State Requirements

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Select your state to find out more about specific requirements and how we count in your area.

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While we have students from all 50 states, each school, district, and state has its own set of rules about salary schedules, licensure and re-certification, so please seek approval prior to registering for a course to verify acceptance.

We educate many Alabama teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of educators across the country earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

Alabama educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice.

Renew Your License

Educators can renew their licenses in one of five ways:

3 years of experience plus 50 clock hours of professional development approved by district
3 years of experience plus a 3-credit course
3-credit course plus 40 clock hours of professional development approved by district
6 semester hours of college credit
100 clock hours of professional development approved by district

Please note that if you earn credit at a non-Alabama regionally accredited senior institution, you must submit supplement RCR to verify that the coursework is part of a state-approved P-12 educator program. You can find the supplement RCR form at www.alsde.edu/EdCert (click Certificate Renewal > Professional Educator).

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

To obtain required hours, Alabama educators should:

Select the Continuing Education credit type for any of our courses and choose the Clock/Contact hours option provided by the University of West Alabama. UWA is accredited by CAEP and regionally accredited by the SACSCOC.

View Alabama Courses

We educate many Alaska teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of Alaska educators earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

Alaska educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice.

Renew Your License

Six renewal credits are required to renew or reinstate a regular five-year certificate. Each of the following equals one renewal credit:

One semester hour of credit earned from a regionally or nationally accredited university or college
One and a half quarter hours of credit earned from a regionally or nationally accredited university or college
15 hours of pre-approved non-academic credit
15 hours of continuing education units from an approved provider

Renewal credits must be:

Related to your employment at the time of renewal (if that employment requires a certificate issued by the Alaska Department of Education),
Related to at least one of your endorsement areas, or
A required element of a program that will lead to an endorsement that you are actively pursuing.

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

To obtain required hours, Alaska educators should:

Choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and gain the semester hours of credit.

Each (1) graduate credit = 1 semester hour.

View Alaska Courses

We educate many Arizona teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of Arizona educators earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

Arizona educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice.

Renew Your License

Renewable certificates may be renewed with proof of 15 clock hours of professional development activities for each year of the certificate term. One semester hour of college coursework is equivalent to 15 clock hours of professional development activities. You may complete the clock hours or semester hours in various increments per year.

You should submit official transcripts with your renewal form to verify completion of your professional development through an accredited university.

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

To obtain required hours, Arizona educators should:

Choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and gain the semester hours of credit.

Each (1) graduate credit = 1 semester hour = 15 clock hours.

View Arizona Courses

We educate many Arkansas teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of educators across the country earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

Arkansas educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice.

Renew Your License

Standard licensed teachers are required to maintain a minimum of 36 professional development hours per school year.

Advancement Courses is approved by the Arkansas Department of Education Office of Professional Development to offer professional development credit through PDSAM. The following courses have been approved for professional development hours or graduate credit.

PDSAM Approved Courses

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

To obtain the required hours, Arkansas educators should:

Choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and gain the semester hours of credit.

Each (1) graduate credit = 5 professional development hours.

View Arkansas Courses

We educate many California teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of California educators earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

California educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice.

If you prefer an option from within the state, we suggest selecting CAEP-accredited Loyola Marymount University (located in Los Angeles, CA and regionally accredited by the WASC).

Renew Your License

Renewal requirements are specific requirements associated with an educator's Preliminary or Level I credential that outline required extended preparation and professional development needed to upgrade to the Clear or Level II credential. The requirements are determined based on the educator's preparation pathway and documentation submitted with the initial application for certification. Requirements are designed to prepare educators to meet the academic learning or service needs of all P-12 students and must be completed prior to applying for the Clear or Level II credential.

You can now find our courses listed on the California Department of Education's Professional Learning Opportunities web page.

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

To obtain the required hours, California educators should:

Choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and gain the semester hours of credit.

If you prefer an option from within the state, we suggest selecting CAEP-accredited Loyola Marymount University (located in Los Angeles, CA and regionally accredited by the WASC).

Each (1) graduate credit = 1 semester hour.

To learn new skills or approaches in the classroom, select the Continuing Education option for any of our courses as a learning activity intended to increase your effectiveness as an educator.

View California Courses

We educate many Colorado teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of Colorado educators earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

Colorado educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice.

Renew Your License

Professional teacher license renewal: Obtain proof of completion of 6 semester hours or 90 clock hours of renewal credit. Note that:

1 semester hour equals 15 clock hours
Your credits must not be more than 5 years old.

English Learner Professional Development Requirement

Educators must demonstrate completion of training or professional development activities equivalent to 45 clock/contact hours or three semester hours in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Education.

Advancement Courses is a CDE-approved English Learner Professional Development provider. The following five courses will fill your English learner PD requirement. You may take each course for clock hours or graduate credits.

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

To obtain required hours, Colorado educators should:

Choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and gain the semester hours of credit.

Each (1) graduate credit = 1 semester hour = 15 clock hours.

View Colorado Courses

We educate many Connecticut teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of Connecticut educators across the country earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

Connecticut educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice.

Renew Your License

CEUs are no longer required to renew a Professional Educator Certificate.

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

To learn new skills or approaches in the classroom, Connecticut educators can select the Continuing Education option as a learning activity intended to increase your effectiveness as an educator.

View Connecticut Courses

We educate many Delaware teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of educators across the country earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

Delaware educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice.

Renew Your License

To renew a Continuing License, an educator must meet the following requirements:

Complete the approved mentoring program, if required.
Fulfill the 90-clock-hour professional development requirement.
At least one half of the required hours (45 hours every 5 years) shall be in activities relating to the educator’s work with students or staff.
Clock hours must have taken place during the term of the Continuing License and must be approved by the educator’s employing authority.

