Kansas Teacher PD Requirements (2026)

120 hours every 5 years for teachers

Source

Source: https://www.ksde.gov/Agency/Division-of-Learning-Services/Teacher-Licensure-TL/Licensure/License-Requirements/Renewal-of-Professional-License-Requirements
Last verified: May 25, 2026

Primary source: Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE). KS uses a tiered system (120/160 PDPs by degree status) — unusual nationally. The college-credit weighting (20 PDPs per semester credit) makes coursework 33% more efficient than direct PD hours. IDP approval by a local council adds an administrative checkpoint not present in most states.

Teachers

Annual hours: —
Cycle hours: 120
Cycle years: 5

Kansas Professional License renews every 5 years. Required PDPs (Professional Development Points): 120 PDPs for teachers holding a graduate (master's or higher) degree, 160 PDPs for teachers without a graduate degree. Non-degree holders must include at least 80 PDPs from college credit. PDPs are awarded by a Kansas local professional development council under an approved individual development plan (IDP). Conversion: 1 contact hour of approved PD = 1 PDP; 1 semester credit hour of college coursework = 20 PDPs (regardless of subject/level). So 120 PDPs at the typical 1 PDP/hour rate = 120 contact hours; or 6 semester credits + some contact hours. Number shown reflects the graduate-degree-holder path (most common for renewing teachers).

Counselors

Annual hours: —
Cycle hours: 120
Cycle years: 5

School counselors hold a KSDE Professional License with school counselor endorsement, same 120/160 PDP framework with same graduate-degree distinction.

Administrators

Annual hours: —
Cycle hours: 120
Cycle years: 5

Administrators hold a KSDE Professional License with administrator endorsement, generally already hold a graduate degree, so 120 PDPs per 5-year cycle.

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Information current as of May 25, 2026. Verify with your state Department of Education for official licensure decisions.