State Licensing Requirements for Teachers

University Approved Courses

Our courses are approved by regionally accredited universities and colleges. These partners provide official transcripts, letter grades, and continuing education graduate credit  for successfully completed Learners Edge courses. 

We have helped thousands of teachers, many from Arizona, renew their certificates, increase their salaries, and advance their careers.

Renew Your Certificate

The six-year Standard Teaching Certificate may be renewed with proof of 15 clock hours of professional development activities or 1 semester hour of college coursework for each year of the certificate term. This means you will need 90 clock hours or 6 semester hours of college coursework by the time you need to renew. You can meet your renewal requirements through our graduate level, continuing education courses, Professional Development offerings, or non-credit courses. See examples below.

We have helped thousands of Colorado teachers renew their licenses, increase their salaries, and advance their careers.

Renew Your License

Colorado educators now are required to renew their professional license every seven years instead of every five completing 90 contact/clock hours of professional learning. To do so, you can take six (6) semester hours of college or university coursework within the preceding seven years. Achieve this by taking two 3-credit courses from Learners Edge.

Teachers holding professional licenses are required to complete a minimum of 10 contact hours of professional learning as follows:

A minimum of one (1) contact hour related to behavioral health that is culturally responsive and trauma- and evidence-informed (We recommend course 5229: Mental Health Advocacy and Allyship for Students of Color.)

and

A minimum of one (1) contact hour related to increasing awareness of laws and practices pertaining to educating students with disabilities in the classroom, including but not limited to Child Find and inclusive learning environments. (We recommend course 5029: Creating an Inclusive Classroom for Students with Exceptionalities.)

Teachers who hold a professional license with an elementary, English, math, science, social studies, or any middle-level endorsement are required to document 45 contact/clock hours of applicable professional learning in culturally and linguistically diverse education training.

Learners Edge has a number of courses about behavior, special populations, culturally responsive teaching, and trauma informed practices. Select from 1, 2, or 3-credit courses to meet your needs.

For more information about license renewal, visit the Colorado Department of Education website.

Not sure which University Partner to choose? American College of Education is our preferred partner for many reasons including its accredited status and educator-focused graduate-level programs.

Learners Edge partners with highly respected colleges and universities to provide versatile and effective continuing education graduate credit courses for educators. Learners Edge University Partners are accredited by various agencies including:  CAEP/TEAC/NCATE, HLC, NECHE, NWCCU, WSCUC.

Renew Your License

A Continuing License is valid for 5 years. Ninety (90) clock hours are required for renewal with least one-half of the required clock hours (45) earned by activities relating to the educator's work with students or staff.

You will want to get Learners Edge offerings for clock hours pre-approved by your district and charter school. If you are not currently employed with a Delaware district or charter school, the Delaware Department of Education will be responsible for review, verification, and approval of the clock hours.

Learners Edge recommends choosing three of the following courses (each worth 37.5 hours) to meet your renewal requirements:

PD454: Bridge the Unfinished Learning Gap with Acceleration

PD453: Strategies for Anxiety in Today’s Schools

PD452: Critical Thinking for Media Literacy and Fake News

PD451: High Leverage Practices for Students with Disabilities

PD450: Teaching & Learning Online Through the Lens of Equity

For more information, visit the Delaware Department of Education website or the Renewals User Guide.

Salary Advancement

Salary increments, also known as Plus Credits, for Delaware educators are governed by Delaware Code and approved through the Delaware Department of Education. Eligibility for salary increments is dependent on current educational status as follows:

If requesting a Bachelor's Plus, the educator must be enrolled in a Master's program.
If requesting a Master's Level, the educator’s Master's degree must relate to the position in which the applicant is employed or instructing.
If requesting a Master's Plus, the educator must be enrolled in graduate-level coursework.
If requesting a Doctorate, the educator’s Doctorate degree must relate to the position in which they are employed or instructing.

More information can be found on the Maryland Department of Education’s Graduate Level Salary Increments page.

For more information, visit the Delaware Department of Education website or the Renewals User Guide.

Learners Edge has helped hundreds of teachers from the District of Columbia renew their credentials, increase their salary, and advance their career in the last 5 years.

Renew Your Credentials

There are three options available to renew a standard DC educator credential due to expire:

Option 1: Professional Learning Unit Activities and Coursework (120 clock hours or eight semester credit hours)

Option 2: Performance Ratings - DC Public Schools (DCPS) agency is the only DC LEA that administers an official educator evaluation system that is accepted by OSSE for credential renewal purposes.

Option 3: Passing Test Scores for the Corresponding Subject Content Exam

Educators must submit proper documentation verifying successful completion of all requirements for any one of the three options. These options may not be combined when renewing a single credential.

Learners Edge can help you meet requirements through Option 1: Professional Learning Unit Activities and Coursework.

Complete 120 clock hours or eight semester credit hours, or a combination of both by taking our graduate level, continuing education courses, non-credit courses, and/or our professional development courses.

