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Mississippi teaching licence renewal: hours, credits and conversions
By the team. Checked 15 Nov 2026.
The short answer
Mississippi teacher license renewal CEU maths is simple: 10 contact or clock hours make one CEU. A Class A licence needs 10 CEUs (100 hours), or 3 semester hours plus 5 CEUs (50 hours), or 6 semester hours. Classes AA to AAAA need 5 CEUs or 3 semester hours. Semester hours and CEUs are separate units; the code does not convert one into the other.
The three units the code uses
Mississippi's licensure code counts renewal learning in three units. A semester hour is college credit, shown on an official transcript. A CEU is a continuing education unit. Contact hours and clock hours are the raw time behind a CEU, and the code sets the rate: ten contact or clock hours of professional learning equal one CEU.
What the code does not do is turn semester hours into CEUs. There is no line saying one semester hour equals a set number of CEUs. Instead, each renewal option names its own mix. That is why the Class A list includes a mixed option of 3 semester hours plus 5 CEUs, rather than letting you count a course as some number of CEUs.
The options by class level
Your class level is printed on your licence. It decides how much you need for one five-year renewal. The table below shows the learning-based options; each must be in your content or job/skill related area.
| Class | Option | In hours or credits |
|---|---|---|
| A | 10 CEUs | 100 contact or clock hours |
| A | 3 semester hours + 5 CEUs | One 3-credit course + 50 hours |
| A | 6 semester hours | Two 3-credit courses |
| AA, AAA, AAAA | 3 semester hours | One 3-credit course |
| AA, AAA, AAAA | 5 CEUs | 50 contact or clock hours |
Working out your own number
Start with what you already have. Many teachers collect clock hours from district training, conferences and college continuing education sessions without tracking them. Add up the certificates dated inside your current renewal cycle and divide the hours by ten. If you are Class A and reach 50 hours, the mixed option needs only one 3-credit college course on top.
If your hours are scattered or you have few, the 6-semester-hour option is the cleanest: two 3-credit courses with a C or higher, and nothing to add up. For Class AA and above, one 3-credit course does the job. Each option is written as a complete set, so choose the one that matches what you hold and ask MDE in writing if your mix does not fit any of them neatly.
- 50 clock hours = 5 CEUs.
- 100 clock hours = 10 CEUs.
- Certificates under your cycle dates only.
- Keep originals; MECCA takes PDF uploads.
Rules every unit must meet
Three rules apply whatever unit you use. First, the learning must be in your content area, meaning your endorsement, or a job/skill related area such as methodology or computer technology. Second, it must fall within the renewal cycle on your licence. Third, college courses need a C or higher and must come from a regionally or nationally accredited senior college, university or community college, at undergraduate or graduate level.
CEUs have their own source rule. MDE no longer approves programmes; a provider must be approved by a credit granting agency, and any college continuing education office counts as one. Professional associations such as ASHA and NBCC are named too. Ask the provider who approved its hours before you sign up.
How ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended courses fit
UPI Study courses carry ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended credit, usually 3 credits each. They count as semester hours only after a regionally or nationally accredited college reviews them and records the credit. The credit reaches MDE via a college transcript, sent electronically by that college. TESU and UoPeople are partner colleges that consider ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended credit, and each sets its own fees and rules.
For a Class A teacher, two courses such as Educational Psychology and Psychology of Diversity match the 6-semester-hour option. One course fits the mixed option or a Class AA renewal. Before you enrol, ask MDE in writing whether the named courses, on that college's transcript, fit your area.
A short checklist
Use this before you spend anything.
- Find your class level and cycle dates in MECCA.
- Total any CEU certificates from inside the cycle.
- Pick the one option that fits what you hold.
- Confirm in writing that any course fits your area.
- Plan time for the college to send the transcript electronically.
What to ask in writing
Before you enrol
Ask MDE's Division of Educator Licensure in writing whether each named course, on a transcript from a regionally or nationally accredited college, fits your content or job/skill related area, before you enrol.
UPI Study is not a college and is not accredited. ACE and NCCRS review our courses and recommend credit; a college decides whether to give that credit and records it on its own transcript.
ACE and NCCRS have over 2,100 cooperating colleges that will consider accepting credits; the final decision is with the universities.
Questions people ask
how many clock hours is one ceu in mississippi
Ten contact or clock hours of professional learning equal one CEU under the Mississippi licensure code. So 5 CEUs is 50 hours and 10 CEUs is 100 hours. The hours must come from an approved provider, such as a college continuing education office, and be in your content or job/skill related area.
does one semester hour equal a number of ceus in mississippi
The code gives no conversion between semester hours and CEUs. Each renewal option sets its own mix instead. For Class A, that means 6 semester hours, or 10 CEUs, or the mixed option of 3 semester hours plus 5 CEUs. Ask MDE in writing if you are unsure how your mix counts.
can i take graduate or undergraduate courses for mississippi renewal
Either level counts, as long as you earn a C or higher at a regionally or nationally accredited college and the course is in your content or job/skill related area. Undergraduate courses often cost less. Confirm with MDE in writing that a named course fits before you enrol.
how many semester hours does a class aa mississippi license need
Three semester hours, or 5 CEUs, for Class AA, AAA and AAAA licences. The National Board process and, in the final year, a PERS retirement letter or a valid out-of-state licence are other routes. The work must fall inside your current renewal cycle.
Courses that fit
ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended courses, studied online at your own pace.
Psychology of Diversity
Self-paced online Psychology of Diversity course (Psychology 112). NCCRS recommends 3 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
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Research Methods in Psychology
Self-paced online Research Methods in Psychology course (Psychology 111). NCCRS recommends 3 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
See the course →Start when you have it in writing
Ask MDE in writing first, then take the courses that fit your content or job/skill area at your own pace.
Sources
- Miss. Admin. Code 7-4, Part 4: Guidelines for Mississippi Educator Licensure K-12 (December 2025) (official)Renewal options by class level; college courses at undergraduate or graduate level with a C or higher at regionally or nationally accredited colleges; only credits earned within the renewal cycle count; 10 contact or clock hours = 1 CEU; transcripts sent electronically from the college; reinstatement options for an expired licence. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.
- Teaching Channel: Course pricingA 3-credit graduate course is listed at $489. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.