Credential Types

• Adding Authorizations to Existing CredentialAdding an additional multiple or single subject authorization to a valid teaching credential without completing a full professional preparation program for the new credential.
• Administrative ServicesCredentials that authorize service as principals, vice principals, superintendents, etc.
• Child Development PermitsMultiple permit levels authorize a variety of services in child care and development programs.
• Clinical or Rehabilitative ServicesCredentials that authorize service in language, speech and hearing, audiology, and orientation and mobility.
• DESIGNATED SUBJECTS CREDENTIALS
• Click on link below for additional information and instructions. All designated subject credentials must be approved by KCSOS before submitting to the commission approved program sponser.

Commission-Approved Career Technical Education Program Sponsor Instructions, Application, and Application Process

• Multiple Subject Teaching CredentialCredential that authorizes teaching in a self-contained setting in grades K-12, including preschool and adults.
• Emergency PermitsEmergency permits are available only at the request of an employer. If you are seeking an emergency permit, please contact your prospective employer.
• English LearnersDocuments that authorize instruction to English learners.
• Internships A variety of internships are available that provide participants with classroom experience while they are completing requirements for the preliminary or professional clear credential.
• Library Media
• Limited Assignment Teaching PermitsAllows a fully-credentialed teacher to teach outside of his/her area of certification while working on subject-matter requirements for an added authorization, subject matter authorization, or supplementary authorization.
• Provisional Internship Permits A variety of Provisional Internship Permits are available. Must be applied for through an employing agency.
• Pupil Personnel ServicesCredentials that authorize school counseling, school social work, school psychology, and school child welfare and attendance.
• Reading CertificatesAuthorizes the holder to assess student reading and provide instruction in response to those assessments.
• School NurseCredentials that authorize school nurse and other health services.
• Single Subject Teaching CredentialCredential that authorizes teaching in a departmentalized setting in grades K-12, including preschool and adults.
• Short-Term Staff PermitsA variety of Short-Term Staff Permits are available. Must be applied for through an employing agency.
• Special EducationCredential that authorizes teaching in a variety of disability areas.
• Specialist Instruction
• Specialist Credential in Reading and Language Arts
• Substitute Teaching – Frequently Asked Questions for Substitute Teaching

Supplementary Authorizations Subject Matter Authorizations