Wisconsin License Codes
Each license issued is comprised of three codes: 1) License type; 2) Position or level; and 3) Subject code.
1) The type code designates key characteristics of the license - the title, length and renewal requirements.
2) The position or level code describes what position the educator can hold or if teaching, the grade or developmental level the educator can teach.
3) The subject code, used only for teaching licenses, describes what subject the educator can teach within the grade range of his or her license.
TYPE / DESCRIPTION / Valid / LICENSE TAG01 / 1 year License:(use only for PT, OT, O&M, audiology, OTA, PTA, Ed. Interpreter, IndianHomeSchool Coord, Trade Specialist after 7/1/2004) / No tag
02 / 2 year License: OOS deficiency license / Term.
6/30/04 / No tag
03 / 3 year License / Term.
6/30/83 / No tag
04 / 3 year License: non-renewable / Term.
6/30/04 / No tag
05 / 5 year License(use only for PT, OT, O&M, audiology, OTA, PTA, Ed. Interpreter, special ed aide, Indian Home School Coord, Trade Specialist. after 7/1/2004) / No tag
07 / 5 year Non-renewable License: (for ed interpreter only if the begin date is of 7/1/04 or later) / The holder must complete the continuing education requirement and all stipulations noted by DPI in the enclosed letter to be eligible for a regular license.
08 / Life License / This license becomes invalid should the holder remain out of the profession for five or more years. The holder may revalidate this license by completing six semester credits of refresher work or a Professional Development Plan.
09 / Emergency Permit / The district may request renewal of this permit if there continues to be a shortage of licensed candidates and if the holder completes at least six semester credits or the equivalent in an approved program leading to a license in this area by August 31 of the year this permit expires.
10 / Emergency License / The district may request renewal of this license if the holder has completed six semester credits or the equivalent in an approved program leading to a license in this area by August 31 of the year this license expires.
11 / 1 year Administrator License-Board Requested / No tag
12 / 2 year Permit / No tag
13 / Short-term Substitute Permit(used for those with a non-teaching bachelor’s degree) / The district may request renewal of this permit if there continues to be a declared emergency need for substitute teachers in that district. This permit allows employment as a substitutefor no more than 20 consecutive days in the same teaching assignment.
15 / 5 year Permit / No tag
19 / CharterSchool Instructional Staff Permit / 7/1/08-
current
20 / Initial Educator / 1/1/05-current / The holder must be successfully employed in his/her respective license category for at least three years and complete a Professional Development Plan as verified by a PDP Team to advance to a Professional Educator License.
21 / Initial Educator-Extension / 1/1/05-current / This license is non-renewable. The holder mustsuccessfully complete a Professional Development Plan as verified by a PDP Team to advance to a Professional Educator License.
22 / Initial Educator with Stipulations / 1/1/05-current / The holder must be successfully employed in his/her respective license category for at least three years, complete a Professional Development Plan as verified by a PDP Team, and complete all stipulations as notedin theletter enclosed with the licenseto advance to a ProfessionalEducator License.
24 / 1-yr Initial Educator(Used for Educators who have to completed our testing requirements) / 1/1/05 / No tag.
25 / Initial Educator (reissued) / 7/1/10 / The holder must be successfully employed in his/her respective license category for at least three years and complete a Professional Development Plan as verified by a PDP Team toadvancethis reissued licensetoa Professional Educator License.
26 / Initial Educator with Stipulations-Extension / This license is non-renewable. The holder must successfully complete all stipulations and the Professional Development Plan as verified by a PDP Team.
27 / Initial Educator with Stipulations (reissued) / 7/1/10 / The holder must be successfully employed in his/her respective license category for at least three years,complete a Professional Development Plan as verified by a PDP Team, and complete all stipulations as notedin theletter enclosed with thereissued licensetoadvance toa Professional Educator License.
30 / Professional Educator: (Post 8/31/04) / 7/1/08 or later / The holdermay renew this license by successfully completing a Professional Development Plan as verified by a PDP Team.
