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Maryland State Department of Education

Reinstatement of an Expired Credential

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Reinstatement of an Expired Credential

The following professional credentials may be reinstated if expired:

  • Professional Eligibility Certificate
  • ​Standard Professional Certificate I
  • ​Standard Professional Certificate II
  • ​Advanced Professional Certificate
  • Initial Professional License
  • Professional License
  • ​Advanced Professional License

Historical Certificates

Historical certificates that are no longer issued may be reinstated to a comparable license:

Historical Certificates and Comparable Licenses
Historical Certificate​Comparable License
​Professional Eligibility Certificate​Initial Professional License
​Standard Professional Certificate I​Initial Professional License
​Standard Professional Certificate II​Professional License
​Advanced Professional CertificateAdvanced Professional License

Options for Reinstatement

Option 1

Present an active professional certificate issued by another state

Option 2

Present an Individualized Professional Development Plan (IPDP - PDF - 628.02 KB) demonstrating completion of 90 Professional Development Points (PDPs) since the issuance of the expired credential. The professional development must include content in each of the following four areas:

  1. Content or pedagogy that is related to an area of your license
  2. English as a Second Language, Sheltered English, or Bilingual Education
  3. Strategies for teaching students with disabilities or differentiated instruction
  4. Culturally Responsive Teaching or Diverse Student Identities in Education

Certain areas of licensure require additional professional learning, which can be earned as part of the 90 PDPs:

  • Blind/Visually Impaired - a minimum of 15 PDPs in braille maintenance
  • School Counselor - one semester hour of coursework, MSDE-approved Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credit, or an equivalent number of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) that address all of the following:
    • Depression
    • Trauma
    • Violence
    • Youth suicide
    • Substance abuse
    • Identifying professional resources and best practices for distributing resources to parents or guardians to help students in crisis.
  • Administrator I/II - educators employed in a Maryland local school district, Maryland-operated school, or nonpublic special education program who hold the Administrator I or Administrator II area and are assigned to an administrator or supervisor position must complete professional learning that addresses:
    • Strategies for increasing teacher retention
    • Strategies for developing and facilitating teacher leadership
  • Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education, Generic Special Education (all grade bands), and ESOL - Beginning July 1, 2025, educators employed in a Maryland local school district, Maryland-operated school, or nonpublic special education program in a position that requires a license in one of these areas must demonstrate proficiency in the knowledge and practices of scientific reading instruction at the time of renewal by presenting one of the following:
    • A passing score on an approved reading instruction assessment; or
    • Completion of coursework or professional learning approved by the MSDE.

Historical Content Areas

A content area that is no longer issued may not be reinstated. If you held a historical area and let your credential lapse, you may not request it be reinstated.