​​​​​​ ​​​​​​Now Live: Easier Online License Applications and Renewals!

LicensE, our new, online, self-guided occupational license application platform is now live! The list of licenses available via LicensE plus user guides and other resources are available on the LicensE Customer Information page. Anyone applying for an initial license for any of the credentials listed can apply at license.wi.gov.

LicensE is also available for some license renewals - currently twenty-six professions. The complete list of license renewals available via LicensE is near the bottom of the LicensE Customer Information​ page.​

We are introducing a new LicensE Application Status Lookup ​tool. This tool will make it easier for employers to track the application status of current and future employees, and it will help academic advisors support students during the license application process. To access the Application Status Lookup tool, individuals will need an applicant's 10-digit PAR number. An applicant may provide the number to anyone who could support their application. For more information, see our press release.​

Per Wis. Stat. § 440.0​8(2)​, the required renewal date for the Clinical Supervisors-in-Training credential is 02/28/ each odd-numbered year.  Should you receive your initial credential in the months leading up to this date, you are still required to renew your license by the statutorily defined date. Per Wis. Stat. § 440.88(4)​, renewal of certification as a Clinical Supervisor-in-Training may be made only twice.

Pursuant to 2017 Wisconsin Act 262, as of May 1, 2018, the requirements to obtain a Clinical Supervisor-in-Training credential have changed.

Requirements

• Must hold a current certification as: a Clinical Substance Abuse Counselor  or  a Professional Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist, or Licensed Clinical Social Worker holding a credential under Wis. Stat. ch. 457 at the master's level or higher.
• Employment Form For Supervised Clinical Supervisor Practice (Form #2779).
• Provide evidence of current employment, a written offer of employment or an agreement authorizing volunteer hours as a clinical supervisor of counselors’ at an agency providing substance use disorder treatment services.
  
• Note: Per Wis. Stat. § 440.88(4), renewal of certification as a clinical supervisor-in-training may be made only twice.​

Application for Licensure

Renewal Information

Requirements

• FEE (See Renewal Dates and Fees)
  
• SIG (Signature regarding the completion of Continuing Education in Wis. Admin. Code §​ SPS​ 165.01, included in online renewal. See Continuing Education Information for details.)
  
• If your legal status as a qualified alien or nonimmigrant lawfully present in the United States has changed since the issuance of your credential or your last renewal, please contact the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services at (608) 266-2112 or dsps@wisconsin.gov.
  
• Note: Per Wis. Stat. § 440.88(4)​, renewal of certification as a Clinical Supervisor-in-Training may be made only twice.​
  

Renewal Methods

• Online Log In: LicensE  [For assistance see LicensE Customer Information or contact the DSPS renewal team at DSPSRenewal@wisconsin.gov or (608) 266-2112.] 
  

Wisconsin Act 210 (effective June 1, 2012)

This Act extends the license of a service member if the license expires while they are on active duty from 90 days to 180 days from the date of discharge. The same applies to a spouse of a service member if the spouse does not practice under their license while the service member is on active duty and does not practice because the service member is on active duty.

This Act repeals a provision of prior law that required a service member to meet all of the requirements for license extension or renewal, except for continuing education requirements, in order to have the license extended.

Service members and spouses may request extensions of licenses beyond 180 days from discharge and may request a waiver or extension of time to complete continuing education requirements due to hardship. Please view Active Duty/Discharge Renewal Extension Form #R210.