• Professional Teaching License Requirements
• I am a licensed teacher in another state.  Can I apply for a Professional License?
• Out-of-state applicant requirements for a professional teaching license
• Application Form

Professional Teaching License Requirements

The teacher must hold a currently valid conditional/initial teaching license.  While holding the conditional/initial teaching license:

Successfully complete a Performance Assessment in order to move to the professional teaching license.   

I am a licensed teacher in another state.  Can I apply for a Professional License?

Out-of-state applicants for an initial Kansas license are issued the highest level of license they qualify for based on review by TEAL staff of the documentation provided in the application packet.  If you do not meet the requirements for the professional license, you must meet the requirements for the initial teaching license, a prestandard license, or a standard substitute license.  

Out-of-state applicant requirements for a professional teaching license:

• Bachelor’s degree

• Completion of a state-approved preparation program in the subject or field in which licensure is sought

• Recency:  defined as at least one year of accredited teaching experience OR eight semester hours of college credit, within the six year period immediately prior to application

• Out-of-state professional license

AND

• 3 years of recent accredited experience under a standard teaching license.  Experience in a non-accredited school and/or experience under a pre-standard or temporary license is not applicable.  You must have achieved a professional level license in another state.  

OR

• Assessments in content and pedagogy and a performance assessment are already completed. 

Application Form
 
Completed a Kansas program?

Teachers who hold a initial teaching license - when you successfully complete a Performance Assessment.

Completed an out-of-state program?

If this is your first Kansas license, you will also need to Order a Fingerprint Card and Instructions

 

Initial Out-of-State Application - Form 2

PDF Document

 

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