Oklahoma LPC continuing education requirements

An Oklahoma LPC needs 20 hours of continuing education every year to renew. This page is our summary of the continuing education rules for a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Oklahoma, as we read them from the published rules of the Oklahoma State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure on September 26, 2026.

Hours: 20
Renewal: Every year
Last checked: September 26, 2026

A reference, not legal or licensing advice. Confirm is not affiliated with the Oklahoma State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure 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the published rules as a convenience and they can change or be read differently, so this page may be incomplete or out of date.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.

Total hours

20 hours (after the first renewal)
40 hours (first renewal)After the first two years of licensure: at least 40 hours (OAC 86:10-21-3).

The original license runs two years from the last day of the month it was issued (40 hours due). An interim period then runs to the next June 30 with hours prorated by the month the original license expired; after that, renew every June 30.

Hours that must be included

Counseling ethics (board pre-approved): 3 hours

Limits

Teaching institutes, seminars, workshops or conferences (2 hours per hour taught, first presentation only): at most 10 hoursNo more than ten hours a year through teaching (OAC 86:10-17-4). Enter the credited hours, not the hours taught.

Interim period

Interim period to June 30 after the first renewal, hours by the month the original license expired: Jan 7.5, Feb 6, Mar 4.5, Apr 3, May 1.5, Jun 0, Jul 16.5, Aug 15, Sep 13.5, Oct 12, Nov 10.5, Dec 9. Schedule in OAC 86:10-21-3.1 (1.5 hours for each month from the original expiry to June 30); a license expiring in June is not prorated.

If you hold two licenses from this board

The rules do not say whether a course can count toward more than one; Confirm counts it toward each and suggests you check with the board.

Paperwork and other items

Board-approved supervisors: 3 hours in supervisionApproved LPC supervisors: three hours in counseling supervision from pre-approved programs (OAC 86:10-17-2(c)).

Approved providers

Recognized: ACA, APA, AAMFT, NASW, NAADAC, State board.

Source

OAC 86:10-17 and 86:10-21 (permanent rules effective 1 Sep 2026), read on September 26, 2026.

Board: Oklahoma State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure.

This summary may be incomplete or out of date. The board’s own rules are the only authority; confirm your requirements with the board before you renew.