Learn how to renew a Professional Educator Certification or reinstate a Professional Educator Certification in Michigan
(Credits must have been completed within the five years preceding renewal)
You may apply for renewal of your Professional Education Certificate anytime within the calendar year that your certificate expires using the Michigan Online Education Certification System (MOECS).
Grand Canyon University - Masters and Doctoral programs
As an experienced educator, you understand the importance of a quality education and the role it plays in students’ lives. Choosing one of Grand Canyon University’s (GCU) education degrees affords you the firm foundation needed to shape tomorrow’s future in addition to meeting education requirements for certification renewal or reinstatement.
If your Michigan Provisional Teaching Certificate has expired, but you hold a valid teaching certificate from another state and you have taught within the grade/subject level listed on your certificate for at least one of the past five years, you are eligible for a three-year renewal of certification.
If you have an expired Professional Education Certificate, and you have not been employed for at least three years during the time your certificate was active, you are still eligible to renew it if you meet the qualifications listed above.
Grand Canyon University - Masters and Doctoral programs
As an experienced educator, you understand the importance of a quality education and the role it plays in students’ lives. Choosing one of Grand Canyon University’s (GCU) education degrees affords you the firm foundation needed to shape tomorrow’s future in addition to meeting education requirements for certification renewal or reinstatement.