Meeting State Requirements for Missouri Teachers
What’s Your Goal?
Renew My Missouri Teaching Certificate
We have helped thousands of teachers, many from Missouri, renew their certificates, increase their salaries and advance their careers.
Upgrade Your Certificate
To meet your contact hour requirements toward your certificate upgrade, choose Teaching Channel with Learners Edge courses to successfully complete 30 contact hours of professional development for an IPC upgrade or 90 contact hours of professional development for an ICEC upgrade. The classifications, Initial Professional Certificate (IPC) or Initial Career Education Certificate (ICEC), are valid for four years from the date of issuance. 
Credit Conversion
1 Teaching Channel with Learners Edge graduate level, continuing education semester credit = 15 PD contact hours
Each Teaching Channel with Learners Edge 3-credit course requires approximately 45 hours for course completion.
To upgrade to a Career Continuous Professional Certificate (CCPC) or Continuous Career Education Certificate (CCEC), (both valid for 99 years) you must do the following:Â
- Complete four years of Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) approved teaching experience.
- Participate in a district-provided mentoring program for two years.Â
- Successfully complete 30 contact hours of professional development for an IPC upgrade
- Example FLEX course options for IPC upgrade:Â
- 5845: Grief and Your Students: Honoring, Sharing, Healing (15 PD contact hours)
- 5246: Finding Funds for Student Fulfillment (15 PD contact hours)
- Example FLEX course options for IPC upgrade:Â
- Successfully complete 90 contact hours of professional development for an ICEC upgrade. 
- Example FLEX course options for ICEC upgrade:Â
- 5203: Social and Emotional Learning Starts with You (45 PD contact hours) Â
- 5102: Anxiety Awareness: Empowering Students with Help and Hope (45 PD contact hours)Â
- Example FLEX course options for ICEC upgrade:Â
- Participate in a beginning teacher assistance program offered by a Missouri college or university, Regional Professional Development Center (RPDC), or professional teacher organization such as MNEA or MSTA.
- Successfully participate in your employing school’s annual Performance Based Teacher Evaluation process.
- Develop and implement a professional development plan that is on file with the district. Reach out to a Teaching Channel with Learners Edge advisor to assist with planning.
Select 1, 2, or 3-credit courses to complete renewal requirements and work toward salary advancement. If you are only in need of professional learning contact hours, try our Flex Credit courses or professional development offerings.
To maintain a Career Continuous Professional Certificate (CCPC), you must complete 15 hours of professional development each year and maintain a professional development plan. You become exempt from reporting professional development to the Department of Elementary & Secondary Education if you meet two of the following qualifications: Â
- Have ten years of experience as a certified teacherÂ
- Earn the next highest college degree beyond your current
- Teaching Channel with Learners Edge partners with the American College of Education to provide advanced degree options for educators.
- Teaching Channel with Learners Edge partners with the American College of Education to provide advanced degree options for educators.
- Become nationally certified to teachÂ
You can earn 15 contact hours of professional development by taking a one credit course at Teaching Channel with Learners Edge:
If you need to renew an Administration certificate (principals, special ed. directors and career ed. directors), the following requirements must be met.
Years 5-10: Complete EdS degree in ed. adm., C&I, or reading/literacy or 30 hours annually
Years 11-99: Exempt with EdS degree or national certification
If you have questions about teacher or administrative professional development requirements for your specific situation, please review Required Professional Development Hours.
If you are not currently teaching and your certificate has expired or will expire soon, review the requirement to Reactivate your Certificate.
Advance Your Salary
Increase your annual and lifetime salary through salary advancement by completing graduate-level, continuing education courses or a graduate program with American College of Education (ACE).
Already have a Master’s Degree? Maximize your education return on investment with our 5-Course Lane Change Bundle.
Teaching Channel with Learners Edge partners with highly respected colleges and universities to provide versatile and effective continuing education graduate credit courses for educators. Teaching Channel with Learners Edge University Partners are accredited by various agencies including: CAEP/TEAC/NCATE, HLC, NECHE, NWCCU WSCUC.
Not sure which University Partner to choose?Â
ACEÂ is our preferred partner for many reasons including its accredited status and educator-focused graduate-level programs.
District requirements vary; please refer to your contract or seek district guidance or pre-approval as needed.
University Partners for Missouri Educators
Not sure which university partner to choose? American College of Education is our preferred partner for many reasons including its accredited status and educator-focused graduate-level programs.
Why You Should Enroll in Courses as a Long-Term Investment
In many districts, teachers gain a salary increase when they accrue graduate-level credits. But have you considered the money you leave on the table when you delay accruing those credits?
Teachers who gain an extra $8K in salary 20 years before retirement bring home an extra $160K in earnings. And those teachers may also receive a higher pension by finishing their careers at an advance salary level. Compare that to the educator who achieves that goal 10 years later: $80K less income. See what credit accrual could mean for you by using our salary calculator. Be sure to check our course bundles that let you accrue credits at less cost and on a pay-as-you-learn plan.
Bundle Your Savings
Pay a lot less with our course bundles, plus go even easier on your budget with a monthly payment plan.
3-Course Bundle
Choose three 3-credit graduate-level, continuing education courses and save $207.
5-Course Bundle
Choose five 3-credit graduate-level, continuing education courses and save up to $405.
10-Course Bundle
Choose ten 3-credit graduate-level, continuing education courses and save up to $810.
Enhance Your
Salary and Career
We are proud partners with American College of Education (ACE). Named #2 on Newsweek’s list of America’s Top Online Colleges 2023, ACE ensures you can learn and grow as far as you desire for your teaching career.
Find the advanced degree you need at an exceptionally low price through our special partnership with ACE.
Save up to 84% on Tuition Costs
Master’s Programs
With Teaching Channel Discount
$8,500
When Transferring
up to 9 Teaching Channel graduate-level course credits
Average ACE Cost
(without our discount)
$10,000
National Average Cost
of an M.Ed. Degree
$54,000
Doctoral Programs
With Teaching Channel Discount
$22,500
When Transferring
up to 9 Teaching Channel graduate-level course credits
Average ACE Cost
(without our discount)
$24,000
National Average
Cost of an EdD Degree
$111,900
Take Advantage of Group Savings
Gather your group and get the best course pricing available. It’s easy to sign up and organize. As your group grows, so does your discount.
