Texas Teaching (K-12) CE requirements
Standard Certificate (Classroom Teacher) — license renewal requirements, sourced from the official board.
150CE hours every 5 yearsVerify with board
Renewal: Five-year Standard Certificate term.
Details
Texas requires 150 Continuing Professional Education (CPE) hours per five-year renewal period for classroom teachers; administrators and student-services personnel require 200 hours. Equivalency: 1 semester credit = 15 CPE hours. totalHours is preserved as 150 CPE hours. Texas topic-specific minimums (e.g., dyslexia, mental health) change by rule and are not modeled here; see 19 TAC 232.11.
Official source: Texas Education Agency, Standard Certificate renewal and CPE information
⚠️Board rules change. Verify every figure against the official source before relying on it.
Never miss this deadline.
Track your Texas teaching (k-12) CE free — upload certificates, get reminded at 90 / 60 / 30 / 7 days out.
Other professions in Texas
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- Accounting (CPA) CE requirements
- Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) CE requirements
- Dental Hygiene CE requirements
- Dentistry CE requirements
- Professional Engineer (PE) CE requirements
- Certified Financial Planner (CFP) CE requirements
- Insurance CE requirements
- Attorney CE requirements
- Physician CE requirements
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Teaching (K-12) in other states
- Alaska Teaching (K-12) CE
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- Arkansas Teaching (K-12) CE
- Arizona Teaching (K-12) CE
- California Teaching (K-12) CE
- Colorado Teaching (K-12) CE
- Connecticut Teaching (K-12) CE
- Delaware Teaching (K-12) CE
- Florida Teaching (K-12) CE
- Georgia Teaching (K-12) CE
- Hawaii Teaching (K-12) CE
- Iowa Teaching (K-12) CE