Renew your Oregon teaching license with accredited online courses
TSPC requires 125 professional development units for a Professional Teaching License over 5 years. One semester credit equals 30 PDUs, so 6 graduate credits cover a full renewal. PDU reporting to TSPC is suspended for licenses expiring before 1 July 2029, and district requirements continue. Self-paced and 100% online.
Are you renewing your license or advancing your salary?
Renew my Oregon license
Earn the PDUs your license requires, through graduate credits at 30 PDUs each or professional development hours at 1 PDU each.
See what TSPC requiresAdvance my salary
Earn graduate credits that count as PDUs and may also move you up your district salary schedule.
Explore salary advancementOregon teacher license renewal requirements from TSPC
Oregon educator licensing runs through the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC), not the Oregon Department of Education. TSPC sets continuing professional development at 25 professional development units (PDUs) per year of the licensure term. A Professional Teaching License runs 5 years and requires 125 continuing PDUs. A Preliminary Teaching License runs 3 years and requires 75. A Legacy Teaching License runs 3 years and requires 75. Renewal costs 182 dollars. Educators holding active National Board certification renew without charge.
The three Oregon teaching licenses
The PDU total follows your license type and its term length, not your grade level or endorsement.
For educators who have demonstrated advanced competency. Promotion to this license takes 150 advanced PDUs, which is separate from the continuing PDUs you earn to renew.
The entry license for newly licensed Oregon educators.
For veteran teachers with long-term Oregon public school employment, without the advanced competency requirement.
How many PDUs do I need?
TSPC sets the PDU total by license type and term length, not by grade level or assignment. Select the license you hold.
What you need
125 continuing PDUs across a 5-year term. A 6-credit bundle produces 180 PDUs and covers it outright. 125 hours of professional development also covers it.
75 continuing PDUs across a 3-year term. A 3-credit bundle produces 90 PDUs and covers it outright. 75 hours of professional development also covers it.
75 continuing PDUs across a 3-year term. A 3-credit bundle produces 90 PDUs and covers it outright. 75 hours of professional development also covers it.
Our 6-credit bundle covers a full Professional renewal, with 55 PDUs to spare.
See the bundleOur 3-credit bundle covers a full Preliminary renewal, with 15 PDUs to spare.
See the bundleOur 3-credit bundle covers a full Legacy renewal, with 15 PDUs to spare.
See the bundlePersonnel service and administrator licenses carry their own PDU totals in the same 75 to 125 range. Check your license type.
Source: TSPC, Renewal Information and Instructions and OAR 584-255-0010.
What counts toward your Oregon PDUs
TSPC counts professional development by the hour and college coursework by the credit, at a fixed conversion.
- Graduate-level semester credits. 1 semester credit equals 30 PDUs. A 6-credit bundle produces 180 PDUs, covers a Professional renewal outright, and produces an official transcript you can also use for a district salary lane. (Recommended. Model Teaching university-partnered courses award graduate-level semester credits.)
- Professional development hours. 1 hour equals 1 PDU. A 150-hour bundle produces 150 PDUs for $179, against $619 for 6 credits. It does not produce a transcript, so it does nothing for salary. (The lowest-cost route to the PDU total.)
- Quarter credits. 1 quarter credit equals 20 PDUs, for coursework from institutions on a quarter system.
- District and in-service professional development. Hours completed through your district count at 1 PDU per hour and are recorded on the PEER form.
On approval: your supervisor or professional development advisor verifies your professional development on the PEER form. Download a syllabus from any Model Teaching course page and share it with them before you enroll.
How Model Teaching courses meet Oregon PDU requirements
Oregon's conversion rate favours college credit. One semester credit equals 30 PDUs, so a Model Teaching university-partnered course carries thirty times the PDU value of a single hour of workshop attendance. Six credits produce 180 PDUs, which covers a 125-PDU Professional renewal with margin, and the official transcript from a regionally accredited university partner also documents a district salary lane change. Three credits produce 90 PDUs, which covers a 75-PDU Preliminary or Legacy renewal. Model Teaching professional development courses earn PDUs at 1 per hour and cost less, and they are the right choice when the PDU total is all you need. Every course is self-paced and 100% online, with 1 year of access.
