Administrative Teaching License Instructions

Instructions: The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) requires a single packet submission. Therefore, send all documents to the SCSU Office of Records and Registration. Your documents will be forwarded to the MDE after verification. Any partial or incomplete submission will be returned to the applicant.

1. Apply for the Sixth-Year Certificate program with the School of Graduate Studies.
2. Verify all grades and your certificate has been recorded on your SCSU record by checking your academic record online.

Please submit:

Send the following items to the SCSU Office of Records and Registration.

1. Completed license application.
   1. Go to the Minnesota Department of Education website at www.education.state.mn.us. Under the subheadings, choose Teacher Support, then Educator Licensing, finally Licensure Forms.
   2. Download the Application for Minnesota Teaching/Administrative/Related Services. Please call 651-582-8691 if you experience any problems. Complete pages 1, 3, 4 (be sure to sign and date page 4). Complete page 5, if applicable. Page 2 is completed by the Certifying Licensure Officer @ SCSU.
2. Copy of your current teaching license (if you do not have a copy, you can download a copy from the MDE website. This would be the same process as obtaining an application however you will choose View an Educator’s License and input your first and last name.
3. Personal check, money order, or cashier’s check in the amount of $57 made payable to “Commissioner of MDE”.
4. Personal check, money order, or cashier’s check in the amount of $5 for an official SCSU transcript. The Licensure Officer will request the official transcript to verify Certificate completion and/or grades recorded.
5. Official transcripts from all institutions of higher education you attended related to your new endorsement only. You must order the transcripts and have them sent directly to your home and kept in the original sealed envelopes. Submit these transcripts with your application to the Office of Records and Registration. Do Not have transcripts sent directly to SCSU.
6. Original letter from your SCSU Field Experience Supervisor in the Department of Educational Leadership verifying completion of the program in which you are applying for the license.
7. Your teaching experience must be verified by your school district on Page 2 Section 6 for superintendent, principal, and Director of Special Education licenses ONLY. This must be documented BEFORE you submit your application to SCSU.

The directions outlined above are for candidates already holding a valid Minnesota license. If this is your first time license in Minnesota, please refer to the First Time instructions.

 If you should have any questions regarding the processing of your administrative license, please contact the SCSU Certifying Licensure Officer directly at:

Darla Calverley
(320) 308-4933
ddcalverley@stcloudstate.edu

All materials for licensure need to be sent to:

Office of Records and Registration
St. Cloud State University
720 4th Avenue South
St. Cloud, MN 56301-4498

Any partial or incomplete submission will be returned to the applicant.