It is important to stay current on Kansas professional licensing information. Below is a summary of information for staff with 5 year licenses or certificates.

Renewal Info

Licenses will replace certificates.

Renewal will be no more than 6 months before current expiration date.

Renewals are based on points only. (College hours will be converted into points.)

All points will be verified and approved by the Professional Development Council (PDC).

Staff members with a bachelors degree need 160 points to renew. Half of these points must be college hours.

Staff members with a masters degree need 120 points to renew.

All staff need to have an Idividual Development Plan (IDP) on file to receive points.

Points are earned in 3 categories - Content, Professional Education and Service to the Profession.

Each category has 3 levels - Knowledge, Application and Impact.

Knowledge level points equal 1 point.
Application level points equal 2 x knowledge level points.
Impact level points equal 3 x knowledge level points.

Current PDC Brochure


When does my license expire?

Please click this link to find out when you license needs to be renewed: Lookup License