Clock hours for college or university courses shall use the following equivalencies:

1 semester hour equals 15 clock hours
1 CEU equals 10 clock hours

Clock hours shall comply with requirements detailed in 14 DE Admin. Code 1511 Issuance and Renewal of Continuing License.

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

To obtain required hours, Delaware educators should:

Choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and gain the semester hours of credit.

Each (1) graduate credit = 1 semester hour = 15 clock hours.

View Delaware Courses

We educate many Florida teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Earn Your Professional Certificate

Do you already have a temporary certificate in Florida and are looking to advance to a professional certificate? Advancement Courses has approved courses for all six categories of the professional preparation coursework requirements. Click here for more information.

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of educators across the country earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

Florida educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice.

Renew Your License

Requirements for Renewal Applications Received on or After July 1, 2014:

To renew your certificate, you must earn six (6) semester hours of college credit, including at least one (1) semester hour in teaching students with disabilities (SWD).

College-level credits used for certificate renewal must be awarded by an accredited or approved institution or the American Council on Education (ACE), and must be reflected on an official transcript.

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

To obtain the required hours, Florida educators should:

Choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and gain the semester hours of credit.

Each (1) graduate credit = 1 semester hour.

View Florida Courses

We educate many Georgia teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of educators across the country earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

Georgia educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice.

Renew Your License

Complete any combination of:

6 semester hours of college coursework;
10 Georgia Professional Learning Units (PLUs);
10 Continuing Education Units (CEUs); or
100 clock hours of Bright from the Start (BFTS)-approved training.

College coursework must be earned at an institution that meets the accreditation standards outlined in GaPSC Rule 505-2-.31: GaPSC-ACCEPTED ACCREDITATION; VALIDATION OF NON-ACCREDITED DEGREES. Final course grades must be “B” or higher. Developmental studies courses and coursework that is audited and/or exempted without credit shall not be accepted.

If you want to take courses for a certificate upgrade, make sure to verify your choice of university partner and degree through the Certificate Upgrade Advisor. You may upgrade your certificate level by completing a degree program that matches one of your existing fields of certification, or by completing a degree program that prepares you for certification in a new field.

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

To obtain the required hours, Georgia educators should:

Choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and gain the semester hours of credit.

Each (1) graduate credit = 1 semester hour.

View Georgia Courses

Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of educators across the country earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

Hawaii educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice.

Renew Your License

Continuing education requirements are not tied to license renewal.

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

To learn new skills or approaches in the classroom, Hawaii educators can select the Continuing Education option for any of our courses as a learning activity intended to increase your effectiveness as an educator.

View Hawaii Courses

We educate many Idaho teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of Idaho educators earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

Idaho educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice.

Renew Your License

Teacher certificates need to be renewed every five years by taking six professional development credits.

Credits taken for recertification must be educationally related to the individualized professional learning plan (IPLP) or related to the professional practice of the applicant:

Credits must be specifically tied to content areas and/or an area of any other endorsement; or
Credits must be specific to pedagogical best practices or for administrative/teacher leadership; or
Credits must be tied to a specific area of need designated by district administration.
Credits must be taken during the validity period of the certificate.

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

To obtain the required hours, Idaho educators should:

Choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and gain the semester hours of credit.

Each (1) graduate credit = 15 semester contact hours.

View Idaho Courses

Pre-approved
Courses pre-approved by state Board of Education or school district

Through our exclusive partnership with Greenville University, an Illinois State Board of Education pre-approved provider, we educate many Illinois teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

Although you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of Illinois educators earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

Illinois educators should choose Greenville University when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from that university. Greenville is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) and regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

Renew Your License

Teachers, career and technical education teachers, and school support personnel renewing in 2019 and beyond need to complete 120 hours of professional development per five-year renewal cycle. Administrators renewing in 2016 and beyond must complete 100 hours of professional development per five-year renewal cycle.

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

To obtain the required hours, Illinois educators should:

Choose Greenville University when selecting a course. Greenville is an Illinois State Board of Education pre-approved provider of professional development credit.

Each (1) graduate credit = 15 PD credits/hours.

Educators who are interested in professional development credits only (rather than graduate credits) can also access Advancement Courses through our partner Kane ROE. Register here.

View Illinois Courses

Pre-approved
Courses pre-approved by state Board of Education or school district

We educate many Indiana teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of educators across the country earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

Indiana educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice. If you prefer, regional options include Andrews University, Concordia University, St. Paul and Greenville University.

Renew Your License

Approved renewal coursework may include education courses and/or courses taken in one or more areas on the teaching license. Courses used for license renewal must be from a regionally accredited institution and must have been earned after the issue date of the license you are trying to renew. The licensing advisor at an Indiana institution can advise you about approved renewal courses at that institution. Renewal courses earned out of state do not need to be pre-approved as long as you earn the coursework in professional education or in one or more of the licensing areas. Renewal coursework may be either at graduate or the undergraduate level. However, if you hold an administrative license or a school services personnel license, graduate coursework is strongly encouraged.

Initial Practitioner or 2-year license

The Initial Practitioner license can be renewed twice. Before a third renewal, instructional license holders must submit a 90-point PGP or take a test. School service or administrators can only use the PGP option to start the cycle over again.

Proficient Practitioner or 5-year license

This license is renewable with 6 hours of coursework, a 90-point PGP or National Board Certification.

