Approved by the Following Agencies
Not all courses are approved by each agency. See each individual course description for specific approval information.
State Requirements for Counselors
STATE REQUIREMENTS FOR COUNSELORS
State Requirements for Counselors
- ALABAMA
- ALASKA
- ARIZONA
- ARKANSAS
- CALIFORNIA
- COLORADO
- CONNECTICUT
- DELAWARE
- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
- FLORIDA
- GEORGIA
- HAWAII
- IDAHO
- ILLINOIS
- INDIANA
- IOWA
- KANSAS
- KENTUCKY
- LOUISIANA
- MAINE
- MARYLAND
- MASSACHUSETTS
- MICHIGAN
- MINNESOTA
- MISSISSIPPI
- MISSOURI
- MONTANA
- NEBRASKA
- NEVADA
- NEW HAMPSHIRE
- NEW JERSEY
- NEW MEXICO
- NEW YORK
- NORTH CAROLINA
- NORTH DAKOTA
- OHIO
- OKLAHOMA
- OREGON
- PENNSYLVANIA
- RHODE ISLAND
- SOUTH CAROLINA
- SOUTH DAKOTA
- TENNESSEE
- TEXAS
- UTAH
- VERMONT
- VIRGINIA
- WASHINGTON
- WEST VIRGINIA
- WISCONSIN
- WYOMING
| ALABAMA |
| CE Required : 10 hours ALC, 40 hours LPC every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: NBCC |
| Home study accepted? yes – 10 CEUs for online |
| Submission deadline: 7/31 every 2 years |
| Website: http://abec.alabama.gov/ |
| Notes: – 6 CE’s in ethics required |
| ALASKA |
| CE Required : 40 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: |
| Home study accepted? 20 hours allowed |
| Submission deadline: 10/31 |
| Website: https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/ProfessionalCounselors.aspx |
| Notes: |
| ARIZONA |
| CE Required : 30 hours / every 3 years |
| Sponsor Approval: |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: |
| Website: http://azbbhe.us/ |
| Notes: 3 hours in ethics, 3 hours of cultural competency and diversity |
| ARKANSAS |
| CE Required : 24 hours / every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: APA |
| Home study accepted? Yes |
| Submission deadline: |
| Website: http://abec.myarkansas.net/ |
| Notes: Only NBCC approved credits are accepted. 2 hours of ethics required. |
| CALIFORNIA |
| CE Required : 36 hours / every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: N/A |
| Home study accepted? yes |
| Submission deadline: N/A |
| Website: http://www.bbs.ca.gov/applicants/lpcc.html |
| Notes: one-time 7 hours of the assessment and treatment of people living with HIV and Aids |
| COLORADO |
| CE Required : 40 hours |
| Sponsor Approval: N/a |
| Home study accepted? N/A |
| Submission deadline: N/A |
| Website: https://dpo.colorado.gov/ProfessionalCounselor |
| Notes: – |
| CONNECTICUT |
| CE Required : 15 hours each year |
| Sponsor Approval: |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: |
| Website: http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3121&q=396918 |
| Notes: For registration periods ending after January 1, 2016, each licensee applying for renewal is required to complete at least two contact hours of training or education (and not less than once every six years thereafter) on the topic of mental health conditions common to veterans and family members of veterans, including (A) determining whether a patient is a veteran or family member of a veteran, (B) screening for conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder, risk of suicide, depression and grief, and (C) suicide prevention training. |
| DELAWARE |
| CE Required : 40 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: APA |
| Home study accepted? 20 hours allowed |
| Submission deadline: 9/30 biennially of even years |
| Website: https://dpr.delaware.gov/ |
| Notes: |
| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
| CE Required : 40 hours |
| Sponsor Approval: APA |
| Home study accepted? yes |
| Submission deadline: 12/31 of even numbered years |
| Website: https://dchealth.dc.gov/ |
| Notes: -6 CE’s in ethics and 4 CE’s in Trauma Counseling |
| FLORIDA |
| CE Required : 25 hours + 2 hours Medical Errors and 3 hours Ethics every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: Ce-classes.com is approved by the FLORIDA Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling (Board Approved Provider BAP # 852). ACA, APA |
| Home study accepted? Yes, no limit |
