certification)
• Competencies for Business Education Teacher Certification (pdf)
• Secondary Career Education Certification Requirements (pdf) 
  • Page 1         General Requirments
  • Section C     Business Education
  • Section D     Business Education-Cooperative Education
  • Section E     Cooperative Education
  • Section O     Marketing Education

  

 

Employment Training

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Several federal and state programs require that participants wanting training must attend training institutions that have been approved by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.  Public and private schools and training institutions wanting to be approved as eligible training providers in the State of Missouri must submit an application.

• WIA Training Provider Certification (pdf)

 

Family and Consumer Sciences

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• Certification Requirements (doc)

 

Health Sciences

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• Application/Forms
• Background Information
• Education Certification

Marketing Education

Back to Marketing Ed Home Page |  Back to Top of Certification Page

• Career Education Certification Application (pdf)
  (For use to upgrade after coursework is completed)
• Career Education Certification Application (pdf)
  (To request provisional certification until coursework is completed)
• Career Education Certification Application (pdf)
  (To add additional areas of certification)
• Marketing Education Requirements (pdf)
• Competencies for Marketing and Cooperative Education Teachers (pdf)

 

Trade and Industrial Education

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• 5-Year Renewal Community Survey (pdf)
• Application/Forms
• Education Certification

 

Technology Education

Back to Tech Ed Home Page | Back to Top of Certification Page

Secondary Certification

• All secondary certificates are PC1.
• Initial Requirements for Out-of-State Educators
• Non-Missouri Graduate Application requests for initial certificate
• Praxis II: Assessments
• Requirements (pdf)
• Temporary Authorization Certificate