In the dynamic field of education, we know progress never pauses and neither should you. If you already hold a valid Missouri teaching certificate, and are looking to obtain teacher certification in another content area or grade range, there are options for you to enhance your skills, widen your reach, and amplify your impact.
Here are the available options for adding a new area of teacher certification. Note: these options do not apply to Administrative Certificates (Principal, Special Ed Administrator, Career Ed Director, and Superintendent) or Student Services Certificates (Counseling, School Psychologist, School Psychological Examiner, Speech Language Pathologist).
- Option 1: To add by coursework, you will need to submit an online "Add-on" application and transcripts must be mailed if transcripts are not currently on file with the department. Transcripts should be mailed to Educator Certification, PO Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102. DESE does not accept faxed, scanned or emailed transcripts. If adding by coursework, you must complete all required professional education and content area coursework for the add-on certificate.
- Option 2: To add by assessment, you will need to obtain Missouri's passing score on the designated content assessment. Once the required assessment is passed, you will need to complete and submit an online "Add-on" application. DESE receives all official score reports directly from the testing company. If your initial certificate area is in a Secondary content area, you can add on a Middle School certificate in the same content area by taking the Professional Knowledge: Middle School assessment.)
Note: If you want an evaluation of your transcripts for the deficiencies of a certificate, you need to submit an application to add the certificate. This will trigger the evaluation by DESE.
Contact the Education Department (educatorprep@ccis.edu) with questions.