Accomplished Practitioner or 10-year license

Once you have established a 10-year license, it will renew automatically for another 10-year term. It can be renewed with coursework, a 90-point PGP or National Board Certification.

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

To obtain required hours, Indiana educators should:

Select the Continuing Education credit type for any of our courses and choose the PGP option. Advancement Courses is pre-approved by the IDEO to provide Professional Growth Points (PGPs).

View Indiana Courses

We educate many Iowa teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of Iowa educators earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

Iowa educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice. If you prefer, regional options include Andrews University, Augustana University, Concordia University, St. Paul and Greenville University.

Renew Your License

Six graduate credits are required to renew the Standard License. Credits must be completed during the term of the standard license (after issue date and before expiration date, or no more than five years old if the license is expired). Credits earned during the term of the initial license will not be accepted. CEU CREDITS OR CLOCK HOURS ARE NOT ACCEPTED. In addition to the six credits, you must also submit a certificate verifying the completion of the child and dependent adult abuse mandatory reporter training. Points toward two credits may be earned through the supervision of student teachers and practicum students. You may earn one credit (limit of one per renewal cycle) by successfully completing an individualized professional development plan.

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

To obtain the required hours, Iowa educators should:

Choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and gain the graduate semester hours of credit. If you prefer, regional options include Andrews University, Augustana University, Concordia University, St. Paul and Greenville University.

View Iowa Courses

We educate many Kansas teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of educators across the country earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

Kansas educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice. If you prefer, regional options include Andrews University, Concordia University, St. Paul and Greenville University.

Renew Your License

If the applicant holds a graduate degree:

Earn 120 professional development points awarded by a Kansas local professional development council under an approved individual development plan.

If the applicant does not hold a graduate degree:

Earn 160 professional development points awarded by a Kansas local professional development council under an approved individual development plan, including at least 80 points for college credit.

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

To obtain the required hours, Kansas educators should:

Choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and gain semester hours of credit.

Each (1) graduate credit = 20 professional development points.

View Kansas Courses

We educate many Kentucky teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of educators across the country earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

Kentucky educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice.

Renew Your License

If your Statement of Eligibility has expired and you have not completed one year of teaching, one option you have for renewal is to take six semester graduate hours. This option is only available to you ONCE for renewal of the statement.

If you want to renew a certificate but are not currently teaching, you may take six semester hours of graduate credit and provide the state with an official transcript.

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

To obtain the required hours, Kentucky educators should:

Choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and gain the semester hours of credit.

Each (1) graduate credit = 1 semester hour.

View Kentucky Courses

We educate many Louisiana teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of educators across the country earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

To add Plus 30 Graduate Hours to a certificate, you should include official transcripts showing graduate credit earned from a regionally accredited university. Graduate credit used toward Plus 30 must be in addition to the graduate credit used in the master’s program. The coursework can be taken prior to, during or after the master’s degree is awarded, provided it is not used in the master’s program.

Louisiana educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice.

Renew Your License

Louisiana teachers who need to renew a lapsed certificate must provide evidence of earning six semester hours of coursework at a regionally accredited college or university. The coursework must meet the following requirements:

Teachers with multiple certification areas may complete coursework specific to any of their certification areas.
Coursework must be reflected on an official transcript from a regionally accredited institution.
Coursework must be gained within the five-year period immediately preceding reinstatement of the certificate.
Coursework cannot be a repeat of prior coursework shown on a transcript, unless the student failed or earned a “D” in the course.
All final approval of coursework is made by the Division of Certification, Preparation, & Recruitment.
A lapsed certificate may be reactivated for a period of one year, during which time the holder of the certificate is required to complete six semester credit hours of coursework.

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

To obtain the required hours, Louisiana educators should:

Choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and gain the semester hours of credit.

Each (1) graduate credit = 1 semester hour.

View Louisiana Courses

We educate many Maine teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of educators across the country earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

Maine educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice.

Renew Your License

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 of approved study or 90 contact hours. If you are not employed by a School Administrative Unit (SAU), you must provide documentation of the successful completion of six (6) semester hours 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 credits of approved study taken within the last five years.

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

To obtain the required hours, Maine educators should:

Choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and gain the semester hours of credit.

Each (1) graduate credit = 1 semester hour.

View Maine Courses

We educate many Maryland teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of Maryland educators earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

Maryland educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice.

Renew Your License

If you’re currently employed by (a) a Maryland local school system, (b) a nonpublic school providing services to special education students, or (c) a state institution, then you should contact your employer directly about how to renew your certificate.

If you’re not currently employed by one of the above institutions, you will submit a renewal application on The Educator Application and Certification Hub (TEACH).

As part of your application, you will need to show that you’ve earned six semester hours of credit that meets all of the following criteria (from the MSDE website):

Earned or taught at a regionally accredited college/university, or through Maryland-approved Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits
Related to a PK–12 public school assignment
Earned within 5 years immediately preceding the date the certificate is issued
Earned in required reading coursework if not already completed (teaching areas only)

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

To obtain the required hours, Maryland educators should:

Choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and gain the semester hours of credit.

Each (1) graduate credit = 1 semester hour.

View Maryland Courses

We educate many Massachusetts teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of Massachusetts educators earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

Massachusetts educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice.

Renew Your License

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

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)
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
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.

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.

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

Massachusetts DESE Registered PD Provider: Comprehensive Health

Advancement Courses is a Massachusetts DESE registered PD provider (#F2021007) for PDPs in the Comprehensive Health category. This means all courses on our site with the credit option “CE - PDPs (MA only)” are preapproved by the MA DESE to help fulfill your license renewal requirements. Click here for more information and a full list of courses.

