Renew your Indiana teaching license with accredited online courses
Earn the graduate-level, university-accredited credits that renew your Indiana Professional Educator License. 6 credits meet the full requirement, and the same credits go toward salary advancement. Affordable, self-paced, and 100% online.
Are you looking to renew your license or advance your salary?
Renew my IN license
Meet your Indiana license renewal with 6 accredited credits, which convert to the full 90 professional growth points.
See what Indiana requiresAdvance my salary
Bank graduate-level credits that move you up your district's salary schedule and can apply toward a master's program.
Explore salary advancementIndiana Professional Educator License renewal requirements
Indiana issues a Professional Educator License through IDOE, valid for 5 years, or 10 years for an Accomplished Practitioner license. You renew it during the license term with 6 semester credits of coursework, a 90-point Professional Growth Plan (PGP), or a combination of the two. Indiana counts 1 semester credit as 15 growth points, so 6 graduate credits reach the full 90 points and meet the requirement on their own.
How many points do I need?
Indiana applies the same requirement to teachers, school services personnel, and administrators. Select your role to see what you need.
What you need
Elementary and K-5 teachers renew on 90 points. Six graduate semester credits cover it in full (6 credits at 15 points each), or you can build a 90-point PGP.
Secondary and 6-12 teachers renew on 90 points. Six graduate semester credits cover it in full (6 credits at 15 points each), or you can build a 90-point PGP.
Administrators renew the administrative license on the same 90-point standard, with graduate coursework strongly encouraged. Six graduate credits cover it in full.
School services personnel renew the school services license on the same 90-point standard, with graduate coursework encouraged. Six graduate credits cover it in full.
Our graduate credit bundle covers your renewal, 6 credits for a full 90 points, in one place.
See the bundleWhat counts toward Indiana license renewal
- Graduate semester credits from a regionally accredited university. Each credit is worth 15 points, so 6 credits reach the full 90. Courses must be in professional education or a licensing area, earned after your license issue date. Model Teaching courses fall under this option. (What we recommend.)
- A 90-point Professional Growth Plan (PGP). Professional development, conferences, workshops, committee work, and coursework count, with 1 hour of professional development equal to 1 point. Your employing school or district verifies the PGP in LVIS before you apply.
- A combination of coursework and PGP activities, where your coursework is entered into your PGP and counts toward the same 90 points.
Also required with every renewal: valid CPR and AED certification from an IDOE-approved provider, plus Child Abuse and Neglect training. You upload both with your application, and they are separate from the 90 points. You submit everything through LVIS, the Licensing Verification and Information System. If a school employs you, it verifies your PGP; if not, the Office of Educator Licensing reviews your documentation.
How Model Teaching courses count toward your Indiana renewal
Model Teaching partners with regionally accredited universities to award graduate-level semester credits, and Indiana counts each credit as 15 professional growth points. Six credits reach the full 90 points and meet your renewal on their own. Pick courses in professional education or one of your licensing areas, earned after your license issue date, and each course sends an official transcript you submit through LVIS. Administrators and school services personnel are encouraged to use graduate coursework, which is exactly what Model Teaching offers. To confirm a course for your district, download its syllabus from any credit course page and share it before you enroll.
Read more about Indiana teacher license renewal and recertification
Indiana issues new teachers an Initial Practitioner license, valid for 2 years, and teachers convert it to a 5-year Practitioner license after two years of full-time experience. The renewable credential most teachers hold is the Professional Educator License, valid for 5 years, or 10 years for an Accomplished Practitioner license earned through National Board certification. Teachers search for "Indiana license renewal," and this page covers that 5-year and 10-year renewal.
You renew a 5-year or 10-year license by completing 6 semester hours of coursework, a 90-point Professional Growth Plan, or a combination. Indiana counts 1 semester credit as 15 professional growth points and 1 hour of professional development as 1 point, so 6 graduate credits reach the full 90. Renewal coursework must come from a regionally accredited institution, be in professional education or a licensing area, and be earned after the issue date of the license you are renewing. If you use a PGP, your employing school or district verifies your points in LVIS before you begin the application, so plan your activities before you start earning.
Two items accompany every renewal application. You upload valid CPR and AED certification from an IDOE-approved provider and proof of Child Abuse and Neglect training. A 2020 law, SEA 319, removed the old requirement that 15 of the 90 points come from career awareness topics, so those points are now voluntary rather than mandatory. There is no penalty for finishing your requirements after the expiration date, though the license will not renew until they are met, and you should not apply more than 45 days before your expiration date.
Indiana also has paths for earlier-stage licenses. Converting a 2-year Initial Practitioner license to a 5-year Practitioner license takes a 40-point PGP plus the required experience. A teacher who reaches a third Initial Practitioner license without enough experience can reset the cycle with a 90-point PGP or by passing an Indiana content-area licensure exam. Most renewal questions, though, are about the 5-year and 10-year Professional Educator License.
