State guides

Every state. The real rules.

What your state requires to keep your license, and how graduate-level units move your pay in the districts that employ the most teachers.

All 50 states

Published guides are marked "Guide". The rest are in research and publish as their sources are verified; each tile shows the state's renewal rule where we have confirmed it.

AL Alabama Renewal cycle Soon
AK Alaska 6 credits / 5 yr Soon
AZ Arizona 180 PD hrs / 12 yr Guide
AR Arkansas Renewal cycle Soon
CA California No coursework for Clear Guide CO Colorado 90 hrs or 6 credits / 7 yr Guide
CT Connecticut Renewal cycle Soon
DE Delaware Renewal cycle Soon
FL Florida 6 sem hrs or 120 pts / 5 yr Guide GA Georgia Prof. learning / 5 yr Guide HI Hawaii Experience-based Guide ID Idaho 6 credits / 5 yr Guide
IL Illinois Renewal cycle Soon
IN Indiana Renewal cycle Soon
IA Iowa Renewal cycle Soon
KS Kansas Renewal cycle Soon
KY Kentucky Renewal cycle Soon
LA Louisiana Renewal cycle Soon
ME Maine Renewal cycle Soon
MD Maryland 90 PDPs / 5 yr Guide
MA Massachusetts Renewal cycle Soon
MI Michigan Renewal cycle Soon
MN Minnesota Renewal cycle Soon
MS Mississippi Renewal cycle Soon
MO Missouri Renewal cycle Soon
MT Montana 60 PDUs / 5 yr Soon
NE Nebraska Renewal cycle Soon
NV Nevada 90 hrs or 6 credits Guide
NH New Hampshire Renewal cycle Soon
NJ New Jersey Renewal cycle Soon
NM New Mexico Competency-based Soon
NY New York Renewal cycle Soon
NC North Carolina Renewal cycle Soon
ND North Dakota Renewal cycle Soon
OH Ohio Renewal cycle Soon
OK Oklahoma Renewal cycle Soon
OR Oregon PDU reporting paused Guide
PA Pennsylvania Renewal cycle Soon
RI Rhode Island Renewal cycle Soon
SC South Carolina Renewal cycle Soon
SD South Dakota Renewal cycle Soon
TN Tennessee 60 PDPs or experience Guide TX Texas 150 CPE hrs / 5 yr Guide UT Utah 100 hrs / 5 yr Guide
VT Vermont Renewal cycle Soon
VA Virginia 270 points / 10 yr Guide WA Washington 100 clock hrs / 5 yr Guide
WV West Virginia Renewal cycle Soon
WI Wisconsin Renewal cycle Soon
WY Wyoming 5 credits / 5 yr Soon

How a state guide is built

1

Renewal rule from the state

The regulation or commission leaflet, quoted and linked, with the cycle length and the hour-to-credit conversion where one exists.

2

Salary lanes from districts

The largest districts' schedules: column names, what units count, pre-approval rules and transcript deadlines.

3

Reviewed and dated

Each guide shows when it was last checked. Corrections are noted at the bottom of the page.