A minimum of 60 clock hours or 4 semester credit hours must be directly related to the area of the credential being renewed. The remaining clock hours and/or credits must relate to any of the following topics:

Increases content knowledge and competence in the specific subject area of the credential
Increases effective instruction and methodologies
Increases school leadership strategies and skills
Increases knowledge of curriculum and standards
Improves school, community, and family engagement
Increases knowledge of educational best practices and trends
Increases knowledge of resources and services for schools
Increases strategies and skills for meeting the needs of diverse learners
Increases strategies and skills for effectively using educational technology

Need a recommendation? Try one of the following combinations:

Not sure which University Partner to choose? American College of Education is our preferred partner for many reasons including its accredited status and educator-focused graduate-level programs.

For more renewal information, visit the Office of the State Superintendent of Education - Credential Renewal website.

Attention Florida Teachers! There is a new requirement (Rule 6A-6.053, F.A.C.) for *some Florida educators with an application for renewal of a certificate with a beginning validity date of July 1, 2020, or thereafter. The educator must have earned at least two (2) college credits, forty (40) inservice points, or a combination thereof, in evidence-based instruction and interventions specifically designed for students with characteristics of dyslexia, including the use of explicit, systematic, and sequential approaches to reading instruction, developing phonological and phonemic awareness, decoding, and implementing multisensory intervention strategies.

*Elementary Education (K-6), Prekindergarten/Primary Education (age 3 through grade 3), Elementary Education (grades 1-6), Primary Education (grades K-3), English (grades 1-6), Middle Grades English (grades 5-9), Middle Grades Integrated Curriculum (grades 5-9), English (6-12), Reading (K-12), Reading (Endorsement), and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) (grades K-12)

To meet this requirement, Florida educators can take course 5150: Magnifying Reading Intervention Through Science and Research which has been closely aligned to rule language.

College-level credits used for certificate renewal must be awarded by an accredited or approved institution and must be reflected on an official transcript. When selecting your course, choose American College of Education (Orlando, FL) or any of our regionally accredited graduate credit university partners to gain the semester hours of credit.

For more information on certificate renewal, visit the Florida Department of Education website.

Iowa University Partner

Not sure which University Partner to choose? American College of Education is our preferred partner for many reasons including its accredited status and educator-focused graduate-level programs.

Need an in-state partner? Upper Iowa University offers online graduate-level, continuing education credit courses for teacher license renewal and professional development.

Renew Your License

Iowa license renewal requirements vary by license type, but each renewal request must be accompanied by a certificate verifying the completion of the child and dependent adult abuse mandatory reporter training.

As of July 1, 2021, IPDP Plans can be used for half of the renewal credits required. Holders of a standard, master, professional administrator, or professional service license may use one Iowa Individual Professional Development Plan (annual goal setting) for up to 1/2 of the required renewal credits for their license type.

Standard license - 6 credits required; 1 IPDP plan is worth 3 credits

Master educator license - 4 credits required; 1 IPDP plan is 2 credits

Professional administrator license - 4 credits required; 1 IPDP plan is 2 credits

Professional service license - 4 credits required; 1 IPDP plan is 2 renewal credits

Complete the remaining credits with Learners Edge graduate level, continuing education courses.

Select any 1, 2, or 3 credit courses to meet your needs.

Convert from Standard to Master Educator License

To convert, you will need a master’s degree related to education or any endorsement area from a regionally-accredited institution, six renewal credits (which may be the same credits as the master’s degree, depending on when the credits were completed), the mandatory reporter trainings, and proof of at least five years of teaching experience.

Move toward a Master’s degree with the American College of Education 3-Course Bundle (9 Credits) for just $99 a month for 12 months with optional payment plan.

We have helped many Maine teachers renew their certificates, increase their salaries, and advance their careers.

Renew Your Certificate

Professional Teacher Certificate:
Maine teachers with a professional teacher certificate may renew for a five (5) year term unless the teacher has attained certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, in which case the renewal period is for a ten (10) year term.

To renew, you must complete six (6) semester hours (credits) of approved study or 90 hours of in-service training and obtain verification from the School Administrative Unit (SAU) that the professional teacher certificate may be renewed.

If you are not employed by an SAU, you must provide documentation of the successful completion of six (6) semester hours (credits) of approved study or 90 hours of in-service training.
If you are not employed in Maine under a professional certificate, you must submit six (6) credits of approved study taken within the last five years. See examples below.

Select 1, 2 or 3-credit courses to meet your needs.

For more information on renewal, visit the Maine DOE-Certification Renewals Page.

Not sure which University Partner to choose? American College of Education is our preferred partner for many reasons including its accredited status and educator-focused graduate-level programs.

We have helped thousands of Maryland teachers renew their certificates, increase their salaries, and advance their careers.

Renew Your Certificate

Maryland teachers are responsible for initiating the renewal of their certificates. If under contract in a Maryland local school system, a non-public school providing services to special education students, or a State institution, renewal request will be processed by the employer.

