Workforce Development
and Continuing Education
ACT 48 Credit for Educators
ACT 48, which became effective in July 2000, requires all Pennsylvania educators holding Pennsylvania public school certification including Intern, Instructional I and II, Educational Specialist I and II, Administrative, Supervisory, Letters of Eligibility, and all vocational certificates to participate in on-going professional education. An educator can comply by earning:
- 6 credits of collegiate study, OR
- 180 hours of continuing professional education programs, activities, learning experiences, OR
- Any combination of credits or activity hours equivalent to 180 hours.
One credit equals 30 activity hours. All credits and activity hours must be related to an educator’s certificate type or area of teaching assignment. These credits or hours must be attained every 5 years for all types and areas of certification to maintain active status.
ACT 48 for Continuing Education courses
Montgomery County Community College’s Division of Workforce Development & Continuing Education is an approved provider of learning activities required by ACT 48. Some non-credit courses have been designed to qualify for ACT 48 credits if the course content has applicability for the educator’s certificate type and area of assignment.
Once the Continuing Education manager has verified that the educator has earned the hours based on class participation and attendance, this information will be conveyed to the College Registrar who will submit the earned hours for Act 48 credit on behalf of the educator to the Bureau of Curriculum and Academic Services at the Pennsylvania Department of Education in Harrisburg.
The educator will receive two copies of a letter from the College verifying the completion of the ACT 48 activity: one copy for the educator, and one that the educator can forward to his/her school entity.
