Teacher Licensing Office

About the Licensing Office

Approval of applications for a license or endorsement by the Ohio Department of Education.
Assisting graduates in obtaining their initial Ohio teaching license or adding an endorsement to an existing license.
Processing applications for a license to teach in another state.
Helping university faculty members who want to keep their Ohio teaching licenses active through the Local Professional Development Committee (LPDC).

Teacher Licensure

It is essential that you apply for your teaching license within one year of completing a licensure program, since licensure approval is not guaranteed beyond the year following program completion. Ashland University’s Teacher Licensure & Academic Support Services can help. We’re here to assist you in obtaining your initial teaching licenses as well as any additional teaching or administrative license you may wish to pursue.

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What is the LPDC?

Using the Local Professional Development Committee Process

The Local Professional Development Committee (LPDC) is the structure used by the Ohio Department of Education to facilitate the renewal of existing teaching licenses or advancing a license from a Four-Year Residential to the Five-Year Professional status. The LPDC makes decisions only for employees in the district or institution served by the committee. The purpose of Ashland University’s LPDC is to renew the license of any AU faculty member who wants to maintain an active Ohio teacher’s license or for a student teaching supervisor who is not employed by a school district.

The university’s LPDC meets each semester to review renewal applications and Individual Professional Development Plans (IPDP). Dates of those meetings and deadlines for submitting materials will be announced on the AU Portal.

For additional information about the LPDC process and the forms needed for IPDP and renewal applications, download the materials included below.

LPDC Manual (PDF)

IPDP Activity Proposal (PDF)

IPDP Plan (PDF)

How to Apply

How to Apply for a Teaching, Principal, CIPD or Superintendent License

Please begin your license application process early in your teacher preparation program. The Ohio Department of Education website provides information about the licenses and endorsements that are available in Ohio.

Take the required Ohio Assessments for Educators (OAE) tests and request that your scores be sent to AU. Consult the Educator Licensure Testing web page for details.
Complete the fillable College of Education Application for AU Licensure Recommendation form approximately 90 days in advance of applying for your license. This notifies AU’s Teacher Licensure & Academic Support Services that you will be applying for a license.
If any of your coursework was completed at another university, send official transcripts to:

Ashland University
401 College Avenue
Schar COE, Licensure – Room 259
Ashland, OH 44805

Confirm that your Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) background checks are current, within the year of applying for licensure.
Create a Department of Education OHID Account and follow the steps to apply for a license.

Online Application Process for an Initial License:

Create a Department of Education OHID Account.&

Take the required OAE test and request that your score be sent to AU.
If any of your coursework was completed at another university, send official transcripts to:

Ashland University
401 College Avenue
Schar COE, Licensure – Room 259
Ashland, OH 44805

Submit an Employment Verification form from a past or present employer to show that you have the required years of teaching at the appropriate grade level or administrative experience for the Superintendent license.
Ensure that your FBI background check is current (within the last five years).
Apply for the license using your OHID Account.

NOTE: If you apply more than one year after completing a preparation program, you must reapply to the program and have your transcript reviewed according to current program standards.

Online Application Process for Principals

Log into your OHID account
Select ODE.CORE
On the dashboard, select New Application
Complete the Five-Year Professional application
- You can choose all of the grade bands (PK-6, 4-9, 5-12) you qualify for on one application.
- The fee for a Five-Year Professional application is $200.00&

Qualifying Grade Bands

Qualification for grade bands depends on the license you hold, and number of years teaching. You must have had a standard license appropriate to the grade level(s) and subject area(s). Teaching with a provisional or alternative license does not count toward years of experience.

Teaching License Held	Years Teaching	Grade Level(s) Taught	Qualifying Principal License
PK-3	2 or more	PK	PK-6
PK-3, K-8	2 or more	K	PK-6
PK-3, K-8, 1-8	2 or more	1	PK-6
PK-3, K-8, 1-8	2 or more	2	PK-6
PK-3, K-8, 1-8	2 or more	3	PK-6
4-9, K-8, 1-8	2 or more	4	PK-6, 4-9
4-9, K-8, 1-8	2 or more	5	PK-6, 4-9, 5-12
4-9, K-8, 1-8	2 or more	6	PK-6, 4-9, 5-12
4-9, K-8, 1-8, 7-12	2 or more	7	4-9, 5-12
4-9, K-8, 1-8, 7-12	2 or more	8	4-9, 5-12
4-9, 7-12	2 or more	9	4-9, 5-12
7-12	2 or more	10	5-12
7-12	2 or more	11	5-12
7-12	2 or more	12	5-12
K-12 Multi-Age* 2 or more PK-6 and/or 4-9 and/or 5-12 Depends on grades taught K-12 Intervention Specialist 2 or more PK-6 and/or 4-9 and/or 5-12 Depends on grades taught *(Art, Foreign Languages, Music, PE)

Contact Information

If you have questions about the process or about the status of your application, contact:

ed-licensure@ashland.edu
Rick Breault
rbreault@ashland.edu
419-289-5922

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