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MTNA Professional Certification
Renewal Procedure

  • Notice of renewal from MTNA will be sent each year to renewal candidates along with a renewal application form and a Documentation of Professional Renewal Activities Form and/or an Administrative Verification of Professional Renewal Activities Form.

 

  • Send a completed renewal application form and a non-refundable renewal fee (See Certification Fee Schedule) with one of the following options:

 

Option 1. A completed and signed Documentation of Professional Renewal Activities Form

OR

Option 2. A completed and signed Administrative Verification of Professional Renewal Activities Form from a college/university administrator

 

to MTNA Professional Certification Program, 441 Vine St., Ste. 3100, Cincinnati, OH 45202-3004. 

 

  • Application materials and fees must be postmarked on or before July 1 each year to avoid a delinquent fee. Certification renewal expires on September 1 each year, after which time the NCTM is not in good standing nor entitled to any of the privileges of certification. 

 

  • NCTMs not in good standing may be reinstated by submitting a letter requesting reinstatement, a completed renewal application form, renewal fee, and a delinquent fee for each year of delinquency with one of the following options:

 

Option 1. A completed and signed Documentation of Professional Renewal Activities Form for the year preceding the delinquency.

OR

Option 2. A completed and signed Administrative Verification of Professional Renewal Activities Form for the year preceding the delinquency. 

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