Renewal requires six semester hours of acceptable credit* on varying topics.

Listed below are a few examples of course selections to satisfy six (6) semester hours of acceptable credit on varying topics:

Select from our 1, 2 and 3 credit courses to meet your Maryland certificate renewal needs.

*Acceptable credit is credit that is:

Earned or taught at a regionally accredited college/university.
All Learners Edge University Partners meet this requirement through their regional accreditation. Our University Partners provide versatile and effective continuing education graduate credit courses and are accredited by various agencies including: CAEP/TEAC/NCATE, HLC, NECHE, NWCCU, WSCUC.
Related to a school assignment;
Earned within 5 years immediately preceding the date the certificate is issued;
Earned in required reading course work if not already completed (teaching areas only).

For more renewal information, visit the Education Certification page of the Maryland Department of Education.

Not sure which University Partner to choose? American College of Education is our preferred partner for many reasons including its accredited status and educator-focused graduate-level programs.

We have helped thousands of teachers from Massachusetts renew their licenses, increase their salaries, and advance their careers.

Renew Your License

Individuals with a professional license in Massachusetts must earn at least 150 professional development points (PDPs) every five years to renew their license. Educators and supervisors will work together to create an Individual Professional Development Plan, which must include:

At least 15 PDPs in content (subject matter knowledge)
At least 15 PDPs in pedagogy (professional skills and knowledge)
At least 15 PDPs related to Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) or English as a Second Language (ESL) For this requirement, consider these courses: 
- 5068: Going Above and Beyond Academics for English Learners (3 credits=67.5 PDPs)
-  5025: Making Content Accessible for Your English Language Learners (3 credits=67.5 PDPs)
At least 15 PDPs related to training in strategies for effective schooling for students with disabilities and the instruction of students with diverse learning styles For this requirement, consider these courses:
-  776: Across The Spectrum: Teaching Students with Autism (3 credits=67.5 PDPs)
- 5027: ADHD: Focusing, Learning, Teaching (3 credits=67.5 PDPs)
- 717: Differentiated Learning: How to Teach to Varying Ability Levels (3 credits=67.5 PDPs)
The remaining required 90 PDPs may be earned through either “elective” activities that address other educational issues and topics that improve student learning, or additional content, and/or pedagogy. View our course catalog.

Meet several of your requirements by taking our newest course designed for educators in Massachusetts: 5151: Maximizing Learning for All through Differentiation (3 credits=67.5 PDPs)

Educators may earn credits from out-of-state, accredited colleges or universities that will then convert to PDPs at the same rate as they would for in-state institutes of higher education. Learners Edge partners with highly respected colleges and universities to provide versatile and effective continuing education graduate credit courses. Learners Edge University Partners are accredited by various agencies including: CAEP/TEAC/NCATE, HLC, NECHE, NWCCU, WSCUC.

Select from our 1, 2 and 3 credit courses to meet your license renewal needs.

For more renewal information, visit the Massachusetts Department of Education educator licensure website.

Not sure which University Partner to choose? American College of Education is our preferred partner for many reasons including its accredited status and educator-focused graduate-level programs.

Michigan University Partner

Not sure which University Partner to choose? American College of Education is our preferred partner for many reasons including its accredited status and educator-focused graduate-level programs.

Andrews University, located in Berrien Springs, Michigan, is our in-state partner for your license renewal and salary advancement needs.

Renew Your Certificate

The Standard and Professional Teaching Certificates are five-year teaching certificates with unlimited renewals.

Standard renewal: Complete 150 hours of Education Related Professional Learning (equivalent to 6 semester credits at Learners Edge) or an education-related masters or higher degree earned at any time from a regionally accredited college or university (may be used one time to renew the Standard Teaching Certificate).

Professional renewal: Complete 150 hours of Education Related Professional Learning (equivalent to 6 semester credits at Learners Edge)

Listed below are a few examples of course selections to satisfy six (6) semester hours (or 150 hours) of acceptable credit on varying topics:

Select from our 1, 2 and 3 credit courses to meet your Michigan certificate renewal needs.

Progression To Professional Teaching Certificate

After holding a Standard Teaching Certificate, you may advance to a Professional Teaching Certificate by meeting these five requirements:

Complete three years of successful teaching
Complete six (6) semester hours of reading methods course work as an elementary teacher, or three (3) semester hours as a secondary teacher. If you completed your teacher preparation program in Michigan since 1985, you have met this requirement.
- Choose from:
  - 5126: Five Keys to Reading Instruction (3 credits)
  - 5078: Solving the Reading Puzzle: Using Assessment to Drive Intervention (3 credits)
  - 5040: Increasing Comprehension with Close Reading in Your Classroom (3 credits)
  - 5038: Victorious Vocabulary Instruction for Remarkable Reading (3 credits)
  - 5030: Focus on Phonics for Effective Reading, Writing, and Spelling Instruction (3 credits)
  - 880: Building Successful Readers in All Content Areas (3 credits)
  - 760: Building Comprehension in the Primary Grades (3 credits)
Complete three (3) semester hours of reading diagnostics and remediation, including a field experience. We recommend SPED 645 through Andrews University to complete this requirement. Register here.

