Teacher Certification

Teachers may take iStudy courses to fulfill the requirements for Mississippi teacher certification or certification renewal. These courses also fulfill teacher certification and certification renewal requirements in many other states. Information about Mississippi requirements can be obtained in one of the following ways:

State Department of Education
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205-0771
Attention: Educator Licensure
By phone: 601-359-3483
Website
By email: ldungan@mde.k12.ms.us

Courses of Interest to Teachers Seeking Recertification:

CSCI 103	Beginning Computing
CSCI 191	Office Applications
EDDE 507	Safety Education
EDLS 301	Children’s Literature, K-8
EDRD 300	Foundations of Reading Instruction
EDRD 429	Reading in the Secondary School
EDSP 308	Introduction to Special Education
HP/PH 191	Personal and Community Health
HP/PH 203	First Aid

Courses for Add-on Endorsements* in Mississippi:

ENDORSEMENT AREA	IS COURSES AVAILABLE
Comprehensive School Health	HP/PH 191 HP/PH 203
Computer Applications	CSCI 103 CSCI 191

* These add-on endorsement areas are sponsored by The University of Mississippi School of Education.

Courses for Subject Area Endorsements in Mississippi:

AREA	IS COURSES AVAILABLE
ART	AH 101, AH 201, AH 202
BIOLOGY	BISC 102, 104
BUSINESS EDUCATION	FIN 303 ACCY 201, 202
CHEMISTRY	CHEM 101, 103, 201, 202, 271
FOREIGN LANGUAGES	SPAN 101, 102, 121, 201, 202 FR 101, 102, 201, 202 GERM 101, 102, 201, 202 ITAL 101 PORT 101, 102
GENERAL SCIENCE	BISC 102, 104 CHEM 101, 103, 201, 202, 271
MATH	MATH 115, 121, 123, 267, 268,
RELIGION	REL 101
SOCIAL STUDIES	HST 120, 130, 131, 407 ECON 202, 203, 303

Teachers residing outside Mississippi should obtain course approval from their State Department of Education before enrolling. In addition to iStudy courses we offer several Ole Miss Online courses that are geared for educators.