Updated for 2026

Connecticut Psychologist Continuing Education Requirements

Connecticut psychologists must complete 10 continuing education hours per year to renew their Psychologist license.

10hours per year

The renewal cycle is annual, and your license renews at the end of your birth month.

What the board saysConnecticut board rule
each psychologist licensed in accordance with this chapter shall complete a minimum of ten hours of continuing education during each registration period1. … Not more than five continuing education units during each registration period shall be completed via asynchronous online education, distance learning or home study2. … qualifying continuing education activities shall include not less than two contact hours of training or education3 during the first renewal period in which continuing education is required and not less than once every six years thereafter3 on the topic of mental health conditions common to veterans and family members of veterans3 … Qualifying continuing education activities may include a licensee’s research-based presentation at a professional conference, provided not more than five continuing education units during each registration period shall be completed by such activities4.
What it means
  1. 10 hours each 12-month registration period
  2. No more than 5 units of asynchronous online, distance, or home study
  3. 2 hours on veterans’ mental health, then at least once every six years
  4. No more than 5 units from your own conference presentations
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-191cLast verified October 2026Ruleset 2026.3How we verify
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Requirements

Connecticut Psychologist requirements

Total

10 hoursYou need 10 hours per year. The renewal cycle is annual, and your license renews at the end of your birth month.

Limits on how the hours are earned

Home study / self-study
max 5 hrs
First time presentation
max 5 hrs

Up to 5 hours may be completed through home study / self-study.

Cycle and record rules

Renewal
The renewal cycle is annual, and your license renews at the end of your birth month.
Renewal fee
The board renewal fee is $570 per year.
New licensees
The first renewal is different. New licensees have adjusted first-cycle requirements, such as prorated hours or first-cycle-only rules, and we apply them automatically.
Approved providers
Qualifying CE may be offered or sponsored by apa approved provider, accredited university, national professional association, and governmental agency.
Recordkeeping
Keep CE documentation for 3 years after each renewal.
Board audit
The board may audit licensees to verify CE compliance.
Late renewal
The board allows a 90-day grace period after expiration.
Provisional renewal
The board allows a provisional/conditional renewal for up to 12 months (renewable) before full compliance is required. No conditional/provisional registration exists for a CE shortfall. The available relief is a waiver or extension (not-in-active-practice, or medical disability/illness) under § 20-191c(d), for a period not to exceed one registration period, renewable only while a qualifying medical disability/illness persists.

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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Also hold a Connecticut LPC license? Each board runs its own CE cycle. See the Connecticut LPC requirements.

Connecticut Psychologist required trainings and mandates

Beyond the 10-hour CE total, Connecticut requires specific trainings. Some are due once around initial licensure, and others run on their own recurring schedule.

Recurring mandates outside the 1-year cycle

  • Two contact hours on mental health conditions common to veterans and their families at least once every six years, counted within the 10 annual hours (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-191c(b)).
Full board policy details
  • FORMAT CONSTRAINTS: Not more than 5 CE units per registration period may be completed via asynchronous online education, distance learning, or home study. Not less than 5 CE units must be earned through synchronous online education (live, real-time online classes), encoded STRICTLY as a live online format minimum, so in-person hours do NOT satisfy it, per the statutory text's "synchronous online" wording (2026-08-09 authoring decision; secondary sources read the balance as satisfiable in person, if DPH confirms that reading, relax the minimum's format to live). The balance above the two format rules may be earned in any qualifying format including in person. A licensee's own research-based presentation at a professional conference is capped at 5 CE units per period. One CE unit = 50–60 minutes of participation in accredited continuing professional education (1:1 with a clock hour).
  • ACCEPTABILITY STANDARDS: Qualifying CE activities must be related to the practice of psychology and consist of courses, seminars, workshops, conferences, and postdoctoral institutes offered or approved by one of five qualifying organization classes: (1) the American Psychological Association; (2) a regionally accredited institution of higher education graduate program; (3) a nationally recognized provider of continuing education seminars; (4) the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services; or (5) a professionally or scientifically recognized behavioral science organization. All hours must come from these qualifying sources; Connecticut does not pre-approve individual providers/courses and uses no Category A/B tiers. Out-of-state and out-of-country CE may be accepted by the commissioner.
  • ABPP DIPLOMA SUBSTITUTION: A licensee who earns a diploma from the American Board of Professional Psychology during the registration period may substitute the diploma for the entire period's CE requirement.
  • COURSE REPEAT RESTRICTIONS: Section 20-191c contains no provision on instructor/ teaching credit or on repeating a taught course for credit, and does not prohibit repeating the same course within a cycle. The only presentation-related rule is the 5-unit cap on a licensee's own research-based conference presentations.
  • LICENSE STATUS RULES: (1) Non-practice waiver, the commissioner may grant a waiver of CE to a licensee not engaged in active professional practice in any form during a registration period, provided a notarized application is submitted before the end of the period; the licensee may not practice until CE is met, and must complete 5 hours of CE not later than 6 months after returning to active practice. (2) Reactivation after lapse, a licensee whose license lapsed due to nonrenewal for one year or more must submit documentation of 10 hours of CE completed within the one-year period immediately preceding the reinstatement application (encoded as a conditional requirement). (3) Medical disability/illness, the commissioner may grant a waiver or extension of up to one registration period (renewable while the disability/illness continues) with certification by a licensed physician, physician assistant, or APRN. (4) No separate inactive or retired CE tier is defined; retired/non-practicing licensees use the not-in-active-practice waiver. (5) Military active duty, renewal-fee exemption available; § 19a-88b addresses licenses voided while on active duty.
  • OVERLAYS (not part of CT 10-hour total): PSYPACT APIT / ASPPB E.Passport carries its own annual 3-hour CE requirement on technology in psychology, administered by ASPPB/ the PSYPACT Commission, separate from and not counting toward Connecticut's 10 hours. Connecticut does not grant prescriptive authority to psychologists, so there is no prescribing-CE overlay.

Connecticut Psychologist CE: frequently asked questions

How many CE hours do Connecticut Psychologist licensees need?

Connecticut requires 10 continuing education hours per year to renew a Psychologist license. The renewal cycle is annual, and your license renews at the end of your birth month.

How often do Connecticut Psychologist licensees renew?

The renewal cycle is annual, and your license renews at the end of your birth month.

How much does Connecticut Psychologist license renewal cost?

The board's renewal fee is $570 per year, per the Connecticut board fee schedule. CE course costs are separate and set by course providers.

Can Connecticut Psychologist licensees complete CE online or by home study?

Up to 5 hours may be completed through home study / self-study.

Is the first renewal different for new Connecticut Psychologist licensees?

The first renewal is different. New licensees have adjusted first-cycle requirements, such as prorated hours or first-cycle-only rules, and we apply them automatically.

Sources and verification

State source
Connecticut board rule
Last verified
October 2026
Ruleset version
2026.3

We reviewed this page against the Connecticut 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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Connecticut 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.Connecticut mental health workforce data →23,913 active providers, or 648.3 per 100,000 residents, ranked 8 of 51. The page includes a county density map and free CSV downloads.

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