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Licensure Requirements for CTE Renewal Application

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. When do I use the CTE Renewal/Reinstatement application?
  2. Can I renew a CTE Professional Authorization that has expired/lapsed for 2 years or more?
  3. When can my current/valid CTE Professional authorization be renewed?
  4. Does the course content have to be taken at a Post-Secondary Institution or can a school district offer professional development with the same content?
  5. What evidence do I need to submit to document my coursework for renewal?
  6. Do you have to have extra renewal classes (hours) for each endorsement on a CTE Professional authorization?
  7. What type of occupational experience is acceptable?
  8. Can teaching experience be used to reinstate a CTE Professional Authorization that has lapsed for 2 years or more?
  9. How long does it take to process a CTE Renewal/Reinstatement application?
  10. My CTE credential/endorsement has been added to my Professional Teaching License. How many classes/hours are required for renewal?
  11. What are the most common processing delays for a CTE renewal/reinstatement application?

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1. When do I use the CTE Renewal/Reinstatement application?

    Applicants who hold a CTE Professional authorization but do not hold a Professional teaching license and want to renew the CTE authorization should complete the CTE Renewal/Reinstatement Authorization application.

    Applicants who hold a CTE Professional authorization that has lapsed two years or more should complete the CTE Renewal/Reinstatement Authorization application.

2. Can I renew a CTE Professional Authorization that has expired/lapsed for 2 years or more?

    Yes. A CTE Professional authorization that has been expired 2 years or more can be reinstated by completing a CTE Renewal/Reinstatement application and related requirements, including required (mandatory) occupational experience.

If your CTE Professional authorization expired less than 2 years ago, you must complete the CTE renewal/reinstatement application and related requirements.

3. When can my current/valid CTE Professional authorization be renewed?

    A CTE Professional authorization may be renewed up to six months prior to the expiration date. You must complete the CTE Professional Renewal/Reinstatement application. The six semester hours of renewal credit must be taken within 5 years of the submission date of the renewal application.

4. Does the course content have to be taken at a Post-Secondary Institution or can a school district offer professional development with the same content?

    Coursework may be taken at a Post-Secondary institution but it is not required. School Districts may offer approved Professional Development/In-Service credits as long as the course content is relevant to your credential/endorsement OR relates to Numeracy, Literacy or Technology. Note: 1 semester hour is equivalent to 15 contact/clock hours.

5. What evidence do I need to submit to document my coursework for renewal?

    You will need to submit official transcripts from a regionally accredited institution or professional development/in-service certificates, or a combination thereof. A certificate verifying professional development/in-service must contain the course title, the number of contact hours completed, and an authorized signature. (15 hours = 1 credit).

6. Do you have to have extra renewal classes (hours) for each endorsement on a CTE Professional authorization?

    No. The requirement for renewal is six semester hours total.

7. What type of occupational experience is acceptable?

    Using the Occupational Experience form from the application, you must provide verified, successful occupational (non-teaching) experience in your related skill area. Self-employment must be documented with copies of tax records, letters from customers, or W-2 forms, etc. Refer to the CTE evaluation sheets found at http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeprof/cte_generalinfo.htm

8. Can teaching experience be used to reinstate a CTE Professional Authorization that has lapsed for 2 years or more?

    Yes. Instructors who have been teaching for the past 7 years or more, and who have allowed their CTE authorization to lapse for more than 2 years, may substitute 3 years of fulltime instructional experience in the credentialing area for the 1,000 hours of relevant occupational experience that is required to renew a lapsed authorization.

9. How long does it take to process a CTE Renewal/Reinstatement application?

    In general, it will take approximately 10-12 weeks from date of receipt to process your application.

10. My CTE credential/endorsement has been added to my Professional Teaching License. How many classes/hours are required for renewal?

    A total of six semester hours of credit will renew all endorsement/credentials.

11. What are the most common processing delays for a CTE renewal/reinstatement application?

  • Submitting an unsigned or incomplete Verification of Employment form;
  • Submitting a Verification of Employment form with an unauthorized signature;
  • Submitting an unsigned or incomplete Occupational experience form;
  • Submitting an unsigned, undated or incomplete Oath and Consent form;
  • Failure to provide official transcripts when required;
  • Failure to submit fingerprints as required.

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