Complete 150 hours of education-related professional learning or hold an education related master’s degree. This equates to six (6) semester credit hours, so you can choose two 3-credit courses from our course catalog to meet this requirement.
Effectiveness ratings in accordance with MLC 380.1531j

Select from our 1, 2 and 3 credit courses to meet your Michigan certificate renewal needs.

For more information, visit the Michigan Department of Education.

We have helped thousands of teachers from Minnesota renew their licenses, increase their salaries, and advance their careers.

Renew Your License

The renewal of a Minnesota teaching/related services license requires the completion of 75 clock hours for Tier 3 renewal and 125 clock hours for Tier 4 renewal, which must be locally approved through each school’s continuing education committee. Learners Edge offers both a professional development bundle and continuing education courses to help meet these requirements.

The All-Access PD Package provides everything you need to meet license renewal requirements. This package ($799) includes:

PD 100-20: Hotdish: Meeting MN Teacher License Renewal Requirements (25 hours)
PD 124: Culturally Responsive Teaching: Awareness to Action (10 hours)
- Note: This course includes all components of the Cultural Competency Training requirement for Minnesota and is approved by Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing & Standards Board (PELSB).

Access to 25+ professional development courses ranging in hours from 2 to 10 on a variety of topics to complete your remaining required hours for certificate renewal. Courses are self-paced and include a Letter of Completion documenting hours earned. Course topics include: trauma, mental health, math, reading, and more!

If you only need to meet a few select renewal requirements, choose from our 1, 2, or 3-credit or professional development courses. If you are looking to fulfill only your suicide prevention requirement, course PD144: Awareness and Action for Suicide Prevention will meet your needs.

Meet your renewal requirements AND gain credits toward a master's or doctoral degree to advance your career and your salary!

Consider our Minnesota Potluck Package which begins with our American College of Education (ACE) 3-Course Bundle. This package is priced at $1188 allowing you to complete credits to be used toward a master's or doctoral degree with our partner, ACE.

To make this Potluck even better, purchasing the 3-Course Bundle unlocks two free courses so you can meet your topical requirements - PD100-20: Hotdish: Meeting Minnesota Teacher License Renewal Requirements AND PD124: Culturally Responsive Teaching: Awareness to Action.

Not sure which University Partner to choose? American College of Education is our preferred partner for many reasons including its accredited status and educator-focused graduate-level programs.

For more renewal information, visit the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board website.

We have helped thousands of teachers, many from Missouri, renew their certificates, increase their salaries, and advance their careers.

Upgrade Your Certificate

The classifications, Initial Professional Certificate (IPC) or Initial Career Education Certificate (ICEC), are valid for four years from the date of issuance. 

To upgrade to a Career Continuous Professional Certificate (CCPC) or Continuous Career Education Certificate (CCEC), (both valid for 99 years) you must do the following:

Complete four years of Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) approved teaching experience.
Participate in a district-provided mentoring program for two years.
Successfully complete 30 contact hours of professional development for an IPC upgrade; successfully complete 90 contact hours of professional development for an ICEC upgrade. This may include college credits.
- There are multiple ways you can achieve this through Learners Edge:
  - Example course options for IPC upgrade:
    - 5018: Incorporating Mindfulness: Strategies to Encourage Student Focus and Awareness (2 credits-30 PD contact hours)
      OR
    - 5058: Building Strong Relationships in the Classroom: Care to Connect (2 credits-30 PD contact hours)
- Example course combinations options for ICEC upgrade:
  - Example 1: SEL Focus 
    - 5203: Social and Emotional Learning Starts with You (3 credits-45 PD contact hours) 
    - 5102: Anxiety Awareness: Empowering Students with Help and Hope (3 credits-45 PD contact hours)
  - Example 2: Reading Focus 
    - 5030: Focus on Phonics for Effective Reading, Writing, and Spelling Instruction (3 credits-45 PD contact hours) 
    - 5040: Increasing Comprehension with Close Reading in Your Classroom (3 credits-45 PD contact hours)

Participate in a beginning teacher assistance program offered by a Missouri college or university, Regional Professional Development Center (RPDC), or professional teacher organization such as MNEA or MSTA.
Successfully participate in your employing school's annual Performance Based Teacher Evaluation process.
Develop and implement a professional development plan that is on file with the district. Reach out to a Learners Edge advisor to assist with planning.

Select 1, 2, or 3-credit courses to complete renewal requirements and work toward salary advancement. Just need professional learning contact hours, try our non-credit courses or professional development offerings.

To maintain a Career Continuous Professional Certificate (CCPC), you must complete 15 hours of professional development each year and maintain a professional development plan. You become exempt from reporting professional development to the Department of Elementary & Secondary Education if you meet two of the following qualifications:

Have ten years of experience as a certified teacher
Earn the next highest college degree beyond your current
- Learners Edge partners with the American College of Education to provide advanced degree options for educators

Become nationally certified to teach

If you have questions about teacher professional development requirements for your specific situation, please review Required Professional Development Hours.

