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Licensure Information

Licensure is becoming more complex every day and we are here to help you! The Licensure Officer at KU, Alisa Branham, is the central information source for all licensure questions. Please read the following information and appropriate links, then feel free to contact her by email at abranham@ku.edu if you need further assistance. The Licensure Officer works closely with current students, KU alumni, and the general public, responding to 80-100 inquiries each day.

KU alumni who need to have "verification" or "recommendation" forms completed for licensure in other states should mail these forms directly to: Licensure, KU School of Education, 1122 West Campus Rd., 211 JRP, Lawrence, KS 66045. Please allow two weeks for processing, three weeks during peak periods. It’s very helpful if you’ll attach a note listing your KUID number, email address, any prior names, and when you completed your program at KU so we can find your records.

Faxes or electronic files are not accepted.

If you are applying for initial licensure or adding an endorsement, remember you must mail or bring your original licensure exam score to Alisa; KU does not have an electronic system to receive scores from ETS. Mail the original to the address above, along with a self-addressed stamped envelope for the return. If you prefer, you may bring the original to our Welcome Center, 208 JRP, M-F 8-11:30 or 1-5 for copying on the spot. We have mailed over 1000 reports during the past 5 years and never lost one, so we recommend you conserve gas and use a stamp! Photocopies of exam results are not accepted.

Links to detailed information from the Licensure Officer:

• Instructions for filing Online Applications: the Form 1 for initial licensure or added endorsements, or the Form 19 for upgrading an Administrative license
• New Licensure Regulations, including adding middle level endorsements under the 15 hour rule and secondary endorsements under the 50% rule, and more!
• Licensure Exams
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Licensure Programs Offered at KU (by subject and level)
• Graduate Licensure Program (for those with bachelor's degrees who want to teach Math, Science or Foreign Language)
• Graduate Licensure Program (for those with bachelor's degrees who want to teach Physical Education)
• Transcript Evaluation for new teachers or teachers wanting to add endorsements (there is a fee for non-KU alumni)
• Applying for Out-of-State Licensure
• Link to Educational Testing Service (ETS)
• Renewing the Kansas Certificate/License
• Internships required by KSDE to upgrade an administrative license
• KPA- Performance Assessments for Kansas licensure
• Other Useful Links

	Alisa Branham
	Licensure Officer/Academic Advisor
	abranham@ku.edu
	(785) 864-9602