Every Georgia certificate type,
with the PLU credits behind it.
A curated reference for K-12 educators working in Georgia. Each row shows the required Georgia PSC Professional Learning Units (PLUs), accepted college semester credit hours, renewal cycle, and the public GaPSC citation that backs the numbers — so a recertification window never opens with a guessing game.
Seeded from public GaDOE / GaPSC guidance — owner-maintained
The rows below are seeded from publicly available Georgia Department of Education and Georgia Professional Standards Commission guidance. The full dataset lives in one editable TypeScript module — src/lib/business/ga-license-types.ts — so anyone maintaining the CredenSync educator experience can refresh the numbers, add a new pathway, or update a citation without touching the page itself.
When a number is uncertain, this page shows — rather than guessing. Treat the rows as a starting point: the citation in each row links to the underlying public source, and the linked Georgia Department of Education certification landing page is the authoritative reference for any individual case.
Each row tells the same five-part story
The library groups Georgia educator certificate types by pathway so the renewal rules for a CTE teacher read next to the renewal rules for a school principal — instead of getting lost inside a single undifferentiated list.
Georgia license types, grouped by pathway
Each table covers one pathway. Rows are ordered the way GaPSC lists them in its educator-certification guidance.
Initial
1 license type| License | Hours | Classes | Cycle | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Georgia Induction Pathway (T-4)Entry-level Georgia teaching certificate. Issued to candidates who have completed a GaPSC-approved educator preparation program and the Georgia Educator Ethics assessment; alternatively, an out-of-state prepared candidate may use the GaPSC reciprocity pathway. Valid 5 years; the holder must complete the GaPSC Induction program and progress to the Professional (T-5) certificate. | — | — | 5-year cycle | GaPSC Induction Certificate (T-4) |
Standard
2 license types| License | Hours | Classes | Cycle | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Professional Teaching Certificate (T-5)Georgia’s standard renewable teaching certificate. Renewal every 5 years requires 5 Georgia PSC "Professional Learning Units" (PLUs) — usually 1 college semester credit hour = 1 PLU — plus completion of a GaPSC-approved Professional Learning Plan logged in the educator’s MyPSC record. | — | — | 5-year cycle | GaPSC Professional Certificate (T-5) Renewal |
Professional School Counselor Certificate (S-5)Issued to Georgia school counselors completing a GaPSC-approved school counseling program. Renewal every 5 years requires 5 PLUs aligned to the Georgia School Counselor Standards; PLUs can be earned through GaPSC-approved providers, school-district PD, or college semester credit hours (1 credit ≈ 1 PLU). | — | 5 classes | 5-year cycle | GaPSC School Counselor (S-5) |
Administrator
1 license type| License | Hours | Classes | Cycle | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Professional Leadership Certificate (L-5)Required for Georgia building-level and district-level administrators (principal, assistant principal, system director). Issued after an L-4 Induction and completion of a GaPSC-approved leadership preparation program. Renewal every 5 years requires 5 PLUs aligned to the Georgia Educational Leadership Standards. | — | 5 classes | 5-year cycle | GaPSC Leadership Certificate (L-5) |
Career & Technical
1 license type| License | Hours | Classes | Cycle | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Career & Technical Education (CTE) CertificateIssued to Georgia CTE teachers in GaPSC-approved CTE program areas, including the Industry-Certified pathway for hires whose primary qualification is occupational experience plus an industry credential. Renewal every 5 years requires 5 PLUs aligned to the CTE program area; industry credentials must be maintained but are not numerically credited toward the PLU total. | — | 5 classes | 5-year cycle | GaPSC CTE Certificate |
Bring this reference into a living recertification record
The CredenSync educator plan keeps your Georgia PLU credits, college semester hours, and renewal cycle visible in one place — and warns you before a window opens. Start free while you evaluate.