Updated for 2026

Georgia Psychologist Continuing Education Requirements

Georgia psychologists must complete 40 continuing education hours every 2 years to renew their Psychologist license, including 6 hours of professional ethics.

40hours every 2 years
Topic minimums, counted within the 40
6professional ethics

Next deadline: December 31, 2026The renewal cycle is biennial, and CE is due by December 31 of even years.

What the board saysGeorgia board rule
(1) A total of 40 credits1 of continuing education relevant to the licensee’s professional activities are required biennially1 to renew a license. Six CE credits must be earned in professional ethics2 at a workshop attended either in person or a synchronous webinar3. The renewal period runs from January 1 of an odd numbered year to December 31 of the following even numbered year4.
What it means
  1. 40 credits every two years
  2. 6 credits of professional ethics
  3. Ethics must be live, in person or by synchronous webinar
  4. The period ends December 31 of even years
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 510-8-.01Last verified October 2026Ruleset 2026.5How we verify
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Requirements

Georgia Psychologist requirements

Total

40 hoursYou need 40 hours every 2 years. The renewal cycle is biennial, and CE is due by December 31 of even years.

Topic minimums, counted within the 40

The remaining 34 hours are not tied to a topic minimum.
Professional Ethics
6
You need 6 hours each cycle.

Limits on how the hours are earned

Live
min 6 hrs
Area I academic
max 20 hrs
Teaching
max 10 hrs per activity
Teaching
max 20 hrs
Publication
max 5 hrs per activity
Publication
max 10 hrs
Ongoing group consultation
max 20 hrs
Approved sponsored continuing education
max 40 hrs
First time presentation
max 6 hrs per activity

At least 6 hours must be earned live.

Cycle and record rules

Renewal
The renewal cycle is biennial, and CE is due by December 31 of even years.
Renewal fee
Renewal fees by license status
Status / feeAmount and conditions
Active renewal$250. Biennial online fee.
Board fee schedule
Late renewal total$375. January 1–31 of odd years; includes the $125 penalty.
Board fee schedule

CE course costs are separate. Late renewal does not authorize practice on an expired license.

We verified these fees on 2026-09-30. Board fee schedule.

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
For approved sponsored continuing education, qualifying CE may be offered or sponsored by state professional association, apa approved provider, national professional association, accredited university, governmental agency, accme accredited provider, canadian psychological association approved provider, abpp specialty board academy, association for psychological science, national association of school psychologists, ama category 1 cme provider, canadian medical association, american bar association, and canadian bar association.
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
The board allows a 31-day grace period after expiration. A late renewal adds a $125 late fee.

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

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Enter the hours you have completed this cycle to see what is left before December 31, 2026.

