North Dakota Administrative Code
Title 67 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of
Article 67-11 - Education Professional Credentials
Chapter 67-11-05 - School Counselor Credentials
Section 67-11-05-04 - Types of credentials

1. Counselor designate credential CD16 will not be issued after June 30, 2010. Counselor designate credentials must be renewed each time the individual's educator's professional license is renewed. However, an individual who holds a lifetime North Dakota educator's professional license must renew the credential every five years.

2. An individual with a school counselor credential (SC03) will serve prekindergarten through grade twelve. Individuals holding previous school counselor credentials CG01, CG02, or CG03 will be redesignated as school counselor serving prekindergarten, kindergarten, elementary, and secondary students.

3. Plan of study option to qualify for counselor qualification points to satisfy accreditation requirements.

If a school is unable to employ a credentialed counselor, the school may employ a licensed teacher to serve as the counselor on a plan of study approved by the department of public instruction. A written plan of study, from a state-approved school counseling program, including course names, numbers, and credit hours, to become a credentialed counselor must be submitted to the department of public instruction and be approved. Upon written request, the department may authorize a change of the courses selected for a particular year in the written plan of study if the change will not result in fewer than five semester hours per year of core counseling coursework. To be considered for approval.

a licensed teacher must have completed a minimum of three graduate classes that are part of the required curriculum for a master's degree in school counseling or its equivalent from a state-approved counseling program addressing the following content areas:

4. To synchronize credentials issued under this chapter with the licensure period of the educator's professional license, any credential that will expire within twelve months of issuance, because the educator's professional license will expire within twelve months of the issuance of the new credential, will be issued for a period coinciding with the period of licensure of the succeeding educator's professional license.