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Transition from Certification To Licensure
Key Dates	September 2,   2002 Last Date 4-Year provisional certificates will be issued or renewed	September 1,  2003 Last date permanent certificates will be issued	September 2,  2006 Last date 8-year professional certificates will be renewed
If you hold a Provisional Certificate prior to September 1, 1998, you can...	Renew Once after September 1, 1998 under the current standards, until September 2, 2002...	Then change to the 5-year license when that certificate expires	Continue on a 5-year renewal cycle for the rest of your career
	Upgrade to a professional 8-year certificate under the current standards until September 2, 2002...	Then change to the 5-year license when that certificate expires	Continue on a 5-year renewal cycle for the rest of your career
If you hold a Professional Certificate, prior to September 1, 1998, you can...	Renew once after September 1, 1998 under the current standards, until September 2, 2006...	Then change to the 5-year license when that certificate expires.* * For example, if an 8-year professional certificate is renewed in 2006, it will be valid until 2014, and then would be converted to a 5--year professional license	Continue on a 5-year renewal cycle for the rest of your career
	Upgrade to a permanent certificate under the current standards until September 1, 2003...	Then work under the permanent certificate for the rest of your career.
If you hold a Permanent Certificate, you can...	Continue Working under the permanent certificate the rest of your career
Note:  The Master's Degree requirement DOES NOT APPLY to anyone who holds certification prior to September 2, 2002.  Persons certificated under prior standards maintain their subject areas and grade levels under the five-year professional license.