If you are not currently teaching and your certificate has expired or will expire soon, review the requirement to Reactivate your Certificate.

Not sure which University Partner to choose? American College of Education is our preferred partner for many reasons including its accredited status and educator-focused graduate-level programs.

We have helped thousands of teachers from Nebraska renew their certificates, increase their salaries, and advance their careers.

Renew Your Certificate

Nebraska teachers must have recent teaching experience or college credits to renew their teaching certificate. Listed below are three options to meet the requirement:

Submit the Verification of Experience Form indicating teaching for one (1) year within the immediate past five (5) years half time (50%) or more in a legally operated school system while holding or qualifying to hold a regular teaching certificate.
or

Have completed six (6) graduate semester hours in education or your content area, within the immediate past five (5) years while holding or qualified to hold a teaching certificate that has not expired or has expired for less than five (5) years.
- Complete six graduate semester hours by choosing two 3-credit graduate-level, continuing education courses at Learners Edge.
or
If your teaching certificate has been expired more than five (5) years, fifteen (15) specific graduate semester hours in education are required within the immediate past five (5) years. The hours must be recommended for issuance of the teaching certificate by the certification officer of your approved teacher education institution. The courses shall include:
- A course in instructional techniques.
- A practicum consisting of one hundred or more clock hours of contact with students in the classroom setting, fifty percent of which shall consist of performing instructional duties under the supervision of a cooperating teacher.
- A course or courses which address current issues in education, including but not limited to, special education, gifted education, reading and writing in the content area, and school law.
- The remaining coursework that is directly related to the applicant's area of endorsement on his or her expired certificate.

Select from our 1, 2, and 3-credit courses to meet your certificate renewal and salary advancement needs.

For more information, visit the Nebraska Department of Education website.

Not sure which University Partner to choose? American College of Education is our preferred partner for many reasons including its accredited status and educator-focused graduate-level programs.

We have helped thousands of New Hampshire teachers renew their certificates, increase their salaries, and advance their career.

Renew Your Certificate

Educators under the Professional Development Master Plan applying for renewal of their credential must have the approval of the local superintendent, district administrator or nonpublic school administrator for the successful completion of the educator’s individual professional development plan. Renewal payments may be made online and superintendent recommendations for teacher renewal are also to be submitted online. The superintendent recommendation verifies that you have completed adequate professional development during the term of your certificate for renewal. Contact the Professional Development Committee in your school district for information on the renewal process.

New Hampshire teachers employed in a non-public or charter school without a Professional Development Master Plan must complete a minimum of 75 continuing education hours: 30 hours for each specific endorsement area held and 45 hours aligned with the Professional Education Requirements (Ed 505.07) within the three-year period prior to the renewal application date.

Take a look at these examples to see how you can earn your continuing education hours and work toward salary advancement:

To earn only continuing education hours, choose from our non-credit or professional development courses to meet your needs.

For more renewal information, visit the New Hampshire Department of Education website.

Not sure which University Partner to choose? American College of Education is our preferred partner for many reasons including its accredited status and educator-focused graduate-level programs.

We have helped thousands of New Jersey teachers complete professional development requirements for ongoing certification, increase their salaries, and advance their careers.

Standard Certificate Professional Development Requirements

The Standard Certificate is permanent. Each teacher must complete at least 20 hours of professional development each school year (replacing the previous requirement of 100 hours over 5 years).

You can obtain 20 hours of professional development annually through Learners Edge. We’ve provided some examples below outlining how you might accomplish this.

Example 1: One graduate-level, continuing education course

Choose from all courses based on the goals outlined in your individualized PDP in consultation with your supervisor to meet requirements and advance along the salary schedule. A few of our favorites include:

5138: Innovation Strategies for Every Classroom (3 credits-45 hours)

5018: Incorporating Mindfulness: Strategies to Encourage Student Focus and Awareness (2 credits-30 hours)

5147: Bringing Students from Unfinished Learning to Soaring Achievement (3 credits-45 hours)  

Select from our 1, 2, and 3-credit or professional development courses to meet your needs.

For more information, visit the New Jersey Department of Education website.

Not sure which University Partner to choose? American College of Education is our preferred partner for many reasons including its accredited status and educator-focused graduate-level programs.

We have helped thousands of teachers, including many from New Mexico, renew their licenses, increase their salaries, and advance their careers.

Improve Your Professional Practice

Level III Licensure

A teacher is eligible to apply for Level III licensure upon completion of at least three years of successful teaching at Level II AND achievement of either an approved post-baccalaureate (master's) degree or advanced certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

For continuous improvement, to gain new teaching skills, and to positively impact students, New Mexico educators can take any of our courses as a professional learning activity intended to increase your effectiveness as an educator.

Select 1, 2, or 3-credit courses to meet your needs.

