Listed below are links to the criteria for an individual who currently holds a five-year Practitioner’s license to professionalize one’s license to a 10-year Accomplished Practitioner’s License. The criteria for professionalizing the license will depend on if the license is an Administrative, Instructional, or School Services.
The process for professionalizing a license will also renew the license, therefore applicants must also complete one of the following renewal requirements:
- National Board of Professional Teaching Standards Certification (NBPTS) - Click here to go to the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards
Effective January 16, 2015, an applicant using NBPTS to professionalize/renew is no longer required to hold a Master’s degree. This option can only be used for instructional licenses.
- Six (6) semester hours completed at an accredited Indiana institution
- Six (6) semester hours completed at an accredited Out-of-State institution
- Professional Growth Plan (PGP)
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Do not apply more than 45 days prior to the expiration date. The issue date of your license will be the date you pay for your renewal application and the expiration date will correspond. Applying for a renewal more than 45 days prior to the expiration date is unnecessary and doing so will result in a period of loss of validity, since the issue date will be your payment date. All licenses that are valid on the first day of the academic school year shall be considered valid for the duration of that academic school year. (511 IAC 16-1-1(e)) If renewal requirements are not completed prior to the expiration of your license there is no penalty imposed by the Educator Licensing office; however, the license will not be renewed until the requirements have been met.
If you would like more information on Professional Growth Plans and directions on how to create one: Click Here