Visit the MA department of education’s PD FAQ page for more details.

To obtain the required hours, Massachusetts educators should:

Choose the Continuing Education option for any of our courses pre-approved for the Comprehensive Health requirement by selecting the “PDPs (MA only)” option.

Choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited partners when selecting a course.

Each (1) graduate credit = 22.5 PDPs.
Each (1) CEU = 10 PDPs.
Each (1) Clock hour = 1 PDP.

View Massachusetts Courses

We educate many Michigan teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of Michigan educators earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

Michigan educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice.

If you prefer an option from within the state, we suggest selecting Andrews University, located in Berrien Springs, MI, and designated by the Michigan Dept. of Education as one of the highest-performing teacher educations programs in the state for over a decade while earning an Exemplary ranking seven years in a row.

Renew Your License

The Standard Teaching Certificate is a five-year teaching certificate with unlimited renewals. Each renewal adds five years to the certificate’s validity. A renewal can be requested any time after January 1 of the expiration year.

Requirements (one of the following):

6 semester credit hours appropriate to the content and grade level of the certificate and endorsement from a regionally accredited college or university; or
6 semester hours in a planned course of study from a regionally accredited college or university; or
150 Michigan State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECHs) appropriate to the content and grade level of the certificate and endorsement; or
150 hours of Michigan District-Provided Professional Development (DPPD) appropriate to the content and grade level of the certificate and endorsement; or
Any combination of the above.

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

Michigan State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECHs)

Advancement Courses has partnered with Andrews University to provide SCECHs in specific areas. The following courses are approved:

When registering for your course, make sure to choose CE - 45 SCECHs (MI only) under Partner/Credit Options.

For questions about your specific program, reach out to your local SCECH coordinator. You can find general information about SCECHs on the Michigan Department of Education website or by contacting SCECH@Michigan.gov.

To obtain the required hours, Michigan educators should:

Choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and gain the semester hours of credit. If you prefer an option from within the state, we suggest selecting Andrews University.

Each (1) graduate credit = 1 semester hour = 25 professional learning hours.

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We educate many Minnesota teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of Minnesota educators earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

Minnesota educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice. If you prefer an option from within the state, we suggest selecting Concordia University, St. Paul, located in St. Paul, MN.

Renew Your License

Minnesota teachers with a professional license must successfully complete at least 125 clock hours of professional development that have been locally approved through each school’s continuing education committee every five years to renew the license.

Clock hours must be earned in two or more of the categories in items A to I:

Relevant coursework completed at accredited colleges and universities
Educational workshops, conferences, institutes, seminars or lectures in areas appropriate to licenses held
Staff development activities, in-service meetings and courses
Site, district, regional, state, national or international curriculum development
Engagement in formal peer coaching or mentorship relationships with colleagues
Professional service
Leadership experiences
Opportunities to enhance knowledge and understanding of diverse educational settings
Pre-approved travel or work experience

To meet requirements to renew licenses, clock hours must address the following standards. We have also included suggestions of applicable courses from our catalog:

Positive Behavioral Intervention Strategies (PBIS)

Minnesota Statutes Section 122A.09, Section 122A.627

Accommodating and Modifying Your Curriculum and Instruction

Minnesota Statutes Section 122A.09, Section 125A.55

Key Warning Signs of Early Onset Mental Illness in Children and Adolescents (including at least one hour of Suicide Prevention)

Minnesota Statutes Section 122A.09

To obtain the required hours, Minnesota educators should:

Choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and gain the semester hours of credit. If you prefer a regional option, select Concordia University, St. Paul.

Each (1) graduate credit = 24 clock hours.

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We educate many Mississippi teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of educators across the country earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

Mississippi educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice.

Renew Your License

Teachers with standard certification in Mississippi hold a five-year renewable certificate. These licenses must be renewed every five years and meet the following requirements:

Class A:
- Ten (10) continuing education units (CEUs) in content or job/skill-related area; or
- Three (3) semester hours in content or job/skill-related area AND five (5) continuing education units (CEUs) in content or job/skill-related area; or
- Six (6) semester hours in content or job/skill-related area; or
- Completion of the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards process
Class AA, AAA or AAAA:
- Three (3) semester hours in content or job/skill-related area; or
- Five (5) continuing education units (CEUs) in content or job/skill-related area; or
- Completion of the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards process
Standard Career Administrator:
- Seventy (70) School Executive Management Institute (SEMI) credits; or
- Six (6) hours of coursework; or
- Thirty-five (35) SEMI credits AND three (3) hours of coursework; or
- Completion of a specialist or doctoral degree in educational administration/leadership

An expired five-year standard license may be reinstated with one of the following options:

Six (6) hours of college coursework
Valid out-of-state license
Documentation from PERS for retired educators
CEUs

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

To obtain required hours, Mississippi educators should:

Select the Continuing Education credit type for any of our courses and choose the CEU option provided by the University of West Alabama. UWA is accredited by CAEP and regionally accredited by the SACSCOC.

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We educate many Missouri teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of Missouri educators earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

Missouri educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice. If you prefer a regional option, please choose Augustana University.

Renew Your License

Depending on the number of years teaching and area of classification, Missouri educators must complete between 30 and 120 PD contact hours over four years (during initial certification years 1–4) or between 15 and 30 hours annually until exempt (during career certification years 5–99). Thirty (30) contact hours are required for an Initial Professional Certificate (IPC) upgrade and 90 hours for an Initial Career Education Certificate (ICEC) upgrade.

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

To obtain the required hours, Missouri educators should:

Choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and gain the semester hours of credit. If you prefer a regional option, please choose Augustana University.