A quick note on terms. Indiana calls the credential a "license," and some teachers search "recertification." Whichever term you use, the credential you renew is your Professional Educator License, and the requirement is 90 points or 6 credits every 5 years. You can review the official rules on the IDOE license renewal page.
Build your own Indiana renewal bundle
Pick your credits once, then choose any university-partnered courses until you have what you need for renewal or salary advancement.
- 6 credits reach the full 90 points for an Indiana license renewal
- Choose from every course in our university-partnered menu
- Regionally accredited credits with an official transcript for LVIS
- Self-paced, 100% online, with a full year of access
Every course is delivered through a regionally accredited university partner. Your credits and official transcript come directly from that university.
Credits and official transcripts issued directly by our university partners
Move up your Indiana salary schedule with graduate credits
Indiana does not run a statewide salary-increment program. Pay advancement happens at the district level, through your district's negotiated salary schedule, where graduate credits and degrees move you into a higher pay lane. Because each district sets its own steps and lanes, check your contract or your district office for how many credits shift you to the next lane and whether they need pre-approval. The graduate credits you earn for license renewal can do double duty here, since the same accredited transcript that renews your license can also count toward a district lane change.
Accredited transcripts that count
Every Model Teaching course sends an official transcript and letter grade from a regionally accredited university partner, which is what LVIS and your district need for renewal and a lane change.
Fast rolling processing
We process credits on a rolling basis, so you can request transcripts when you finish and meet your district's salary-schedule deadlines.
Cost-effective bundling
Bundle your credits once and pay as you complete courses, which keeps your per-credit cost low whether you are renewing, moving up a lane, or working toward a master's.
Choose how you earn your credits
Bundles are pay-as-you-go: a one-time fee reserves your credits, then you pay 70 dollars per credit as you finish each course. Every option is 100% online, self-paced, and includes an official transcript.
Due now to access and take your courses.
Then $70 per credit as you go
$359 total for 3 credits.
- Worth 45 Indiana professional growth points, half of a renewal
- Choose any university-partnered courses
- Official transcript, self-paced over 1 year
Due now to access and take your courses.
Then $70 per credit as you go
$619 total for 6 credits.
- Worth 90 Indiana professional growth points, a complete license renewal
- Choose any university-partnered courses
- Official transcript and letter grade
- Salary-schedule eligible credits
Due now to access and take your courses.
Then $70 per credit as you go
Renew plus stack extra graduate credits.
- Renew and stack extra credits toward a lane change or a master's
- Choose any university-partnered courses
- Official transcripts, usable toward an M.Ed.
We offer a full range of bundles, sized to exactly how many credits you need.
View bundled optionsFrequently asked questions
Common questions about Indiana teacher license renewal, professional growth points, and IDOE requirements.
Requirements How do Indiana teachers renew a license?
You renew a 5-year or 10-year Professional Educator License with 6 semester hours of coursework, a 90-point Professional Growth Plan, or a combination, completed during the license term.
Process Where do I submit my renewal?
You file through LVIS, the Licensing Verification and Information System. If a school employs you, it verifies your PGP; if not, the Office of Educator Licensing reviews your documentation.
Credits How do credits convert to professional growth points?
1 semester credit from a regionally accredited university equals 15 PGP points, and 1 hour of professional development equals 1 point. That means 6 credits reach the full 90 points.
Salary Can the same credits count for salary advancement?
Yes. Indiana salary advancement runs through your district's salary schedule, and the graduate credits you earn for renewal can also move you into a higher pay lane. Check your district contract for the exact steps.
Renewal What is the difference between an Initial Practitioner and a Professional Educator License?
The Initial Practitioner license is the 2-year starting license. After two years of full-time experience you convert to the 5-year Professional Educator License, which renews on 90 points or 6 credits.
Costs What is the most affordable way to renew?
The 6-credit bundle covers a full 90 points for $199 up front plus $70 per credit as you finish, which is $619 total. Bundling lowers your per-credit cost compared with single courses.
Requirements What else does an Indiana renewal require?
Every renewal application also includes valid CPR and AED certification from an IDOE-approved provider and Child Abuse and Neglect training, uploaded with your application. These are separate from the 90 points.
Process What is a Professional Growth Plan?
A PGP is your record of professional development, worth up to 90 points. Your employing school or district verifies it in LVIS before you apply, so build the plan before you start earning points.
Ready to renew your Indiana teaching license?
Earn accredited credits that reach your full 90 points and move you up the salary schedule, all at your own pace.
Model Teaching strives to provide the most accurate and up-to-date information on renewal and salary advancement requirements for every state. Requirements can change and vary by district, so we encourage you to do your own research and confirm exactly what you need with your state licensing agency and district before you enroll.
