Michigan LPC Continuing Education Requirements
Here's what a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) must complete to renew in Michigan.
Topic minimums
3implicit bias
The renewal cycle is triennial and is tied to your license's renewal (expiration) date.
What the board saysMichigan board rule
(2) An individual applying for licensure or registration renewal, reregistration, or relicensure under article 15 of the code, MCL 333.16101 to 333.18838, … shall have completed a minimum of 1 hour of implicit bias training for each year1 of the applicant’s license or registration cycle. … (3) A licensee or registrant shall not carry forward2 implicit bias training hours earned during 1 renewal cycle to the next renewal cycle.
What it means
- 1 hour of implicit bias training for each year of the license cycle
- Implicit-bias training hours do not carry into the next cycle
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Requirements
Michigan LPC requirements
Topic minimums
- Implicit Bias
- 3
- You need 3 hours each cycle. Implicit bias training (Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.7004) took effect June 1, 2022 and applies to renewals on or after that date. Licensees must complete 1 hour of implicit bias training for each year of the renewal cycle (3 hours per 3-year LPC cycle). Training must cover strategies to recognize and mitigate implicit bias in healthcare delivery, include an assessment component, and be offered by an acceptable sponsor (healthcare organization, governmental agency, accredited college/university, or diversity/inclusion training organization). Per R. 338.7004(2), the same training cannot be counted more than once per renewal cycle and excess hours do not carry forward to the next cycle. Completed implicit bias training may also be used to satisfy other training or continuing education requirements for license renewal, unless prohibited by the Public Health Code or board rules (R. 338.7004) — though Michigan imposes no general CE requirement for LPC/LLPC renewal, so this permission has no present effect for these license types. Initial applicants must show 2 hours of implicit bias training completed within the 5 years prior to license issuance.
Cycle and record rules
- Renewal
- The renewal cycle is triennial and is tied to your license's renewal (expiration) date.
- Recordkeeping
- Keep CE documentation for 6 years after each course's completion date.
- Board audit
- The board may audit licensees to verify CE compliance.
To keep your proof in order, see what to keep for a CE audit, which covers every state’s retention period and what the audit notice asks for.
Your hours
Check where you stand
Enter the hours you have completed this cycle to see what is left before your renewal.
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Open the full LPC CE hours calculatorAlso hold a Michigan LMFT or LCSW license? Each board runs its own CE cycle. See the Michigan LMFT and Michigan LCSW requirements.
Michigan LPC required trainings and mandates
Michigan also requires specific trainings. Some are due once around initial licensure, and others run on their own recurring schedule.
One-time requirements
- One-time training in identifying victims of human trafficking, required prior to initial licensure (Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.1771). Content must cover types and venues of trafficking, identification of adult and minor victims in health care settings, warning signs, and reporting resources. Acceptable formats include live, online, webinar, or peer-reviewed article review from professional organizations, law enforcement, governmental agencies, or accredited colleges. May be satisfied via coursework completed during the licensee's degree program; once completed it does not need to be repeated at renewal. (1 hour, one time).
Full board policy details
- Michigan does not require general continuing education hours for LPC renewal. Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.1777 (license renewal) contains no general CE-hour requirement. The only renewal training mandates are the recurring implicit bias training and the one-time human trafficking training (both modeled as requirements above). There are otherwise no format constraints, no provider-approval requirements, no caps on self-study or online learning, no required topics (ethics, telehealth, supervision, etc.), and no instructor/teaching/publication credit framework for these licenses.
- Implicit bias training (Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.7004) took effect June 1, 2022 and applies to renewals on or after that date. Licensees must complete 1 hour of implicit bias training for each year of the renewal cycle (3 hours per 3-year LPC cycle). Training must cover strategies to recognize and mitigate implicit bias in healthcare delivery, include an assessment component, and be offered by an acceptable sponsor (healthcare organization, governmental agency, accredited college/university, or diversity/inclusion training organization). Per R. 338.7004(2), the same training cannot be counted more than once per renewal cycle and excess hours do not carry forward to the next cycle. Completed implicit bias training may also be used to satisfy other training or continuing education requirements for license renewal, unless prohibited by the Public Health Code or board rules (R. 338.7004), though Michigan imposes no general CE requirement for LPC/LLPC renewal, so this permission has no present effect for these license types. Initial applicants must show 2 hours of implicit bias training completed within the 5 years prior to license issuance.
- Course repeat restrictions: No general CE credit framework exists for Michigan LPCs, so there are no rules restricting repeated courses or granting credit for teaching/presentation beyond the implicit bias training mandate (R. 338.7004), which prohibits counting the same implicit bias training more than once per renewal cycle and disallows carry-over of excess bias hours to the next cycle.
- License status rules: Michigan does not provide a formal inactive or retired status for LPC licenses that would alter training obligations. If a license lapses, the licensee must pursue relicensure under section 18114 of the Public Health Code, which may require retaking and passing the licensing examination to demonstrate competency (Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.1776). No catch-up CE is required upon reactivation; reactivation is governed by statutory relicensure procedures rather than CE.
- Telehealth practice (R. 338.1758) requires informed consent and in-person-equivalent standard of care, but imposes no telehealth-specific CE or training requirement.
- Supervisor qualification (R. 338.1781): LPCs who wish to supervise Limited LPCs must complete a one-time supervision training (a 2-semester-hour graduate course or 30 contact hours of workshop training) and meet post-master's experience requirements (3 years if first supervised on/before Jan 1, 2013; 5 years if after May 5, 2022). This is a prerequisite credential, not a recurring CE requirement.
- Renewal term: an initial LPC license is valid only until the profession's next expiration date (LARA counseling FAQ: four months to a year), and each renewal then runs three years from the printed expiration date. The renewal cycle is therefore anchored on the license's expiration date, not on the date of issuance.
Michigan LPC CE: frequently asked questions
How often do Michigan LPC licensees renew?
The renewal cycle is triennial and is tied to your license's renewal (expiration) date.
Are there subject-specific CE requirements for Michigan LPC licensees?
Yes. Michigan requires 3 hours of implicit bias.
Sources and verification
- State source
- Michigan board rule
- Profession source
- NBCC continuing education guidance
- Last verified
- August 2026
- Ruleset version
- 2026.3
We reviewed this page against the Michigan board source, and we refresh it from the compiled ruleset above. Methodology and disclaimer. Compliance data is for guidance only, not legal or board advice. Always confirm requirements with your licensing board before renewing. See something wrong? Report it
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Michigan guides & data
What to keep for a CE audit →Learn what boards ask for in a CE audit, how long each state says to keep certificates, and what the notice looks like, then use the printable checklist.Michigan mental health workforce data →51,204 active providers, or 505.6 per 100,000 residents, ranked 18 of 51. The page includes a county density map and free CSV downloads.
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