Updated for 2026

Mississippi LPC & P-LPC Continuing Education Requirements

What a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC / P-LPC) must complete to renew in Mississippi.

Biennial · renewal date varies by licensee.

Mississippi LPC & P-LPC requirements

RequirementNotes
Total continuing educationSee the board source for the total-hour requirement.
RenewalBiennial cycle: tied to your license's renewal (expiration) date.
New licenseesFirst renewal is different: new licensees have adjusted first-cycle requirements (proration and/or first-cycle-only rules), which we apply automatically.
Approved providersQualifying CE may be offered or sponsored by national professional association, state professional association, and accredited university and recognized associations in counseling, mft, and psychology.
Board auditThe board may audit licensees to verify CE compliance.
Total hours
See the board source for the total-hour requirement.
Renewal
Biennial cycle: tied to your license's renewal (expiration) date.
New licensees
First renewal is different: new licensees have adjusted first-cycle requirements (proration and/or first-cycle-only rules), which we apply automatically.
Approved providers
Qualifying CE may be offered or sponsored by national professional association, state professional association, and accredited university and recognized associations in counseling, mft, and psychology.
Board audit
The board may audit licensees to verify CE compliance.
Full board policy details
  • Renewal cadence: LPC licenses renew biennially on the fixed statewide schedule running July 1 through June 30 (a two-year cycle). P-LPC (provisional) licenses renew ANNUALLY on the same July 1–June 30 schedule and must complete 6 CE hours each year (see p_lpc_total_ce_hours, scope each_year_within_cycle). Because the schema's CycleAnchor enum has no calendar-month literal, the fixed July-1 cycle is encoded as anchor: expiration_date; the engine derives each license's window from its June-30 expiration date.
  • LPCs may complete 100% of the 24 required hours via online, home-study, video presentations, or approved teleconferences. No minimum live/in-person requirement.
  • Academic coursework conversion: 1 semester credit hour = 15 CE hours; 1 quarter credit hour = 10 CE hours. Transcript or instructor letter required for audit.
  • First-time (original) presentations to a professional audience earn 5 CE hours per 1 hour of presentation. Repeat or duplicate presentations of the same material do not earn additional credit. Presentations to the lay public or routine classroom teaching do not count.
  • Authored peer-reviewed publications earn 5 CE hours per published article or book chapter. Multiple publications each earn 5 CE hours and may accumulate up to the full 24-hour total — there is no separate per-cycle cap on publication hours beyond the overall total. Copy of publication and editorial/cover page required for verification.
  • Personal counseling as a client earns 1 CE hour per hour of therapy, up to 10 CE hours per cycle. Therapist must be a licensed mental health professional with qualifications equal to or exceeding an LPC. Supervision or consultation does not qualify. Letter from treating professional required.
  • Research activities in counseling earn 1 CE hour per hour of research, max 10 CE hours per cycle. Must be substantive educational experience (not routine job duties). Verification letter from overseeing researcher/faculty required.
  • Professional service to the LPC Board or Board-approved counseling organizations earns 1 CE hour per hour of service, when the activity provides educational benefit. Documentation required.
  • Preferred CE providers are NBCC-approved or Board-recognized professional mental health organizations (ACA, AMHCA, MCA, MLPCA, AAMFT, etc.). CE from non-pre-approved sources is allowed but subject to post-hoc Board review at renewal; presenter must be master's-level or above and trained in the mental health field.
  • Non-qualifying content: regular work activities, staff meetings, case staffing/reporting, and training in agency-specific policies/procedures do NOT count for CE credit.
  • COURSE REPEAT RESTRICTIONS — The same course may only be counted once per renewal period, whether as attendee or presenter. Re-attendance or re-presentation of identical content within the same cycle yields no additional credit. Teaching credit applies only to the original (first) presentation of the material.
  • LICENSE STATUS RULES — LPCs may elect Non-Practicing status at renewal: no CE is required while non-practicing, but the licensee cannot practice. To return to Active status from Non-Practicing, the licensee must (1) pay full license fee for the upcoming period, (2) complete the Mississippi Jurisprudence Exam within the past 365 days, (3) show proof of 12 CE hours completed within the past 365 days, and (4) submit to a background check if requested. Licenses that are not renewed and not placed on Non-Practicing status become Lapsed; reinstatement from Lapsed status is at Board discretion. The LPC Board does not publish formal hardship CE waivers or extensions for active licensees — the alternative is Non-Practicing status.
  • No conditional active renewal is available — an LPC short on CE at the June 30 deadline must either go Non-Practicing (cannot practice) or allow the license to lapse. No exam-in-lieu-of-CE substitution is offered.
  • No first-renewal CE exemption or proration for LPCs. New LPCs must complete the full 24 hours by the end of their initial cycle even when the cycle is shorter than 24 months.
  • LPC-Supervisor (LPC-S) credential renews coincident with LPC renewal and requires 2 CE hours in clinical supervision per cycle (rule references 1 hour per year, minimum 2 per renewal period). First renewal after obtaining LPC-S status is exempt from the supervision CE requirement.
  • Dual licensees holding both LPC and LMFT must satisfy each board's CE separately. A single course approved by both NBCC and the MFT Continuing Education Committee may be counted toward both licenses' hour totals (each board has its own reporting), but no reduction in either board's 24-hour total is permitted.

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Mississippi LPC & P-LPC CE: frequently asked questions

How often do Mississippi LPC / P-LPC licensees renew?

Biennial cycle: tied to your license's renewal (expiration) date.

Is the first renewal different for new Mississippi LPC / P-LPC licensees?

First renewal is different: new licensees have adjusted first-cycle requirements (proration and/or first-cycle-only rules), which we apply automatically.

Sources & verification

Last verified
May 2026
Ruleset version
2026.1

Reviewed against the Mississippi board source and refreshed from the compiled ruleset above. Methodology and disclaimer. Compliance data is informational only and not legal or board advice. Always verify requirements with your licensing board before you renew. See something wrong? Report it →

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