Oklahoma LPC Continuing Education Requirements
Oklahoma counselors must complete 20 continuing education hours per year to renew their LPC license, including 3 hours of ethics.
20
total hours / year
3
ethics hours
10
in person hours minimum
10
home study / self-study hours cap
Annual · renewal date varies by licensee.
Oklahoma LPC requirements
| Requirement | Notes |
|---|---|
| Total continuing education | 20 hours per year. |
| Renewal | Annual cycle: tied to your license's renewal (expiration) date. |
| Ethics | 3 hours required each cycle. |
| Format limits | Up to 10 hours may be completed through home study / self-study. |
| Format limits | At least 10 hours must be earned in person. |
| 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, governmental agency, accredited university, and state licensing board and recognized associations in counseling, mft, social work, and psychology. |
| Recordkeeping | Keep CE documentation for 2 years after each renewal. |
| Board audit | The board may audit licensees to verify CE compliance. |
| Late renewal | A late renewal allows a 365-day grace period after expiration and a late fee. |
Total hours
20 hours per year.
Renewal
Annual cycle: tied to your license's renewal (expiration) date.
Ethics
3 hours required each cycle.
Format limits
Up to 10 hours may be completed through home study / self-study.
At least 10 hours must be earned in person.
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, governmental agency, accredited university, and state licensing board and recognized associations in counseling, mft, social work, and psychology.
Recordkeeping
Keep CE documentation for 2 years after each renewal.
Board audit
The board may audit licensees to verify CE compliance.
Late renewal
A late renewal allows a 365-day grace period after expiration and a late fee.
Full board policy details
- At least 10 of the 20 CE hours per renewal cycle must be completed in a face-to-face (in-person) setting where the learner is in the physical presence of the educator. No more than 10 hours may be completed via technology-assisted distance learning or home-study. Live webinars where instructor and attendee are not co-located count as distance learning, not face-to-face.
- The required 3 hours of ethics CE (and the 3 hours of supervision CE for approved supervisors) must be accrued in a face-to-face setting per the Board's ongoing face-to-face mandate (originating as a forward-dated provision effective for the 2008-09 renewal period and treated as remaining in force in current Board guidance). Distance/online courses do not satisfy these required topic hours.
- Ethics, supervision, and any distance-learning CE hours must be administered by Board-approved continuing education providers. In-person general CE may come from non-pre-approved sources provided the content and presenter meet OAC criteria; licensee bears the burden of proof on audit. Pre-approved providers include ACA and affiliates, AAMFT and affiliates, APA, NASW, ODMHSAS, and other state mental-health licensing boards. The Board ceased reviewing individual course applications as of 2022-07-01.
- Teaching CE: 2 hours of CE credit per 1 hour taught, provided the teaching is not part of the licensee's regular employment. Credit is granted only once per renewal cycle for a given course; repeating the same presentation does not yield additional credit.
- Academic coursework conversion: 1 academic semester credit hour = 15 CE hours; 1 quarter credit hour = 10 CE hours. Must be from a regionally accredited institution in a relevant subject area.
- Current Board or Committee members may count attendance at Board/Committee meetings toward CE hours.
- Repeat course restriction: licensees may not claim credit for the same course more than once per renewal cycle. Identical course titles/dates are treated as a single credit on audit. Instructors likewise receive teaching credit only for the first presentation of a given course within a cycle.
- License status — Inactive: no CE is required while inactive. To reactivate within 1 year of going inactive, the licensee must submit the standard renewal fee and the full 20 hours of CE (including ethics) for the missed cycle. To reactivate after 1+ year inactive, a prorated renewal fee and prorated CE hours for the current renewal year are required. Retired status terminates the license and cannot be reinstated; a new application is required to practice again. Expired licenses may be reinstated within 1 year by completing the missed cycle's CE and paying late fees; after 1 year expired, reapplication as a new applicant is required.
- Active-duty military service members may have CE and renewal fees waived during deployment and for up to 120 days after discharge upon request, with appropriate documentation (e.g. DD-214).
- No conditional or provisional renewal is offered. A licensee who has not completed CE by the renewal deadline cannot renew; the license expires and must be reinstated through the late-renewal process. Practice is not permitted during the lapsed period.
- Approved Supervisor designation enforcement: per OAC 86:15-13-4(f)(1) (effective 2020-01-01 for LMFT supervisors, with parallel application to LPC supervisors), the Approved Supervisor designation will not be renewed until the 3-hour supervision CE requirement for each missed renewal period has been made up. This is a designation-specific enforcement rule distinct from base license renewal.
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How many CE hours do Oklahoma LPC licensees need?
Oklahoma requires 20 continuing education hours per year to renew a LPC license. Annual cycle: tied to your license's renewal (expiration) date.
How many ethics hours are required for Oklahoma LPC licensees?
Of the total, 3 hours must be in ethics.
How often do Oklahoma LPC licensees renew?
Annual cycle: tied to your license's renewal (expiration) date.
Can Oklahoma LPC licensees complete CE online or by home study?
Up to 10 hours may be completed through home study / self-study. At least 10 hours must be earned in person.
Is the first renewal different for new Oklahoma 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
- State source
- Oklahoma board rule
- Profession source
- NBCC continuing education guidance
- Last verified
- May 2026
- Ruleset version
- 2026.1
Reviewed against the Oklahoma 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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