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North Dakota Teacher License Renewal Fees and Deadlines

Sourced table of North Dakota renewal fees ($140 five-year, $65 two-year, $100 late), six-month NDTeach windows, contract days, and probationary totals.

Key details for North Dakota Teacher License Renewal Fees and Deadlines
Five-year application fee $140 (NDAC 67.1-02-02-04(2)(a)(1))
Late fee $100 if renewal not complete before expiry (ESPB renewing page)
Earliest NDTeach filing 6 months before license expiration (ESPB)

Sources checked November 2026

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North Dakota renewal fees, application windows, and administrative code citations are easiest to compare in one place before you open ND Teach. Figures come from NDAC ch. 67.1-02-02 and ESPB's renewing a license page unless noted.

Five-year renewal fee and window

Item Figure Citation
Application fee (requirements complete before expiry) $140 NDAC 67.1-02-02-04(2)(a)(1)
Re-education credit 6 semester hours within current license dates 67.1-02-02-05(2)
Credit documentation College or state-approved alternative program transcripts 67.1-02-02-04(2)(a)(2)
Contracted days 30 days minimum during renewal period (ESPB Types of Licenses) ESPB types of licenses
Earliest application 6 months before expiration when documents are ready ESPB renewing a license
Late fee if not complete before expiry $100 assessed and must be paid before renewal Same ESPB page

NDAC 67.1-02-02-04(2)(a)(1) ties the $140 charge to a five-year renewal filed while requirements are satisfied before the underlying license expires. ESPB mirrors the timing rule online. An applicant can renew six months prior to the expiration date once coursework and employment documentation are assembled.

Two-year and probationary fees

License path Fee (before expiry) Credit note Citation
Two-year renewal $65 Used when ND contracted experience is under eighteen months 67.1-02-02-04(1)(a)
Five-year renewal (standard) $140 (67.1-02-02-04(2)(a)(1)) Six semester hours required 67.1-02-02-04(2)(a)(2)
Probationary after missing 6 SH Follows probationary rules Eight semester hours of re-education credit on probationary license 67.1-02-02-04(2)(c)

The two-year row addresses teachers who have less than eighteen months of North Dakota contracted teaching in the measurement period. The probationary row is not a separate dollar line in the excerpted fee subsection: it is the compliance path when six semester hours are not finished at five-year renewal time.

Late fee and lapse paths

ESPB's renewing page states plainly that a licensee who does not file a completed renewal application, required supporting documentation, and the renewal fee before expiration is assessed a $100 late fee, and that fee must be paid before the license can be renewed.

Scenario Fee impact What to read next
Application complete before expiry Standard $140 (five-year) or $65 (two-year) per NDAC How to renew
Incomplete packet after expiry $100 late fee per ESPB Expired license
Lapsed five years or more Re-entry license rules, fingerprint rescreen 67.1-02-02-09 and ESPB types page

NDAC 67.1-02-02-09 covers re-entry after extended lapse, including eight semester hours during the first two years of re-entry when contracted and fingerprint screening. Dollar fees for re-entry should be confirmed in the current NDAC fee schedule because this table focuses on cyclical five-year and two-year renewals.

Contracted-day requirements

License type Contracted days Source
Five-year renewal At least 30 days under contract during the period ESPB types of licenses
Two-year renewal Document experience per online questions in NDTeach ESPB renewing guidance

ESPB does not publish a separate contracted-day form on this fee page. Employers verify employment through the renewal questionnaire and supporting materials you upload in NDTeach. Keep payroll or contract records that show dates taught in North Dakota in case ESPB requests clarification.

Fee changes

Administrative code history on 67.1-02-02-04 shows a 1 Jul 2025 effective date on the five-year fee subsection in the current rule PDF. When a fee line on ESPB's website disagrees with the PDF, follow the published rule with the newest effective date and ask ESPB.

Compare your personal totals in the renewal calculator before you pay tuition. For credit subjects and transcripts, see graduate credits that count.

Transcript and processing reminders

ESPB does not list a separate "transcript fee" on the renewing page. Registrars or clearinghouses may charge their own ordering fee. That cost is paid to the college or vendor, not to ESPB.

Processing time is not a numbered deadline in NDAC. Practical planning still means ordering transcripts before your six-month window closes so coursework completed in the final semester appears on the PDF you upload.

Fee rows not shown in this table

Initial licenses, endorsements added mid-cycle, substitutes, and alternative access licenses use other NDAC subsections with different dollar lines. This table focuses on cyclical five-year and two-year renewal amounts. For a new endorsement fee, start on ESPB forms linked from resources.

North Dakota PD is independent and does not set fees.

Sources checked November 2026

Quick answers

Is the $100 late fee separate from the $140 renewal fee?

ESPB states the late fee is assessed when a completed application, documents, and renewal fee are not filed before expiration, and it must be paid before the license can be renewed.

Does NDAC list every possible ESPB surcharge?

This table cites NDAC ch. 67.1-02-02 renewal subsections and ESPB's renewing page. Other application types may carry different fees not named here.

Can I pay only the fee and finish credit later?

ESPB expects supporting documentation with the renewal packet. A probationary license applies when six semester hours are missing on a five-year renewal per 67.1-02-02-04(2)(c).