Kentucky State Requirements

Below is a summary of how Learners Edge may help your continuing education and Kentucky teacher certification renewal needs. This summary should in no way release individuals from their responsibility of ensuring that the course they take meets their professional needs. We hope it provides assistance in understanding how Learners Edge might help you in the accumulation of clock hours or graduate credit for salary advancement and the Kentucky teaching relicensure process.

See the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board for complete KY teacher relicensure information. 

First 5-year renewal requires:

• Completion of 15 graduate hours or half of the Continuing Education Option (CEO) requirements; and
  (see our courses)

Second 5-year renewal requires:

• Completion of an approved Master’s degree 
  See Our Masters of Education Program

•  or an approved Fifth Year program (32 graduate hours) or completion of the CEO requirements; and
  (see our courses)

Subsequent 5-year renewals require:

• Completion of three (3) years of classroom teaching during the last 5-year period of the certificate OR six (6) semester hours of additional graduate credit; and
  (see our courses)

Additional Information: Educators may also complete Rank I and additional certifications as part of the renewal requirements.

Division of Certification
Education Professional Standards Board
100 Airport Road, 3rd Floor
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601