How to Renew Your Teacher Certification

IMPORTANT: House Bill 3398 is in effect. This bill requires that any teacher who does not have a background check on file with OSDE to obtain one before qualifying to renew their certificate. School administrators and human resource staff now have a tab on their OECS dashboard that allows them to view all certified and support staff within their districts who do not have a background check on file with the OSDE.

IMPORTANT:  If your most recent certificate has been expired for over a year, you will need to complete a new background check.

• If you have a standard Oklahoma Teacher Certification please see the instructions below or login to the Oklahoma Education Single Sign-On if you are familiar with the renewal process.
  • Or, send in a completed Application for Renewal of Oklahoma Standard Certificate to:
    Oklahoma State Department of Education
    2500 North Lincoln Boulevard, #212
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105-4599
• If you need to renew a CareerTech certificate, please visit the Oklahoma CareerTech certification site or contact CareerTech certification at (405) 743-5482.
• If any other certificate please call the Teacher Certification office at (405) 521-3337.

Renewal of a Standard Certificate, valid for five years, is $50.

You may submit an Online Renewal Application to expedite the renewal process or if you prefer, submit the Application for Renewal of Oklahoma Standard Certificate form by mail to the Oklahoma State Department of Education along with a $50 processing fee (check, cashier's check or money order) made payable to the Oklahoma State Department of Education.

Mail all items to:
Oklahoma State Department of Education
2500 North Lincoln Boulevard, #212
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105-4599

Retired teachers pay the same renewal fees as any other teacher. (See above)

Oklahoma State Department of Education
Teacher Certification

2500 North Lincoln Boulevard, #212
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105-4599

Phone: (405) 521-3337

Email: TeacherCertification@sde.ok.gov