THERE ARE TWO STEPS TO OBTAIN A DSC ADULT ED CLEAR CREDENTIAL:

• INDIVIDUALS FIRST QUALIFY FOR THE INITIAL CREDENTIAL CALLED A "PRELIMINARY" BASED ON EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND AND/OR WORK EXPERIENCE.

• UPON OBTAINING THE PRELIMINARY CREDENTIAL, INDIVIDUALS MUST MEET ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS TO ATTAIN THE CLEAR CREDENTIAL, INCLUDING THE CLEAR CREDENTIAL PROGRAM WHICH ENCOMPASSES THE ENGLISH LEARNER AUTHORIZATION. RENEWAL OF THE CLEAR CREDENTIAL CAN BE COMPLETED ONLINE THROUGH THE COMMISSION ON TEACHER CREDENTIALING'S WEBSITE EVERY FIVE YEARS.

 OBTAIN YOUR PRELIMINARY CREDENTIAL

PLEASE REVIEW AND MAKE SURE YOU MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS BELOW BEFORE PAYING THE APPLICATION FEE.  YOU'LL BE ABLE TO UPLOAD YOUR DOCUMENTS IN CANVAS TO START THE APPLICATION ONCE YOU PAY THE DSC APPLICATION FEE.

IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS REGARDING YOUR ELIGIBILITY PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR OPTIONS TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT THROUGH CALENDLY.

 OBTAIN YOUR CLEAR CREDENTIAL