Alabama Teaching (K-12) CE requirements

Professional Educator Certificate — license renewal requirements, sourced from the official board.

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Renewal: Five-year Professional Educator Certificate validity period.

Details

Alabama uses native clock hours: 50 clock hours during the five-year Professional Educator Certificate period. The official guidance also describes experience/coursework-based alternatives for maintaining certification; this record models the 50-hour pathway.

Official source: Alabama State Department of Education, Professional Educator Certificate renewal guidance (2026)

⚠️Board rules change. Verify every figure against the official source before relying on it.

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