Alaska Psychologist Continuing Education Requirements
Alaska psychologists must complete 40 continuing education hours every 2 years to renew their Psychologist license, including 3 hours of professional ethics.
40
total hours / 2 years
3
professional ethics hours
Biennial renewal · calculating the next statewide deadline
Alaska Psychologist requirements
| Requirement | Notes |
|---|---|
| Total continuing education | 40 hours every 2 years. |
| Renewal | Biennial cycle: CE due by June 30 of odd years. |
| Renewal fee | $500 board renewal fee every 2 years. |
| Professional Ethics | 3 hours required each cycle. |
| Format limits | Up to 20 hours may be completed through home study / self-study. |
| Format limits | At least 20 hours must be earned live. |
| 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 | For sponsored continuing education, qualifying CE may be offered or sponsored by apa approved provider, national professional association, and accredited university and recognized associations in psychology, psychiatry, social work, mft, nursing, and medicine. |
| Recordkeeping | Keep CE documentation for 4 years after each course's completion date. |
| Board audit | The board may audit licensees to verify CE compliance. |
| Late renewal | A late renewal allows a 60-day grace period after expiration and a late fee. |
Limits on how the hours are earned
Board caps and floors on where the 40 hours can come from.
- livemin 20 hrs
- home study / self-studymax 20 hrs
- teachingmax 13.3 hrs
- publicationmax 20 hrs
- board meeting attendancemax 2 hrs
Keeping the proof in order: what to keep for a CE audit, with every state’s retention period and what the audit notice asks for.
Full board policy details
- Self-study/individual study (formal correspondence, noninteractive electronic media, or other individual study) may not exceed one-half of the total hours required in any licensing renewal period (12 AAC 60.310(b)). Non-college individual-study sources must meet 12 AAC 60.300(b); college/university individual-study hours must be graduate-level (12 AAC 60.310(c)-(d)).
- At least half of the required CE hours must be obtained by means of live interactive programs, courses, or training sessions (12 AAC 60.260(c), effective 5/3/2025). "Live interactive" means students and instructors engage with the content and each other at the same time in real time; it may be in-person or through the Internet and may not be pre-recorded or self-study (12 AAC 60.260(d)). Live interactive online courses are treated as live, not self-study.
- Academic coursework must be from a regionally accredited college/university and, for periods on/after July 1, 2007, must be graduate-level (12 AAC 60.280(e), 60.310(c)). Auditing an academic course is creditable (12 AAC 60.270(d)).
- COURSE REPEAT RESTRICTIONS: Instructor/discussion-leader credit is awarded only for the initial course of instruction of a subject matter unless there have been substantially new developments in the subject since the prior presentation (12 AAC 60.320(a)). Instructor credit is capped at one-third of the required total and may not be claimed in the same renewal in which publications/presentations credit is claimed (12 AAC 60.320(b), 60.330(b)). MANUAL REVIEW — INSTRUCTOR/PUBLICATION MUTUAL EXCLUSION NOT ENFORCED: the engine has no cross-credit exclusion primitive, so a licensee claiming both instructor and publication credit in one renewal is not flagged automatically; check at audit/review. No express prohibition on an attendee taking the same course twice; attendee admissibility is governed by the subject/competency test in 12 AAC 60.290.
- LICENSE STATUS RULES: No inactive or retired psychologist tier exists — 12 AAC 02.330 establishes no inactive/retired fee or status, so a licensee either maintains an active (fully CE-compliant) license or the license lapses. Reactivation/reinstatement requires submission of proof of completion of ALL required CE credit hours for the concluding period (12 AAC 60.340(a); 12 AAC 02.965(a)); with board approval those credits may be earned after expiration but may not be reused for a future renewal. A license lapsed for five years or more may not be renewed (AS 08.01.100(d)). Hardship/illness/military/ disability relief: a licensee unable to obtain required CE due to reasonable cause or excusable neglect (chronic illness, retirement, military service, or board-determined hardship — 12 AAC 60.990(a)(4)) must request exemption status in writing; the board prescribes an alternative method of compliance case-by-case (12 AAC 60.340(b)). Active- duty military CE waiver available under AS 08.01.100(f)-(g). MANUAL REVIEW: reactivation makeup obligation is duration/period-dependent and not represented as a fixed conditional requirement.
- No carryover of excess CE hours is permitted; Article 6 is silent on carry-forward, and 12 AAC 02.965(a) bars reinstatement/lapse-cure credits from satisfying future renewals.
- No CE-shortfall conditional/provisional registration exists. Per AS 08.01.100(c), CE requirements must be satisfied before a license is renewed; a licensee short on CE must seek a hardship exemption/alternative compliance (12 AAC 60.340(b)) or let the license lapse and reinstate after completing all required CE. The only automatic extension is an administrative auto-extension of up to three months when a complete renewal application/ payment was submitted (12 AAC 02.940(e)) — not a CE cure.
We turn every category, format limit, and one-time rule on this page into a live checklist on your Alaska Psychologist record, and reapply board changes automatically as they happen.
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How many CE hours do Alaska Psychologist licensees need?
Alaska requires 40 continuing education hours every 2 years to renew a Psychologist license. Biennial cycle: CE due by June 30 of odd years.
How many ethics hours are required for Alaska Psychologist licensees?
Of the total, 3 hours must be in professional ethics.
How often do Alaska Psychologist licensees renew?
Biennial cycle: CE due by June 30 of odd years.
How much does Alaska Psychologist license renewal cost?
The board's renewal fee is $500 every 2 years, per the Alaska board fee schedule. CE course costs are separate and set by course providers.
Can Alaska Psychologist licensees complete CE online or by home study?
Up to 20 hours may be completed through home study / self-study. At least 20 hours must be earned live.
Is the first renewal different for new Alaska Psychologist 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
- Alaska board rule
- Last verified
- August 2026
- Ruleset version
- 2026.2
Reviewed against the Alaska board source and refreshed 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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