31 / Professional Educator-Extension: (Post 8/31/04) / 7/1/09 or later / This license is non-renewable. The holder must successfully complete a Professional Development Plan as verified by a PDP Team during this license period.
32 / Professional Educator with Stipulations: (Post 8/31/04) / 7/1/08 or later / This license is non-renewable. To be eligible for a Professional Educator (30) license the holder must successfully complete a Professional Development Plan as verified by a PDP Team and complete all stipulations asnotedin theletter enclosed with the license.
33 / 1 year Professional Educator: (District requested for those out of profession > 5 years) / 7/1/04-current / This license is non-renewable. The holder must complete six semester credits of refresher work or a Professional Development Plan by August 31 of the year this license expires to be eligible for further licensure as a Professional Educator.
34 / 1-year Professional Educator (Used for Educators who have to completed our testing requirements) / 1/1/05 / No tag
36 / Initial Educator with Stipulations-Extension / This license is non-renewable. The holder must successfully complete all stipulations and the Professional Development Plan as verified by a PDP Team.
40 / Professional Educator: (Pre 8/31/04) / 1/1/04-current / The holder may renew this license if within the five years preceding the next license begin date, the holder has successfully completedeithera Professional Development Plan as verified by a PDPTeamor six semester credits.
41 / Professional Educator-Extension: (Pre 8/31/04) (begin dates of 7/1/2004 or later) / 7/1/04 -current / This license is non-renewable. The holder may apply for a Professional Educator License if, within the six years preceding this license expiration date, the holder haseither successfully completed a Professional Development Plan as verified by a PDP Team or six semester credits.
42 / Professional Educator with Stipulations:
(Pre 8/31/04) / 7/1/04 -current / This license is non-renewable. To be eligible for a Professional Educator (40) license the holder must successfully completeeither a Professional Development Planas verified by a PDP team or six semester creditsandall stipulations asnotedin theletter enclosed with the license.
43 / 1 year Professional Educator: (District requested for those out of profession > 5 years) / 7/1/04 -current / This license is non-renewable. The holder must complete six semester credits of refresher work or a Professional Development Plan by August 31 of the year this license expires to be eligible for further licensure as a Professional Educator.
44 / 1 year Professional Educator: (Used for Educators who have to completed our testing requirements) / 1/1/05 / No tag
50 / Master Educator: (NBPTS) / The holder may renew this license with successful completion of the renewal requirements for the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification.
51 / Master Educator: (WMAS) / 7/1/04 -current / The holder may renew this license with successful completion of the renewal requirements for the Wisconsin Master Educator Assessment Process.
60 / Substitute:(for completers of teacher training programs) / 7/1/04 -current / This license allows employment as a substitute for: 1) no more than 20 consecutive days in any grade or subject or 2) more than 20 consecutive days in the subjects(s)/categories indicated on this license.
90 / Intern / No tag
91 / School Counseling Intern / No tag
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Wisconsin License Codes
Each license issued is comprised of three codes: 1) License type; 2) Position or level; and 3) Subject code.
1) The type code designates key characteristics of the license - the title, length and renewal requirements.
2) The position or level code describes what position the educator can hold or if teaching, the grade or developmental level the educator can teach.
3) The subject code, used only for teaching licenses, describes what subject the educator can teach within the grade range of his or her license.