Not sure which University Partner to choose? American College of Education is our preferred partner for many reasons including its accredited status and educator-focused graduate-level programs.

We have helped thousands of New York teachers renew their certificates, increase their salaries, and advance their careers. Learners Edge is an approved sponsor for the New York State Education Department Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE).

Renew Your Certificate

Educators who are subject to CTLE and practice in an applicable school throughout their five-year registration period must complete 100 clock hours of acceptable CTLE. There is one CTLE requirement per educator (e.g., 100 clock hours), regardless of the number of certificates held.

Educators who hold one or more of the following certificates are subject to the continuing teacher and leader education (CTLE) requirement:

Professional certificate in the classroom teaching service
Professional certificate in the educational leadership service (i.e., School Building Leader, School District Leader, and School District Business Leader)
Teaching Assistant Level III certificate

There are multiple ways to earn 100 clock hours with Learners Edge. See examples below.

Select from our 1, 2, and 3-credit or professional development courses to meet your needs.

If you have any questions as to whether you are required to meet CTLE requirements, please reference Registration & Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) Requirements.

For more information, visit the New York Department of Education. 

Not sure which University Partner to choose? American College of Education is our preferred partner for many reasons including its accredited status and educator-focused graduate-level programs.

Ohio University Partners

Not sure which University Partner to choose? American College of Education is our preferred partner for many reasons including its accredited status and educator-focused graduate-level programs.

Need an in-state partner? Lourdes University located in Sylvania, OH, is our in-state partner for your license renewal and salary advancement needs. Lourdes University is regionally accredited through HLC-NCA and holds National Teacher Accreditation through TEAC/CAEP.

Renew Your License

Educators currently employed in an Ohio public school or district, chartered non-public school, community school or educational service center (ESC) are responsible for the design of an Individual Professional Development Plan (IPDP), subject to the approval of the Local Professional Development Committee (LPDC). The IPDP should be based on the needs of the educator, the students, the school and the school district, and be aligned with the professional educator standards adopted by the State Board of Education. In accordance with the approved plan, the educator must complete:

Six semester hours of coursework related to classroom teaching or area of licensure; or
18 continuing education units (CEUs) (180 contact hours); or
Other equivalent activities related to classroom teaching or the area of licensure as approved by the Local Professional Development Committee of the employing school, district or agency since the issuance of the license to be renewed.

Coursework, CEUs or other equivalent activities may be combined.

Educators not currently employed in an Ohio public school or district, chartered non-public school, community school or ESC must renew with six semester hours of coursework from an accredited institution of higher ed.

Educators must complete all renewal coursework and submit their renewal application prior to October 1 of the expiration year of the license to be renewed, or the renewal requirement increases to nine semester hours.

You can earn 6 semester hours by taking two 3-credit Learners Edge courses. Listed below are a few examples of course selections to satisfy six (6) semester hours of acceptable credit on varying topics.

Select from our 1, 2, and 3-credit courses to meet your Ohio license renewal and salary advancement needs.

License Holders w/ Reading or Phonics Coursework Limitations

All candidates who request a standard Resident Educator license for Early Childhood, Primary Childhood, Middle Childhood or Intervention Specialist areas must successfully complete teaching of reading coursework. This coursework includes:

Nine semester hours in the teaching of reading
A three-semester hour course in the teaching of phonics (in the context of reading, writing and spelling)
5030: Focus on Phonics for Effective Reading, Writing, and Spelling Instruction

For more information on renewal and reading requirements, visit the Ohio Department of Education (ODE)  Website. 

We have helped many teachers from Oregon renew their licenses, increase their salaries, and advance their careers.

Renew Your License

Professional Teaching License

The Professional Teaching License is a 5-year license issued to experienced teachers who have successfully demonstrated an advanced level of educator knowledge, skills, and dispositions. Renewal requires the completion of 125 continuing professional development units (PDUs).

Legacy Teaching License

The Legacy Teaching License is a 3-year license issued to veteran teachers to recognize their long-term employment and experience in public schools without obliging them to meet the new advanced competency requirements of the Professional Teaching License. Renewal requires the completion of 75 continuing professional development units (PDUs).

Graduate level, continuing education courses from Learners Edge can be used to meet renewal requirements and help advance your salary. Consider these examples or craft your own plan.

Select 1, 2, or 3-credit courses for both renewal and salary advancement. Choose non-credit or professional development courses for renewal requirements only.

For more information on license renewal in Oregon, visit the Oregon Department of Education website or this Guide to Continuing PDUs.

Not sure which University Partner to choose? American College of Education is our preferred partner for many reasons including its accredited status and educator-focused graduate-level programs.

We have helped many teachers from Rhode Island renew their certificates, increase their salaries, and advance their careers.

Renew Your Certificate

Initial (3-year) Certificates: Educators holding Initial certificates must complete 25 PLUs per year of employment for a total of 75 PLUs in order to progress to a Professional (5-year) certificate.

