Certification

All teacher education students, graduating or completing a certification program, should apply for certification with the office of Teacher Education Services. TES will offer certification application workshops at the beginning of each semester.

All applications for certification must be processed through the TES office as the university serves as the recommending institution.

Certification Application Deadlines

• Certification applications for December graduates due by November 15th
• Certification applications for May graduates due by April 15th
• Certification applications for Summer graduates due by July 15th

TES must wait for transcripts to be finalized by the Registrar’s Office at the end of each term. Please note: Degrees earned in the Summer will not be conferred until August. Therefore, certification applications for Summer graduates will be processed mid-August.

Please allow two (2) weeks after the end of each term for processing in our office.

Certification Application Packets:

For Undergraduate, Alternative Master’s, Traditional Master’s and Educational Specialists Degrees:

A completed certification application packet includes the following: Certification NAL Form, Supplement CIT Form, Online Payment and a copy of your Alabama Driver’s license.

The instructions will download to your download files on your computer.

Step by Step Certification Application Instructions

Certification NAL Form

Certification Supplement CIT Form

Online Payment

For CACREP Counseling (Please note Traditional Counseling Students use the application above)

CACREP Counseling Application 

Please send the KR1 form to our office.  You will submit everything including transcripts and test scores to the ALSDE.

DO NOT STAPLE DOCUMENTS
DO NOT PRINT ON THE BACK

Important Points to Remember

• Completed certification applications for Initial, Advanced, and Traditional School Counseling should be submitted to the Teacher Education Services office in Wills Hall 207 in person or via U.S. postal mail. Do not overnight. Scanned images will not be accepted. Original signatures are required.
• CACREP applications should be mailed directly to the ALSDE by the student.
• Submitting incomplete and/or hand-written applications will cause a delay in processing.
• Submitting applications after the deadline may cause a delay in processing. Late applications will be processed as a group in a separate submission to the ALSDE.
• TES processes applications and sends them to the ALSDE within two weeks after graduation unless there extenuating circumstances. A completion of program form will be emailed to your UM forum email the week after graduation.
• Check your certification status with the Alabama State Department of Education at:
  https://www.tcert.alsde.edu/Portal/Public/Pages/SearchCerts.aspx.