What is a Renewal?
Renewing a license means you are requesting to hold the same license you currently hold. Not all licenses are "renewable".
Renewal Requirements by License Type rev 2-7-2025
License Renewal Updates 2/7/2025
During their February 2025 meeting, the Commission agreed to reinstate the requirement to report evidence of Professional Development earned for licensees expiring on or after July 1, 2029.
The Commission, the public, and Oregon's students maintain high standards for licensed educator's professional learning. The intent of the suspension placed the responsibility for an educator's preparedness on the employing school, school district or educational service district. Setting a date in the future to require the reporting of PDUs allows time for licensees to seek and complete relevant professional development opportunities to meet the requirement within the timeline.
Applying for a Different License Type
If you seek a license type other than the one you currently hold, see the following:
Upgrading to Professional: Upgrading to Professional
Move from the Reciprocal:
- Complete the requirements outlined in your eLicensing Messages
- Submit an application and fee through eLicensing
- Submit evidence that you completed the requirements in the Message
Move from the Emergency or Restricted to the Preliminary First Time License
Renewals: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
School districts and ESDs should continue to submit PEER forms and include PDUs earned by an educator to demonstrate the district's commitment to providing professional development for licensed staff. TSPC staff reviews reported assignments to be sure educators are working within the scope of the license and licensees may need the experience documented to meet requirements for a new license type.
Moving from the Preliminary to the Professional Teaching License is upgrading rather than renewing, so if your district offers an Advanced Professional Development program, they must submit the Advanced Professional Development form to include the number of awarded Advanced PDUs and your teaching experience. Please review the Upgrading to Professional page for all options available to meet the APD requirement.
If your license expires on or after 7/1/2029, failure to provide evidence of the minimum required number of PDUs will result in a return to the Substitute Teaching License.
Yes. Those holding the Reciprocal Teaching License most likely need to complete content knowledge testing. School administrators from other states generally need to complete a course in Oregon School Law and Finance. Please follow these steps to see your specific requirements:
1. Log into your eLicensing account;
2. Go to your Messages tab;
3. View the message with the subject that discusses the requirements for your "Next Oregon License".
If you hold a Legacy License, please:
1. Select the appropriate license category (Page 1);
2. Select Preliminary License for the license type (page 5).
3. Once your application is submitted, please send a message through your Messages tab in your eLicensing account or an email to contact.tspc@tspc.oregon.gov requesting to update your application to the Legacy License. Our Evaluation Staff will then make the appropriate update when they review your application.
The current suspension relates only to the requirement to report Continuing Professional Development to TSPC. It is not a suspension of any requirements set by your district as part of your terms of employment.
Please also refer to the question, "Does the district still need to submit the PEER form?" above.