Professional (5-year) Certificates: Educators holding Professional Certificates must complete 15 PLUs per year of employment for a total of 45 PLUs in order to renew as a Professional (5-year) certificate. Since PLUs were not required until renewal year 2020, educators must complete them for school years 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2021-22 only (hence the total of 45 PLUs).

College courses can be used toward PLUs. Select 1, 2, or 3-credit courses to meet your renewal needs and work toward salary advancement. Choose professional development or non-credit courses for renewal needs only.

Advanced (7-year) Certificates: Educators who achieve an aspirational benchmark in addition to the 45 PLUs can progress to an Advanced (7-year) certificate. Evidence of aspirational benchmarks must be submitted to RIDE when renewing online on My eCert. Aspirational benchmarks include conferral of an advanced degree.

Move toward a Master’s degree with the American College of Education 3-Course Bundle (9 Credits) for just $99 a month for 12 months with optional payment plan.

For more information, visit the Rhode Island Department of Education website.

Not sure which University Partner to choose? American College of Education is our preferred partner for many reasons including its accredited status and educator-focused graduate-level programs.

We have helped many teachers from South Carolina renew their certificates, increase their salaries, and advance their careers.

Renew Your Certificate

Educators must earn a minimum of 120 renewal credits within a set time frame in order to meet renewal requirements:

Valid (non-expired) certificates must meet requirements within their current certificate's validity;
Non-valid (expired) certificates must meet all renewal requirements within the five year period prior to their formal request for renewal. Renewal credits earned over five years prior are not eligible for use in renewing the expired certificate.

Any educator who has not earned a Master's Degree must earn at least sixty of the required renewal credits (three semester hours) in graduate-level coursework to renew his or her current certificate. This requirement can be met by completing three credits through Learners Edge or through our ACE 3-course bundle.

Renewal credits can be earned by taking Learners Edge graduate level, continuing education courses.

Select 1, 2, or 3-credit courses to meet your renewal requirements and work toward salary advancement. Choose professional development or non-credit courses for renewal only.

South Dakota University Partner

Not sure which University Partner to choose? American College of Education is our preferred partner for many reasons including its accredited status and educator-focused graduate-level programs.

Need an in-state partner? Augustana University (Souix Falls, SD), holds accreditation from the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) through the HLC (Higher Learning Commission).

Renew Your Certificate

All applicants renewing a Teacher Certificate must complete an approved Suicide Awareness and Prevention training. Register for PD144: Awareness and Action for Suicide Prevention to satisfy this requirement with a letter of completion.

Professional Teaching Certificate Renewal

Complete six education-related credits that must include:
- A minimum of three transcripted credits or specialized learning experience hours; and
- The remaining three credits shall include continuing education contact hours or transcripted credits.

Advanced Teaching Certificate Renewal

Complete six education-related transcripted credits, specialized learning experience hours, or continuing education contact hours.

To earn six education-related credits, register for two 3-credit courses at Learners Edge. See examples below.

We have helped thousands of teachers, many from Tennessee, renew their licenses, increase their salaries, and advance their careers.

Advance or Renew Your License

Practitioner License

To advance from a practitioner license to a professional license, teachers must:

complete an approved educator preparation program
submit passing scores on required content and literacy assessments;
have three years of experience; and
have a recommendation from the director of schools or documentation of 30 professional development points (PDPs).
- We recommend Cultivate: A Program for New Teachers to earn 45 professional development points.

Professional License

To renew a professional license, an educator must:

Submit 60 professional development points (PDPs).
- PDPs must be accrued during the validity period of the license.

To earn PDPs, an educator must take part in an activity to improve his or her effectiveness, such as:

Developing content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge or pedagogical content knowledge; or
Enhancing educator effectiveness (e.g., world language courses for those working with students for whom English is a second language or coursework that supports understanding and use of data)

You can earn your 60 professional development points with Learners Edge offerings in a number of ways. See examples below.

Select 1, 2, or 3-credit courses to meet renewal requirements and work toward salary advancement. Choose non-credit or professional development courses to meet renewal requirements only.

For more information, visit the Tennessee Department of Education website.

Not sure which University Partner to choose? American College of Education is our preferred partner for many reasons including its accredited status and educator-focused graduate-level programs.

We have helped thousands of teachers, many from Texas, renew their certificates, increase their salaries, and advance their careers.

Renew Your Certificate

Learners Edge is an approved Continuing Professional Education (CPE) provider in Texas and is listed on the Texas Education Association (TEA) website under the provider name: Learners Edge.

Standard Certificate Renewal

The Standard Certificate is renewable every five years. Educators must complete 150 CPE Hours for renewal. If you hold an administrative and/or student services certificate you must complete 200 CPE hours. No more than 200 CPE hours are required, even if you hold multiple certificates, such as: classroom, administrative and student services certificates.

You can meet your renewal requirements through our Professional Development offerings, graduate level, continuing education courses, or non-credit courses.