Each (1) graduate credit = 15 PD contact hours.

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Courses pre-approved by state Board of Education or school district

In combination with our partnership with the Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI), we educate many Montana teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of Montana educators earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

Montana educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice. If you prefer a regional option, please choose Augustana University.

Renew Your License

Montana teachers must earn Office of Public Instruction (OPI) renewal units for updating license class. In most cases, 60 OPI renewal units or any combination of OPI renewal units and semester or quarter college credits are required to move classes. However, we suggest checking your current class and the requirements needed to shift classes.

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

To obtain the required hours, Montana educators should:

Each (1) graduate credit = 15 OPI renewal units.

Select the Continuing Education option for any of our courses and choose the OPI renewal units option. Advancement Courses is a pre-approved provider of Montana OPI renewal units.

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We educate many Nebraska teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of educators across the country earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

Nebraska educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice. If you prefer, regional options include Andrews University, Augustana University, Concordia University, St. Paul and Greenville University.

Renew Your License

Nebraska teachers must have recent teaching experience or college credit hours for renewal of the 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
Complete six (6) graduate semester hours in education or your content area, within the immediate past five (5) years while holding or qualifying to hold a teaching certificate that has not expired or has been expired for less than five (5) years; or
If your teaching certificate has been expired for 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 (100) or more clock hours of contact with students in the classroom setting, fifty percent (50%) of which shall consist of performing instructional duties under the supervision of a cooperating teacher
- A course or courses that address current issues in education, including but not limited to special education, gifted education, reading and writing in the content area, and school law
- Remaining coursework that is directly related to the applicant’s area of endorsement on his or her expired certificate

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

To obtain the required units, Nebraska educators should:

Choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and gain the semester hours of credit. If you prefer, regional options include Andrews University, Augustana University, Concordia University, St. Paul and Greenville University.

Each (1) graduate credit = 1 semester hour.

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Pre-approved
Courses pre-approved by State of Nevada Department of Education

As a Nevada Department of Education Approved Online Provider, we educate many Nevada teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of educators across the country earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

Nevada educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice.

Renew Your License

Nevada educators must complete 15 hours of professional development each calendar year (January 1 - December 31). For licenses issued after July 1, 2019, educators have several options for earning their hours, including taking courses from an approved provider such as Advancement Courses.

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

To obtain required hours, Nevada educators should:

Choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and gain the semester hours of credit.

Each (1) graduate credit = 15 hours of professional development.

Select the Continuing Education credit type for any of our courses and then choose the PD hours (NV only) option.

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We educate many New Hampshire teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped many New Hampshire educators earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

New Hampshire educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice.

Renew Your License

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.

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.

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

To obtain the required hours, New Hampshire educators should:

Choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and gain the semester hours of credit.

Each (1) graduate credit = 15 PD/clock hours.

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We educate many New Jersey teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of New Jersey educators earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

New Jersey educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice.

Renew Your License

New Jersey teachers must complete at least 20 hours of professional development each school year (replacing the previous requirement of 100 hours over five years) as a part of an individual Professional Development Plan (PDP). The move to a yearly hourly requirement ensures that PDPs are revisited each year and are aligned with the teacher’s evaluation results as well as any learning related to school, team or district priorities.

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

To obtain the required hours, New Jersey educators should:

Choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course that supports your PDP and gain the semester hours of credit.

Each (1) graduate credit = 15 PD/clock hours.

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We educate many New Mexico teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of educators across the country earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

New Mexico educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice.

Renew Your License

All first-year New Mexico educators will be issued a Level I Provisional Teacher License, which is a five-year non-renewable license. A Level I teacher must advance to Level II by completing a dossier or a summative evaluation application through the school district. A Level I teacher may advance to Level II after the third year of experience, but must advance to Level II by the end of the fifth year of experience at Level I.

For Level I, II or III license renewal, New Mexico teachers must complete an application for New Mexico Continuing Licensure and obtain a superintendent’s recommendation for continuing licensure (which must be on school district letterhead).

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

To learn new skills or approaches in the classroom, New Mexico educators can select the Continuing Education option for any of our courses as a learning activity intended to increase your effectiveness as an educator.

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Pre-approved
Courses pre-approved by state Board of Education or school district

In combination with our partnership with the NYSED (CTLE), we support thousands of New York State teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

If you are an NYC teacher, please see "New York - NYC" instead.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of New York State educators earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

New York State educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice.

Renew Your License

New York State teachers who hold professional classroom teaching certificates, educational leadership certificates and level III teaching assistant certificates must complete 100 clock hours of acceptable Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) during their registration period.

Acceptable CTLE shall be study in pedagogy or in the content area of any certificate title held by the individual and include any required study in language acquisition addressing the needs of English language learners.

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

To obtain the required hours, New York educators should:

Choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and gain the semester hours of credit.

Each (1) graduate credit = 15 CTLE clock hours.

Select the Continuing Education credit type for any of our courses and choose the CTLE hours option. Advancement Courses is a pre-approved sponsor of CTLE clock hours (ID #23448).

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Pre-approved
Courses pre-approved by state Board of Education or school district

Through our partnership with the ASPDP/NYCDOE, we support thousands of New York City teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you dozens of P/A+-credit courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

If you teach in New York State but not NYC, please see "New York - State" instead.

How We Can Help

Advancement Courses is a pre-approved provider of P/A+-credit courses that can be applied to the BA+30, BA+60, MA+30 and other professional development or CTLE requirements.

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

Choose any of our New York City P/A+-credit courses during semester registration periods.