Read more about Oregon teacher license renewal and PDUs
Oregon educator licensing runs through the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission. TSPC is a separate agency from the Oregon Department of Education, and it issues, renews and disciplines educator licenses. Teachers searching for renewal information at the Department of Education are in the wrong place.
TSPC sets continuing professional development at 25 PDUs per year of the licensure term. A Professional Teaching License runs 5 years and requires 125 continuing PDUs at renewal. A Preliminary Teaching License and a Legacy Teaching License each run 3 years and require 75. Promotion from a Preliminary to a Professional Teaching License is a separate matter and takes 150 advanced PDUs. Renewal costs 182 dollars for all licenses, reissues and reauthorizations, and educators holding active National Board certification renew without charge. Background clearance costs 20 dollars plus law enforcement agency fees.
The conversion rates matter more in Oregon than in most states. One hour of professional development activity equals 1 PDU. One semester credit of college coursework equals 30 PDUs. One quarter credit equals 20 PDUs. At that rate, 6 graduate semester credits produce 180 PDUs and cover a full Professional renewal, and 3 credits produce 90 PDUs and cover a Preliminary or Legacy renewal. Most states convert a semester credit to 15 hours. Oregon converts it to 30.
Reporting is the part that has changed. TSPC suspended the requirement to report continuing professional development, then reinstated it at the Commission's February 2025 meeting for licenses expiring on or after 1 July 2029. A teacher whose license expires before that date renews without reporting PDUs to TSPC. A teacher whose license expires on or after that date reports the full total. Because PDUs are earned across the licensure term, a teacher whose current term runs past 1 July 2029 is accumulating toward the requirement now.
The suspension covers reporting to TSPC only. TSPC states that it is not a suspension of any requirements set by a district. Districts and education service districts continue submitting PEER forms recording professional development, and a supervisor or professional development advisor verifies completion to the district superintendent or designee before renewal. Whatever your district requires, it still requires.
Oregon teachers also search for teaching certificate renewal and recertification. TSPC issues licenses and calls the process renewal. Whichever phrase you use, the credential is a license, the unit is the PDU, and one semester credit is worth 30 of them. The official requirements are published on the TSPC renewal page, in OAR 584-255-0010, and in OAR 584-200-0050.
PDU reporting to TSPC is currently suspended
TSPC suspended the requirement to report continuing professional development. The Commission reinstated it at its February 2025 meeting, effective for licenses expiring on or after 1 July 2029.
What that means right now
You are not required to report PDUs to TSPC at renewal.
You will be required to report PDUs at renewal. A Professional Teaching License needs 125. A Preliminary or Legacy license needs 75.
A teacher whose current term ends on or after 1 July 2029 is accruing toward that total now.
Source: TSPC, Renewal Information and Instructions and OAR 584-255-0010.
According to TSPC: "The current suspension relates only to the requirement to report Continuing Professional Development to TSPC. It is not a suspension of any requirements set by your district."
Districts and education service districts continue submitting PEER forms recording the professional development educators complete.
Oregon verifies professional development on the TSPC Professional Educational Experience Report. Your supervisor or professional development advisor verifies completion to the district superintendent or designee before renewal. The PEER form is required if you are employed in Oregon.
Build your own Oregon PDU bundle
Buy your credits or hours once, then choose any courses until you have the PDUs your license requires.
6 credits at 30 PDUs each. $199 up front, then $70 per credit as you finish. Covers a full Professional renewal.
- 1 semester credit equals 30 PDUs, the most PDU value per course
- Official transcript and letter grade from a regionally accredited university partner
- The same credits may serve a district salary lane change
- Self-paced, 100% online, with 1 year of access
Renewing a 3-year license? 3 credits give you 90 PDUs
150 hours at 1 PDU each. One-time price, no per-course charges. The lowest-cost way to reach a Professional total.
- 150 PDUs, against the 125 a Professional Teaching License requires
- Choose any courses from the full professional development menu
- A certificate of completion for each course, for your PEER form records
- No transcript, so this route does not serve a salary lane
Need a different size? See all PD hour bundles
Graduate credits and official transcripts are issued directly by our university partners
Move up your Oregon salary schedule with graduate credits
Oregon does not run a statewide salary schedule. Each district sets its own, and graduate credits and degrees are the usual way teachers move into a higher lane. The number of credits a lane takes, what it is worth, and whether coursework needs approval before you enroll are set by your district, so check your salary schedule or collective bargaining agreement first. Graduate credits earned for a lane change also count toward your PDU total at 30 PDUs per credit, so the same coursework may serve both.