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

Full board policy details
  • FORMAT CAPS/MINIMUMS: The 6 professional-ethics credits (3 for a first-renewal in the odd year of the biennium) must be earned in person or via synchronous webinar (real-time online interactive video conference); asynchronous/recorded ethics does not qualify. There is otherwise NO minimum in-person requirement and NO numeric cap on self-study/asynchronous CE, up to all 40 credits may be earned asynchronously through Area III. The pre-2023 "Area V – Self Instructional" 10-hour cap was removed effective 2023-10-15; third-party summaries reciting it describe the superseded rule.
  • AREA STRUCTURE: Georgia organizes CE into three lettered Areas. Area I (Academic) max 20 CE. Area II (Ongoing Group Consultation) has a CONDITIONAL minimum of 10 CE (if a licensee claims any Area II credit they must claim at least 10) and a max of 20; but no Area is mandatory to use. Area III (Approved Sponsored Continuing Education) max 40. There is NO rule requiring hours from a minimum number of different Areas, the full 40 may be met in Area III alone.
  • ACCEPTABILITY STANDARDS: CE must be relevant to the licensee's professional activities. Ethics content must relate to ethical, legal, statutory, or regulatory policies/guidelines/standards impacting psychology and must be postdoctoral in nature. Area III sponsored CE must come from qualifying organizations: State Psychological Associations, APA or its approved sponsors (APA Sponsor Approval System), Canadian Psychological Association approved sponsors, the Academies of the Specialty Boards of ABPP, Association for Psychological Science, National Association of School Psychologists, regionally accredited educational institutions offering graduate training in psychology or related fields, Federal and State Government entities providing post-doctoral training by licensed psychologists, and Category I CME of the AMA, Canadian Medical Association, American Bar Association, and Canadian Bar Association if relevant to the practice of psychology.
  • COURSE REPEAT RESTRICTIONS: Instruction credit under Area I counts only when the course or presentation is conducted for the FIRST time; an instructor may not claim CE for re-teaching/re-presenting the same course or workshop. Publication credit is limited to first/second authorship (max 5 CE/article, 10/biennium). Area II group consultation requires a structured group of 3–8 licensed psychologists led by an unencumbered Georgia licensee (min 10, max 20 credits). The rule does not expressly prohibit taking the same sponsored Area III course twice in a cycle (silent).
  • LICENSE STATUS RULES: A licensee may apply for Inactive Status (510-7-.03); no CE is imposed during inactivity, and the inactive licensee may not practice or use the title. Georgia has no separate "retired" status that exempts from CE; retired psychologists may obtain a License for Volunteer Service (510-9-.04), which requires 20 CE hours in the two years prior to application. Reactivation of an inactive license requires reinstatement under 510-7-.02 with documentation of 40 hours of CE completed within two years of the application. A lapsed license reinstated within one year requires the same 40 hours within two years; reinstatement after more than 12 months additionally requires passing the Georgia Jurisprudence and Oral Examinations (MANUAL REVIEW, the exam condition and >12-month tier are not engine-evaluable).
  • DISABILITY ACCOMMODATION: Psychologists with disabilities may petition the Board for accommodations to satisfy CE; the written request with documentation must be received at least 2 months prior to the end of the renewal period. No general hardship/illness/military CE waiver is enumerated.
  • WHOLE-REQUIREMENT SUBSTITUTION: Passing the ABPP board examination satisfies ALL CE for the biennium in which it is passed (510-8-.02(5)).
  • PSYPACT OVERLAY (informational, NOT part of the Georgia 40-hour total): Georgia participates in PSYPACT. Telepsychology via ASPPB E.Passport + APIT and temporary in-person practice via IPC + TAP are mobility overlays issued by ASPPB/the PSYPACT Commission and renewed annually, separate from the Georgia license. The E.Passport renewal requires 3 hours of telepsychology-related CE annually, an ASPPB condition, not a Georgia Board requirement, applicable only to those electing PSYPACT telepsychology authority. Prescriptive authority (RxP) is not available to psychologists in Georgia.
  • LICENSE FOR VOLUNTEER SERVICE: Renewal otherwise follows the psychology-license requirements on the timeline established by the consent order; initial eligibility requires 20 CE hours completed in the prior two years.

Georgia Psychologist CE: frequently asked questions

How many CE hours do Georgia Psychologist licensees need?

Georgia requires 40 continuing education hours every 2 years to renew a Psychologist license. The renewal cycle is biennial, and CE is due by December 31 of even years.

How many ethics hours are required for Georgia Psychologist licensees?

Of the total, 6 hours must be in professional ethics.

How often do Georgia Psychologist licensees renew?

The renewal cycle is biennial, and CE is due by December 31 of even years.

How much does Georgia Psychologist license renewal cost?
Renewal fees by license status
Status / feeAmount and conditions
Active renewal$250. Biennial online fee.
Board fee schedule
Late renewal total$375. January 1–31 of odd years; includes the $125 penalty.
Board fee schedule

CE course costs are separate. Late renewal does not authorize practice on an expired license.

We verified these fees on 2026-09-30. Board fee schedule.

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

At least 6 hours must be earned live.

Is the first renewal different for new Georgia 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
Georgia board rule
Fee schedule
Georgia board fee schedule
Last verified
October 2026
Ruleset version
2026.5

We reviewed this page against the Georgia 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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