LEVEL orPOSITION / Program Completion / DESCRIPTION
03 / 7/1/92- current / Superintendent
04 / Until 7/1/92 / District Administrator (renew only)
05 / Until 7/1/80 / District Administrator (renew only)
06 / Until 7/1/80 / Assistant District Administrator (renew only)
08 / School Business Administrator
09 / 07/1/86 / Supervisor (specify)
10 / Director of Instruction (aka before 7/1/92 Supervisor, coordinator or director)
11 / Supervisor-Special Education Designee (obsolete)
12 / Supervisor-Pupil Services (obsolete)
15 / Until 7/1/92 / Supervisor/Coord./Dir. Of Instruction (K-8) aka Supervisor-Elementary
17 / 7/1/2004 / Reading Specialist (replaces subject code 317)
20 / Until 7/1/92 / Supervisor/Coord./Dir. Of Instruction (7-12) aka Supervisor-Secondary
21 / Before 8/31/04 / Grades 6-12
22 / Before 8/31/04 / Grades Prekindergarten-12
23 / Before8/31/04 / Bilingual - Grades 9-12
24 / Until 7/1/92 / Middle/Secondary Level Principal
25 / Until 7/1/80 / High School Principal
26 / Until 7/1/80 / AssistantHigh School Principal
27 / Before 8/31/04 / Grades 7-12
28 / Before8/31/04 / Bilingual - Grades 7-12
29 / Before 8/31/04 / Grades 9-12
30 / Until 7/1/80 / Junior High School Principal
31 / Until 7/1/80 / AssistantJunior High School Principal
32 / Before 8/31/04 / Grades 7-9
33 / Before8/31/04 / Bilingual - Grades 7-9
34 / Until 7/1/92 / Elementary/Middle Level Principal
35 / Until 7/1/80 / Elementary School Principal (over 10 teachers)
36 / Until 7/1/80 / Ass’t Elementary Principal (over 10 teachers)
37 / Before 8/31/04 / Grades 6-9
38 / Before8/31/04 / Bilingual - Grades 6-9
39 / Before 8/31/04 / Grades 5-9
40 / Until 7/1/80 / Elementary Principal (6-10 teachers)
41 / Before 8/31/04 / Grades 1-6
42 / Before 8/31/04 / Grades Prekindergarten-8
43 / Substitute Teacher
44 / Before8/31/04 / Bilingual - Elementary
45 / Elementary Teacher
46 / Before 8/31/04 / Grades 1-9
47 / Before 8/31/04 / Grades Prekindergarten-9
48 / Before 8/31/04 / Grades 6-8
49 / Bilingual Early Childhood Level
50 / School Social worker
51 / 7/1/92- current / Principal
54 / 7/1/04-current / School Guidance Counselor (for K-12 or EC-A counselors)
55 / School Psychologist
56 / Until 7/1/80 / School Psychologist (Provisional) (obsolete)
57 / Until 7/1/80 / School Psychologist-Level I (obsolete)
58 / Until 7/1/80 / School Psychologist-Level II (obsolete)
60 / Psychometrist
61 / 7/1/1980-8/31/2004 / Provisional School Psychologist (Dec 2004 grads or later use 62 with stipulations)
62 / 7/1/1980-current / School Psychologist
64 / 7/1/04-current / Program Coordinator (if eligible8/31/2004 or later. Code w/ 3 subject code-010)
65 / Before6/30/04 / LVEC
66 / Work Evaluator
70 / 7/1/04-current / Early Childhood (Birth-age 8)
71 / 7/1/04-current / Early Childhood-Middle Childhood (Birth-age 11)
72 / 7/1/04-current / Middle Childhood-Early Adolescence (age 6-approx. 12-13)
73 / 7/1/04-current / Early Adolescence-Adolescence (age 10-21)
74 / 7/1/04-current / Early Childhood-Adolescence (Birth-age 21)
75 / School Nurse
76 # / 7/1/04-current / Early Adolescence (age 10-14) (UW-Platteville program completers only)
