General Information
Professional Licenses are optional (*See the "Professional Administrator License" section below). There are two separate eligibility requirements:
1. Completion of sufficient Experience; and
2. Completion of an Advanced Program
NOTE: Continuing PDUs do not count toward meeting either of these requirements. Please go to "Professional Development Requirements: Continuing PDUs" page for details on completion of Continuing PDUs.
Experience Requirement
All experience must be verified on a PEER form. This experience must have been completed while holding a Reciprocal, Preliminary, or equivalent
non-provisional license from a National Association of State Directors
of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) jurisdiction.
NOTE: For educators verifying experience completed out of state, the PEER form is found on our Forms and Instructions page and needs to be submitted to contact.tspc@tspc.oregon.gov.
Advanced Program Requirement
The Advanced Program must have been completed by the applicant after the date of issuance of your first non-provisional (unrestricted) license in Oregon or another National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) jurisdiction.
Please continue to the corresponding PDFs below for an outline of the items needed to meet the requirements for the Professional License.
Professional Teaching License
Note: All evidence of advanced professional education programs must be equal to at least 150 professional development units as calculated below and must have been obtained by the applicant after the date of issuance of their first non-provisional teaching license in Oregon or another National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) jurisdiction.
Professional Development Units (PDUs) are calculated as follows:
(a) One (1) hour of professional activity equals one (1) PDU;
(b) One (1) semester hour of college credit equals thirty (30) PDUs; or
(c) One (1) quarter hour of college credit equals twenty (20) PDUs
Professional Teaching License Information
Professional Administrator License
*The Professional Administrator License is the professional administrator license for the state of Oregon and signifies that the holder is prepared for leadership in the district-level context. The Professional Administrator License is optional to serve in school-level context (i.e. building principal), but is required to serve in the district level context.
Other Professional Licenses
Personnel Services Licenses are Commission licenses issued to professions that service PreK-12 students in unique areas of School Counseling, School Psychology and School Social Work.
Professional Personnel Services License Information