Upgrade Temporary Nonrenewable or Transitional license (out of state only)

Before completing this application, please refer to the upgrade requirements printed on your Temporary Nonrenewable License or Transitional license.  If you do not have a copy of your license, one can be downloaded here.

If your Temporary Nonrenewable License or Transitional license has been expired for more than five years, please contact our office at 785-296-2288.

Ready to Apply

Before you can fill-out and submit any online application, you must register a user name and password to be used for this application process.  Remember this user name and password if you want to pay electronically when it is time to pay!
 
Steps for completing an online application: 
 
  1. Click on the register button to display the KSDE User Registration Form.
  2. Follow the steps to complete the registration process.
  3. Log in with the username and password you created to see the KSDE Web Applications link.
  4. Click on the “License Application” menu option to access the application form you need.
  5. Fill in the form and submit.
  6. You can monitor the progress of your application using the Educator License Lookup.
 
*Do not log-in with the username and password you may use to access KEEP or other KSDE authenticated applications.

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Send all mail to:

KSDE
Attention: Teacher Licensure
900 S.W. Jackson Street, Suite 102
Topeka, KS 66612-1212

Licensure Operator 
TLALicense@ksde.org
785-296-2288

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