80 / 7/1/92- current / Director of Special Education and Pupil Services
81 / Until 7/1/92 / Special Education Supervisor Level A
82 / Until 7/1/95 / Special Education Supervisor Level B
90 / Administrative Assistant (renew only) (aka Central Office Administrator)
91 / 7/1/04-current / Library Media Supervisor
92 / 7/1/04-current / Instructional Technology Coordinator
93 # / 7/1/2004-current / Career and Technical Education Coordinator
95 / Non-professional employee
SUBJECT / Program Completion / DESCRIPTION
009 / 7/1/04-current / Dean of Students (use with Pos/Lev.code 64)
010 / 7/1/04-current / LVEC (use with Pos/Lev.code 64)
011 / 7/1/04-current / School-to-Work (use with Pos/Lev.code 64)
012 / 7/1/04-current / Title I Coordinator (use with Pos/Lev. code 64)
013 / 7/1/04-current / At-Risk Coordinator (use with Pos/Lev. code 64)
014 / 7/1/04-current / Gifted and Talented (use with Pos/Lev. code 64 for Program Coord. or appropriate dev level for teaching)
022 / 7/1/04-current / Education for Employment (use with Pos/Lev. code 64)
023 / 7/1/04-current / Bilingual Education
024 / 7/1/04-current / Personnel
025 / 7/1/04-current / Research
026 / 7/1/04-current / Standards and Assessment
027 / 7/1/04-current / Athletics and Co-curricular programs
028 / 7/1/04-current / School Network Administrator
029 / 7/1/04-current / Public Relations
043 / Substitute (for use with position codes in admin or pupil services)
080 / Before8/31/04 / Prekindergarten
083 / Before8/31/04 / Prekindergarten-Grade 3
086 / Before8/31/04 / Prekindergarten-Grade 6
088 / Before8/31/04 / Prekindergarten-Grade 8
090 / Before8/31/04 / Prekindergarten-Kindergarten
100 / Before8/31/04 / Kindergarten
101 / Before8/31/04 / Grades Kindergarten-1
102 / Before8/31/04 / Grades Kindergarten-2
103 / Before8/31/04 / Grades Kindergarten-3
104 / Before8/31/04 / Grades Kindergarten-4
105 / Before8/31/04 / Grades Kindergarten-5
106 / Before8/31/04 / Grades Kindergarten-6
107 / Before8/31/04 / Grades Kindergarten-7
108 / Before8/31/04 / Grades Kindergarten-8
111 / Before8/31/04 / Grade 1
112 / Before8/31/04 / Grades 1-2
113 / Before8/31/04 / Grades 1-3
114 / Before8/31/04 / Grades 1-4
115 / Before8/31/04 / Grades 1-5
116 / Before8/31/04 / Grades 1-6
117 / Before8/31/04 / Grades 1-7
118 / Before8/31/04 / Grades 1-8
122 / Before8/31/04 / Grade 2
123 / Before8/31/04 / Grades 2-3
124 / Before8/31/04 / Grades 2-4
125 / Before8/31/04 / Grades 2-5
126 / Before8/31/04 / Grades 2-6
127 / Before8/31/04 / Grades 2-7
128 / Before8/31/04 / Grades 2-8
133 / Before8/31/04 / Grade 3
134 / Before8/31/04 / Grades 3-4
135 / Before8/31/04 / Grades 3-5
136 / Before8/31/04 / Grades 3-6
137 / Before8/31/04 / Grades 3-7
138 / Before8/31/04 / Grades 3-8
144 / Before8/31/04 / Grade 4
145 / Before8/31/04 / Grades 4-5
146 / Before8/31/04 / Grades 4-6
147 / Before8/31/04 / Grades 4-7
148 / Before8/31/04 / Grades 4-8
155 / Before8/31/04 / Grade 5
156 / Before8/31/04 / Grades 5-6
157 / Before8/31/04 / Grades 5-7
158 / Before8/31/04 / Grades 5-8
166 / Before8/31/04 / Grade 6
167 / Before8/31/04 / Grades 6-7
168 / Before8/31/04 / Grades 6-8
169 / Before8/31/04 / Grades 6-9
177 / Before8/31/04 / Grade 7
