Renew a Professional Certificate with 6 college credits or 120 inservice points every five years, including credit in teaching students with disabilities.
To renew a Florida Professional Certificate you must earn a minimum of 6 college credits or 120 inservice points, or a combination of the two, during the validity period of the certificate you are renewing.
Florida converts between them: 20 inservice points in an approved Florida master inservice program equal one semester hour of college credit, and 60 inservice points equal three semester hours. A grade of at least "C", or "pass" or "satisfactory", is required for any college course used for renewal.
Two distribution rules decide whether the total is actually enough. At least one credit must be in teaching students with disabilities, and for each area of specialization you want to keep on the certificate, at least three of the required credit hours or equivalent inservice points must be in that area. A teacher with two coverages therefore cannot satisfy renewal with six credits in a single subject.
6 semester hours earned during the validity period, with a grade of C or better, or pass/satisfactory.
120 points through an approved Florida master inservice program, or any combination of points and college credit that reaches the equivalent.
At least one college credit, or the equivalent inservice points, in teaching students with disabilities. Required since July 1, 2014.
At least 3 credits or equivalent points in EACH area of specialization you want to retain on the certificate.
All renewal credit must be earned during the validity period of the certificate being renewed and before its expiration date. Work completed earlier does not carry into this cycle.
Two bills changed renewal for specific certificate holders, effective for later renewals. Confirm which applies to your coverage with your district certification office.
List every area of specialization you want to keep. Each one needs at least 3 credits or equivalent inservice points of its own.
Any combination, all during the validity period of the certificate being renewed, with a grade of C or better on college coursework.
At least one college credit or the equivalent inservice points in teaching students with disabilities.
Renewal documentation goes to the Bureau of Educator Certification, usually through your district certification office.
A minimum of 6 college credits or 120 inservice points, or a combination of the two, earned during the validity period of the certificate being renewed.
Twenty inservice points in an approved Florida master inservice program equal one semester hour of college credit. Sixty inservice points equal three semester hours.
Yes. Since July 1, 2014, an applicant for renewal of a professional certificate must earn a minimum of one college credit or the equivalent inservice points in the area of instruction for teaching students with disabilities.
For each area of specialization to be retained on the certificate, you must earn at least 3 of the required credit hours or equivalent inservice points in that specialization area. Six credits concentrated in one subject will not retain a second coverage.
It is renewable for successive periods not to exceed five years after the date documentation of the renewal requirements is submitted.
Yes. Select Florida and the system tracks progress toward the 120-point equivalent, records the 20-points-per-credit conversions, and flags whether each specialization you hold has its own 3 credits.
Not in Florida? Find requirements for your state.
Evaluated in Florida? See how Florida teacher evaluation works, and how the evidence connects to the record you keep for renewal.
Part of EX in Education
Inservice Point tracking is one part of how districts support educators. In EX in Education, it connects to the bigger picture: walkthroughs, coaching, evaluations, goals, PD, recognition, surveys, and retention. Bring your own process, or start from a template, then run it across every school so every educator moves from hired to thriving.