Participants must also register and pay an ASPDP fee directly by visiting the ASPDP site to complete the registration. There, participants can either create an account or log on to their existing ASPDP account, and then choose the “Enroll & Pay for Courses” link. Any participant who does not complete this enrollment process on the ASPDP website by the registration close date will not be eligible for P-credits. Please email ASPDP at ASPDP@schools.nyc.gov if you need more information.

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We educate many North Carolina teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Renew Your License

The North Carolina Professional Educator's Continuing License must be renewed every five years. (The 3-year Professional Educator's Initial License is non-renewable). The renewal process ensures that professional educators licensed as school personnel continually update their professional knowledge and technical competency. Each professional educator's license holder is responsible for knowing and satisfying their license renewal requirements. The window of time for annual renewal is April 15th through June 30th of the year that a license expires.

For a professional educator's license to remain current (or to renew an expired license), 8 units of renewal credit must be earned.

Credits required for licenses expiring on or after: June 30, 2019:

Grades K-5
- 3 Subject Area
- 3 Literacy
- 2 Digital Learning Competencies
Grades 6-12
- 3 Subject Area
- 2 Digital Learning Competencies
- 3 General
Student Services Personnel
- 3 Professional Discipline Area
- 2 Digital Learning Competencies
- 3 General
Administrators
- 3 Executive's Role
- 2 Digital Learning Competencies
- 3 General

For more information, visit the North Carolina Department of Education website.

To obtain the required hours, North Carolina educators should:

Choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and gain the semester hours of credit.

Each (1) graduate credit = 15 contact hours or 1.5 units of renewal credit.

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We educate many North Dakota teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of educators across the country earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

North Dakota educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice. If you prefer, regional options include Andrews University, Augustana University, Concordia University, St. Paul and Greenville University.

Renew Your License

For educators who currently hold a five-year license, the relicensing requirement is six semester hours of college coursework. Courses are required to relate to education and/or the area of licensure.

For more information, visit the North Dakota Department of Education website.

To obtain the required hours, North Dakota educators should:

Each (1) graduate credit = 1 semester hour.

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We educate many Ohio teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of Ohio educators earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

Ohio educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice. If you prefer, regional options include Andrews University, Concordia University, St. Paul and Greenville University.

Renew Your License

Educators currently employed in an Ohio public school or district, chartered non-public school or community school are responsible for the design of an Individual Professional Development Plan, subject to the approval of the Local Professional Development Committee (LPDC). The plan 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 and/or the area of licensure; or
18 continuing education units (CEUs) (180 contact hours); or
Other equivalent activities related to classroom teaching and/or the area of licensure as approved by the LPDC of the employing school, district or agency since the issuance of the license to be renewed.

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

To obtain required hours, Ohio educators can either:

Choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and gain the semester hours of credit.

Each (1) graduate credit = 3 CEUs.

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We educate many Oklahoma teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Alternative Placement Program Professional Education

Do you have an initial alternative certificate and are working toward your alternative standard certificate? Advancement Courses offers college credit courses in both required categories of professional education for the Alternative Placement Program. Click here for more information.

Renew Your License

Oklahoma educators can submit an application for renewal of their Standard Certificate (valid for five years) online here or by mail to the department of education.

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

To learn new skills or approaches in the classroom, Oklahoma educators can select the Continuing Education option for any of our courses as a learning activity intended to increase your effectiveness as an educator.

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We educate many Oregon teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of Oregon educators earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

Oregon educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice.

Renew Your License

Each license has various requirements for renewal, which include either 125 Professional Development Units (PDUs) for the renewal of a five-year license or 75 PDUs for a three-year license. You can earn PDUs by completing college courses, attending workshops and conferences, or participating in other learning activities intended to increase your effectiveness as an educator. Most school districts verify continuing PDUs for their employees by submitting a TSPC PEER form.

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

To obtain the required hours, Oregon educators should:

Choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and gain the semester hours of credit.

Each (1) graduate credit = 30 PDUs.

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Pre-approved
Courses pre-approved by state Board of Education or school district

In combination with our partnership with the Pennsylvania Dept. of Education (Act 48), we support thousands of Pennsylvania teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of Pennsylvania educators earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

Pennsylvania educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice.

Renew Your License

Act 48 of 1999 requires all Pennsylvania educators holding Pennsylvania public school certification (including Instructional I and II, Educational Specialist I and II, Administrative, Supervisory, Letters of Eligibility and all vocational certificates) to participate in ongoing professional education every five years to maintain their certificates in active status.

To maintain active certification status, every five years educators must earn:

6 credits of collegiate study; or
6 credits of PDE-approved continuing professional education courses; or
180 hours of continuing professional education programs, activities or learning experiences through a PDE-approved provider; or
Any combination of the above.

All credits and hours must be related to an educator’s certificate type or area of assignment.

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

To obtain the required hours, Pennsylvania educators should:

Choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and gain the semester hours of credit.

Each (1) graduate credit = 30 Act 48 continuing education hours.

Select the Continuing Education option for any of our courses and choose the Act 48 hours option. Advancement Courses is a pre-approved provider of Act 48 requirements (AUN 300000189).

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We educate many Rhode Island teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped many Rhode Island educators earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

Rhode Island educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice.

Renew Your License

Effective January 1, 2012, renewal decisions for all educators’ certifications issued after January 1, 2012, are based on performance. An educator’s performance is determined by the Final Effectiveness Ratings (FER) the educator receives from local state-approved evaluation systems during his or her certification cycle.

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

To learn new skills or approaches in the classroom, Rhode Island educators can select the Continuing Education option for any of our courses as a learning activity intended to increase your effectiveness as an educator.

