Broward District Educators Certification

Three (3) semester hours of college credit in an area in which you are certified or seeking certification or Adult Education, ESOL, Exceptional Student Education, Foreign Language or Technology (computer related);

or

60 in-service points in an approved Florida master in-service program;

or

Teaching a college level course at an acceptable institution may be accepted the same as credit earned for that course.

Full-Time
Vocational Temporary
(Non-Renewable)
Valid for 5 years

Full-Time
ROTC Temporary
(Non-Renewable)
Valid for 5 years

Must complete active requirements to move from the Temporary to the Professional Certificate.  Please contact the CTACE office for ACTIVE questions.

Must complete three (3) semester hour college course in Adolescent Psychology

Full-Time
Vocational Professional
Valid for 5 years

Full-Time ROTC
Valid for 5 years

Six (6) semester hours of college credit in an area in which you are certified or seeking certification or Adult Education, ESOL, Exceptional Student Education, Foreign Language or Technology (computer related);

or

120 in-service points in an approved Florida master in-service program; 

or

Teaching a college level course at an acceptable institution may be accepted the same as credit earned for that course.

Download and complete a Broward Certificate Application and save as a pdf file.

Pay your renewal fee via the district’s website at https://osp.osmsinc.com/browardfl/.  Select "Departments" from the menu at the top, then select "Certification Applications".

IMPORTANT:  You must indicate your BCPS personnel number when completing the online payment process so your payment can be matched with your application.

Once payment is complete, save the payment confirmation page as a pdf file. 

Submit the pdf files for the completed Broward Certificate Application, payment confirmation page, and any scanned copies of transcripts or licenses (if applicable) to:  certificationrequests@browardschools.com

If you are using in-service points to renew your certificate, it is not necessary to attach a copy of your Learning Across Broward (LAB) in-service record (as we have access to verify your points).