178 / Before8/31/04 / Grades 7-8
179 / Before8/31/04 / Grades 7-9
188 / Before8/31/04 / Grade 8
200 / Agriculture
210 / Family and Consumer Education
211 / 7/1/88 - current / Child Services-Vocational F/CE
212 / Clothing Services-Vocational
213 / 7/1/88 - current / Food Services-Vocational F/CE
214 / Housing/Equipment Services-Vocational
215 / 7/1/88 - current / Family/Consumer Services-Vocational F/CE
216 / 7/1/88 - current / Home Ec Reltd Occp (HERO) (combined 212/214)
220 / Technology Education
221 / Woodworking
222 / Industrial Education-Limited (obsolete)
225 / Metals
227 / Mechanical Drawing
229 / Industrial Arts (Other)
230 / Industrial Arts (Limited)
235 / Trade Specialist (MPS only)
250 / Business Education
251 / Business Education w/o shorthand(renew only)
255 / Bookkeeping/Accounting (renew only)
256 / Data Processing (renew only)
260 / Shorthand (renew only)
265 / Keyboarding (renew only)
270 / Office Practice (renew only)
274 / Distributive Education
275 / Basic Business Education (renew only)
281 / 7/1/88 - current / Business and Office Vocational
284 / Distributive Education (Vocational)
285 / 7/1/88 - current / Marketing Education-Vocational
290 / Vocational (other)
291 / 7/1/88 - current / Technology-Related Occupations
292 / 7/1/88 - current / Technology Occupations-Manufacturing (old 297)
293 / 7/1/88 - current / Technology Occupations-Comm (old 294/296)
294 / Electricity/Electronics-Vocational
295 / 7/1/88 - current / Technology Occupations-Transportation (old 298)
296 / Graphics-Vocational
297 / Metals-Vocational
298 / Power Mechanic-Vocational
299 / 7/1/88 - current / Technology Occupations-Construction
300 / English
301 / 7/1/04 - current / Broad field Language Arts(requires concentration) any language arts thru grade 10
310 / Journalism
315 / Remedial reading (renew only)
316 / 7/1/85 - current / Reading teacher(Before 1/1/84 issued as 2 yr non-renewable)
317 / 7/1/85 - current / Reading Specialist(Before 1/1/84 issued as 2 yr non-renewable)
320 / Speech Communication
325 / Theater
334 / 7/1/04 - current / Language Arts
348 / American Sign Language
349 / Chinese
350 / Latin
355 / French
356 / Hebrew
360 / Italian
365 / Spanish
370 / German
375 / Japanese
380 / Polish
381 / Portuguese
385 / Russian
386 / Oneida
390 / Other Foreign Language
395 / English as a second language
400 / Math
405 / Computer Science
430 / General Mathematics (obsolete)
450 / Driver Education
455 / Safety Education
500 / Before7/1/1982 / Music (all) (renew only)
505 / Before7/1/1982 / Music (instruments) (renew only)
506 / 7/1/1982-current / Instrumental Music
510 / Before7/1/1982 / Music (vocal) (renew only)
511 / 7/1/1982-current / Choral Music
515 / 7/1/1982-current / General Music
530 / Physical Education
535 / Recreation
536 / Dance
540 / Coaching
550 / Art
555 / Art (Elementary)
556 / Art (Secondary)
600 / 1/1/1964-7/1/1980 / Science (all) (renew only)
601 / 7/1/80 - current / Broadfield Science (7/1/96 -15 cr in specific subject)
(8/31/04-endorsement in subject from program)
605 / Biology/Life Science
606 / 7/1/04 - current / Life & Envir. Science (new under PI 34.29 (2) 1.c.)
