All 50 States and DC
CEU requirements by State
How many continuing education hours your license needs, which topics are required and when it renews. Pick your State and license. Each page is our summary of the board’s published rules, with a link to the source and the date we last checked it.
A reference, not legal or licensing advice. Confirm is not affiliated with any licensing board and does not speak for it. We summarize the published rules as a convenience and they can change or be read differently, so this page may be incomplete or out of date. Your board has the final say: always confirm your requirements with your board before you renew. Use this page at your own risk. See the Terms.
| State | Professional Counseling | Marriage & Family Therapy | Clinical Social Work |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | LPC40 h / 2 yrs | LMFT40 h / 2 yrs | LICSW30 h / 2 yrs |
| Alaska | LPC40 h / 2 yrs | LMFT45 h / 2 yrs | LCSW45 h / 2 yrs |
| Arizona | LPC30 h / 2 yrs | LMFT30 h / 2 yrs | LCSW30 h / 2 yrs |
| Arkansas | LPC24 h / 2 yrs | LMFT24 h / 2 yrs | LCSW30 h / 2 yrs |
| California | LPCC36 h / 2 yrs | LMFT36 h / 2 yrs | LCSW36 h / 2 yrs |
| Colorado | LPC40 h / 2 yrs | LMFT40 h / 2 yrs | LCSW40 h / 2 yrs |
| Connecticut | LPC15 h / yr | LMFT15 h / yr | LCSW15 h / yr |
| Delaware | LPCMH40 h / 2 yrs | LMFT40 h / 2 yrs | LCSW40 h / 2 yrs |
| District of Columbia | LPC40 h / 2 yrs | LMFT30 h / 2 yrs | LICSW40 h / 2 yrs |
| Florida | LMHC30 h / 2 yrs | LMFT30 h / 2 yrs | LCSW30 h / 2 yrs |
| Georgia | LPC35 h / 2 yrs | LMFT35 h / 2 yrs | LCSW35 h / 2 yrs |
| Hawaii | LMHC0 h / 3 yrs | LMFT45 h / 3 yrs | LCSW45 h / 3 yrs |
| Idaho | LCPC12 h / 2 yrs | LMFT12 h / 2 yrs | LCSW30 h / 2 yrs |
| Illinois | LCPC30 h / 2 yrs | LMFT30 h / 2 yrs | LCSW30 h / 2 yrs |
| Indiana | LMHC40 h / 2 yrs | LMFT40 h / 2 yrs | LCSW40 h / 2 yrs |
| Iowa | LMHC40 h / 2 yrs | LMFT40 h / 2 yrs | LISW27 h / 2 yrs |
| Kansas | LCPC30 h / 2 yrs | LCMFT40 h / 2 yrs | LSCSW40 h / 2 yrs |
| Kentucky | LPCC10 h / yr | LMFT15 h / yr | LCSW30 h / 3 yrs |
| Louisiana | LPC40 h / 2 yrs | LMFT40 h / 2 yrs | LCSW20 h / yr |
| Maine | LCPC55 h / 2 yrs | LMFT55 h / 2 yrs | LCSW25 h / 2 yrs |
| Maryland | LCPC40 h / 2 yrs | LCMFT40 h / 2 yrs | LCSW-C40 h / 2 yrs |
| Massachusetts | LMHC30 h / 2 yrs | LMFT30 h / 2 yrs | LICSW30 h / 2 yrs |
| Michigan | LPC0 h / 3 yrs | LMFT0 h / 3 yrs | LMSW45 h / 3 yrs |
| Minnesota | LPCC40 h / 2 yrs | LMFT40 h / 2 yrs | LICSW40 h / 2 yrs |
| Mississippi | LPC24 h / 2 yrs | LMFT24 h / 2 yrs | LCSW40 h / 2 yrs |
| Missouri | LPC40 h / 2 yrs | LMFT40 h / 2 yrs | LCSW30 h / 2 yrs |
| Montana | LCPC20 h / yr | LMFT20 h / yr | LCSW20 h / yr |
| Nebraska | LIMHP32 h / 2 yrs | LIMFT32 h / 2 yrs | LICSW32 h / 2 yrs |
| Nevada | CPC40 h / 2 yrs | LMFT40 h / 2 yrs | LCSW36 h / 2 yrs |
| New Hampshire | LCMHC40 h / 2 yrs | LMFT40 h / 2 yrs | LICSW40 h / 2 yrs |
| New Jersey | LPC40 h / 2 yrs | LMFT40 h / 2 yrs | LCSW40 h / 2 yrs |
| New Mexico | LPCC40 h / 2 yrs | LMFT40 h / 2 yrs | LCSW30 h / 2 yrs |
| New York | LMHC36 h / 3 yrs | LMFT36 h / 3 yrs | LCSW36 h / 3 yrs |
| North Carolina | LCMHC40 h / 2 yrs | LMFT20 h / yr | LCSW40 h / 2 yrs |
| North Dakota | LPCC30 h / 2 yrs | LMFT30 h / 2 yrs | LCSW30 h / 2 yrs |
| Ohio | LPCC30 h / 2 yrs | LMFT30 h / 2 yrs | LISW30 h / 2 yrs |
| Oklahoma | LPC20 h / yr | LMFT20 h / yr | LCSW16 h / yr |
| Oregon | LPC40 h / 2 yrs | LMFT40 h / 2 yrs | LCSW40 h / 2 yrs |
| Pennsylvania | LPC30 h / 2 yrs | LMFT30 h / 2 yrs | LCSW30 h / 2 yrs |
| Rhode Island | LMHC40 h / 2 yrs | LMFT40 h / 2 yrs | LICSW30 h / 2 yrs |
| South Carolina | LPC40 h / 2 yrs | LMFT40 h / 2 yrs | LISW-CP40 h / 2 yrs |
| South Dakota | LPC-MH40 h / 2 yrs | LMFT40 h / 2 yrs | CSW-PIP30 h / 2 yrs |
| Tennessee | LPC-MHSP20 h / 2 yrs | LMFT10 h / yr | LCSW30 h / 2 yrs |
| Texas | LPC24 h / 2 yrs | LMFT30 h / 2 yrs | LCSW30 h / 2 yrs |
| Utah | CMHC40 h / 2 yrs | LMFT40 h / 2 yrs | LCSW40 h / 2 yrs |
| Vermont | LCMHC40 h / 2 yrs | LMFT40 h / 2 yrs | LICSW20 h / 2 yrs |
| Virginia | LPC20 h / yr | LMFT20 h / yr | LCSW30 h / 2 yrs |
| Washington | LMHC32 h / 2 yrs | LMFT32 h / 2 yrs | LICSW32 h / 2 yrs |
| West Virginia | LPC35 h / 2 yrs | LMFT35 h / 2 yrs | LICSW30 h / 2 yrs |
| Wisconsin | LPC30 h / 2 yrs | LMFT30 h / 2 yrs | LCSW30 h / 2 yrs |
| Wyoming | LPC45 h / 2 yrs | LMFT45 h / 2 yrs | LCSW45 h / 2 yrs |