| Submission deadline: 3/31 |
| Website: http://floridasmentalhealthprofessions.gov/renewals/licensed-mental-health-counselor/ |
| Notes: 2 hours of medical errors, 3 hours of ethics and boundaries, 3 hours Laws and Rules (every 3rd Biennium), 2 hours Domestic Violence (every 3rd Biennium) |
| GEORGIA |
| CE Required : 35 hours / every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: |
| Home study accepted? yes,10 hours |
| Submission deadline: |
| Website: https://sos.ga.gov/index.php/licensing/plb/43 |
| Notes: 5 hours of ethics required (you can take the GA ethics online: click here: Georgia Ethics 5 hours) |
| HAWAII |
| CE Required : Hawaii does not have CE requirements for licensure renewal. Licenses are on a triennial renew |
| Sponsor Approval: N/A |
| Home study accepted? N/A |
| Submission deadline: June 30 Every 3 years |
| Website: http://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/programs/mental/ |
| Notes: – |
| IDAHO |
| CE Required : 20 hours / Idaho |
| Sponsor Approval: NBCC, APA |
| Home study accepted? yes,10 hours |
| Submission deadline: |
| Website: https://ibol.idaho.gov/IBOL/BoardAdditional.aspx?Bureau=COU&BureauLinkID=130 |
| Notes: -3 CE’s in Ethics |
| ILLINOIS |
| CE Required : 30 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: NBCC, |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: 3/31 odd years |
| Website: http://www.imhca.org/CEs |
| Notes: – |
| INDIANA |
| CE Required : 20 hours / every year |
| Sponsor Approval: NBCC, APA |
| Home study accepted? yes, 50% can be obtained online |
| Submission deadline: yearly ondate of issue |
| Website: http://www.in.gov/pla/social.htm |
| Notes: |
| IOWA |
| CE Required : 40 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: NBCC |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: 9/30 even years |
| Website: http://idph.iowa.gov/Licensure/Iowa-Board-of-Behavioral-Science/Continuing-Education |
| Notes: |
| KANSAS |
| CE Required : 30 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: |
| Website: http://ksbsrb.ks.gov/ |
| Notes: 3 hours of professional ethics, 6 hours related to diagnosis and treatment of mentail disorders |
| KENTUCKY |
| CE Required : 10 hours / every year |
| Sponsor Approval: NBCC, APA |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: 10/31 |
| Website: http://lpc.ky.gov/Pages/regulations.aspx |
| Notes: 3 hours on domestic violence (within 3 years of initial licensure), 6 hours in suicide assessment (wihin first year of licensure and every 6 six years thereafter), 3 hours on law (every 3 years) |
| LOUISIANA |
| CE Required : 40 hours / every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: NBCC |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: 6/30 |
| Website: http://www.ldh.la.gov/index.cfm/directory/detail/530/catid/142 |
| Notes: 3 hours of ethics |
| MAINE |
| CE Required : 55 hours / every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: NBCC, APA |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: date of issue |
| Website: http://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/counselors/professional.html#renewal |
| Notes: |
| MARYLAND |
| CE Required : 40 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: NBCC |
| Home study accepted? Yes, no more than 10 hours |
| Submission deadline: 12/31 every 2 years |
| Website: health.maryland.gov/ |
| Notes: – Obtain all the renewal hours you need for one low price at ce-classes.com |
| MASSACHUSETTS |
| CE Required : 30 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: APA |
| Home study accepted? Yes |
| Submission deadline: 12/31 odd years |
| Website: http://www.mass.gov/ocabr/licensee/dpl-boards/mh/ |
| Notes: – Obtain all the renewal hours you need for one low price at ce-classes.com |
| MICHIGAN |
| CE Required : None |
| Sponsor Approval: N/A |
| Home study accepted? N/A |
| Submission deadline: every 3 years from date of issue |
| Website: http://mn.gov/boards/behavioral-health/lpc-and-lpcc/continuing-ed.jsp |
| Notes: – |
| MINNESOTA |
| CE Required : 40 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: |