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We educate many South Carolina teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of educators across the country earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

South Carolina educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice.

Renew Your License

Educators must earn a minimum of 120 renewal credits during the renewal period of their certificate to meet their renewal requirements.

Valid (non-expired) certificates must meet requirements within their validity period.
Non-valid (expired) certificates must meet requirements within the five (5) year period prior to their request for renewal.

For more information, visit the South Carolina Department of Education website.

To obtain the required hours, South Carolina educators should:

Choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and gain the semester hours of credit.

Each (1) graduate credit = 20 renewal credits.

Each (1) Continuing Education Unit (CEU) = 10 renewal credits.

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We educate many South Dakota teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of educators across the country earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

South Dakota educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice. If you prefer an in-state option, please choose Augustana University.

Renew Your License

To renew a Professional Teaching Certificate, educators must complete six education-related credits with a minimum of three transcripted credits or specialized learning experience hours. The remaining three credits shall include continuing education contact hours or transcripted credits.

For more information, visit the South Dakota Department of Education website.

To obtain required hours, South Dakota educators should:

Choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and gain the semester hours of credit. If you prefer an in-state option, please choose Augustana University.

Each (1) graduate credit = 15 clock hours.

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We educate many Tennessee teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of educators across the country earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

Tennessee educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice.

Renew Your License

Educator licenses must be renewed on or before the date of expiration. To renew a professional license, an educator must earn 60 professional development points (PDPs). 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)

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

To obtain the required hours, Tennessee educators should:

Choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and gain the semester hours of credit.

Each (1) graduate credit = 10 PDPs.

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Courses pre-approved by state Board of Education or school district

We educate many Texas teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

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Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of educators across the country earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

Texas educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice.

Renew Your License

Texas educators must renew their licenses every five years. Classroom teachers must complete 150 continuing professional education (CPE) to be eligible to renew, while educators with professional certificates must complete 200 CPE hours.

What activities count for CPE?
There are many ways to earn CPE hours.

undergraduate and graduate coursework through an accredited college; one semester hour is equivalent to 15 CPE hours
- for example, a three-credit course is equal to 45 CPE hours

Who can provide CPE hours?

accredited colleges and education associations that have offered professional development in Texas for at least five years and have tax-exempt status under federal law or state associations that are affiliated with a national association with tax-exempt status

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

To obtain the required hours, Texas educators should:

Choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally-accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and gain the semester hours of credit.

Each (1) graduate credit = 15 CPE hours.

Select the Continuing Education credit type for any of our courses and choose the CPE hours option. Advancement Courses is Texas Education Agency pre-approved CPE provider (#902-341).

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We educate many Utah teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of educators earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

Utah educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice.

Renew Your License

A Level 1 license holder may earn 25 license renewal points per year of employment to a maximum of 50 points per license cycle (2 years of the 3 in the license cycle).
A Level 2 or 3 license holder may earn 35 license renewal points per year of employment to a maximum of 105 points per license cycle (3 years of the 5 or 7 in the license cycle).
Active educators must complete at least 2 hours (points) of professional development on youth suicide prevention (state law 53A-1-603).

Each semester credit hour is worth 18 renewal points and must be recorded on an official college or university transcript.

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

To obtain the required hours, Utah educators should:

Choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and gain the semester hours of credit.

Each (1) graduate credit = 1 semester credit hour = 18 renewal points.

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We educate many Vermont teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped many Vermont educators earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

Vermont educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice.

Renew Your License

License Level I

For educators renewing a three-year Level I license, each endorsement is required to have three credits (or 45 hours) of new professional learning. At least one credit (or 15 hours) of new learning must apply directly to the knowledge and performance standards of the endorsement to be renewed.

The remaining two credits need to fall within the Core Teaching and Leadership Standards for Vermont Educators.

License Level II

For educators renewing a seven-year Level II license, each endorsement is required to have nine credits (or 135 hours) of new professional learning. At least three credits (or 45 hours) of new learning must apply directly to the knowledge and performance standards of the endorsement to be renewed. The remaining six credits need to fall within the Core Teaching and Leadership Standards for Vermont Educators.

For educators renewing a five-year Level II license, each endorsement is required to have six credits or 90 hours of new professional learning. At least two credits (or 30 hours) of new learning must apply directly to the knowledge and performance standards of the endorsement to be renewed. The remaining four credits need to fall within the Core Teaching and Leadership Standards for Vermont Educators.

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

To obtain the required hours, Vermont educators should:

Choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and gain the semester hours of credit.

Each (1) graduate credit = 15 clock hours.

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We educate many Virginia teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of Virginia educators earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

Virginia educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice.

Renew Your License

Virginia educators must earn 180 professional development points every 5 years. Credit from a regionally accredited university may be applied toward these points.

Each semester credit hour is worth 30 professional development points and must be recorded on an official college or university transcript.

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

To obtain the required hours, Virginia educators should:

Choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and gain the semester hours of credit.

Each (1) graduate credit = 1 semester credit hour = 30 professional development points.

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Courses pre-approved by state Board of Education or school district

As a WA State OSPI pre-approved clock hour provider through our partnership with the University of West Alabama, we educate many Washington teachers annually. Whether it's to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

Beginning October 2021, the WA State Legislature updated clock hour requirements. Please contact your local PD Clock Hour Committee or refer to the WA OSPI page for specific requirements.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of educators across the country earn advancement on their district's salary scale.

Washington educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice.

Renew Your License

Washington educators must earn 100 clock hours or equivalent college credits or Professional Growth Plans (PGPs) OR become National Board for Professional Teacher Standards certified within five years immediately preceding the date of application for renewal.

