Michigan Online Educator Certification System

STATE LAW AFFECTS SCHOOL COUNSELORS

Effective February 6, 2020 MCL 380.1233(6) will require 50 of the 150 education-related professional learning hours to renew a School Counselor License or Standard or Professional Teaching Certificate with a School Counselor (NT) endorsement be focused on specific categories: 25 hours for college preparation and selection and 25 hours for career consultation, including 5 hours in exploration of military careers.

If your counselor license or certificate with NT endorsement expires in 2020, you may renew between January 1, 2020 and February 5, 2020 without having to meet the new requirement.

For more information, please view our School Counselor License Renewal guidance, as well as our School Counselor Renewal Requirements Infographic, or contact MDE-EducatorHelp@michigan.gov or 517-241-5000.

The Michigan Online Educator Certification system (MOECS) is a secure web-based system that allows educators to register and create private accounts and have access to all of their certification data, apply for certificates and endorsements, and renew their certificates. MOECS accepts only credit cards as payment for application services; Visa and Master cards are accepted.

MOECS can be accessed on any computer with internet access and an internet browser.

Certification Help:

Certification Guidance Documents
SCECH questions? Email SCECH@michigan.gov, be sure to include your name and PIC.

MOECS users include:

Individuals who hold a valid or expired Michigan educator certificate.
Individuals who wish to apply for or update a Michigan educator certificate.
Michigan local and intermediate school districts/regional education service agencies, charter schools, and nonpublic schools.
Michigan colleges and universities that have approved educator preparation programs.

To Create Your Initial MOECS Account:

Click Login Assistance
Enter your name and last 4 digits of your social security number and click Search
Select Create Initial Account to create your MOECS account

PLEASE NOTE: If you already have a Michigan Education Information Systems (MEIS) account, you do not need to create a new login name and password. You can log into MOECS using the login name and password associated with your MEIS account.

MOECS Login

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