Educator Certification Forms
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Out-of-State Applicants
| Missouri Application Packet for Individuals Possessing a Certificate of License to Teach from Another State (pdf) Revised 08/03 (292 kb - 4 pages) | |
| Missouri Application Packet for Individuals Possessing a Certificate of License to Teach from Another Country (pdf) Revised 08/03 (327 kb - 6 pages) | |
| Background Check Packet |
All these files are in PDF format
Frequently Requested Forms
| Application for Initial Missouri Certificate for ABCTE Graduates - Form MO500-2719 Revised 05/08 (329 kb - 4 pages) | |
| Application for Missouri Teacher Certificate Upgrade or Extension - Form MO500-1609 Revised 06/05 (241 kb - 3 pages) | |
| Application to Reactivate your Missouri Certificate of License to Teach - Form MO500-2555 (64.4 kb - 3 pages) | |
| Application for Missouri Teacher Certificate Duplicate/Update - Form MO500-1596 Revised 08/03 (185 kb - 2 pages) | |
| Application for Additional Certificates of License to Teach - Form MO500-1600 Revised 08/03 (224 kb - 2 pages) | |
| Application for Provisional Certificate (Joint Application) - Form MO500-2092 Revised 04/03 (262 kb - 4 pages) MUST BE SUBMITTED BY A MISSOURI SCHOOL DISTRICT | |
| Application for Temporary Authorization Certificate - Form MO500-2327 Revised 08/03 (1.22 MB - 11 pages) MUST BE SUBMITTED BY A MISSOURI SCHOOL DISTRICT | |
| Application for a Missouri Teacher's Certificate (Initial Certificate) - Form MO500-0611 Revised 04/04 (225 kb - 3 pages) MUST BE SUBMITTED BY A MISSOURI COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY | |
| Application for a Missouri Teacher's Certificate (Academic Contract) - Form MO500-0614 Revised 09/04 (225 kb - 3 pages) MUST BE SUBMITTED BY A MISSOURI COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY | |
| Application for Teacher's Certificate for Holder's of Doctorate Degree - Form MO500-1612 Revised 03/04 (258 kb - 2 pages) | |
| Verification of Teaching Experience - Form MO500-2182 Revised 01/02 (102 kb - 1 page) | |
| Deletion of Certificate(s) of License to Teach - Form MO500-2183 Revised 04/07 |
Administrative Forms
| Application for Missouri Superintendent's Certificate - Form MO500-1608 Revised 10/04 (156 kb - 2 pages) FOR INITIAL OR CAREER CERTIFICATION ONLY. | |
| Application for Building-Level Administrator's Certificate - Form MO500-1448 Revised 05/05 (81.7 kb - 3 pages) FOR INITIAL, TRANSITION, OR CAREER CERTIFICATION. |
Student Services Forms
| Application for Student Services Certificate of License to Teach - Form MO500-0919 Revised 12/03 (93.2 kb - 2 pages) | |
| Application for Student Services Upgrade of Certificate - Form MO500-2069 Revised 10/03 (146 kb - 2 pages) |
Career Education (Vocational) Forms
| Application for a Missouri Career Education Certificate Upgrade/Extension/Reactivation - Form MO500-2557 (81.4 kb - 3 pages) | |
| Application for Adult Education & Literacy Certificate - Form MO500-2292 Revised 05/05 (179 kb - 2 pages) | |
| Application for Career Education Temporary Authorization Certificate - Form MO500-2556 (104 kb - 5 pages) | |
| *ROTC applicants should use the appropriate Career Education application. |