How do I reinstate my expired Maryland Professional Teaching Certificate?
There are 2 ways in which an educator may reinstate an expired professional MD certificate:
- Present 6 semester hours of acceptable credit*
*Acceptable credit is credit that is:
- Earned or taught at a regionally accredited college/university or through Maryland approved Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits; and
- Related to a school assignment; and
- Earned within 5 years immediately preceding the date the certificate is issued; and
- Earned in
required reading course work if not already completed (teaching areas only).
- Present a valid professional certificate issued by a member state and verification of 3 years of satisfactory experience within the last 7 years
To request reinstatement of your certificate, please submit the following:
- A cover letter with your name, mailing address, last 4 digits of your social security number, date of birth and personal email address.
- Official transcript(s) in an unopened mailer or MSDE Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits earned within the past five (5) years (Option 1).
- A copy of your active professional certificate and
verification of 3 years of satisfactory experience within the last 7 years (Option 2).
- Please
do not submit a payment with your reinstatement request. The Certification Branch will notify you when it is time to make a payment.
Documents may be mailed to:
Maryland State Department of Education
Certification Branch
200 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Document may be sent electronically to certdocuments.msde@maryland.gov
(Transcripts must come to this address directly from the Institute of Higher Education or an e-transcript service. Unofficial transcripts will not be accepted.)
MD Historical Certificate Areas
A certificate area that is no longer issued may not be reinstated.
Reinstatement requirements are outlined in:
COMAR 13A.12.01.12