Become Certified in the Student Services Area
To BECOME CERTIFIED in the Student Services areas (School Counselor, School Psychological Examiner or School Psychologist) in Missouri: You have completed a student services program from another state and wish to become certified in Missouri An applicant who completed a student services degree program in another state and possesses a valid professional Student Services certificate in that state may be granted a Missouri certificate in an area most closely aligned to the certification if Missouri issues such certificate. If an educator is completing or has completed a student services program in another state (either on campus or online), it would be beneficial to obtain that state's certificate whether one plans to reside in that state or not. In most cases, a Missouri certificate is issued with no further coursework or test requirements.
You are completing a student services program (School Counselor, School Psychological Examiner, School Psychologist) at a Missouri institution
You have not completed a student services program and are looking for information on how to become certified in a Student Services area DESE does not evaluate transcripts for student service areas of certification. Please contact a Missouri college or university with an approved student services program for further advisement. |
The Certification Account Portal allows you to:
- Apply for a certificate
- Print out your certificate
- View a certificate or pending application
- View assessment scores
- Check for the receipt of transcripts
- Check fingerprint/background status
- Log into with your User ID and password (Locked out? Get help here)
- Choose the Educator Certification System link (located on the User Applications page.)
- To establish a User ID and password, follow the directions of the Educator Certification Help Guide