Preliminary Steps
- Send transcripts (official or unofficial) to our office to determine eligibility for the program by clicking on the "READY? GET STARTED HERE!" box on the left. A 2.75 minimum GPA is required in the most recent 60 credit hours of college coursework. Must hold a bachelor’s degree or graduate degree in the content area or with equivalent coursework in the area for which the restricted license is sought. Heritage language speakers shall qualify as having met content equivalency for their heritage language.
- Locate a teaching position in your bachelor’s degree content area by contacting local schools directly, or visiting www.kansasteachingjobs.com.
- Must be hired to teach at least half-time. If hired only half-time, then 100% of your teaching load must be in the subject area you are eligible to teach. If hired full time, 50% of your teaching load needs to be in the subject area you are eligible to teach.
- Take the Praxis exam for your content area. A passing score is required before receiving a Kansas Restricted teaching license. To register, go to www.ets.org/praxis
- After employment is secured with an accredited Kansas public or private school in the subject area you qualify for, contact Kerry Schuckman, 785-628-4542, kschuckm@fhsu.edu with the details of your employment.
- Apply for the KSDE Restricted license and complete fingerprinting.
- Application
- Fingerprinting
If you would need to answer “Yes” to any of the questions under #19 on the attached license application, Form 9RL, then it is recommended that you apply for an Emergency Substitute Teaching License to determine if there is a possibility of your being able to obtain any type of teaching license. https://www.ksde.org/Agency/Division-of-Learning-Services/Teacher-Licensure-and-Accreditation/Licensure/License-Requirements/Emergency-Substitute-License-Requirements). It is also advisable to seek to have convictions or charges expunged from your record as the earliest opportunity if legally able to and if time permits prior to applying for a teaching license. Expungement Document
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Apply for admission to the FHSU Graduate School. http://www.fhsu.edu/academic/gradschl/apply/. Select your T2T option. (Non-degree Transition to Teaching OR MSE in Education Transition to Teaching)