Pennsylvania State Requirements

Meet Your PA Act 48 Requirements

If your goal is to meet Act 48 Requirements while also advancing on your salary scale, our for-credit courses are a great option. 

Selecting your courses as credit-based continuing ed courses and completing 6 semester hours of graduate credit while partnering your courses with one of our regionally accredited institutions. (For example, take two 3-credit courses to meet your 180 continuing education hours.)

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If your goal is to meet your Act 48 requirements only, the 180 continuing education hours can be met through any of the following :

1. Selecting your courses as credit-based continuing ed courses and completing 6 semester hours of graduate credit while partnering your courses with one of our regionally accredited institutions. 

2. Selecting your courses as Professional Development courses and completing 18, 10-hour PD courses. Learners Edge PD courses = 10 hours per course.

3. Selecting your courses as "non-credit" continuing education courses, and completing the equivalency of 12 semester hour non-credit courses. Learners Edge non-credit courses = 15 hours per 1 credit. 

Learners Edge is an approved Act 48 provider.  For assistance with the Act 48 submission process, please contact support@learnersedge.com

Educators will need to complete the Pennsylvania Act 48 Continuing Professional Education requirements every five (5) years to maintain an active certificate.  Thousands of Pennsylvania teachers have used our online courses for this purpose.  

If you have specific questions regarding Act 48 we encourage you to reference the Pennsylvania Department of Education's FAQ's, or please contact the Pennsylvania Department of Education at www.education.state.pa.us or 717-772-4944.

One of the requirements to convert from a Level I certificate to a Level II certificate is completing 24 semester hours of graduate credit.

1 semester collegiate credit = 30 continuing education hours

Distance learning (print-based or online courses) are acceptable as long as they are officially transcripted from a regionally accredited institution. Learners Edge offers 100+ distance learning courses that meet this criteria; many PA teachers have used our courses for teaching certification renewal and conversion.

These 6 credits must be based in the study of Inclusive Classrooms and/or in the area of Standards Aligned Systems (SAS). Learners Edge offers the following courses that can be used to meet these areas:

Inclusive Classrooms: 

• 921: Teach Well, Learn Well:  RTI
• 753: Succeeding with the Struggling Student
• 5029: Creating an Inclusive Classroom for Students with Exceptionalities

You'll find our graduate level courses to be relevant, engaging and highly applicable to your classroom or school setting…the perfect option to meet your salary advancement needs. Simply select the course(s), session, and a University Partner. Make sure to explore our pricing discounts.

If you need assistance with submission of a district approval form, course mapping or timelines, we’re happy to help. Our Advisory team is here to help you succeed!

1 semester collegiate credit = 30 continuing education hours

If renewing your license, requirements can be met by completing 6 semester hours of graduate credit from a regionally accredited institution. 

If converting from a Level I certificate to a Level II certificate, an applicant must complete 24 semester hours of graduate credit.

Learners Edge continuing education courses are approved by our regionally accredited universities and colleges from throughout the United States. These partners provide official transcripts, letter grades and graduate credit for successfully completed Learners Edge courses.

When selecting your course, choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit university partners to gain the semester hours of credit.

If converting from a Level I to a Level II:

Educators who have been issued a Level I instructional certificate after September 22, 2007 must complete 6 specific credit hours as a part of the 24 credit requirement.

These 6 credits must be based in the study of Inclusive Classrooms and/ or in the area of Standards Aligned Systems (SAS). Learners Edge offers the following courses that can be used to meet these areas:

Inclusive Classrooms: 

• 921: Teach Well, Learn Well:  RTI
• 753: Succeeding with the Struggling Student
• 5029: Creating an Inclusive Classroom for Students with Exceptionalities

If renewing your license: 

• All credits and hours must be related to an educator’s certificate type or area of assignment, unless enrolled in an administrative program or approved by the school board.