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Turn professional development into a permanent career investment.
Earn official, graduate-level semester credits transcripted by UMass Global that automatically satisfy massive blocks of PELSB clock hours while qualifying you for horizontal salary lane changes in public school districts across Minnesota.
Only $240 per 3-Credit Graduate Level Course
$240 per 3-credit graduate course. Period.
Courses designed for the busy teacher. No portfolios - just practical implementation.
Graduate-level credits provided through UMass Global.
Specifically curated to meet Minnesota License requirements.
Browse our catalog of graduate-level courses and select the ones that fit your goals. Syllabi available Upon Request if required by your school district.
Complete the checkout process on this website and you will immediately be enrolled in our loyalty program. Refer friends and take multiple courses to earn Upward Rewards!
Check your inbox for your welcome packet and dive right in. Complete your coursework 100% online anytime between one and six months from registration.
Fulfill Your Tier 3 Renewal in One Move: Moving from your initial Tier 3 license to renewal requires 75 clock hours every 3 years. A single 3-credit Upward course provides 72 clock hours, checking off 96% of your entire state hour requirement in one single step.
Effortless Tier 4 Professional License Renewal: To keep an elite Tier 4 professional license active, PELSB requires 125 clock hours every 5 years. Taking just two 3-credit Upward courses over half a decade provides 144 clock hours—fully satisfying your total hour volume without tracking dozens of minor weekend workshops.
The 24x Clock Hour Value Rule (MN Rule 8710.7200): Skip the headache of logging endless district micro-credentials. Per Minnesota Administrative Rules, graduate-level coursework from our regionally accredited partner, UMass Global, is granted a massive premium: 1 semester credit = 24 clock hours.
The Multi-Category Advantage: Minnesota relicensure requires clock hours to be split across at least two of the state’s official professional development categories (Categories A through I).
See our popular courses for Minnesota teachers:
Note: Always check with your local committee or district HR before enrolling to ensure perfect alignment with your local salary lane policies. Detailed course syllabi are available Upon Request to make your district pre-approval seamless.
Permanent Base Salary Raises: Stack graduate-level semester credits to cross your local public school district’s column thresholds and move horizontally into higher pay brackets (such as BA+15, BA+30, MA+15, or MA+30).
Prioritized by Minnesota Public School Districts: Because Minnesota teachers operate on localized "Steps and Lanes" salary schedules, local school boards prioritize regionally accredited, university-backed graduate credits over standard professional development certificates when calculating salary lane advancement.
Unmatched ROI at $240: At just $240 per 3-credit course, crossing a single salary lane permanently compounds your annual base pay, maximizing your career earnings while strengthening your long-term Minnesota Teachers Retirement Association (TRA) foundation.
Note for Minnesota Educators: > Because Minnesota public school districts operate under independent collective bargaining agreements and localized board policies, coursework parameters should be confirmed with your district HR or administration to ensure alignment with local salary lane requirements. Detailed course syllabi are available upon request to assist with your pre-approval process.
Under Minnesota Administrative Rule 8710.7200, local continuing education committees grant a premium conversion rate for university coursework: 1 graduate semester credit equals 24 clock hours.
Because all Upward courses offer 3 graduate semester credits transcripted by our regionally accredited partner, UMass Global, a single course automatically provides 72 clock hours.
While two of our courses give you a massive jumpstart of 144 clock hours—exceeding the 125-hour requirement for a 5-year Tier 4 license—PELSB rules state that relicensure hours must be earned across two or more official professional development categories (Categories A through I).
Taking an Upward course completely maxes out your requirement for Category A (College Coursework). To fully comply with state law, you simply pair your Upward transcript with a minor local activity, such as a school district workshop, conference attendance, or curriculum committee hours, to tick off a second category.
Yes, our curriculum is carefully designed to satisfy specialized PELSB relicensure buckets. While your local continuing education committee holds final approval authority, you can strategically pair our high-volume clock hours with Minnesota's strict mandate focus areas:
Because many Minnesota public school districts utilize localized "Steps and Lanes" schedules, horizontal advancement often requires official post-degree graduate-level credits.
Once you complete your Upward coursework, you submit your UMass Global transcript along with your district’s standard Lane Change Verification Form to your Human Resources department.
We highly recommend procuring appropriate district pre-approval form to ensure perfect local alignment (syllabi available upon request).
