4 Professional personnel who do not hold the required degree or have not earned the specified credits must be actively enrolled in a program that leads to meeting the requirement within three years. Active enrollment means earning at least six semester hours of credit per academic year. 2 Six semester hours of credit is equivalent to 120 clock hours of professional development activities such as workshops, seminars, conferences, serving on peer review teams, and other training activities. 3 Professional personnel that meet the qualifications for certification or licensing as defined by the state in which employed are in compliance with the standard. 4 Professional personnel who do not hold the required degree or have not earned the specified credits must be actively enrolled in a program that leads to meeting the requirement within three years.
Active enrollment means earning at least six semester hours of credit per academic year.