The North Dakota educator's professional license is issued as described in section 67.1-02-02-02. This license qualifies the holder for regular classroom teaching or for functioning in areas with the proper endorsements and restrictions as assigned. Degrees and endorsements in content areas of elementary, middle level, or secondary schools, educational pedagogy, or educational leadership must be obtained through regional or state-approved teacher education programs and meet North Dakota program approval standards for the content area.
1. Endorsements. An individual holding a valid North Dakota teaching license may request endorsements in early childhood, kindergarten, elementary, middle school, bilingual, secondary, or content area minor equivalency endorsements or any other endorsement issued by the board. Specific requirements appear in 67.1-02-03, regarding re-education. A one-time, nonrefundable review fee of eighty dollars must accompany the request to add an endorsement.
2. New degrees. A newly acquired major, minor, or new degree may be added between renewal periods by submitting official transcripts, a complete application form, including part six, completed by the college or university, and paying the regular renewal fee for those renewing two-year licenses or five-year licenses. An additional two-year or five-year extension, respectively, is added to the license expiration date at the time of the addition of the new major, minor, or degree.
3. Added qualifications on life certificates. An individual who holds a life certificate under section 67.1-02-02-01 may add degrees or endorsements to the board licensure records by submitting official transcripts and paying the review fee pursuant to subsection 2. An official duplicate of the life certificate showing the added degree will be issued to the life certificate holder at the time of the addition. Official duplicate copies of lost life certificates or renewable licenses will be provided at a cost to the holder of twenty dollars.
4. Restricted licenses. Programs that include a specialized rather than a regular professional education core are issued initial two-year licenses that restrict the holder to teaching in that specialty area. Applicants must submit the completed application form, original transcripts, fees, and fingerprint cards to the education standards and practices board prior to licensure. National certification may be used for re-education credits for as long as the certification is current.
a.
Restricted licenses are issued to applicants with specialist or master's
degrees in: (1) School psychology. The
prekindergarten through grade twelve school psychology restricted license will
be issued to those applicants who have:(a)
Obtained a specialist degree in school psychology from a national association
of school psychology-accredited institution;
(b) Achieved the national certification of
school psychologist...