| Website: http://mn.gov/boards/behavioral-health/lpc-and-lpcc/continuing-ed.jsp |
| Notes: 9 hours of diversity, 3 hours of professional ethics |
| MISSISSIPPI |
| CE Required : 24 hours / every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: NBCC, ACA |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: 6/30 |
| Website: https://www.lpc.ms.gov/secure/index.asp |
| Notes: 6 CEs in professional ethics or legal issues |
| MISSOURI |
| CE Required : 40 hours / every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: NBCC, ACA |
| Home study accepted? yes, 20 hours |
| Submission deadline: |
| Website: http://pr.mo.gov/counselors.asp |
| Notes: |
| MONTANA |
| CE Required : 20 hours / every year |
| Sponsor Approval: |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: 12/31 |
| Website: http://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/bbh#1 |
| Notes: |
| NEBRASKA |
| CE Required : 32 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: |
| Home study accepted? yes, 20 hours allowed |
| Submission deadline: 9/1 even numbered years |
| Website: http://dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/Pages/Professions-and-Occupations.aspx |
| Notes: 2 hours in ethics is required |
| NEVADA |
| CE Required : 20 Hours / every year |
| Sponsor Approval: |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: 12/31 |
| Website: http://marriage.nv.gov/ |
| Notes: 3 hours in ethics is required |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE |
| CE Required : 40 hours / every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: NBCC, ACA |
| Home study accepted? yes, 20 hours allowed |
| Submission deadline: date of issue |
| Website: http://www.nh.gov/ |
| Notes: 6 hours ethics required |
| NEW JERSEY |
| CE Required : 40 hours / every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: NBCC, APA |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: |
| Website: http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/pc/Pages/regulations.aspx |
| Notes: |
| NEW MEXICO |
| CE Required : 40 hours / every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: NBCC, NAADAC |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: 10/31 |
| Website: http://www.rld.state.nm.us/boards/Counseling_and_Therapy_Practice_Requirements_and_Continuing_Education.aspx |
| Notes: 6 hours ethics required |
| NEW YORK |
| CE Required : 36 hours / every 3 years |
| Sponsor Approval: |
| Home study accepted? yes, 12 hours |
| Submission deadline: 1/1 |
| Website: http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/mhp/mhccehome.htm |
| Notes: |
| NORTH CAROLINA |
| CE Required : 40 hours / every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: NBCC, ACA |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: 6/30 |
| Website: http://www.ncblpc.org/license-info/renewal#ContinuingEducationRequirements |
| Notes: 3 hours of ethics |
| NORTH DAKOTA |
| CE Required : 30 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: Date of Issue |
| Website: http://www.ndbce.org/education.shtml |
| Notes: 3 hours of ethics (LPCC’s must have an additional 10 hours of clinical education) |
| OHIO |
| CE Required : 30 hours / every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: We are an Ohio provider – The Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board – Provider # RCST031201 |
| Home study accepted? yes,30 hours |
| Submission deadline: date of issue |
| Website: http://cswmft.ohio.gov/Counselors.aspx |
| Notes: – 3 hours of ethics |
| OKLAHOMA |
| CE Required : 20 hours / every year |
| Sponsor Approval: ACA |
| Home study accepted? Yes, 10 hours |
| Submission deadline: 6/30 |
| Website: http://www.ok.gov/behavioralhealth/ |
| Notes: 3 hours ethics required |
| OREGON |
| CE Required : 40 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: NBCC, ACA |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: last day of birth month |
| Website: http://www.oregon.gov/OBLPCT/pages/index.aspx |
| Notes: – 6 hours of ethics |
| PENNSYLVANIA |
