MN Tiered Licensure

License Status

PELSB Issued License…

Transition to Tiered Licensure System

My 5 year license was granted on or before June 30, 2018

5 year full professional License

The 5 year full professional license will convert to a Tier 4 license on July 1, 2019 (unless the license is expired or expires in 2019).  Licenses that expire in 2019 will submit an application and payment for renewal and move to the Tier 4.

My 1 year license was granted before January 1, 2018

1 year standard license

Scenario 1:  If you have passed all required exams with score released and have been issued renewal for the 5 year full professional license on or before June 30, 2018 you will be granted the 5 year full professional license until July 1, 2019 and then you will be granted a Tier 4 license in the new Tiered Licensing System.

Scenario 2:  If you have not passed all required exams with score released on or before June 30, 2018 PELSB licensing will automatically grant a one year extension in June for your one year standard license until June 30, 2019.

• Within the year extension, if your content and pedagogy exams are passed by June 30, 2019 you will renew into a Tier 3 license.

• Within the year extension, if your content and pedagogy exams have been retaken but not passed by June 30, 2019 you will renew into a Tier 2 license.  This license will require a job offer to be issued; the school district will need to apply jointing with the teacher to be issued the Tier 2 license.

My 1 year license was granted January 1, 2018-June 30, 2018

1 year standard license

The one year standard license is issued with an expiration date of June 30, 2019.

• If your content and pedagogy exams are passed by June 30, 2019 you will renew into a Tier 3 license.

• If your content and pedagogy exams have been retaken but not passed by June 30, 2019 you will renew into a Tier 2 license.  This license will require a job offer to be issued; the school district will need to apply jointing with the teacher to be issued the Tier 2 license

All exams passed, degree earned, edTPA Submitted*
License materials submitted to UMD in May 2018

on or before June 30, 2018

5 year full professional license

Granted Tier 4 license in Tiered Licensure System

All exams taken but one or more not passed, degree earned, edTPA Submitted*
License materials submitted to UMD in May 2018

on or before June 30, 2018

1 year standard licensed

Granted Tier 3 license in Tiered Licensure System
(if Content/Pedagogy exams passed by June 30, 2019)
OR
Granted Tier 2 license in Tiered Licensure System
(if Content/Pedagogy exams were retaken
but not passed by June 30, 2019) 
NOTE:  Tier 2 license requires a job offer to earn the license, license linked to the district

All exams taken but one or more not passed, degree earned, edTPA Submitted*
 

Starting July 1, 2018 forward

Tier 2 license (need a MN Public School job offer to earn the license, license linked to district)

Stay in Tiered Licensure System
(Tier 2)
(need a MN Public School job offer to earn the license, license linked to district)

All exams passed, degree earned, edTPA Submitted*
 

Starting July 1, 2018 forward>

Tier 3 license

Stay in Tiered Licensure System
(Tier 3)

Degree is earned, edTPA submitted*, but I still have exams left to take so I haven't applied for a license.

Schedule your exams ASAP (Content Exams, Pedagogy Exams, NES Essential Academic Skills Exams).  If you can take them by May 6th, your scores will be released on Monday, May 21st and I could recommend you for license based on the above table.  If you take them by June 3rd, your scores will be released on Monday, June 18th and I can recommend you for a license based on the above table 1.

NOTE: PELSB Educator Licensing cannot guarantee processing in the current Licensing system if material arrives on or before June 30th, 2018 for applicants. It is advised that you get your materials to UMD to be forwarded to the State of MN (PELSB) as soon as you are able. PELSB will have additional staff processing applications to best support the June 30, 2018 end of the current licensing regulations deadline.

Exams required by major:

Find out the exams that align with your major here.