Credit Guidelines
Requires one or an appropriate combination of the credit options listed below. Credits must have been taken within five years of the date of application (or the past three year period for the renewals of the provisional certificate) and after the date of issuance of the last certificate.
Completion of six semester credits
The Michigan Department of Education states that the courses should be "appropriate to the grade or content area" and a "C" grade or higher. The MDE has not listed any specific content requirements.
Completion of 150 state continuing education clock hours
MDE secure central registry
If you will be using SCECHs you will need to locate your personal identification code number and place it into your record on the secure central registry to have your SCECHs appear in the Michigan Online Educator Certification System.
Completion of 150 annual district provided professional development hours
DPPD hours can be used to earn a professional or full occupational certificate. On Jan. 10, 2013, the Michigan Department of Education notified all local and intermediate school district superintendents and public school academy directors of the new educator certificate licensing process. This letter of January 10, 2013, and this letter of June 6, 2013, explain the schools responsibility regarding the documentation of district provided professional development.
You are required to complete the DPPD form (one per school year) and have them signed by the principal or assigned designee of the school district. Once signed by the principal or designee you may enter the DPPD hours into the MOECS (Sec. 380.1527).
DPPD hours cannot count toward any renewals.
Master's degree earned at any time
Effective June 2014 this approved waiver allows teachers to use an approved master's degree earned at any time to renew a provisional certificate or progress to the professional education certificate regardless of when it was earned. The master's degree can be used to meet your professional learning requirement.