| CE Required : 30 hours / every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: |
| Home study accepted? yes, 20 hours |
| Submission deadline: |
| Website: http://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/SocialWorkersMarriageanFamilyTherapistsandProfessionalCounselors/Pages/Board-Laws-and-Regulations.aspx#.VG-alVZOk5s |
| Notes: 3 hours of ethics |
| RHODE ISLAND |
| CE Required : 40 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: NBCC, ACA |
| Home study accepted? yes, 20 hours allowed |
| Submission deadline: 7/1 |
| Website: http://health.ri.gov/licenses/detail.php?id=228#three |
| Notes: – |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
| CE Required : 40 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: NBCC |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: 8/31 odd years |
| Website: http://www.llr.state.sc.us/POL/Counselors/ |
| Notes: – |
| SOUTH DAKOTA |
| CE Required : 40 hours / every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: NBCC, APA |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: 12/31 odd years |
| Website: https://dss.sd.gov/licensingboards/counselors/counselors.aspx |
| Notes: 4 hours of ethics |
| TENNESSEE |
| CE Required : 10 hours / every year |
| Sponsor Approval: ACA, NBCC |
| Home study accepted? yes, 10 hours |
| Submission deadline: |
| Website: https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/health-professional-boards/pcmft-board/pcmft-board/licensure.html |
| Notes: 2 hours ethics |
| TEXAS |
| CE Required : 24 hours every 2 years, plus Texas Jurisprudence Exam required. 9 hours must be face-to-face. |
| Sponsor Approval: NBCC, APA |
| Home study accepted? Yes |
| Submission deadline: last day of birth month every other year |
| Website: Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counseling Rules |
| Notes: 4 CE’s in Ethics, 1 CE in Texas Jurispridence exam. 9 of 24 hours must be live/face-to-face learning |
| UTAH |
| CE Required : 40 hours / every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: NBCC |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: 9/30 |
| Website: http://www.dopl.utah.gov/licensing/cmhc.html |
| Notes: 6 hours in ethics/law, 2 hours in suicide prevention |
| VERMONT |
| CE Required : 40 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: NBCC APA |
| Home study accepted? 28 hours of Distance learning acceptable each renewal period |
| Submission deadline: date of issue |
| Website: http://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/26/065/03269 |
| Notes: |
| VIRGINIA |
| CE Required : 20 hours / every year |
| Sponsor Approval:YES – APA, NBCC |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: 6/30 |
| Website: https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/counseling/counseling_laws_regs.htm |
| Notes: |
| WASHINGTON |
| CE Required : 36 hours / every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: Yes |
| Home study accepted? Yes, 26 hours |
| Submission deadline: |
| Website: http://www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermitsandCertificates/ProfessionsNewReneworUpdate/MentalHealthCounselor |
| Notes: 6 hours professional ethics and the law |
| WEST VIRGINIA |
| CE Required : 35 hours / every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: Yes – NBCC – Online Courses & Webinars are approved for Professional Counselors in West Virginia |
| Home study accepted? 20 hours |
| Submission deadline: 6/30 |
| Website: http://www.wvbec.org/becominganlpc.html |
| Notes: 3 hours of ethics Review the course description page for NBCC Approval |
| WISCONSIN |
| CE Required : 30 hours every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: Yes – APA |
| Home study accepted? Yes |
| Submission deadline: 6/30 odd years |
| Website: http://dsps.wi.gov/Home |
| Notes: 4 hours in ethics is required |
| WYOMING |
| CE Required : 45 hours / every 2 years |
| Sponsor Approval: Ce-Classes.com can provide continuing education to Professional Counselors in Wyoming |
| Home study accepted? |
| Submission deadline: date of birth |
| Website: http://mentalhealth.wyo.gov/ |
| Notes: |
