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PD Requirements for HRCI

Most Human Resources Professionals in the United States require Professional Development credits to maintain their professional designation. Browse courses that meet your requirements, or choose one of our course packages, specially curated to contain all the hours and credits you need, in one place. The courses on LearnFormula may be counted towards professionally relevant, verifiable learning activities. It is the student's responsibility to validate whether an activity is an eligible educational activity for their professional development requirements based on their own learning needs.

Requirements Overview

Last updatedAug 21, 2026
schedulePD Requirement
45-60/ 3 years
cycleRequirements Cycle
Triennial
balanceEthics Requirement
1 PD credit of HR General (Ethics)
listsIncluding
15 PD credits of Business15 PD credits of Global29 PD credits of HR General

Simplifying Regulations for 2026

Actively certified individuals require 45 credits for aPHR®/aPHRi™ OR 60 credits for PHR®/PHRi™/SPHR®/SPHRi™/GPHR®/PHRca®); all credentials require 1 hour of ethics. All your recertification activities must be HR-related to qualify. In general, if an activity can be tied to the specific HRCI Exam Content Outline associated with your designation and adds to a professional’s knowledge of the HR field, it will be awarded recertification credit. When you submit your recertification application, you must show how the activities are all HR-related. LearnFormula is recognized by HRCI to offer "Units" Credit Type "re-certification credit hours toward aPHR™, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ re-certification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®).”
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PD HR US courses are built around relevant, verifiable content that can be applied toward HRCI PD hours. As with any provider, it remains the member's responsibility to confirm an activity fits their own professional development needs before claiming it.

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