Accredited transcripts
Every university-partnered course produces an official transcript and letter grade from a regionally accredited university partner, which is the documentation a district asks for on a lane change.
Rolling credit processing
Credits are processed on a rolling basis. Request your transcript when you finish a course rather than waiting for a term to close.
Credits count twice
One graduate credit equals 30 TSPC PDUs. Credits earned for a salary lane also apply to your renewal total.
Choose how you earn your PDUs
Graduate credit bundles charge a one-time bundle fee plus 70 dollars per credit when you finish a course and request your transcript. Professional development bundles are priced by hours.
Due now to access and take your courses.
Then $70 per credit as you go
$619 total for 6 credits.
- 180 PDUs, against the 125 a Professional Teaching License requires
- Official transcript and letter grade, usable for a district salary lane
- Credits also apply toward a master's degree
Due now to access and take your courses.
Then $70 per credit as you go
$359 total for 3 credits.
- 90 PDUs, against the 75 a Preliminary or Legacy license requires
- Official transcript and letter grade, usable for a district salary lane
- Self-paced, 100% online, 1 year of access
One-time price. No per-course charges.
150 PDUs at 1 PDU per hour
The lowest-cost PDU route.
- Enough for a Professional renewal at a third of the cost of credits
- Choose any courses from the full professional development menu
- No transcript, so this route does not serve a salary lane
Smaller PD bundles are $129 for 50 hours and $159 for 100 hours. Larger credit bundles are also available.
View bundled optionsFrequently asked questions
Common questions about Oregon teacher license renewal, TSPC PDUs, and the reporting suspension.
Requirements How many PDUs do Oregon teachers need to renew a license?
125 continuing PDUs for a Professional Teaching License over 5 years. 75 for a Preliminary or Legacy Teaching License over 3 years. TSPC sets the rate at 25 continuing PDUs per year of the licensure term.
Process Do I have to report PDUs to TSPC right now?
Not if your license expires before 1 July 2029. TSPC reinstated the reporting requirement at its February 2025 meeting for licenses expiring on or after that date. The suspension covers reporting to TSPC only, not requirements set by your district.
Credits How do semester credits convert to PDUs?
1 semester credit equals 30 PDUs. 1 quarter credit equals 20 PDUs. 1 hour of professional development activity equals 1 PDU. Six semester credits produce 180 PDUs, more than a Professional renewal requires.
Renewal What is the difference between the Professional, Preliminary and Legacy licenses?
A Professional Teaching License runs 5 years and requires 125 continuing PDUs. A Preliminary Teaching License runs 3 years and requires 75, and is the entry license. A Legacy Teaching License runs 3 years and requires 75, and is for veteran teachers with long-term Oregon public school employment.
Process What is the PEER form?
The TSPC Professional Educational Experience Report. Your supervisor or professional development advisor uses it to verify to the district superintendent or designee that you completed your continuing professional development. It is required if you are employed in Oregon.
Process Does Oregon licensing go through the Department of Education?
No. Oregon educator licensing runs through the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, a separate agency. TSPC issues and renews teaching licenses.
Costs What does it cost to renew an Oregon teaching license?
$182 for all renewals, reissues and reauthorizations. Educators holding active National Board certification renew without charge. Background clearance costs $20 plus law enforcement agency fees.
Credits How many PDUs do I need to move up to a Professional Teaching License?
150 advanced PDUs. That is separate from the continuing PDUs you earn to renew a license you already hold.
Salary Can renewal credits also raise my pay?
In many cases, yes. Oregon has no statewide salary schedule, so each district sets its own. Graduate credits are the usual route to a higher lane, and the same credits count toward your PDU total at 30 PDUs each.
Costs What is the most affordable way to earn Oregon PDUs?
Professional development hours. 150 hours is $179 and produces 150 PDUs, enough for a Professional renewal. Graduate credits cost more and are worth choosing when you also want a transcript for a salary lane or a master's.
Ready to earn your Oregon PDUs?
One semester credit is worth 30 PDUs, so 6 credits cover a full Professional Teaching License renewal, at your own pace and fully online.
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.