Are you looking for CPE hours? Learners Edge recommends:

The Lone Star Bundle: CPE Hours for Texas Teaching Recertification (37.5 CPE hours)
PD 144: Awareness and Action for Suicide Prevention (2.5 CPE hours)
Three non-credit courses of your choice! (45 hours each)

Want to gain credits toward a master's or doctoral degree to advance your career while you meet renewal requirements? Consider our Texas Two-Step Package which begins with our American College of Education (ACE) 3-Course Bundle.

This package is priced at $1188 allowing you to complete credits to be used toward a master's or doctoral degree with our partner, ACE.

To make this Two-Step even better, purchasing the 3-Course Bundle unlocks two free courses so you can meet your topical requirements - PD101-21 - The Lone Star Bundle: CPE Hours for Texas Teaching Recertification AND PD144: Awareness and Action for Suicide Prevention.

If you only need to meet a few select renewal requirements, choose from our non-credit, credit-based, or professional development courses.

For more information, visit the Texas Department of Education website.

Not sure which University Partner to choose? American College of Education is our preferred partner for many reasons including its accredited status and educator-focused graduate-level programs.

We have helped thousands of teachers, many from Virginia, renew their licenses, increase their salaries, and advance their careers.

Renew Your License

Individuals who hold a five-year renewable license must complete 180 points for renewal, as well as the statutory requirements for renewal. [For example, individuals whose five-year renewable licenses expire in 2019 must present 180 points for renewal, as well as documentation of meeting the statutory requirements. Such individuals will then receive a ten-year renewable license.]

Five-year renewable licenses will no longer be issued. Individuals renewing ten-year licenses will be required to complete 270 professional development points for renewal. All statutory renewal requirements also are required.

Credit from a regionally accredited university is one way to complete your renewal requirements. Each semester credit hour is worth 30 professional development points and must be recorded on an official college or university transcript.

Meet your renewal requirements AND work toward salary advancement by registering for two 3-credit courses at Learners Edge. See examples below.

Select 1, 2, or 3-credit courses for your renewal AND salary advancement needs.

Choose non-credit or professional development courses to meet renewal requirements only.

For more information on renewal, visit the Virginia Department of Education website.

Not sure which University Partner to choose? American College of Education is our preferred partner for many reasons including its accredited status and educator-focused graduate-level programs.

We have helped many teachers from Washington renew their certificates, increase their salaries, and advance their careers.

Renew Your Certificate

To renew a Residency Teacher Certificate, complete 100 clock hours, equivalent college credits, a Professional Growth Plan (PGP), or a combination of any of the three options in the five years prior to the application date for renewal.

To renew a Professional Certificate, complete 100 clock hours, equivalent college credits, or a Professional Growth Plan (PGP) from the date of issuance through the expiration date of the current certificate.

To earn your required clock hours and move toward salary advancement, take two 3-credit and one 1-credit graduate-level, continuing education course. See examples below.

Select 1, 2, or 3-credit courses to meet renewal AND salary advancement needs.

Choose non-credit or professional development courses to meet renewal requirements only.

To review the application types and find the application that's right for you based on your current status, visit the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Not sure which University Partner to choose? American College of Education is our preferred partner for many reasons including its accredited status and educator-focused graduate-level programs.

We have helped thousands of teachers, many from West Virginia, renew their certificates, increase their salaries, and advance their careers.

Renew Your Certificate

In West Virginia, teachers applying for renewal must complete six semester hours of coursework to demonstrate professional improvement (unless they hold a minimum of an MA+30 salary classification based on the awarding of a Master’s Degree or are sixty years of age.)

This requirement can be met in the following ways:

Complete six semester hours of coursework toward a master's degree in a program related to public school.
Complete six semester hours of coursework related to the improvement of instructions and to your current endorsement area. See examples below.

Select 1, 2, or 3-credit graduate-level, continuing education courses to meet your renewal requirements and work toward salary advancement.

License Conversion
To convert your three-year license to a five-year Professional Teacher license, you must also complete Form 4, as well as additional requirements. Converting a license requires three-year license holders to successfully complete a beginning educator internship, complete six semester hours of coursework, and complete two years of teaching, one of which is in West Virginia.

For more information, visit the West Virginia Department of Education website.

Not sure which University Partner to choose? American College of Education is our preferred partner for many reasons including its accredited status and educator-focused graduate-level programs.

Advance Your Salary

One of the best ways to advance your salary is by obtaining your Master’s degree. Not sure where to look? Check out our preferred, affordable, 100% online Master’s program.

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Already have your Master’s degree? Our educators 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. The process is simple:

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Not sure which University Partner to choose? American College of Education is our preferred partner for many reasons including their affordable pricing, accredited status, and education-focused graduate-level programs.

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Educator Wellness

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Example 1: Non-Credit Technology Focus  

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Course Recommendations - 3 credit courses: 

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Example 3: Your Choose Two 

Example 1: Equity Focus 

Example 2: Differentiation Focus 

Example 1: Equity Focus 

Example 2: Differentiation Focus 