610 / Chemistry
615 / Environmental Studies
620 / Must be eligible by 7/1/1980 / General Science
621 / Must be eligible by 6/30/2004 / Science (through Grade 9)
625 / Physics
627 / Before7/1/1980: Obsolete after / Astronomy(now falls under 635 Earth/Space)
630 / Before 7/1/1980 / Physiology
634 / 7/1/04 - current / Science (use for minor for MC-EA 72-777)
635 / Earth/Space Science
636 / Before7/1/1980: Obsolete after / Geology (now falls under 635 Earth/Space)
637 / Physical Science
640 / Science (other)
700 / Before 7/1/72 / Social Studies (all) (renew only)
701 / 7/1/72-current (see comments) / Broadfield Social Studies(7/1/84-8/31/04: can issue specific social studies subject license with 9 credits. After 8/31/04, endorsement)
702 / Before 8/31/04 / Anthropology
703 / Before 6/30/04 / Social Studies (through Grade 9)
705 / Civics (citizenship) (renew only)
710 / Economics
715 / Geography
720 / International Studies
725 / History
730 / Philosophy
734 / 1/1/05 - current / Social Studies (use for minor for middle childhood-early adolescence 72-777)
735 / Political Science
740 / Psychology
745 / Sociology
750 / Social Problems (renew only)
755 / Religious Studies
760 / Other Social Studies
761 / African-American Studies (renew only)
777 / 1/1/05 - current / Regular Education(for use with Pos/Level codes 70, 71, 72)
800 / Teachers of Handicapped
801 / Cross-categorical Special Education (requires a concentration)
802 / Special Education (all) B
805 / Deaf & Hard of Hearing
806 / Obsolete-renew with 810 / Mild/Moderate Cognitive Disabilities (1986-1996)
807 / Obsolete-renew with 810 / Severely handicapped (1986-1996)
808 / Before 7/1/97 / Early Childhood-EEN (Grades PreK-K)
809 / 7/1/97 - current / Early Childhood Special Education (Grades PreK-3)
810 / 7/1/96 – current / Cognitive Disabilities
811 / Learning Disabilities
812 / Occupational Therapy
815 / Orthopedic Disability
817 / Physical Therapy
820 / 7/1/1975 - current / Speech & Language Pathology(before 7/1/75: B.A. degree)
822 / 7/1/1994 – current / School Audiologist
825 / Visually Impaired
826 / 7/1/1986 - current / Orientation & Mobility
830 / Emotional Behavioral Disabilities
850 / Homebound
858 / 7/1/97 - current / Assistive Technology
859 / Adaptive Education
860 / Adaptive Physical Education
861 / Music-Special Education (renew only)
862 / Art-Special Education (renew only)
863 / Home Economics-Special Education (renew only)
864 / Industrial Arts-Special Education (renew only)
865 / Business Education-Special Education (renew only)
866 / Agriculture-Special Education (renew only)
867 / Distributive Education-Special Education
883 / Special Education Program Aide
884 / 7/1/1992- current / Educational Interpreter-Deaf or Hard of Hearing
885 / 7/1/1993 – current / Occupational Therapy Assistant
886 / 7/1/1993 - current / Physical Therapy Assistant
900 / Prior to 1986 / Librarian (renew only)
901 / Initial Instructional Library Media Specialist (non-renewable) (obsolete after 8/31/04)
902 / Library Media Specialist (title change-removed “instructional”)
903 / Instructional Technology Specialist
904 / Audiovisual Director (renew only)
905 / Audiovisual Coordinator (renew only)
910 / Health
911 / Term 8/31/2004 / Health Occupations-Vocational
920 / Migrant Worker
924 / 7/1/79 / IndianHomeSchool Coordinator
925 / 7/1/79 / Indian Language & Culture Aide
926 / 7/1/79 / Indian language & Culture
927 / 7/1/79 / Indian History & Culture
951 / 7/1/1993-current / CharterSchool Teacher
952 / 7/1/96 – current / Alternative Education
953 / 7/1/98 - current / Urban School
963 / 7/1/79 / School Counselor-Indian Language & Culture
964 / Professional School Counselor (renew only)
965 / Provisional School Counselor (non-renewable)(obsolete)
966 / Term 8/31/04 unless grade range is other than K-12 / School Guidance Counselor (obsolete. renew only for range other than K-12, If 22-966 then renew as 54-000. no longer issue 3 yr if no intern or exp. Initial or professional educator w/ stipulations.
967 / School Counselor-Bilingual (obsolete- use 54-023 instead)
968 / Until 7/1/92 / Supervisor (Counseling & Guidance) (renew only)
969 / Until 7/1/92 / Supervisor (Counseling & Guidance)-Bilingual (renew only)
970 / Intern
980 / Theme grader
981 / Study Hall Supervisor
982 / Assistant monitor
983 / Asst. monitor-special education
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