Welcome to the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) website!
Oregon Teacher Standards and
Practices Commission
TSPC's mission is to establish, uphold and enforce professional standards of excellence and communicate those standards to the public and educators for the benefit of Oregon's students.
eLicensing
Applications and payments can only be made through eLicensing.
eLicensing tips:
- eLicensing tutorial
- eLicensing video tutorial: Browser Assistance
- eLicensing video tutorial: Forgot Username and Password Reset
- If this is your first time using eLicensing, you must select the "Sign Up" button to create your username and password.
- Please do not create a new username if you have already created an eLicensing account. This will cause you to have two active accounts and may delay your processing.
- If you forget your username, contact TSPC at online.tspc@oregon.gov or 503-378-3586.
- TSPC is no longer accepting mailed, faxed, or emailed applications or payments. All applications must be submitted through the eLicensing system.
- All supporting documents for your application must still be sent directly to TSPC through mail, fax, or email. (Go to the Contact Us page for more information.) You are not able to "upload" additional documentation in the eLicensing system.
- Basic and Initial II Teaching Licenses are being transitioned to new license types. Please see the table below if you hold one of these license types.
| Initial II |
Preliminary |
Professional |
You will receive the best possible license based on the available information in your account. |
| Basic |
Legacy |
License Status
- We generally process complete applications within 4 to 6 weeks.
- Please review the list of required supporting documents for your application.
- Please use Educator Lookup to see if your documents have arrived.
Submitting Documents
- Photographs of documents may or may not be accepted, depending on the quality of image.
- For the best results, please scan the document for optimal resolution and email it to contact.tspc@oregon.gov.
- Remember: please submit all official transcripts to tspc.transcripts@oregon.gov.
Verifying PDUs
TSPC does not approve coursework or workshops for the awarding of PDUs. Please refer to the
PDU webpage for more information.
Submitting Emails
To expedite the email process:
- Please include with your email:
- First, middle, and last names
- TSPC Account ID or the last four digits of your SSN.
- Please submit only one email per inquiry.
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