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

To obtain the required hours, Washington educators should:

Choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and gain the semester hours of credit.

Each (1) graduate credit = 1 semester credit = 15 clock hours.

Select the Continuing Education credit type for any of our courses and choose the Clock/Contact hours (Univ. West Alabama) option. Advancement Courses is a Washington State OSPI pre-approved clock hour provider.

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We educate many Washington D.C. teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped many Washington D.C. educators earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

Washington D.C. educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice.

Renew Your License

Applicants who need to renew their school teacher, school support provider or administrator credential may do so by meeting the requirements based upon either of the following renewal options:

Option A – Renewal by Performance Evaluation Ratings
currently employed with a DC local education agency (LEA) that administers an official educator performance evaluation management system that is accepted by ApplicantsOSSE for the purposes of educator credentialing may have their credential renewed based upon satisfactory practitioner performance.

Option B – Renewal by completion of professional development activities
Applicants must submit proper documentation verifying satisfactory completion of the equivalent of 120 hours of professional development (PD) training activities completed within the four year term of the credential being renewed. The equivalent of 120 hours equals 120 actual clock hours of instruction/activity time completed; or 8 college credit hours; or a combination of both. One college credit hour equals 15 clock hours. A minimum of the equivalent 60 hours must be directly related to the content area of the credential being renewed.

The hours may be accrued by completion of college coursework or completion of training activities delivered by the employing local education agency, national education organizations, related industry organizations, and/or accredited PD provider organizations.

For more information, visit the Washington D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education website.

To obtain the required hours, Washington D.C. educators should:

Choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and gain the semester hours of credit.

Each (1) graduate credit = 15 clock hours of training.

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We educate many West Virginia teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of educators across the country earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

West Virginia educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice. If you prefer, regional options include Andrews University, Concordia University, St. Paul and Greenville University.

Renew Your License

All West Virginia licenses and certifications expire on June 30 of the last year of validity. The application for renewal must be submitted after January 1 of the year in which the license expires. To renew a professional certificate, you must complete six semester hours of appropriate college or university coursework reflecting a 3.0 GPA and related to the public school program as defined in Policy 5202, unless you hold a minimum of an M.A. plus 30 salary classification based on the awarding of a master’s degree. You must complete the coursework for conversion after the issuance of the certificate being converted and within the five-year period immediately preceding the date of application.

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

To obtain the required hours, West Virginia educators should:

Each (1) graduate credit = 1 semester hour.

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We educate many Wisconsin teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of Wisconsin educators earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

Wisconsin educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice. If you prefer, regional options include Andrews University, Concordia University, St. Paul and Greenville University.

Renew Your License

Educators who hold a Professional or Master Educator license that was supposed to expire on June 30, 2018, DO NOT NEED TO APPLY to renew their license with credits or a PDP. The state budget has removed the expiration dates from these licenses.

The recently passed 2017–2019 Wisconsin state budget contains major changes to licensure rules. College or university credits will no longer be required for license renewal purposes for teachers, administrators and pupil service educators.

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

To learn new skills or approaches in the classroom, Wisconsin educators can select the Continuing Education option for any of our courses as a learning activity intended to increase your effectiveness as an educator.

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We educate many Wyoming teachers annually. Whether it’s to renew your license or work toward salary advancement, Advancement Courses can offer you over 280 graduate credit and continuing education courses to help you improve your craft and advance your career.

How We Can Help

Advance Your Salary

While you should always follow any pre-approval requirements in your district, we have helped thousands of educators across the country earn advancement on their district’s salary scale.

Wyoming educators can choose any of our CAEP and/or regionally accredited graduate credit partners when selecting a course and will receive a transcript and graduate credit from the university of their choice. If you prefer, regional options include Andrews University, Augustana University, Concordia University, St. Paul and Greenville University.

Renew Your License

Renewal requirements for Wyoming teachers vary depending on the type of license or permit an applicant holds. For most teaching and administrative fields, five (5) Professional Development/Renewal Credits will be required to renew. The requirements for renewing a specific license or permit are listed on the reverse side of the license or permit itself. Please review the license or permit prior to submitting a renewal application to ensure all renewal requirements for the specific license or permit type have been met.

If you need to obtain credits for your renewal, there are several options available for obtaining Professional Development/Renewal credit hours:

College courses from an accredited institution
PTSB-approved workshops
Continuing education (for nurses, social workers, counselors and speech language pathologists ONLY; classroom teachers may NOT use this option)
Credits earned while pursuing National Board Certification

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

To obtain the required hours, Wyoming educators should:

Each (1) graduate credit = 1 PD/Renewal credit.

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To obtain required hours, Alabama educators should:

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To obtain required hours, Alaska educators should:

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To obtain required hours, Arizona educators should:

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To obtain the required hours, Arkansas educators should:

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To obtain the required hours, California educators should:

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English Learner Professional Development Requirement

To obtain required hours, Colorado educators should:

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To obtain required hours, Delaware educators should:

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Earn Your Professional Certificate

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To obtain the required hours, Florida educators should:

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To obtain the required hours, Georgia educators should:

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To obtain the required hours, Idaho educators should:

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To obtain the required hours, Illinois educators should:

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Initial Practitioner or 2-year license

Proficient Practitioner or 5-year license

Accomplished Practitioner or 10-year license

To obtain required hours, Indiana educators should:

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To obtain the required hours, Iowa educators should:

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If the applicant holds a graduate degree:

If the applicant does not hold a graduate degree:

To obtain the required hours, Kansas educators should:

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