Transferring your Certification from Missouri to Another State

Once you have completed one of our DESE and NCATE approved teacher certification programs and have earned your Missouri Teachers Certificate, you can then begin the process of transferring that certification to your home state.  If you know ahead of time that you will be moving from Missouri to another state, we recommend that you check with the Department of Education in that state prior to enrollment in any of our programs to make sure that this certification will transfer from Missouri to your state.  While some states will accept a valid Missouri Teaching Certificate in transfer with no additional coursework or tests, other states may require additional coursework, tests or both.

Because the transfer process varies from state to state, please contact the Department of Education in your home state for more details on the transfer of your certification.  Most states will require that you complete an "Out of State" packet that will include a copy of your teaching certificate, official transcripts, a completed application, verification of tests taken (ACT, CBase, Praxis II, etc.) and an "Institutional Verification Form".  If your state requires that the institution where you completed your program complete an Institutional Verification Form, please send that form to:

    Teacher Certification
    Missouri State University
    901 S. National Ave.
    Springfield, MO  65897

Please include detailed instructions including:

• Your name, address and phone number (if not on the form)
• Instructions describing where you want the form sent.  Some states require that the form be sent directly to the State Department of Education.  Other states require that all materials be sent to the applicant and sent to the State in one complete packet.

If you have questions regarding the transfer of certification to another state, please contact the Teacher Certification Office at 417-836-8772.

Please refer to the list below for contact information for your state: