Standard Rank Change
Out-of-State Programs for Rank Change or Certification
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Rank Change for salary purposes:
Rank I Options
- 30 semester hours of approved graduate credit in addition to Rank II;
- 60 semester hours of approved graduate credit including a master's degree;
- National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification;
or the Kentucky Continuing Education Option
Rank II Options
- Master's degree to : enhance the professional competency of the initial teaching certification; add a certification area not covered by the initial certificate; or advance professionally to a higher position
- A 32 semester-hour non-degree Education Planned Fifth-Year Program (graduate level); or the Kentucky Continuing Education Option
Rank III
- Bachelor's degree leading to a provisional teaching certificate
Candidates will need the following:
- A completed TC-1 application form (.pdf)
- $50 money order or certified check made payable to the Kentucky State Treasurer
- Official college transcripts of the rank change, and
- Section IV of the TC-1 (.pdf) must be signed off by the certification officer at the institution where you completed the rank change
- Return the completed application & official transcripts to the following address:
Division of Certification
Education Professional Standards Board
100 Airport Road, 3rd Floor
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
Out-of-State Programs for Rank Change or Certification
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