Professional Administrative Certificate
The Professional Administrative Certificate is valid for teaching and administration in all Nebraska school systems. Someone serving as the superintendent must hold a valid administrative certificate with a superintendent endorsement.
A Professional Administrative Certificate expires September 30th in the tenth year following the year of issuance.
The requirements for a Professional Administrative Certificate include the following:
- An application and fee in the TEACH system (Please note that registration for TEACH is required before an application can be submitted.)
- Hold a Master’s Degree
- Qualify for or hold a Standard Nebraska Teaching Certificate
- Qualify for or hold a Standard Nebraska Administrative Certificate
- Fingerprints (required only if someone has lived outside of Nebraska in the past five years)
- Official Transcript(s) showing a minimum of sixty graduate credit hours in an approved Educational Administration or Educational Leadership program or completion an Educational Specialist or Doctorate program or a state approved program for the preparation of a superintendent. If completing a program through a Nebraska institution for superintendent, no transcripts will be needed.
- Institutional Verification – This form is used to show that a program was completed, and is needed only if adding an endorsement. The form is sent electronically to Nebraska colleges and universities.
- Educator Certificate – A certificate is required only for those who have not been certified in Nebraska.
- Employment Verification – This form is required for those who have employment experience in a school district/system outside of Nebraska. Teaching experience from Nebraska is submitted by the district or system each year through Adviser and does not need to be submitted again.
- Human Relations Training
- Special Education Training
More information on how to send supporting documents can be found in the FAQ section of this website.
Login to TEACH
If you have not registered, you will need to do so using your personal email address.
To renew only
- What type of Certificate or Permit are you applying for today? = Administrative
- Ever held a Nebraska Teaching Certificate? = Yes
- Are you making changes to your certificate? = No
- Select “Renewal or Short Form Renewal” and “Professional” from the dropdown menu
Renewal Requirements – Prior to expiration or within five years of expiration
- One year of experience as an administrator (half-time or more) within five years prior to the date of application, or
- Within five years prior to the date of application received 6 semester hours of graduate coursework in areas related to educational administration or educational leadership
Renewal Requirements – Five or more years after expiration
- Hold a current administrative certificate from another state and have administered one year within the past five years, or
- Within five years prior to the date of application received 15 semester hours of graduate coursework in areas related to educational administration or educational leadership.