Educator Licensure
Types of Mississippi Licenses
Teacher Education Route License
Five Year Educator License
Alternate Route Licenses
MS Alternate Path to Quality Educators
Teach MS Institute
Masters of Arts in Teaching
American Board Certification
Special Five Year Educator Licenses
Audiologist
Child Development
Dyslexia Therapy
Emotional Disability
Guidance and Counseling
Library Media
Performing Arts
Psychometrist
School Psychologist
Special Education Birth-Kindergarten
Speech/Language Clinician
Vocational Educator Licenses
Vocational Non-Degree/ Three Year License
Vocational Non-Education Degree (Associate Degree)/Three Year License
Vocational Non-Education Degree (Bachelor Degree)/ Three Year License
Vocational Educator License Non-Degree or
Non-Education Degree/ Five Year License
Licenses by District Request Only
JROTC
One-Year License for Veteran Teachers
Administrator License
Non-practicing
Entry Level
Career Level
Alternate Route
Reciprocity
Two Year License
Five Year License
Class Levels of Mississippi Licenses
Class A = Bachelor’s degree level license
Class AA = Master’s degree level license
Class AAA = Specialist degree level license
Class AAAA = Doctorate degree level license
For a complete list of the areas in which Mississippi issues endorsements please refer to Appendix E: Mississippi Endorsement Codes in the online Licensure Guidelines K12.