Every Missouri license type,
with the CE hours and cycle behind it.
A curated reference for K-12 educators working in Missouri. Each row shows the required professional development clock hours (and any industry-credit carve-outs), accepted college semester hours, renewal cycle, and the public DESE Educator Certification citation that backs the numbers — so a recertification window never opens with a guessing game.
Seeded from public DESE Educator Certification guidance — owner-maintained
The rows below are seeded from publicly available Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education certification guidance. The full dataset lives in one editable TypeScript module — src/lib/business/mo-license-types.ts — so anyone maintaining the CredenSync educator experience can refresh the numbers, add a new pathway, or update a citation without touching the page itself.
When a number is uncertain, this page shows — rather than guessing. Treat the rows as a starting point: the citation in each row links to the underlying public source, and the linked DESE Educator Certification page is the authoritative reference for any individual case.
Each row tells the same five-part story
The library groups Missouri educator license types by pathway so the renewal rules for a CTE instructor read next to the renewal rules for a principal — instead of getting lost inside a single undifferentiated list.
Missouri license types, grouped by pathway
Each table covers one pathway. Rows are ordered the way the Missouri DESE lists them in its certification guidance.
Initial
1 license type| License | Hours | Classes | Cycle | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Professional Certificate (IPC)Entry-level certificate for first-time Missouri educators. 4-year, non-renewable; must advance to Career Continuous Professional Certificate. Requires Missouri Content Assessment passage and an approved EPP recommendation. | — | — | 4-year cycle | DESE Educator Certification |
Standard
2 license types| License | Hours | Classes | Cycle | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Career Continuous Professional Certificate (CCPC)Missouri's standard renewable educator certificate. Renewal requires 6 semester credit hours of approved professional development OR 30 clock hours per year of documented PD aligned to the Professional Development Plan; employment in education must also be verified. | — | 6 classes | 5-year cycle | DESE Educator Certification |
Specialist CertificateIssued to school counselors, school psychologists, and library media specialists. Same renewal requirements as the CCPC: 6 semester credits or the clock-hour equivalent per 5-year cycle. | — | 6 classes | 5-year cycle | DESE Educator Certification |
Administrator
2 license types| License | Hours | Classes | Cycle | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Superintendent CertificateDistrict-level administrator certificate. Renewal mirrors the CCPC framework: 6 semester credits or clock-hour equivalent per 5-year cycle, with leadership-focused PD recommended by the DESE. | — | 6 classes | 5-year cycle | DESE Educator Certification |
Principal CertificateBuilding-level administrator certificate. Renewal: 6 semester credits or clock-hour equivalent per 5-year cycle, including documented leadership or instructional coaching PD aligned to the Missouri Leadership Development System. | — | 6 classes | 5-year cycle | DESE Educator Certification |
Career & Technical
1 license type| License | Hours | Classes | Cycle | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CTE CertificateIssued to Career and Technical Education instructors in DESE-approved program areas. Renewal: 6 semester credits or equivalent clock hours per 5-year cycle; industry certifications and occupational experience hours may substitute for up to half the PD requirement. | — | 6 classes | 5-year cycle | DESE Educator Certification |
Bring this reference into a living recertification record
The CredenSync educator plan keeps your Missouri PD hours, semester hours, and renewal cycle visible in one place — and warns you before a window opens. Start free while you evaluate.