Teachers with standard certification in Mississippi hold a five-year renewable certificate. These licenses must be renewed every five years with Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or college coursework or by completion of the National Board process earned during the validity period of the license.

CEUs must be obtained through an accredited CEU granting agency. Any Continuing Education Office at a college, university, or community/junior college is an accredited CEU granting agency.

Class A

Can be renewed with a completed Licensure Application and documented proof of one of the following:

• Official certificates showing ten (10) continuing education units (CEUs) in content of job/skill related area; OR

• Official sealed transcripts showing six (6) semester hours in content or job/skill related area; OR

• A combination of official sealed transcripts and CEU certificates showing three (3) semester hours in content or job/skill related area AND five (5) CEUs in content or job/skill area; OR

• A dated letter of completion of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards process

Class AA, AAA, or AAAA

Can be renewed with a completed Licensure Application and documented proof of one of the following:

• Official Certificates showing five (5) continuing education units (CEUs) in content or job/skill related area; OR

• Official sealed transcripts showing three (3) semester hours in content or job/skill related area; OR

• A dated letter of completion of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards process

Standard Career Level Administrator

Can be renewed with a completed Licensure Application and one of the following:

• Official certificates showing seventy (70) School Executive Management Institute (SEMI) credits; OR

• Official sealed transcripts showing six (6) semester hours in content or job/skill related area; OR

• A combination of official sealed transcripts and SEMI certificates showing three (3) semester hours in content or job/skill related area AND thirty-five (35) SEMI credits